Witness Docs Presents: The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Mob Queens

Jessica Bendinger & Michael Seligman

Business, News, Psychology, 047524, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Atlas Obscura's mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. Atlas Obscura co-founder and host Dylan Thuras is here to guide you on an audio journey to discover new and hidden places; perhaps on the other side of the world, or perhaps in your own backyard. Once there, you’ll hear stories and history from the incredible people who make these places special. Visit atlasobscura.com/podcast or follow the show in your favorite podcast app! New episodes are available every day, Monday through Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Stefan and I work on the Witness Docs marketing team.
0:05.0	Today we're bringing you a special preview of our latest release.
0:09.6	This new show has the same sharp reporting and deep storytelling that brought you here.
0:15.8	Sit back, put your headphones in and prepare yourself for the best in nonfiction audio.
0:21.4	And while you're at it, make sure to follow us on social media at Witness Docs or visit
0:26.8	witnesspodcasts.com for the latest from our network.
0:32.0	Thank you and happy listening.
0:42.6	They left the town just as they built it.
0:45.8	And it may well stay that way for the next 500 years.
0:52.9	What are we going to leave behind?
0:55.0	What will be left standing when we're no longer here?
0:58.9	Are cities, are landfills?
1:01.1	What will humanity's legacy be once we're gone?
1:06.5	On the archipelago of Spulbart, floating between Norway and the North Pole,
1:10.8	an abandoned Soviet mining town sits frozen in time and in ice.
1:15.3	It's called pyramid, like the pyramids.
1:18.4	And like the pyramids, scientists believe that this town will be preserved for a long, long time.
1:24.0	Thanks to the Arctic climate, a legacy of sorts.
1:30.5	I'm Don Therese and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange,
1:34.6	incredible and wondrous places.
1:37.6	Today, we're visiting this ghost town out there under the northern lights,
1:42.4	way out in the middle of the Arctic sea.
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