Introducing the Atlas Obscura Podcast
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
On this bonus episode, we introduce you to a new podcast we think you'll love. It's called the Atlas Obscura Podcast, and it takes you on an audio journey to discover new, strange, and wondrous places from all over the world.
This particular episode is about Pyramiden, an abandoned Soviet mining town, frozen both in time and in ice.
Thanks to its Arctic climate, scientists predict that it will resist decay longer than any other human settlement in modern history.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by the Atlas Obscura podcast, inspiring wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. |
| 0:15.8 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden, and you're listening to a special bonus episode of Out There. |
| 0:22.7 | We're switching things up a little this time. Instead of sharing a story of our own, |
| 0:28.0 | we're going to play you a story from a new podcast that I think you're going to love. |
| 0:33.3 | It's called The Atlas Obscura podcast, and it's made by witness docs and, you guessed it, the travel and experience company Atlas Obscura. |
| 0:44.2 | The podcast is hosted by Dylan Thuris, the co-founder of Atlas Obscura. |
| 0:49.7 | On the show, he and other contributors take your ears on an audio journey to discover new, |
| 0:56.4 | strange, and wondrous places from all over the world. |
| 1:01.5 | Each episode is 15 minutes or less, so it's great for those of us with busy schedules. |
| 1:07.3 | If you follow the show in your favorite podcast app, you'll get a new episode in your feed every day, Monday through Thursday. |
| 1:14.4 | That's right, this is a daily podcast. |
| 1:17.6 | Not only does Atlas Obscura introduce you to new and amazing locations, but you'll also hear stories and history from the people who make these places special. |
| 1:50.9 | Music hear stories and history from the people who make these places special. So without further ado, let's listen to an episode of the Atlas Obscura podcast. |
| 2:11.3 | We're going to hear about Pyramidon, an abandoned Soviet mining town, frozen in both time and in ice. Thanks to its Arctic climate, scientists predict that it will resist decay longer than any other human settlement in modern history. |
| 2:37.4 | So now, close your eyes and prepare to be transported straight to pyramid. They left the town just as they built it. And it may well stay that way for the next 500 years. What are we going to leave behind? |
| 2:39.9 | What will be left standing when we're no longer here? |
| 2:43.8 | Our cities, our landfills, what will humanity's legacy be once we're gone? |
| 2:51.0 | On the archipelago of Svalbard, floating between Norway and the North Pole, an abandoned |
| 2:56.3 | Soviet mining town sits frozen in time and in ice. |
| 3:00.3 | It's called pyramided, like the pyramids. |
| 3:03.3 | And like the pyramids, scientists believe that this town will be preserved for a long, long time, |
| 3:08.3 | thanks to the Arctic climate. A legacy of sorts. |
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