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In the year 1329, a woman named Christine Carpenter was enclosed in a tiny cell in the walls of a church in Shere, England. She was expected to spend the rest of her life praying in almost complete isolation. But the reason we know her name is that she did something very unusual – she broke out.
Learn more about our guest Professor Diane Watt’s work about the lives of medieval women in England, and about St. James’s Church in Shere.
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Dylan and producer Gabby Gladney dive into the colorful world of art cars, from Houston’s epic parades to DIY creations in Minneapolis.
Then, Dylan talks to his own father about the multiple art cars they’ve had over the years.
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Writer Joshua Rigsby takes a very strange journey into the birthplace of Cabbage Patch Kids. After he returns, he can never look at the dolls the same way again.
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We’re (almost) back! And we want to hear your New Year’s travel resolutions.
Send a voice memo to [email protected]. Or, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message.
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For a brief period the small frontier city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota drew in socialites and celebrities who were desperate to end their marriages.
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Ultimate slow travel adventurer (and friend of the show) Bernie Harberts returns to tell us what happened when he spent months floating alone at sea. Bernie is also an author and filmmaker.
You can read more about Bernie's travels at his website www.riverearth.com.
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The 1980s birthed a gleaming creature that spread its wings of scrap wood and glass over the intersection of two iconic Brooklyn, NY neighborhoods for thirty years.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/broken-angel
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On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still broadcasts--today.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beishan-broadcast-station-art
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This garden in Lynchburg, Virginia is the key to unlocking the writing and mind of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer.
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Just a little check in. Plus: We want to hear your stories of traveling with a significant other for the first time – the good, the bad, and the strange.
You can send an email or voice memo to [email protected]. Or, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message.
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A listener in Lawrence, Kansas takes us on his journey of discovering the secrets of his hometown.
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Dylan sits down with guest Blake Pfeil about what inspired him to begin exploring abandoned spots, what those spaces have taught him about escapism, sobriety and the sometimes blurry line between real and unreal that he finds there.
MORE: Blake is an artist and adventurer. He’s also the creator and host of the podcast “Abandoned: All-American Ruins.” Check it out here.
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We visit a park in Palo Alto, California, home of the world’s most famous donkey.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-donkeys-of-barron-park-palo-alto-california
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An industrial water tank-turned-concert hall in the high deserts of Colorado is nothing less than a sonic wonder of the world.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tank-rangely-colora
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These documents highlight the intellectual legacy of an ancient civilization based in Timbuktu, Mali.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/timbuktu-manuscripts-mali
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A small bit of news, and a request. To ask Dylan your question, send an email or voice memo to [email protected].
Or, give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message.
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A map in the archives of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library in Portland, OR may be the key to finding buried treasure that has yet to be found.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/buried-treasure-portland-oregon
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Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at Terrestrials, a Radiolab spinoff show for families that explores strangeness on Earth. In this episode, host Lulu Miller visits some of our planet’s most magical tree stumps – which are anything but dead.
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Writer and friend of the show Colin Dickey tries to destroy Dylan’s holiday cheer with arguments about why Christmas is actually full of monsters from around the world.
(Just a note for parents listening with little ones, Dylan and Colin talk frankly about Santa and his surrounding lore.)
Check out Colin’s Atlas Obscura column, Eerie Feeling.
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Places editors Michelle Cassidy and Diana Hubbell take us on a tour of two mildly disturbing yet lovable works of art.
Plus: If you have a piece of public art that you love to hate – or if you’ve created a work of public art that’s caused a stir – we want to hear from you. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message telling us your name and story. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at [email protected].
- Visa fler
