The Atlas Obscura Podcast

By: SiriusXM and 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.
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Episodes
  • Martinique’s Doomsday and the Man Who Survived

    Martinique’s Doomsday and the Man Who Survived
    Feb 19 2025

    On May 7, 1902, a man named Ludger Sylbaris was thrown in jail – and it saved his life.

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    13 mins
  • The Snowy Owls of Boston Logan International Airport

    The Snowy Owls of Boston Logan International Airport
    Feb 18 2025

    Every year, a number of snowy owls (aka Arctic owls) find their way to an unlikely haven: Boston Logan International Airport. Owl expert Norman Smith has been leading the way to study these birds and figure out why they love to land at one of the busiest airports in the country.
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    12 mins
  • Atlas Obscura Presents: A Trucker on Seeing the US by Road with Women Who Travel

    Atlas Obscura Presents: A Trucker on Seeing the US by Road with Women Who Travel
    Feb 17 2025

    Today we’re bringing you an episode from our friends at the Women Who Travel podcast.

    Women make up just 7% of truckers in the United States—a number that shows no sign of increasing, even while the industry suffers from a huge shortage of workers. We hear from trucker Desiree Wood, whose job has taken her to 48 states, about the freedom of life on the road, the dangers that herself and women colleagues face, and the joys that come with the occasional return trip home.

    Listen to and follow Women Who Travel from Condé Nast Traveler here: swap.fm/l/cnt-wwt-YUyg6t
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    19 mins

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