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explosions

Podcast: Italy’s Bomb Squad

Volunteers have been finding, excavating, removing, and sometimes even defusing bombs.
September 18, 2023
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time

Podcast: The Atomic Clock

The one clock that sets them all.
September 14, 2023
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cultures

Podcast: Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center

Lacrosse can trace its origins back centuries to the Native American "Creator's Game."
September 13, 2023
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murder mystery

Podcast: The "Changeling" Murder of Bridget Cleary

In March 1895, a husband murdered his wife after accusing her of being replaced by an evil fairy.
September 12, 2023
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baseball

Podcast: Fenway Victory Gardens

This "victory garden" grew produce to help bolster dwindling food supplies during World War II.
September 11, 2023
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vending machines

Podcast: Rites of Passage

Time to go back to school to appreciate some unusual campus traditions with the Altas Obscura Places Team.
September 8, 2023
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wildlife

Podcast: Animal Encounters - Face to Face Yet Again

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
September 6, 2023
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mushrooms

Podcast: Kennett Square

Check out the mycelium madness of a Pennsylvania town’s annual mushroom fest.
Sponsored by GoUSA TV
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sailors

Podcast: Maine Windjammers

We go back in time to another era of travel and take a trip on the oldest commercial sailing vessel in the United States.
Sponsored by Maine Office of Tourism
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real estate

Podcast: How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town

What does it take to run your abandoned town?
August 30, 2023
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small worlds and model towns

Podcast: It’s Getting Hot in Here

A history of Michigan's own personal Hell.
August 29, 2023
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aleister crowley

Podcast: Villa de Vecchi

This abandoned Italian mansion, with its fair share of ghostly tales.
August 28, 2023
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new deal

Podcast: Arthurdale

Hear the saga of an ambitious, government-backed homestead project that never quite lived up to its hype.
August 24, 2023
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great lakes

Podcast: The Mysterious Sinkholes of Mt. Baldy

One family's visit to Lake Michigan turns into a wild tale of a missing boy and mysterious tunnels.
August 23, 2023
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extreme sports

Podcast: Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville

We visit a tiny town in West Virginia where, once a year, people jump off a bridge.
Sponsored by GoUSA TV
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novel

Podcast: A Whale of a Tale with Daniel Kraus

We get the backstory to the new novel Whalefall, about a man who finds himself in the belly of a sperm whale.
August 21, 2023
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forgery

Podcast: Demon Wall

The devil's in the details of this disturbing Norwegian church mural.
August 17, 2023
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rodents

Podcast: APOPO Rats

An episode that might have you rethink your stance on the humble rat.
August 16, 2023
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immigration

Podcast: Texas Painted Churches

These churches might seem unassuming from the outside, but intricate surprises await within.
August 15, 2023
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animal islands

Podcast: Snake Island

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, this rock has certainly earned its nickname.
August 14, 2023
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pet cemeteries

Podcast: Hartsdale Pet Cemetery

The oldest pet cemetery in the U.S. is full of heartwarming memorials.
August 10, 2023
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american south

Podcast: Gullah Museum

A small museum tells the stories of the Gullah Geechee people and how they've shaped America.
August 9, 2023
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fairytales

Podcast: Burj Al Babas

This perplexing abandoned housing development is part ghost town, part fairy tale.
August 8, 2023
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hawaii

Podcast: Pā‘ula‘ula / Russian Fort Elizabeth

What do Russians have to do with this Indigenous Hawaiian fort?
August 7, 2023