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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.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 1,565 ratings
Great and succinct
This was a great podcast for our recent road trip. Everyone in the car, from 10 years old to 74 enjoyed the stories. My 10 year old asked to go through back episodes and we found several that covered our actual travels.
ArcAngelMD via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 07/19/24
Nerdy quirky history, beautiful anecdotes and thoughtful reporting from the entire podcast team at Atlas Obscura. It’s one of my favorite podcasts - I try to listen to it every night before bed. I love the short form style and appreciate the extra interviews and storytelling research that go into...Read full review »
The Alt Vault via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/09/24
Transportive!!
A beautiful and fun show that makes me feel like I’m dipping into other worlds. Fascinating topics that make me realize the world is bigger than I ever knew
MuskieAndMadeline via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/09/24
Recent Episodes
Step inside the Theater of Electricity in Boston and learn about the World’s Largest Air-Insulated Van De Graaff Generator. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-largest-airinsulated-van-de-graaff-generator
Published 07/26/24
Published 07/26/24
Writer and journalist Walt Hickey joins Dylan for a conversation about the different ways film and television have impacted us and our real world surroundings, a topic that’s the subject of his new book You Are What You Watch.
Published 07/25/24
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