The Atlas Obscura Podcast
SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Atlas Obscura Podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World
Ruby Fresson
Jennifer Swanson
Dylan Thuras
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Charlotte Temple
A Tale of Truth
Susanna Rowson
#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Portland Book of Dates
Adventures, Escapes, and Secret Spots
Eden Dawn
#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Uncle Tom's cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Soul on ice
E. Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Biblio Burro, A True Story from Colombia
Jeanette Winter
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Chicago River bridges
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Playback
Eddie Rivera
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Life Under Glass
Mark Nelson
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Uncle Remus stories
Joel Chandler Harris
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The valleys of the assassins
Freya Stark
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Flowering Plants of Trans-Pecos, Texas, and Adjacent Areas
A. Michael Powell
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Shamanism
The Timeless Religion
Manvir Singh
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
New English Canaan
Thomas Morton
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Daisy Alberto
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Pests
How Humans Create Animal Villains
Bethany Brookshire
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and The World’s Most Dangerous Spirit
Evan Rail
