The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Stitcher Studios & 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.

  • 15 minutes 20 seconds
    Spacing Out in South Korea

    After experiencing burn out, South Korean artist WoopsYang decides to take a rest and create an environment for others to space out… by having a competition.   

    7 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 1 minute 45 seconds
    It's Spooky Season! We want to hear your stories

    We want to know about places that give you the creeps. Places that get under your skin, give you that eerie feeling. And why? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. Just so you know, our mailbox will cut you off after two minutes so please call back in  if you get disconnected. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected]

    5 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 14 minutes 27 seconds
    Mini Golfing in Myrtle Beach (Classic)

    In Myrtle Beach, mini-golf is not so mini. They’re hosting the Mini-Golf Masters, where titans of the tiny game will compete to see who rises to the top. 

    This episode was produced in partnership with Visit Myrtle Beach. Whether you’re a golfer or just looking to relax, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is 60 miles where you belong. Learn more at VisitMyrtleBeach.com

    4 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 22 minutes 21 seconds
    Studying the World’s Largest Parrot Colony with Juan Masello

    We head to the cliffs of Balneario El Condor in Argentina to visit a parrot city… and the parrot suburbs. And we meet the biologist who risks his life to study them. 

    Learn more about the parrot colony and Juan Masello’s work. 

    3 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 13 minutes 44 seconds
    The Diefenbunker

    How 78 toilets exposed a Cold War secret in Carp, Ontario.

    2 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 17 minutes 7 seconds
    The Goose Who Wore Nikes

    In the late 1980s, a goose named Andy was born without webbed feet. A local Nebraskan inventor made him a pair of customized baby shoes and grew to care for the goose. But then – Andy was murdered. Twenty years later, the inventor's granddaughter picks up the pieces.

    1 October 2024, 4:05 am
  • 11 minutes 40 seconds
    An Update on California’s Jurupa Oak

    This summer we learned about a 15,000-year-old oak tree in California that was facing a potential housing development. Today, we learn its fate. Listen to our original episode about the Jurupa Oak here.

    30 September 2024, 4:05 am
  • 12 minutes 22 seconds
    Carhenge (Classic)

    This experimental automotive replica of Stonehenge has become a symbol of the town of Alliance, Nebraska. But residents haven’t always been fans.

    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/carhenge

    27 September 2024, 4:05 am
  • 18 minutes 54 seconds
    Small Town, Big Story: The Pennsic Wars of Slippery Rock, PA

    Every summer, more than 10,000 people flock to this Pennsylvania town for two weeks for the largest gathering of medieval arts and culture anywhere in the world. This episode was produced in partnership with GoUSATV based on a video series we do with them called Small Town Big Story. To see this massive battle for yourself, check out our video about Slippery Rock.  

    26 September 2024, 4:05 am
  • 15 minutes 20 seconds
    Small Town, Big Story: Heating Up in Thermopolis, WY

    We go to a central Wyoming town, just a couple hours from Yellowstone, that's appropriately named Thermopolis. City of Heat. It’s home to one of the largest mineral hot springs in the world. But it turns out this town of less than 3,000 is also home to so much more. It’s a literal melting pot — of boiling water, rich rock formations, bath robes and dinosaur bones. This episode was produced in partnership with GoUSATV based on a video series we do with them called Small Town Big Story.  To see some of the largest mineral hot springs in the world for yourself, check out our video about Thermopolis.

    25 September 2024, 4:05 am
  • 17 minutes 40 seconds
    Small Town, Big Story: The Giant Omelet of Abbeville, LA

    We’re visiting a town 150 miles west of New Orleans in the absolute heart of Cajun country, where every year, thousands of people come from across the country to march through the streets, play music, celebrate French culture, and cook up an absolutely enormous omelet. This episode was produced in partnership with GoUSATV based on a video series we do with them called Small Town Big Story. To see the giant omelet for yourself, check out our video about Abbeville. 

    24 September 2024, 4:05 am
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