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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
  • The Biblioburro

    The Biblioburro
    Jun 24 2025

    In a small rural town in Colombia, one man mounts books on the backs of donkeys and takes to the hills. This is how he operates his bookmobile, aka “Biblioburro.”

    For more information about where to support Luis Soriano’s Biblioburro, visit booksforchangeusa.org
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    12 mins
  • Why Is There a Statue of Columbo in Budapest?

    Why Is There a Statue of Columbo in Budapest?
    Jun 23 2025

    The TV show Columbo, about a loveable schlub detective, is internationally beloved. But Hungary has an extra special relationship with the show, dating all the way back to the 1970s when the communist government banned most other American shows.
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    17 mins
  • The Coffee Palace (Classic)

    The Coffee Palace (Classic)
    Jun 20 2025

    A majestic building in Santos, Brazil used to be the center of the coffee trade.

    Go deeper with professor Ian Read’s work here and read more in the Atlas here.
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    12 mins
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