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On Fridays this October, we're surfacing strange, incredible, sometimes haunted and sometimes spooky places. This episode takes us back to1976, when a television crew filming an episode of the show “The Six Million Dollar Man” descended on a rundown funhouse in Long Beach, Califo ... Show More

Telescope tourist, rocket scientist and STEAM educator Summer Ash gives us the nitty gritty on the V.L.A. - a 22-mile telescope in New Mexico whose formal name is literally “Very Large Array.” We talk about how this observatory works and what cosmic wonders it’s detected. Hosted ... Show More

Today, we go to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, and meet the two historians who are working to better connect us to the mysteries and beauty of the human body. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona ... Show More

Scientists have discovered creatures living on an island made of rubbish. 

In this two-part special, we remember a community of forgotten people cast out to a remote Hawaiian island. http://donate.storycorps.org/podcastSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship ... Show More

If you land on a deserted island, you might be tempted to search for the basic stuff first -- food, water, shelter, and so on -- but don't forget to keep an eye out for guano! Why, you ask? Well, due to a relatively obscure law, the presence of guano on a deserted island may allo ... Show More

This 2018 episode covers an uninhabited Italian island that has come to be called all manner of scary things, including, "plague island," "island of ghosts," and "the Venetian island of no return."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

There's boars...loose...aboot this hoose!abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com for all your messages!Abroad in Japan is the podcast devoted to the most unique country in the world. Subscribe for new podcasts twice a week, every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor ... Show More

On the island of Naxos, Anthony Bourdain dives to a sunken shipwreck, drinks raki with the locals, and samples cuisine fresh from a fishing boat. Original Airdate: Season 7, 2016. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your a ... Show More

<p>In the wake of disaster, Amazon employees petition to keep their phones with them as they work. Biologists conclude mass poisoning is the best way to combat an island's invasive population of mice. Scientists are, apparently not for the first time, making some pretty serious b ... Show More

Microbiologist Alisa Kazarina describes how cutting edge research at the crossroads of archaeology and microbiology can trace humanity's physical development while providing insight on how to treat contemporary diseases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ... Show More

This uninhabited island off the coast of Thailand may look like a secluded paradise. But with century-old graveyards and a history of malaria outbreaks, hundreds of people call this island home — just none of them are living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices ... Show More

Pig hunting is popular on the Chatham Islands, attracting tourists and providing kai, but the pig population has got out of control and residents say that's causing widespread damage. Tess Brunton reports.