Podcasts about world's hidden wonders

With co-founder / co-author Joshua Foer https://www.atlasobscura.com/unique-gifts/atlas-obscura-book

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to callers to hear your thoughts on the latest regarding the House impeachment inquiry. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed a series of headlines surrounding this year's World Series. Boston Globe cannabis reporter Dan Adams discussed the impact of Massachusetts’ vaping ban on local marijuana retail shops,** **and other headlines related the state’s marijuana sector. Food writer Corby Kummer discussed new revelations about ethical cocoa farming in West Africa, and a spiking interest in healthy vending machine options. We opened lines to callers to ask: do you want to see healthier options in your vending machines? CNN’s John King discussed Tuesday's impeachment hearing testimony from Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, and Rep. Scott Lynch's ambitions to become chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Joshua Foer, co-author of “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders,” discussed the guide’s second edition.

Stephanie Sabol, Executive Director, Brand Management at Penguin Young Readers, talks about The Penguin Hotline, and writer friends share their most recommended books.  Stephanie Sabol and Book Recommendation Episode Stephanie Sabol The Penguin Hotline Who is Bruce Springsteen? by Stephanie Sabol The Who Was? series Where is the Solar System? What Was the Titanic? Jeff Kinney Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz Once and for All by Sarah Dessen The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr Warcross by Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson American Street by Ibi Zoboi I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Here We Are: Feminism For the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen Suspect by Robert Crais Vanguard (Genesis Fleet book #1) by Jack Campbell Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Looking for Alaska by John Green The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett World Without End by Ken Follett  A Column of Fire by Ken Follett Grant by Ron Chernow Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Hallelujah Anyway by Annie Lamott Bird by Bird by Annie Lamott Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul by Jeremiah Moss Vanishing New York, the blog by Jeremiah Moss Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, Dylan Thuras Los Angeles, Portrait of a City Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: Fifty Years of New York Magazine by The Editors of New York Magazine The Education of Margot Sánchez by Lilliam Rivera (listen to her First Draft interview here) Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson (listen to her First Draft episode here) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon (listen to her First Draft episode here) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (listen to her First Draft interview here)  White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg Gray Wolf Island by Tracey Neithercott On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marcheta These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore Winner Take All by Laurie Devore Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft interview here) Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser Light Years by Emily Ziff Griffin (listen to her First Draft interview here)  Sun in Days by Meghan O'Rourke The Dark Dark: Stories by Samantha Hunt Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan (listen to her First Draft interview here) Marlena by Julie Buntin Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Insecure (TV show) Mirage by Somaiya Daud (listen to her First Draft interview here) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli Die for Me by Amy Plum (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Power by Naomi Alderman Pierre François: 5th Grade Mishaps by Laurie Ann Stephens A Song to Take the World Apart by Zan Romanoff (listen to her First Draft interview here) Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff Ship It by Britta Lundin Ten by Gretchen McNeil (listen to her First Draft interview here) I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by Gretchen McNeil  #MURDERTRENDING by Gretchen McNeil The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry (listen to her First Draft interview here) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

A Hidden Forest Full of Monsters, A Genius Middle Finger, and the Best Place to Play Pinball and Wash Your Clothes: All That And More as Tonight as We Welcome Dylan Thuras, co-founder of Atlas Obscura.                               Walk Out Tune ~ They Might Be Giants ~ IstanbulDylan's pursuit of the unusual began as a teenager exploring abandoned buildings in the mid-west and eventually took him and his wife Michelle to Budapest for a year, to exploring Eastern Europe's obscure and wondrous locales. After co-producing an evening of wonders with Joshua Foer, the two began hatching plans for their next big project. Creating a way for curious travelers to find the hidden wonders of the world seemed like a heck of a lot of fun, and the Atlas Obscura was born.Special Thanks to Knew Amsterdam Check Them Out! 

