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extinction

5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes Celebrating Earth's Natural Wonders

From everlasting lightning storms to magnificent bioluminescence, these classic episodes will delight and intrigue you.
January 5, 2024
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meteorites

5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes to Celebrate Winter Wonder

From mysterious explosions to a squirrel monkey in space, these classic episodes will delight and intrigue you.
December 29, 2023
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memory

Podcast: Sniffing out What’s Special with Saskia Wilson Brown

What did Napoleon smell like?
December 21, 2023
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poet

Podcast: Nightwalking with Bianca Giaever

Hear what musings coming alive in the dark.
December 20, 2023
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cookies

Podcast: A Return to Recipe Graves

Honoring death with sweet recipes can be a cathartic memorial.
December 19, 2023
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train stations

Podcast: Old City Hall Station

One of New York City's abandoned marvels is both easy and difficult to access.
December 18, 2023
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schools

Podcast: Gourdlandia

One of Ithaca’s most beloved, wholesome art centers is dedicated to the humble gourd.
December 14, 2023
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massachusetts

Podcast: New Bedford Whaling Museum

For 20 years, a whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the Massachusetts museum where it hangs.
December 13, 2023
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weather

Podcast: Knoxville Weather Kiosk

Before TV weather-people, there was the kiosk.
December 12, 2023
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poaching

Podcast: Ol Pejeta Rhino Cemetery

The memorial in Nanyuki, Kenya, might be one of the loveliest and saddest places on Earth.
December 11, 2023
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small businesses

Podcast: The Super Museum

Two father-daughter Superman fans have dedicated much of their lives to curating this tiny museum.
December 8, 2023
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aliens

Podcast: Aurora Alien Gravesite

A small town in Texas has embraced the tale or a visitor from far, far away.
November 30, 2023
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travel

Podcast: Travel Ups and Downs

Our listeners tell us about travel experiences that upended their expectations.
November 29, 2023
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elections

Podcast: They Also Ran Gallery

Celebrate presidential politics—with the ones who lost.
November 28, 2023
Gastro Obscura
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street food

Podcast: Nue

Street food is a global phenomenon these days, and here's a place in Seattle that really embraces it.
November 27, 2023
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outdoor

Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 2

The mysterious tragedy of the Dyatlov Pass Incident gets an explanation—but not necessarily one everyone accepts.
November 22, 2023
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outdoor

Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 1

The tragedy and mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident has captured imaginations for decades.
November 21, 2023
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tourism

Podcast: A Gaga Tour of the Town

A guide to where to go in New York City—if you want to understand a certain iconic pop star.
November 20, 2023
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artists

Podcast: The Lightning Field

This installation in the New Mexico desert is a bucket list destination for art nerds.
November 16, 2023
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baking

Podcast: Tiny Bread Box

Trek through rural Vermont to find what is perhaps the cutest and most filling micro-store.
November 15, 2023
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diving

Podcast: Montezuma Well

A mysterious sinkhole in Arizona has a strange world at its sandy bottom.
November 14, 2023
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queer history

Podcast: Café 't Mandje

Learn about a woman who provided a safe haven during World War II via her quirky bar in Amsterdam's red light district.
November 13, 2023
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music box

Podcast: Dolly Parton’s Dreambox

An unheard song is just one treasure in a box locked till the star's 100th birthday.
November 9, 2023
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journeys

Podcast: A Long Walk Home

A man journeys on two mules across the U.S. to find what's missing.
November 8, 2023