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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A Message from Dylan. Plus: Send Us Your Questions!
A small bit of news, and a request. To ask Dylan your question, send an email or voice memo to hello@atlasobscura.com. Or, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message.
The Portland Treasure Map
A map in the archives of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library in Portland, OR may be the key to finding buried treasure that has yet to be found. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/buried-treasure-portland-oregon
Atlas Obscura Presents: A Tour de Stumps with Terrestrials
Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Terrestrials, a Radiolab spinoff show for families that explores strangeness on Earth. In this episode, host Lulu Miller visits some of our planet’s most magical tree stumps – which are anything but dead. Plus: Cast your vote in Radiolab’s quasi-moon naming contest! Voting is open until January 1.
Christmas Monsters with Colin Dickey
Writer and friend of the show Colin Dickey tries to destroy Dylan’s holiday cheer with arguments about why Christmas is actually full of monsters from around the world. (Just a note for parents listening with little ones, Dylan and Colin talk frankly about Santa and his surrounding lore.) Check out Colin’s Atlas Obscura column, Eerie Feeling.
Art We Love to Hate
Places editors Michelle Cassidy and Diana Hubbell take us on a tour of two mildly disturbing yet lovable works of art. Plus: If you have a piece of public art that you love to hate – or if you’ve created a work of public art that’s caused a stir – we want to hear from you. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com.
Dylan's Mailbag: strange things packed, authentic adventures, road trip eats and more
Dylans answers a slew of questions from staff and listeners
What Was Your First International Trip?
Our first international trips can be hugely influential. We want to hear your stories about leaving your home country for the first time. Where did you go? How did you prepare? What memories do you have from the trip? Maybe you loved it… or maybe you hated it! Either way, we want to hear about it. And if you are about to take your first trip this coming year, we want to know how you’re feeling leading up to it. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message, or better yet, record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com
Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics (Classic)
Larry Spring’s Museum of Common Sense Physics in Fort Bragg, California begs the question: what do you do with a science museum where the science preserved inside is a kind of folk art?READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/larry-spring-school-common-sense-physics
The Witch’s Gear
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Palace of Depression
How one man made someone else's trash into his own treasure ... and how it became a storied part of a New Jersey town.
Circling The Great Loop on a JetSki
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Hello, Stranger
Listeners share stories of memorable encounters with strangers – for better or for worse.Plus: We want to hear your stories about your first international trip. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message telling us about the first time you traveled abroad. Or better yet, record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com.
Atlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Andrea Cruz and Miguel Arteta
This week, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Rising singer-songwriter Andrea Cruz shares how she fell in love with folk music as a young girl in Aibonito. We hear about how the plants, birds and animals of Puerto Rico have shaped the fabric of her work, and the profound ways in which her art connects her to the island she calls home. Hollywood film director Miguel Arteta recalls his colorful childhood in Río Piedras, shares the Puerto Rican role model who inspired him to pursue a creative career, and teases his upcoming project, which is set on the island of birth.Subscribe to Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico wherever you get your podcasts.
Atlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: José Rivera
This week, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. Oscar-nominated screenwriter and playwright José Rivera shares with us his rich memories, both old and new, of his time in Puerto Rico: of spiders, thunderstorms and a deep sense of community in his childhood town of Espino. We hear about the joy of watching one of his plays performed in Santurce alongside the family members who inspired it, and how the island has been a constant source of inspiration that has enriched so much of his work. Subscribe to Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico wherever you get your podcasts.
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