The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Written 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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Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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Episodes
  • First Travel Dates

    First Travel Dates
    Feb 3 2025

    Listener stories of traveling with a significant other for the first time – for better or for worse.

    Plus: We want to hear your stories about traveling to see an event that you’ve been wanting to experience in person. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message telling us your story. Or better yet, record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com.
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    13 mins
  • Medfield State Hospital (Classic)

    Medfield State Hospital (Classic)
    Jan 31 2025

    This abandoned hospital outside Boston, Massachusetts was originally conceived as a place to help people with mental health issues. But it wound up doing a lot of harm.

    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/medfield-state-hospital
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    11 mins
  • Joe Magarac: The Other Man of Steel

    Joe Magarac: The Other Man of Steel
    Jan 30 2025

    Joe Magarac is a folk hero that allegedly was born from the stories of immigrant steelworkers in the early 20th century. He is the Paul Bunyan of Steel Country. But is the legend of Joe Magarac an American immigrant folk story or is he the product of the imagination of writers and the steel executives?
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    21 mins

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