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Podcast: Black History in Plain Sight with Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle

From an Atlantic City boardwalk to a Black taxidermist's near-ubiquitous work at Chicago's Field Museum.
February 29, 2024
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pencils

Podcast: Jerry’s Hat Museum

A worship of over 16,000 hats… plus 32,000 pens and pencils.
February 28, 2024
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cta

Podcast: Hints of Home

Listeners share places that instantly made them feel at home, from Parisian streets to an ancient Egyptian temple.
February 27, 2024
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black history

Podcast: Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

An institution dedicated to honoring Black American military history got its start in one man's garage.
February 22, 2024
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stone

Podcast: Stone of Destiny

An unassuming rock in a Scottish bar may have quite a royal history.
February 21, 2024
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buildings

Podcast: World's Loneliest House

It looks the part, but it's kind of a misnomer.
February 20, 2024
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weather

Podcast: Boston’s Blue Hill

This iconic hill offers more than just stunning views—it offers a peek back into the history of weather reporting.
February 19, 2024
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temples

Podcast: Damanhur

A complex of psychedelic underground temples—beneath a suburban home in northern Italy.
February 15, 2024
Gastro Obscura
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native american cuisine

Podcast: Owamni

Visit a restaurant dedicated to decolonizing food and honoring Indigenous meal traditions, with its award-winning chef Sean Sherman.
February 14, 2024
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vintage

Podcast: Toy Story

Check out a crazed collection of vintage playthings in Mexico City's vibrant museum scene.
February 13, 2024
Gastro Obscura
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family

Podcast: Robert Is Here

How a humble Florida roadside stand became a tropical fruit destination.
February 12, 2024
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apothecaries

Podcast: Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum

This former general store and medicine shop in Oregon is a perfectly preserved time capsule.
February 8, 2024
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nostalgia

Podcast: Welcome Home

Places in the world that made us instantly feel at home, from the Big Easy to the Magic Kingdom. 
February 7, 2024
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environmental disasters

Podcast: Moynaq

A city in Uzbekistan that was once a port is now in the middle of a desert.
February 6, 2024
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hats

Podcast: Taquile Island

On a tiny island in Lake Titicaca, a knitted hat symbolizes a man’s code of honor, marital status, and love for life.
February 5, 2024
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shaped forests

Podcast: Seeking the (Minnesota-Shaped) Forest Through the Trees - Part 2

The man behind the mysterious project finally shares why.
February 1, 2024
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shaped forests

Podcast: Seeking the (Minnesota-Shaped) Forest Through the Trees - Part 1

If a tree falls in Google Maps, does it make a sound?
January 31, 2024
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otters

Podcast: Hello From the Otter Side

How a “Darth Vader” disguise helps rescue baby pups.
Sponsored by Monterey Bay Aquarium
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diving

Podcast: The Guerrero

Searching for enslaved history once swept away with the tides.
January 29, 2024
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pumpkins

Podcast: A Giant Spectacle in Goffstown

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.
January 25, 2024
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public works

Podcast: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern

This 90-year-old underground reservoir once held 15 million gallons of drinking water for the people of Houston.
January 24, 2024
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shoes

Podcast: Slowjamastan

Grab your passport—we're going to get our groove on.
January 23, 2024
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art outside

Podcast: Whimzeyland

Meet the artists behind Florida’s most unusual home, Whimzeyland.
Sponsored by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
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babylon

5 of Our Favorite Podcasts Exploring Surprising Bits of Human History

From a complaint logged on an ancient tablet to the birth of jazz in a tiny New Orleans public square.
January 19, 2024