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7 Recent Atlas Obscura Podcast Episodes You Just Have to Hear

For our two-year pod-iversary we're headed back to some of the coolest places we've taken you recently.
April White March 22, 2023
science

The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch

What's it like to "very probably" witness extinction?
Shoshi Parks March 15, 2023
Port Eynon, Wales

Culver Hole

This tall stone wall with no door and ill-matched windows was built centuries ago, and used as a shelter for domesticated pigeons.
Melbourne, Australia

Bin Chicken Island

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.
paintings

Did Ancient Egypt Have a Pigeon Problem?

More than 3,000 years ago, the birds appeared in unexpected places.
Shoshi Parks January 25, 2023
islands

This Tiny Island Was Settled Thousands of Years Ago. It Hasn’t Really Changed.

Home to 4,600-acres of natural wonderland, mysterious ancient artifacts, and Gullah Geechee history.
cold war

When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons

The seemingly birdbrained Cold War experiment is still partially classified.
Steven Ewin January 11, 2023
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Dive Into Florida’s Sunken Gardens

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animals

To Save Birds From Invading Americans, One Man in Poland Built Floating Forts

Non-native American minks and raccoons ravaged the Lower Oder's birds before the predator-proof islands.
Wojciech Mikołuszko January 4, 2023
birds

The Unique (and Surprisingly Wet) Biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert

In Arizona, the country’s most diverse desert teems with kaleidoscopic spring flowers, charming desert tortoises, and the famous saguaro cactus.
amusement parks

Our Favorite Photos of 2022 Are a Feast for the Eyes and the Imagination

Wondrous portraits of feathered friends, lowriders, a handmade amusement park, and more.
Winnie Lee December 29, 2022
Doha, Qatar

Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.
poison

Podcast: Laguna Del Diamante

What a toxic Andean lake has to say about the dawn of life.
The Podcast Team November 7, 2022
Ad Dilam, Saudi Arabia

Pigeon Tower

A historic structure that once housed pigeons used by farmers to help fertilize farmland.
San Remo, Australia

San Remo Pelicans

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.
volcanoes

Podcast: Summer Adventures ‘22

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 20, 2022
cemeteries

Podcast: Parrots of Green-Wood Cemetery

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 5, 2022
science

Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic

We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again.
Shoshi Parks September 2, 2022