Bizarre Travel Tales podcast

Bizarre Travel Tales podcast

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Bizarre Travel Tales podcast episodes

  • Very strange sister cities! Is Shakespeare's theater a faux Globe?

    In this episode: Three towns that have really unfortunate names find there's strength in pairing up as the "League of Extraordinary Communities." Considering how many "authentic" recreations of the Globe Theater there are, how come no one knows what the original looked like?

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    Written & produced by @SpudHilton

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    9 min
  • Portland's famously unknown statue! Fixing ATMs in Antarctica!

    In this episode of Bizarre Travel Tales: Public art statue in Portland should be called "Attack of the 50-foot Woman's Lawyers"! If it's hard to believe there are ATMs in Antarctica, imagine being the guy who has to go fix them! An Italian guy misplaces his car during Oktoberfest — for more than a month!

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    Written & produced by @SpudHilton

    Linktree:

    https://linktr.ee/bizarretraveler

    Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/bizarretraveler/

    Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/BizarreTraveler

    12 min
  • Soviet spaceships in Kansas! Teddy bear trauma! Stuck on It's a Small World!

    In this episode: Troves of Cold War space-race history finds a home in the Heartland at the Cosmosphere museum in Kansas! EasyJet stops a 6-year-old girl from flying with her stuffed bear, calling it "excess baggage." A Disneyland guest sues after being stuck on the "It's a Small World" ride — and wins.

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    Subscribe: https://podfollow.com/1468333563

    Written & produced by @SpudHilton

    Linktree:

    https://linktr.ee/bizarretraveler

    Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/bizarretraveler/

    Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/BizarreTraveler

    11 min
  • Grounded: What's a road-trip song — and what's not

    Whether it's "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash or Chuck Berry's version of "Route 66," road-trip anthems are a great part of travel culture. But there's a big difference between "road-trip songs" and "songs that are fun to play on a road-trip." On this episode of GROUNDED!, I talk about the difference and why it matters.

    7 min

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Longtime travel journalist Spud Hilton focuses on stories about the wild and weird side of the planet and the people who roam around it.