The Atlas Obscura Podcast

By: Stitcher Studios & Atlas Obscura
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  • Summary

  • 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.
    2024 Midroll Media
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Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • Pining for the Places We Can No Longer Eat

    Pining for the Places We Can No Longer Eat
    Sep 18 2024

    We asked you to send us stories about places you can no longer visit – and nearly everyone wrote in about a beloved closed restaurant. So today, we hear your stories of places you can no longer EAT.

    We still want to hear your stories about other places you can no longer visit (beyond restaurants). Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. Or, record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com.

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    10 mins
  • Smith Court

    Smith Court
    Sep 17 2024

    In Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, there was once a revolutionary community for African Americans willing to do whatever it took to maintain their own freedom – and help others achieve theirs.
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    16 mins
  • The Hidden History of Eyeliner with Zahra Hankir

    The Hidden History of Eyeliner with Zahra Hankir
    Sep 16 2024

    Zahra Hankir is the author of the book Eyeliner: A Cultural History. She brings Dylan to three places across the globe where eyeliner plays a key cultural role: Egypt, Chad, and Los Angeles.
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    16 mins

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