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Are Wild Birds Singing Human Music?

In cool, misty forests along the coast of New South Wales Australia, a group of lyrebirds is suspected of singing human songs they learned in the 1920s. A team of researchers sets out to investigate.

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  Leaning Tower of Niles (Classic)

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  Retracing Historic Journeys with Elise Wortley

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  The Kolache Triangle

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  Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station and 11:45 …

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  Dylan’s Mailbag: A Disturbing Listener Question

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  Gnomesville

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  The Manhattan Well with Lauren Willig

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  The Alresford Spy Toilet

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  Why Is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Sitting Empty?

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  Animal Takeover (Places Edition)

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  Lake Natron (Classic)

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  What Makes a Pest?

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  On the Hunt for Murder Hornets

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  The Black American West Museum

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  Listener Stories of Leaving Home

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  We Want to Know: What’s a Place You Love That Has Defied Its Bad Reputatio…