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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Nevada Week: Molossia

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

This micronation about an hour outside of Reno draws visitors from all over the world. This episode was produced in partnership with Travel Nevada and is part of Nevada Week, where we bring you stories all week from the Silver State. LEARN MORE about Molossia at: https://www.molossia.org/ and Travel Nevada here: https://travelnevada.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, so this week we're going to be spending the next five days and

0:04.9

five episodes in one place or at least in one state in the curious offbeat and

0:12.3

perhaps the most out there state in the Union, the one and only, Nevada.

0:20.0

We are going to be traveling from a sublime art experience hidden in a shopping mall in Las Vegas

0:25.9

to the atomic bomb test in the desert.

0:28.7

We will just be criss-crossing the silver state all week long in partnership with Travel Nevada.

0:34.7

Join us on this desert road trip.

0:37.8

After this. If you're driving down Route 50 near Dayton, Nevada, about an hour outside of Reno,

0:55.7

there is one spot where you may have to pop your trunk for an inspection.

1:01.5

You will know it from the blue white and green flags flying all about and from the guy running

1:07.9

out to meet you.

1:09.6

He's dressed in an army green military suit covered in metals with a shiny ribbon sash and big

1:16.8

sunglasses on. This is no truck stop or state line. It's a kind of international border. You have just

1:26.8

entered the micronation of Molossia. We have quite a few rules, so for example you can't bring onions or spinach into the country.

1:37.0

Here's the guy who is doing your customs inspection.

1:40.0

He is also Molossiusius founder and its president and it's lots of other things.

1:48.6

This is Kevin Baugh.

1:49.6

Because I don't like onions and spinach.

1:51.9

And I'm a dictator so I can say what we can have.

1:55.0

Did I say president?

1:57.0

I meant dictator.

1:58.0

And then let's see what else we have.

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