Magical Summer Memories Vol. 1 (Classic)

<p>When Elliott Long’s dad started planting a forest of “bottle trees” with trunks of steel and old bottles for leaves, Elliott immediately understood that one day, it would be his job to keep his dad’s forest alive. He wanted nothing to do with it. And then his dad died, and Ell ... Show More

<p>Atop a mountain in a picturesque Colorado town is the frozen corpse of a Norwegian grandpa. We get the tale of how this came to be, from the person who for years has trekked up and down the mountain for this unique preservation mission. </p><p><strong>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:</ ... Show More

<p>Today, we’re sharing an episode from The Detour: a show about going places, that actually goes places. Host Sam O’Brien and geologist Becky Nesel take a trip to the Shawangunk Mountains (aka the Gunks) just a couple hours north of New York City. And Becky shows Sam what makes ... Show More

We just got back from Muskoka, aka Ontario, Canada's cottage country, and decided it would be fitting to reminisce on summer's of our past. We talk about what it was like spending our summers at the cottage, Maddie's first job, summer camp, funny family stories and more. Visit ri ... Show More

Today's story comes to us from our friend Rebecca Cunningham of the Girl Tales podcast. Ginnie and her brother Ambrose were all ready for what they were convinced would be the best summer ever. Unfortunately their parents had different plans, follow along to find out how they end ... Show More

This is the first episode of my new podcast - Journeys! Please let me know if you like the ideas I have for this travel/lifestyle trip. Don't forget to send your travel stories, questions, and/or sell me your country/city by emailing with written or voice message to journeyspodca ... Show More

<p>It’s the end of summer, and today we’re doing a special episode where we talk about some of the most interesting stories from history we discovered on our various summer travels.</p> <p>And we want to hear from you! If there was something you learned that has stuck with you, ... Show More

In this year-end episode, Sally interviews the rest of the HISTORY This Week team about their favorite stories of the year and the most interesting information that didn’t make it into the episodes. We’ll be bringing you some of our favorite classic History This Week episodes thr ... Show More

Our story tonight is called "Summer Vacation" and it’s a story about the feeling of freedom and having lots of time ahead of you to do what you like. It’s also about planning sweet things with someone special, the fresh harvest of the late summer, and enjoying the sights along th ... Show More

Our story tonight is called “At the Summer Fair” and it’s a story about a yearly tradition and how it changes in the different summers of your life. It’s also about plums taken from the icebox, a handmade cup wrapped in paper, and strolling along the river as the streetlights bli ... Show More

<p><strong>"This waterslide was the waterslide to end all waterslides”</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We are taking a break over the summer, so in honour of our final episode of Season 1 we’ve got two Vinyl Cafe stories for you about summer. If you listen carefully you’ll hear somet ... Show More