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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Aug 26, 2022 • 14min
Classic: Beishan Broadcast Wall
On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still broadcasts--today.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beishan-broadcast-station-art
Aug 25, 2022 • 10min
Pigeon Towers of Iran
This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano. Take a virtual tour of a Pigeon Tower: https://ati3d.com/virtual_tour/pigeonREAD MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pigeon-towers-iran
Aug 24, 2022 • 13min
Discovery Hut
Atlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famous lost party of explorers.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/discovery-hut
Aug 23, 2022 • 12min
Clown Egg Register
This collection of ceramic eggs records the personal makeup designs of clowns around the world - and to some extent a clowning code of conduct. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register
Aug 22, 2022 • 15min
Travels with Steve and Datsun
Today we hear from an Atlas Obscura user who, when he isn’t aboard an icebreaking warship for the Canadian Navy, spends weeks at a time road-tripping with his dog.Check out Steve’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puppercycle/?hl=en
Aug 19, 2022 • 12min
Classic: Hope Cemetery
A graveyard in the “Granite Capital of the World” pays tribute to stone cutters and artisans who are buried amongst the sculptures they created.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hope-cemetery
Aug 18, 2022 • 13min
The Honey Island Swamp Monster
Atlas Obscura reporter Sarah Durn ventures deep into the Louisiana swamp in search of the legendary monster that prowls it.Learn more about Jessica’s Honey Island Swamp & Kayak Tours: https://www.honeyislandkayaktours.com/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/honey-island-swamp
Aug 17, 2022 • 11min
Tiwai Island
Civil war in Sierra Leone brought this beautiful island to the brink of destruction - now it’s making its comeback.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tiwai-island
Aug 16, 2022 • 17min
The Guy Who Sings
Matt Farley has written dozens of songs about cities and towns across the United States. Why?
Aug 15, 2022 • 13min
Grace Hopper’s Bug
Trailblazing computer scientist Grace Hopper shaped the way people use and talk about computers. Her actual computer bug is preserved at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grace-hoppers-bug
