The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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.
Latest Episode
Retracing A Grandfather’s Footsteps (15.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- My Life in Three Places: Kelly McEvers
- William Buckland’s Poo Table
- 1000 Places with Caroline Mazel-Carlton
- Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends (Classic)
- Finding Freedom in the Bay Area
- 100 Years of Motels
- In Search of the Ghosts of the Forests
- Our New Year’s Travel Resolutions
- Newtown Creek Nature Walk (Classic)
- Sea View Hospital and the Black Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
- 2025 in Review: Our Travel Reflections
- The Pompeii of Nebraska
- Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil
- Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)
- Maine Week: All Lighthouses Have Ghosts (Classic)
- Maine Week: Chef Jason and The Well
- Maine Week: Hanako Nakazato’s Pottery Studio
- Maine Week: Captain Becky’s Wind-Powered Boat
- We want to hear your travel resolutions!
- 12 Days of Wonder: World's Quietest Room
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