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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & 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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  • Bad Rap Week: Dylan and Alan Fall Down the Rat Hole

    Dylan has complicated feelings about rats. On one hand, they’re amazingly resourceful creatures. On the other, they caused the bubonic plague (and other harmful situations). So when Terrestrials producer and composer Alan Goffinski went...

  • Bad Rap Week: Listeners Defend Places with Bad Reputations

    From laundromats to Sacramento, listeners go to bat for places with bad reputations.  All week, we’re collaborating with the great podcast Terrestrials to tell stories about people, places, and animals with bad reputations – and the...

  • Leaning Tower of Niles (Classic)

    Niles, Illinois is home to an exact replica of Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa - only it’s half the size of the original structure. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leaning-tower-niles

  • Retracing Historic Journeys with Elise Wortley

    Adventurer Elise Wortley retraces the footsteps of historic female explorers – and she does it all with no modern gear, no shortcuts, and no guarantees that it is going to work out. Learn more about Elise’s trip to the Valley of the Assassins.

  • The Kolache Triangle

    Producer Alexa Lim travels in search of the Kolache Triangle. Along the way, she visits some of the state’s Czech communities, and hears how the kolache became the gem of the Texas roadside snack.

  • Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station and 11:45 p.m. in Oulu

    Two small stories about two cold nights in different parts of the world. 11:45 p.m. in Oulu was written by Anne Korkeakivi, and 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station was written by Elizabeth Endicott. Both essays were edited by Tusshara...

  • Dylan’s Mailbag: A Disturbing Listener Question

    Dylan and producers Amanda and Johanna answer a listener question that leaves them deeply shaken, and slightly disturbed. Have a question for Dylan? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You can also record a voice memo...

  • Gnomesville

    Thousands of kitschy lawn gnomes have taken over an Australian roundabout.  Read more in the Atlas here.

  • The Manhattan Well with Lauren Willig

    Today, if you venture into the basement of a certain clothing store in the Soho neighborhood of NYC, you’ll find an unusual sight: an old well. This well is tied to the first recorded murder trial in the United States – it’s a story of...

  • The Alresford Spy Toilet

    We head to a public bathroom in Alresford, England to hear how a toilet played a key role in flushing out an infamous Cold War espionage ring.

  • Why Is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Sitting Empty?

    The unusual-looking Price Tower, a 1-of-1 from starchitect Frank Lloyd Wright, has been the pride of Bartlesville, Oklahoma for more than 60 years. But the challenge of maintaining the skyscraper as a historic piece of art has made it...

  • Animal Takeover (Places Edition)

    Producer Johanna Mayer and Places editor Diana Hubbell tell us about two parts of the world where animals have invaded – and taken over.  Plus: Tell us about a place that has a bad reputation – but still, you love it. Call us at...