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.
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Apr 27, 2021 • 9min
A Memory Made in Malawi
Today we flip the focus from the memorable places we visit to the memorable people we meet on our adventures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 26, 2021 • 14min
The 49th Parallel
A listener takes us to a town on the edge of the longest undefended border in the world. Our theme and end credit music was composed by Sam Tyndall. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 22, 2021 • 10min
Hachiko
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hachiko-hachi-shibuya-station Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 21, 2021 • 10min
The Thousand-Year Rose
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-thousand-year-rose-hildesheim-germany Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 20, 2021 • 13min
Narcisse Snake Dens
A Canadian community comes together to save its slithering neighbors... the largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/narcisse-snake-dens Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 19, 2021 • 12min
Communist Mummies
Humans have a primal need to honor their dead. We take you on a tour of our favorite communist mummies.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/atlas-obscura-s-guide-to-communist-mummies
Our theme and end credit music was composed by Sam Tyndall. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 15, 2021 • 11min
President Heads
Giant busts of U.S. presidents are slowly crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/president-heads Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 14, 2021 • 8min
How I Learned to Love Las Vegas
A spectacular art installation is hidden inside an all-luxury shopping mall in Las Vegas.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/akhob Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 13, 2021 • 8min
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/frank-lloyd-wrights-burnham-block Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 12, 2021 • 11min
Zone Rouge
A swath of land in Northern France still bears scars of the destruction of World War I. Destruction so bad that, in some cases, humans have never been allowed to return.
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/zone-rouge
Our theme and end credit music was composed by Sam Tyndall. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