Dr. Lydia Kang is the co-author of "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything." You will be amazed to hear just some of the "remedies" we now know are either worthless or dangerous. Plus, the medical reason (read: excuse) for the invention of the vibrator! Next, another co-author and another book. This one is called "Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders." Dylan Thuras gives us a glimpse into this book filled with stuff you've never heard of, including tree lobsters! Plus, Phil and the friends, Sylar Cuarisma and Mike Walters bring you these stories: The 11 people KFC follows on Twitter. The Piano Man increases his progeny giving hope to old guys everywhere. Radio host asks for a pay cut. Elderly husband takes a walk to look for a suitable kidney for his wife. Crocodile Hunter's family amps up the TV show tradition he established. Order a home via Amazon. Order a burrito delivered by Google drone. Facial recognition works on your pets. Most sicks days you aren't truly sick. Guy get settlement for jail time after police mistook Kryspy Kreme donut glaze for crystal meth. Exercise can kill white guys but not black guys, say suddenly racist scientists. And finally, beware of aggressive turkeys.

Pack your bags, because it’s time for our episode about non-fiction Travel books! We talk about haunted libraries, North Korea, Komodo dragons, and lightning farms. Plus: Technical difficulties! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Books We Read (or tried to) Displacement: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras (and the website!) The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA by Doug Mack Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World by Suzy Hansen White Sands by Geoff Dyer Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine Eerie America: Travel Guide of the Macabre by Eric R. Vernor and Kevin Eads Tomes of Terror: Haunted Bookstores and Libraries by Mark Leslie My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth by Wendy E. Simmons Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle Also try out Delisle’s other books Burma Chronicles and Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China Atlas of Cursed Places: A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations by Olivier Le Carrer Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Andrew X. Pham America in an Arab Mirror: Images of America in Arabic Travel Literature: An Anthology edited by Kamal Abdel-Malek Links, Articles, and Things PHX Zine Fest! October 22nd! We’ll be there. Come say “Hi”. Palmyra Atoll - the only incorporated part of the USA that’s not a state (and for an uninhabited island, this is a surprisingly long and interesting Wikipedia article) Next Goal Wins (documentary) Fa’afafine LibGuide on Haunted Libraries Aokigahara/Suicide Forest Questions What sort of travel books do you like to read? Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the Non-Fiction Travel books we mentioned, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, November 7th, when we’ll be discussing recent books we’ve read that weren't for the podcast! Then come back on Tuesday, November 21st, when we’ll be talking about Dystopian Fiction!

What are our best travel memories with romantic partners? Sexiest? Most frustrating? What part does travel play in our hopeful romantic futures? And what do our desires – highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in between – say about who we are and how we love? On today's show, Ella Morton – co-author of ATLAS OBSCURA: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders – joins to discuss some of her book's most mysterious and romantic offerings. What weird and fascinating food and love destinations are out there for us? And what has traversing the globe seeking out weird wonders done for her love life? And before we even get to that, how do we start on the road to romance if no otherworldly sparks are igniting? As J gets back into the dating world, marching boldly forward even if her health hasn't fully returned, can she date a guy (or, this week, um, three), when her body doesn't have the physical energy to make magic happen? For the healthiest among us, how to we finagle romance from slowly-burning embers? Tune in, as we light 'em up.

Dylan Thuras is the co-founder and creative director at AtlasObscura.com, the popular travel site that revels in the weird, the unexpected, the overlooked, the hidden and the mysterious.  He co-authored a new book based on the site and it's called Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders.   Today we'll talk about some of the strangest attractions the world has to offer including a Fiery crater that has been burning in the desserts of Turkmenistan since 1971, the independent micronation of Sealandia on an abandoned offshore oil platform in the North Sea, and a saloon in the Ukon that serves cocktails garnished with a severed human toe.  Plus hipster tourism, lake monsters, doggie suicide bridges, and the hidden wonders in your neighborhood. If you enjoyed this episode, then order Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders on Amazon and visit www.AtlasObscura.com to read articles, find new travel ideas, and join special Atlas Obscura tours abroad and in your city. Follow Dylan Thuras on Twitter at @DylanThuras and Atlas Obscura at @atlasobscura. Please subscribe to Kickass News and leave us a review. And support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Bowser and Jessica are joined by a very special guest, Dylan Thuras! Dylan is a founder of Atlas Obscura and one of the writers of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders.