The Blue Whale of Catoosa (Classic)

<p>We chat with writer Alessio Perrone about what he learned from the people who hunt for Italy’s unexploded bombs, leftover from times of war. </p><p><strong>READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:</strong> <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/italy-unexploded-ordnance" target="_blank ... Show More

<p>Char Adams is the author of Black Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. She chronicles Black-owned bookstores in America – from David Ruggles, all the way to the stores that opened up in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter uprisings.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simple ... Show More

<p>In 1905, a Bulgarian named Stamen Grigorov made a discovery. Inspired by a wave of researchers studying the secret to long life, he decided to put under the microscope a food that he ate daily: yogurt. Today, the Bulgarian bacteria he found is memorialized in a one-of-a-kind m ... Show More

<p>Bjørn Andersen has killed hundreds of minke whales. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/everything-you-never-k ... Show More

<p>After half-a-century in a tank, a beloved orca named Tokitae was about to be freed. Then her life ended, and a moment of reckoning began.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Read more:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: r ... Show More

<p>Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of “<a href="https ... Show More

The Whale of a Tale dynamic due, Atlas and Zavia, head back to the bottom of the Pflugerville Ocean in search of answers about a pirate submarine and the mysterious machine it seems to be guarding. 

We are going on a different kind of adventure today. Join Birdie as she goes on an adventure with twins Zavia and Atlas in the Whale of a Tale submarine! 

<p>For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out w ... Show More

Investigating the black-and-white apex predator of the sea – the killer whale! Able to predate even great white sharks, this marine mammal is the largest member of the dolphin family. From tropical seas, to the Arctic and Antarctic, killer whales (or orcas) are found across the w ... Show More

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Join us for a special preview episode of our new show, Whale of a Tale! Join Atlas and Zavia as they go on their first big adventure to the bottom of the Pflugerville Ocean! What kind of hidden secrets and deep sea adventures will they find themselves in? Only one way to find out ... Show More