The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore ... Show more

Episodes

Times Square Hum (Classic)

Producer Johanna Mayer travels to Times Square in NYC, in search of particular sound that may sometimes go overlooked.

President Heads (Classic)

What to do when you have 20-foot-tall busts of nearly every U.S. President and nowhere to put them?

This episode was produced in partnership with Vis...

Dreamland Resort

Dylan visits a patch of Nevada desert known at times as Paradise Ranch, Dreamland Resort, or as most people know it, Area 51. His goal? To try and fin...

Jeremy Bentham’s Auto-Icon

How did this philosopher’s dead body wind up on display in a university student center?

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 7 a.m. in Kelso and 10:30 a.m. in Choteau

Two small stories about early morning, otherworldly encounters with animals. 7 a.m. in Kelso was written by Emma Jones, and 10:30 a.m. in Choteau, Mon...

Dylan’s Mailbag: Illegal Edition

Dylan and producer Johanna take your questions about exploring abandoned ruins, where they want to carve their initials, and whether they should feel ...

Tell Us About the First Time You Left Home

We want to hear your stories about the first time you left home to live somewhere else. Why did you make the move? How did you choose your new home… a...

Gocta Waterfalls (Classic)

One of the world’s tallest waterfalls is nestled in Northwestern Peru, right where the Amazon rainforest crashes into the Andes Mountains.

The Real Office Space Behind Apple TV’s Severance

Apple TV’s Severance takes a dystopian view of the middle management office space, where the sprawling corridors, overhead fluorescent lights hide the...

Chapel Creek Ranch (Classic)

This ranch in Sanger, Texas trains people in jousting and sword-fighting with the goal of making them knights of the highest order - for the Medieval ...