The Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a So...

The staff of Atlas Obscura share their new year’s travel resolutions – the things we want to change about how we travel or see the world this year. Plus, we want to hear stories about the interesting or unusual places where you’ve stayed the night. How did you find it? Who did yo ...  Show more

One man in Brooklyn, New York - armed with a homemade boat and an artistic vision - helped transform one of the most polluted industrial waterways in the US.To listen to the Newtown Creek Audio Guide: http://www.newtowncreekfieldguide.com/READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlas ...  Show more

"God only knows what I'd be without you"For artist Kim Lynch God Only Knows is a song that she has carried with her from the moment her father played it to her mother back in their 1960's London home and it's the song that resonated throughout her parents 65 years together. Meanw ...  Show more

What is the story of your name? In this poem, the poet calls on place, ancestors, and history to bear witness to the dignity of their name. They recall how their ancestors “acknowledged my roots grew in two / places” and how their name “is the definition of resilience.” With Blac ...  Show more

The Village People were a smash hit singing group that came and went in under two years. Then other people performed under that name for several decades. This is their story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Compositeur et oudiste franco-arménien, Tigrane Kazazian s’appuie sur la musique traditionnelle arabe pour la transcender et proposer des paysages sonores innovants. Son dernier album en est un parfait exemple avec des morceaux qui évoquent aussi bien la marche dans le désert à l ...  Show more