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clowns

Podcast: Medical Clowning Program

If you ask these clowns, laughter really is the best medicine.
January 5, 2023
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meat

Podcast: The Plant

Once an abandoned meatpaking plant, this Chicago site is now an artisanal food hub.
January 4, 2023
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family

Podcast: Pricilla’s Homecoming

A family history, from Sierra Leone to South Carolina, 250 years in the making.
December 20, 2022
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holidays with a twist

Podcast: Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

This is how you do the holidays in the desert.
December 19, 2022
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lost

Podcast: Getting Lost

Contributors share the joy that comes from finding yourself somewhere unexpected.
December 15, 2022
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art museum

Podcast: Duke Riley and the Poly S. Tyrene Maritime Museum

We meet an artist who has turned trash into a medium—and an indictment.
December 14, 2022
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marine

Podcast: The Sponge Capital of the World

Discover how Tarpon Springs, Florida, earned its claim to fame.
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paganism

Podcast: Luciadagen

Dive into the origins of a Swedish holiday tradition that evolved from sinister pagan lore to a celebration of light, warmth, and music.
December 12, 2022
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performances

Podcast: Fendika Cultural Center

Keeping a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, in the face of breakneck urban development.
December 8, 2022
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mental health

Podcast: Medfield State Hospital

This abandoned institution welcomes visitors, just don't go inside.
December 7, 2022
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hair

Podcast: Library of Congress Hair Collection

Locks from everyone, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Ulysses S. Grant.
December 6, 2022
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prisons

Podcast: Buckley’s Cave

Where an escaped prisoner is said to have spent years in hiding.
December 5, 2022
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microminiature art

Podcast: Atlas Obscura Presents How To!

Setting up a roadside attraction with How To! host Amanda Ripley.
December 2, 2022
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celebrity

Podcast: Tina Turner Museum

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll once attended this one-room schoolhouse.
December 1, 2022
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glowing

Podcast: Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill

A light show, courtesy of a historic New Jersey mine.
November 30, 2022
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theater

Podcast: Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

What is it like to have a radical puppet collective as a neighbor?
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moon trees

Podcast: Moon Trees

What has grown from seeds that were sent into space?
November 28, 2022
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tanks

Podcast: The Tanks of Flamenco Beach

Seaside views, complete with rusting, graffiti-covered machines of war.
November 17, 2022
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science museums

Podcast: Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics

Exploring the intersection between science and folk art.
November 16, 2022
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holiday

Podcast: Trailing of the Sheep

What happens when thousands of ovids take over an Idaho town.
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hotels

Podcast: African Heritage House

The story behind one of the greatest collections of African art in the world.
November 14, 2022
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lighthouses

Podcast: Moving Monuments With the Places Team

Sometimes, to stand the test of time, buildings can't stay where they are.
November 10, 2022
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appalachia

Podcast: On the Appalachian Trail

A listener takes us across one of the most storied backpacking routes in North America.
November 9, 2022
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journalism

Podcast: The Wren’s Nest

Atlanta’s oldest house museum is dedicated to preserving Black American oral traditions.
November 8, 2022