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Host, reporter, and podcaster Sam Sanders talks with Dylan about the places that have shaped his life â from when he was a kid in a small town in Texas secretively listening to Stevie Wonder in the bathroom, to running along the Charles River, to exploring Joshua Tree National Park with Zora Neale Hurston (kind of).
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On May 7, 1902, a man named Ludger Sylbaris was thrown in jail â and it saved his life.
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Every year, a number of snowy owls (aka Arctic owls) find their way to an unlikely haven: Boston Logan International Airport. Owl expert Norman Smith has been leading the way to study these birds and figure out why they love to land at one of the busiest airports in the country.
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Today weâre bringing you an episode from our friends at the Women Who Travel podcast.
Women make up just 7% of truckers in the United Statesâa number that shows no sign of increasing, even while the industry suffers from a huge shortage of workers. We hear from trucker Desiree Wood, whose job has taken her to 48 states, about the freedom of life on the road, the dangers that herself and women colleagues face, and the joys that come with the occasional return trip home.
Listen to and follow Women Who Travel from Condé Nast Traveler here: swap.fm/l/cnt-wwt-YUyg6t
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This week, weâre featuring unusual love stories â from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the worldâs most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In todayâs episode, we visit Post Office Bay, on the Galapagos Islands. The post office runs on luck and the goodwill of visitors, and has a knack for bringing strangers together.
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This week, weâre featuring unusual love stories â from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the worldâs most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In todayâs episode, Dylan talks with travel writer Susan Orlean, who is an admitted terrible tourist. But sheâs an expert at getting lost â with a purpose. Today, she takes us to some of the places that have shaped her life. And she talks about throwing out the guidebook, opening herself up to these experiences, and the art of getting lost.
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This week, weâre featuring unusual love stories â from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the worldâs most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In todayâs episode, we visit a museum in Croatia that will break your heart. And thatâs a good thing.
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This week, weâre featuring unusual love stories â from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the worldâs most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In todayâs episode, we visit the symbol of loyalty for an entire nationâa dog.
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This week, weâre featuring unusual love stories â from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the worldâs most loyal dog, to a post office sustained by the kindness of strangers. In todayâs episode, we meet back up with our pal Bernie Harberts, who trekked 19 million mule steps across the United States only to find himself, for the first time, a little homesick.
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Weâre looking for questions for our next mailbag episode. Maybe youâre looking for travel advice, maybe you want to hear more about a weird thing that Dylan alluded to briefly in an episode, or maybe you want him to settle some sort of travel dispute with your partner. Anything goes!
Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected]. Or simply write your question in an email.
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Stories of how giant monuments built for a specific site sometimes need to go on a journey to get there.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yakhchals
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/snowflake-bentley
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Dylan talks with actor and comedian Paul Scheer about three places that have shaped him. And to Dylanâs surprise, Paul doesnât pick good memories. Instead he chooses three deeply embarrassing stories â because as he puts it, âtrauma is the fire in which we are forged.â
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Dylan tries his hand at playing a âglass armonica,â a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin. Its high-pitched, eerie sounds were rumored to cure all kinds of illnesses â or even, sometimes, cause them.
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Africville was a Black-Canadian community north of Halifax, Nova Scotia. But when the Canadian government decided it wanted the land the community sat on, Africville was forcibly removed in the 1900s. Weâve covered other stories of Black displacement on the show before, including Lake Lanier and District Six.
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Listener stories of traveling with a significant other for the first time â for better or for worse.
Plus: We want to hear your stories about traveling to see an event that youâve been wanting to experience in person. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message telling us your story. Or better yet, record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected].
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This abandoned hospital outside Boston, Massachusetts was originally conceived as a place to help people with mental health issues. But it wound up doing a lot of harm.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/medfield-state-hospital
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Joe Magarac is a folk hero that allegedly was born from the stories of immigrant steelworkers in the early 20th century. He is the Paul Bunyan of Steel Country. But is the legend of Joe Magarac an American immigrant folk story or is he the product of the imagination of writers and the steel executives?
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Last month, we asked you for stories about your first trips abroad. That really struck a chord â we got too many great stories to fit in a single episode. So today, weâre sharing MORE of your stories from your first international trips. This time we hear about traveling abroad for the first time to Italy, Slovenia, Canada, and Norway.
Plus: We want to hear your stories about traveling to see an event that youâve been wanting to experience in person. That could be last yearâs Olympics in Paris or visiting New Orleans to experience Mardi Gras for the first time. Or something totally different, like going to a special convention with an esoteric concept. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave us a message telling us your story. Or better yet, record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected].
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For half a century, horse diving was one of Atlantic Cityâs biggest attractions. One day in August 1964, a young girl attended one of these shows, and witnessed something that would change her life forever.
Read Diana Hubbellâs story about horse diving in Atlantic City.
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Dylan and producer Johanna take your questions.
Have a question for Dylan? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected], or simply send your question via email.
And if you want to listen to Dylanâs episodes about getting shipwrecked in Antarctica, check out Beechey Island Graves Part I and Part II.
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