• Nasothek Noses (Classic)
    Feb 21 2025

    We get up close and nosey about a peculiar exhibit in Copenhagen that reveals a lot about what artists and society considered beautiful throughout the years | READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nasothek-nose-collection

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    11 mins
  • Sam Sanders Is a Nature Girly
    Feb 20 2025

    Host, reporter, and podcaster Sam Sanders talks with Dylan about the places that have shaped his life – from when he was a kid in a small town in Texas secretively listening to Stevie Wonder in the bathroom, to running along the Charles River, to exploring Joshua Tree National Park with Zora Neale Hurston (kind of).


    Check out Sam’s podcasts Vibe Check and the The Sam Sanders Show.

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    24 mins
  • 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
    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
    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
  • Unusual Love Stories Week: Post Office Bay
    Feb 14 2025

    This week, we’re featuring unusual love stories – from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the world’s most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In today’s episode, we visit Post Office Bay, on the Galapagos Islands. The post office runs on luck and the goodwill of visitors, and has a knack for bringing strangers together.

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    14 mins
  • Unusual Love Stories Week: Getting Lost with Susan Orlean
    Feb 13 2025

    This week, we’re featuring unusual love stories – from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the world’s most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In today’s episode, Dylan talks with travel writer Susan Orlean, who is an admitted terrible tourist. But she’s an expert at getting lost – with a purpose. Today, she takes us to some of the places that have shaped her life. And she talks about throwing out the guidebook, opening herself up to these experiences, and the art of getting lost.

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    23 mins
  • Unusual Love Stories Week: The Museum of Broken Relationships
    Feb 12 2025

    This week, we’re featuring unusual love stories – from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the world’s most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In today’s episode, we visit a museum in Croatia that will break your heart. And that’s a good thing.

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    15 mins