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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
  • Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)

    Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)
    Dec 26 2025

    Travel to Penobscot, Maine, where one farmer maintains the tradition of burning his crop each year to rejuvenate it the next.


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    13 mins
  • Maine Week: All Lighthouses Have Ghosts (Classic)

    Maine Week: All Lighthouses Have Ghosts (Classic)
    Dec 25 2025

    Over the course of its 200 year history, the lighthouse on Wood Island in Maine has been home to a celebrity dog, a grisly murder, some mischievous ghosts, and a monster storm that may or may not have been brought on by a pickpocket’s curse.

    Learn more about Wood Island Lighthouse on their website (here’s Richard’s book.)

    Want to hear more stories of mega storms, heroic sea rescues, and maybe even some more lighthouse ghosts? Here’s some information about Maine’s 60 historic lighthouses.

    It's Maine Week on the show, so every day we're introducing you to someone from that great state — people who live, and work, and get inspired by Maine’s rugged beauty. This episode was produced in partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism.


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    17 mins
  • Maine Week: Chef Jason and The Well

    Maine Week: Chef Jason and The Well
    Dec 24 2025

    A couple decades ago, Jason Williams was working at a local restaurant in Portland, Maine. One day he was driving around to farmers markets looking for ingredients, when he found a special place. And it gave him a big idea…

    It's Maine Week on the show, so every day we're introducing you to someone from that great state — people who live, and work, and get inspired by Maine’s rugged beauty. This episode was produced in partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism.


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    11 mins
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