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Podcast: A Journey Through Death With Joanna Ebenstein

What does our fascination with mortality reveal about who we are?

The Podcast Team March 29, 2024

Burial 19, or B19, contained the remains of a large dog and newborn infant girl.

When Did Dogs Become Our Best Friends?

A poignant, 2,000-year-old burial in northern Italy could be the latest evidence of an ancient friendship.

Gemma Tarlach March 20, 2024

Podcast: The Grave of XYZ

A bank robber’s burial site is still six feet deep with mystery.

The Podcast Team March 11, 2024

Jacksonville, Florida

Grave of Laura Adorkor Kofi

The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.

Surprise! You Own a Long-Lost Cemetery

Families across the U.S. are finding each other through a forgotten, historically Black graveyard.

Sheeka Sanahori February 28, 2024

Westminster, Vermont

Grave of William French

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.

London, England

Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

An Arctic tern in flight; the seabirds were a critical source of food for the Beothuk people of Newfoundland, and also likely inspired some of their funerary traditions.

In Newfoundland, a Bird Spirit May Have Guided a Lost Culture's Dead

For centuries, the Beothuk people relied on seabirds to survive—and likely to find their way to the afterlife.

Nicky Nielsen February 7, 2024

John Horne has uncovered the stories of numerous people buried in Nothern State Mental Hospital's cemetery, including this grave belonging to Jessie Comer, a 34-year-old housewife who died of uterine cancer in 1914.

One Man’s Fight To Save a Mental Hospital's Forgotten Cemetery

John Horne is determined to preserve the stories of those who were left behind.

Bess Lovejoy February 1, 2024

Grave of Jose Perfino

Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.

Highgate Cemetery, England

10 Cemeteries to See Before (or After) You Die

Ponder the thin veil between worlds at these beautiful, spooky, and surprising graveyards.

Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024

After a 1906 killing, a half-century battle followed.

A Murderous Gravestone Grudge Carved a New Law Into Stone

When murder won’t rest in peace.

Max Longley January 11, 2024

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilmuir Cemetery

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.

The squirrel monkey known as Miss Baker helped usher in the wonders of space exploration—and is the topic of one of our favorite classic podcast episodes.

5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes to Celebrate Winter Wonder

From mysterious explosions to a squirrel monkey in space, these classic episodes will delight and intrigue you.

The Podcast Team December 29, 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Concorde Nose

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

Podcast: A Return to Recipe Graves

Honoring death with sweet recipes can be a cathartic memorial.

The Podcast Team December 19, 2023

Two stone tombs on a raised stone platform

New Delhi, India

Razia Sultan Tomb

Delhi's only female ruler is buried in this neglected, forgotten tomb.

Kamakura, Japan

Mandarado Burial Grottoes

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.