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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Jul 29, 2022 • 13min
Classic: Milo Bitters
A listener in Lawrence, Kansas takes us on his journey of discovering the secrets of his hometown.
Jul 28, 2022 • 16min
Plain of Jars
This archaeological landscape in Phonsavan, Laos is one of the most mysterious, important, and dangerous prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia. Learn more about the Plain of Jars Archaeological Research Project: https://plain-of-jars.org/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plain-of-jars
Jul 27, 2022 • 15min
The Smallest Mollusk Museum
The Smallest Mollusk Museum in New York City is part of a fleet of tiny museums that might just have a big impact on the world.
Jul 26, 2022 • 14min
Maillardet’s Automaton
This mechanical boy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a mystery - until it began to write. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/maillardets-automaton
Jul 25, 2022 • 11min
Buck Atom on Route 66
Space Cowboy Buck Atom stands watch over an old gas station in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a link to the glory of Route 66’s Muffler Men. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/buck-atom
Jul 22, 2022 • 33min
Welcome to Provincetown
We're sharing with you a new Witness Docs show: Welcome to Provincetown, a documentary podcast in the vein of reality television about a small town on the Cape with a strong LGBTQIA+ history. Warning: The episode does contain explicit language. Find out more about Welcome to Provincetown and other Witness shows at: https://www.witnesspodcasts.com/
Jul 21, 2022 • 14min
The Voice at Embankment Station
The voice announcement at Embankment Station in London is unlike any other announcement on the Tube.
Jul 20, 2022 • 13min
Roger Williams Root
The hunt to memorialize Rhode Island’s founder created one of the state’s strangest and most enduring myths.To Learn more about Roger Williams relationship to local indigenous tribes: http://library.providence.edu/encompass/narragansett-history/secondary-sources/the-landing-of-roger-williams/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/roger-williams-root
Jul 19, 2022 • 10min
Lake Lanier
Legends and troubled history lay beneath Lake Lanier in Forsyth County.
Jul 18, 2022 • 16min
Cranes of the DMZ
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea has become an accidental bird sanctuary for one of the world’s most endangered crane species. Learn more about the International Crane Foundation: savingcranes.org
