Dylan Thuras

You know the drill.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I'll see you next time.

This podcast is brought to you by Navy Federal Credit Union.

[instrumental music plays] Our podcast is a co-production of Atlas Obscura and Sirius XM Podcasts.

The production team for this episode includes Dylan Thuras, Kelly McEvers, Doug Baldinger, Camille Stanley, Johanna Mayer, Manola Morales, Jerome Campbell, Alexa Lim, Casey Holford, and Luce Fleming.

Our theme music is by Sam Tindal.

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Yeah.

[laughs] I'm Dylan Thuras, and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places.

And today, we're headed to a small town in South Bristol, Maine, for an old-fashioned ice harvest.

Thompson's Ice House is about 90 minutes north from Portland, Maine, and it's one of the only places on the planet where people still gather every winter to take part in this particular antiquated process.

If you wanna learn more, be sure to visit atlasobscura.com. There's a link in our episode description.

And our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I will see you next time.

[laughs]

[bagpipes play] I'm Dylan Thuras, and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places.

Today, I'm talking with Ross Jennings, also known as The First Piper.

I started this journey in 2014, and, um, this is cheesy, but it has been life-changing-

There is a link in the episode description.

And our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I will see you next time.

And why is there a glowing blue pool of irradiated water at Reed? Well, because there's a nuclear reactor sitting at the bottom of that pool.

[upbeat music] I'm Dylan Thuras, and this is Atlas Obscura, celebration of the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places.

Today, we're going to the world's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates, and we're gonna find out what happens when you go in the deep end.

More after this.

There is a link in the episode description.

And our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I will see you next time.

[gentle music] Our podcast is a co-production of Atlas Obscura and Stitcher Studios.

The people who make our show include Dylan Thuras, Doug Baldinger, Chris Naake, Camille Stanley, Johanna Mayer, Manola Morales, Beau Delair, Gabby Gladney, Alexa Lim, Casey Holford, and Luz Fleming.

Our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal, and if you like our show, give us a good review and rating wherever you get your podcasts, and make sure to follow us so you never miss an episode.

I'm Amanda McGowan wishing you all the wonder in the world.

John Delore

Our production team includes- Dylan Thuras

Doug Baldinger

Chris Naka

He expanded it to include that we might all be instrument makers and that absolutely everyone is a musician.

I'm Dylan Thuras, and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places.

And today, we are going to join Gunner Schoenbeck's orchestra.

The last time I drove cross-country, I took the northern route.

This episode was mixed by- Luce Fleming.

And our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I will see you next time.

And our theme and end credit music is by Sam Tindal.

I'm Dylan Thuras, wishing you all the wonder in the world.

I will see you next time.

[upbeat music]