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Title: Everything Youve Heard About Chastity Belts Is a Lie

Author: Sarah Laskow

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

What was the chastity belt? You can picture it; youve seen it in many movies and heard references to it across countless cultural forms. Theres even a Seattle band called Chastity Belt. In his 1969 book Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), David R. Reuben describes it as an armored bikini with a screen in front to allow urination and an inch of iron between the vagina and temptation.

"Everything Youve Heard About Chastity Belts Is a Lie" is from atlasobscura.com, published on July 12, 2017.

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Title: The Scandalous Life of Nurse and Adventurer Kate Marsden

Author: Sarah Laskow

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

The Russian village of Sosnovka, in the Sakha Republic, is not the sort of place that a person travels to on a whim. The republic is part of Russias Far Eastern Federal District, which, at 2,382,000 square miles, is nearly the size of India. Across that gigantic area live about 6.3 million people, fewer than in the city of Changsha, China. Though the highway that leads to Sosnovka from Yakutsk, the provincial capital, is being upgraded, not long ago that stretch of more than 300 miles was a dirt road that might take an entire day to traverse.

"The Scandalous Life of Nurse and Adventurer Kate Marsden" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 26, 2017.

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Title: Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys Have Been Around Forever

Author: Ali Jaffe

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

The first time you saw the strange metallic three-pronged gadget, it was likely spinning nonchalantly between the fingers of a coworker or a random guy on the subway or your 10-year-old niece. The early adopter may have informed you that fidget spinners, in addition to their shiny and spinny appeal, reduce stress and help you focus. That reputation has caused spinners to sell out at drugstores, toy stores, and 7-Elevens across the country and top Amazons toy bestsellers list for weeks.

"Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys Have Been Around Forever" is from atlasobscura.com, published on June 5, 2017.

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Title: The 18th-Century Phenomenon of Putting a Filter on a Sunset for Likes

Author: Jen Rose Smith

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

On a mild summer evening in 1769, English poet Thomas Gray found the perfect spot to watch the sun set over the Lake District in the countrys northwestand he didnt come empty-handed. As warm light brushed the sky with color, he carefully positioned his Claude glass, a convex, tinted mirror designed to soften and frame the landscape.

"The 18th-Century Phenomenon of Putting a Filter on a Sunset for Likes" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 25, 2017.

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Title: How the Owner of the Greatest Mystery Bookstore Pulled the Genre out of the Muck

Author: Dan Nosowitz

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

The mystery genre is in a boom. Eight of the top 10 fiction books on the New York Times bestseller list are either straight-ahead mysteriesdetective stories, murder mysteries, propulsive crime novelsor thrillers heavily indebted to or intertwined with the mystery genre. Prestige TV shows are heavily tilted in favor of mysteries; there are two currently-running Sherlock Holmes adaptations, but Top of the Lake, How to Get Away With Murder, Mr. Robot, The OA, Pretty Little Liars, Big Little Lies, Broadchurch, True Detective, and about a billion others are littering our screens, not to mention the true crime trend.

"How the Owner of the Greatest Mystery Bookstore Pulled the Genre out of the Muck" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 22, 2017.

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Title: The Victorian Belief That a Train Ride Could Cause Instant Insanity

Author: Joseph Hayes

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

January, 1865. The peace on a regular English train journey from Carnforth to Liverpool is shattered by one mans deranged laughter and erratic antics. Armed with a gun and attacking the windows to get to the other increasingly frightened passengers, he seems out of control. At the next train stop in Lancaster, the man suddenly becomes calm and serenity is returned. But as the train begins to roll again, his aggression returns. The motion of the train becomes the only means to gauge the mans behavior. His mood changes from one stop to the next, twisting and turning with the carriage.

"The Victorian Belief That a Train Ride Could Cause Instant Insanity" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 12th, 2017.

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Title: Eating Spaghetti by the Fistful Was Once a Neapolitan Street Spectacle

Author: Adee Braun

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

A hungry visitor strolling through the narrow streets of 19th-century Naples would have encountered a wealth of food optionssome more tempting than others. Vendors hawked meats and cakes, women cooked up soups and omelets, and goats patiently awaited milking. Among those vying for attention would have been the pasta-sellers tending to cauldrons brimming with long strands of spaghetti writhing in boiling water. The spaghetti would have been fished out of its scalding bath and handed over to hungry men and women who then would have deftly lowered fistful of the noodles into their mouths in one gulp. These were the macaroni-eaters of Naples.

"Eating Spaghetti by the Fistful Was Once a Neapolitan Street Spectacle" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 8, 2017.

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Title: The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste

Author: Eric Grundhauser

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

In addition to developing the weapon that changed well everything, the Manhattan Project is the source of countless fascinating stories of innovation and intrigue. But not all of them can be considered successes, in retrospect. Sometimes they are tales of blind alleys, lost causes, and honest failures. There is, among these stories, the case of the secret team that was tracking Nazi attempts to develop nuclear technology during World War IIand instead found a nuclear-tinged marketing scheme. It came to be known as Operation Toothpaste.

"The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste" is from atlasobscura.com, published on May 5, 2017.

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Title: The Surprisingly Long Life of a Club for Eating Steak

Author: Natalie Zarrelli

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-05-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

Every Saturday from November through June in the mid-1700s, a theater in London played host to an elegant steak dinner. There, men gathered around a banquet table and sang songs about beef and England. When a new member joined, they were made to kiss a beef bone. Each attendee wore a blue coat with buttons that read Beef and Liberty. This was the Sublime Society of Beefsteaks, or the Beefsteak Club.

The Surprisingly Long Life of a Club for Eating Steak is an Audible Audio-First Exclusive courtesy of Atlas Obscura, published on May 5, 2017.

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Title: When Going out Without a Hat Was Grounds for Scandal

Author: Tao Tao Holmes

Narrator: Mike DelGaudio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-28-17

Publisher: Atlas Obscura

Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration

Publisher's Summary:

Back in the day, women with bare heads may as well have been naked.

"When Going Out Without a Hat Was Grounds for Scandal" is from atlasobscura.com, published on March 16, 2017.