Afleveringen
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Every October, amateurs and professionals alike gather in this small town in the Appalachian Mountains to hone their storytelling chops and share them with crowds of thousands. In this episode, host Dylan Thuras takes his turn at the mic during the National Storytelling Festival.
This episode was produced in partnership with GoUSATV based on a video series we do with them called Small Town Big Story. To check out the storytelling capital of the world for yourself, check out our video about Jonesborough. -
Steve and Amy Hartbauer have turned their home in residential Denver, CO into a massive mosaic and decadeâs long expression of inner inspiration.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/enchanted-hart-haus
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Dylan talks with journalist and author Ed Conway about three materials that our entire civilization depends on: salt, copper, and sand. They visit the biggest man-made hole on Earth, a salt mine large enough to fit the Eiffel Tower inside it, and a single mine in North Carolina that is essential to nearly all the worldâs computer chips.
If you want to learn more, check out Edâs book: Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization.
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We asked you to send us stories about places you can no longer visit â and nearly everyone wrote in about a beloved closed restaurant. So today, we hear your stories of places you can no longer EAT.
We still want to hear your stories about other places you can no longer visit (beyond restaurants). Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. Or, record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected].
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In Bostonâs Beacon Hill neighborhood, there was once a revolutionary community for African Americans willing to do whatever it took to maintain their own freedom â and help others achieve theirs.
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Zahra Hankir is the author of the book Eyeliner: A Cultural History. She brings Dylan to three places across the globe where eyeliner plays a key cultural role: Egypt, Chad, and Los Angeles.
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The hunt to memorialize Rhode Islandâs founder created one of the stateâs strangest and most enduring myths. Learn more about Roger Williams relationship to local indigenous tribes here.
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Cookbook author and Sporkful host Dan Pashman sets out on a research trip across Italy in search of highly regional pasta dishes that he canât find anywhere else. Along the way, he learns a shocking truth about Italy and pasta, and ponders innovation and authenticity in one of the worldâs most popular cuisines. Check out Danâs new cookbook, Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People.
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In May 2024, tractors across the American Midwest stalled. But that was only the first piece of a much larger story. Journalist Jason Koebler takes us to Nebraska and Illinois to find out what is going on with American tractors â and what Ukrainian hackers have to do with it. Read more of Jasonâs reporting on John Deere and the Right to Repair movement.
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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 pickpocketâs curse.
Learn more about Wood Island Lighthouse on their website (hereâs Richardâs book.)
Want to hear more stories of mega storms, heroic sea rescues, and maybe even some more lighthouse ghosts? Hereâs some information about Maineâs 60 historic lighthouses.
This episode was brought to you in partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism
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Producer Luz Fleming takes his son to revisit a special childhood spot that just happens to be a San Fransisco gem hiding in plain sight ... in the middle of the bay!
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Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D. is a wildlife ecologist specializing in large carnivores. And in this episode she unfolds a mystery for listeners.
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Producer Abbey Perrault takes a trip into the Kenyan savanna, where she meets researchers who are studying how people share space with unlikely neighbors: lions. Along the way, she learns why a researcher would possibly pull the tail of a lion, and gets *extremely* up close and personal with two massive lionesses.
For more information, check out Lucrecia Aguilar's website, Sam Kiunaâs Twitter and Instagram, and Lion Landscapes.
Preorder your copy of Wild Life today!
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We all love to zone out to a soothing nature documentary. But what youâll learn about them in this episode will make you watch â and listen! â a lot more carefully. Reporter Abigail Keel tells Dylan about her conversation with sound designer and mixer Graham Wild about the not-as-real-as-you-may-think sounds that bring nature documentaries to life.
Preorder your copy of our new book, Wild Life, today!
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Decades after eradicating its wolves, Yellowstone National Park decided to reintroduce them. In the 1990s, the wolves were thrivingâuntil one wolf decided to make life hell for everyone around her. Our guest in this episode, Rick McIntyre, has written several books about the wolves of Yellowstone. His latest is Thinking Like a Wolf, which will be out in late October 2024.
Preorder your copy of Wild Life today!
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The natural world is weird. Dylan talks with Cara Giaimo, co-author of our forthcoming book Wild Life, about the worldâs tiniest chameleon, an acrobatic fog catching beetle, and how shellfish hold the keys to Polandâs water supply.
Preorder your copy of Wild Life today, and get a free luggage tag!
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These miniature mansions and luxurious homes were built for the feathered residents of Istanbul.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ottoman-bird-palaces
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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is dedicated to telling the stories of the leagueâs greatest players, its impact on communities, and the game-changing innovations it brought to baseball.
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Pegged as the âworldâs greatest indoor miniature village,â Roadside America was a beloved roadside attraction in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. The creator Laurence Gieringer and his family ran the business for 85 years until its closure in 2021. Today, the pieces of this miniature village have been auctioned off to past visitors all over the country. And there may yet be more auctions this year.
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Saying farewell to summer with a lazy day in Mallorca, and a blustery night in Massachusetts. â3 p.m. in Sa Cabanetaâ and â7:10 p.m. in Provincetownâ were edited by Aube Rey Lescure. Both essays originally appeared in Off Assignment.
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