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 15, 2022 • 12min
Classic: Wonders in Your Backyard
Occasionally the podcast team requests messages about the strange and wondrous places you experience. These are some of first responses we received last year regarding our request to hear of wonders from listeners' backyards. Stories feature the world’s largest tin soldier, the home of the first public beach and a phone connecting us to people we’ve lost. Tell us about a wonder in your backyard. Record a voice memo and send it to hello@atlasobscura.com or leave a voicemail at 315-992-7902.
Jul 14, 2022 • 15min
Journey to Black Star Square
Producer Baudelaire Ceus brings listeners to Accra, Ghana and a gigantic public square dedicated to Ghanaian independence.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/black-star-square
Jul 13, 2022 • 15min
Vilcabamba
This small town in Ecuador was thought to hold the fountain of youth and drew the curiosity of scientists and wellness practitioners alike. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/vilcabamba
Jul 12, 2022 • 14min
Star Trek Original Series Set Tour
Sets from the original 1960’s Star Trek have been recreated for fans and actors alike in Ticonderoga, New York.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/star-trek-original-series-set-tour
Jul 11, 2022 • 13min
Disabled Hikers
Syren Nagakyrie set out to make a whole world of incredible beauty more available to millions of people with disabilities - starting with the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.Learn more about Disabled Hikers: https://disabledhikers.com/Olympic National Park Trail Guides: https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/physical-mobility-accessibility.htm
Jul 8, 2022 • 8min
Classic: Pyramiden
An abandoned Russian mining village is literally frozen in time.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pyramiden
Jul 7, 2022 • 14min
Congo Square
Congo Square in New Orleans is the heart of where African drumming found its way into American music and the birth of Jazz.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/congo-square
Jul 6, 2022 • 13min
Places Team Favorite Atlas Entries
Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners stories of two of their favorite places that can be found in the Atlas - on in Washington, DC and one in Scotland.
Jul 5, 2022 • 15min
Amir Siraj and the Interstellar Object
Amir Siraj was a sophomore in college when he discovered what may be the first documented interstellar object to hit earth.
Jul 4, 2022 • 15min
House the Giants Built
Anna Swan had an adventurous life before settling in Seville, Ohio and building a house large enough to fit her large life.
