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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

By: SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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 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.SiriusXM Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Bone Vinyl (Classic)

    Bone Vinyl (Classic)
    Apr 17 2026

    In the Soviet Union, x-rays didn’t just give you a look inside the human body. They also gave you a glimpse of the outside world, thanks to music that was imprinted onto this unassuming medical tool.

    Read more in the Atlas HERE.

    Plus: We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or story for us, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com.


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    14 mins
  • The World’s Biggest Social Studies Assignment with Paul Barbato

    The World’s Biggest Social Studies Assignment with Paul Barbato
    Apr 16 2026

    As a young adult, Paul "Barbs" Barbato gave himself perhaps the world's biggest social studies assignment: make a profile of every single one of the 193 UN-recognized countries in the world. Ten years later, he finally finished.

    Check out Paul’s project – and what he’s up to next – on YouTube @GeographyNow.

    We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or story for us, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com.


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    24 mins
  • Bean There, Baked That

    Bean There, Baked That
    Apr 15 2026

    In a storefront in Kearney, Nebraska, Morris Press Cookbooks Store houses a massive "Google of family recipes," chronicling nearly a century of American home-style cuisine. To test the archive, producer Jerome Campbell attempts to “bake his way back home” by testing an unusual make-do dessert recipe: A pinto-bean-based cake.


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    15 mins
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