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Back to School: Reed College Reactor

9/11/2026 • 13 min

School is back in session for many. So all week, we're bringing you stories from our archive about schools with a little something extra -- unusual traditions, ceremonies and customs. Students at Reed College study things like philosophy, history and English. But for the past 50 years they’ve also had access to a scientific instrument many people have never seen… Play episode

Back to School: The Sul Ross Desk
Back to School: Tina Turner Museum
Back to School: Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit
Back to School: Rites of Passage
Unpacking an Incredible Journey with Thor Pedersen
Captain Becky’s Wind-Powered Boat (Classic)
Your Intergenerational Travel Stories
Studying the World’s Largest Parrot Colony with Juan Masello (Classic)
These Bats Hang in the Suburbs
Skinny Houses (Classic)
The Dolly Parton Song We Can All Look Forward To
Did This Cursed Ring Inspire J.R.R. Tolkien?
Sailing Stones
Hogan's Alley
Close to the Edge Part 2 (Classic)
Close to the Edge Part 1 (Classic)
Amazing Abandoned Places with Cal Flyn
False Crypts Across the World
Great Plains Dinosaur Museum (Classic)
Tell Us Your Intergenerational Travel Stories
Koutammakou (Classic)
The Flatswoods Monster with Emily Zarka
ELDA Castle
The Cave House in Mexico City
AO Mailbag: Souvenirs and Detours
The Legend of Kelpius
Sibyl’s Cave
Traveling All 63 U.S National Parks with Grandma Joy
Robot Saints (Classic)
The World Erotic Art Center
The Museum That Began in One Woman’s House (Classic)
Germany’s Most Romantic Post Office Box
The Hotel That Gave ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ Its Name
Your '50 States' Quests
The Sul Ross Desk (Classic)
The Big Duck (Classic)
The Syrian Sweets Shop in Erdogan’s Turkey
Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum (Classic)
The Everyman’s Science Museum
True Blue Places
In The Heart Of NYC, A Refuge For Birds (Classic)
Checking Into Hotel Imperial with Deborah Cohen (Classic)
Beyond the Game: Spotting Miss Manhattan
The (Real) Kool-Aid Man
Beyond the Game: Take A Seat in Dallas
Tell Us: Have You Visited all 50 States?
Taquile Island (Classic)
Running 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Days
Beyond the Game: Just Outside Miami, Robert Is Here

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