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Atlas Obscura Presents: “Windsor Hum” from Twenty Thousand Hertz

Atlas Obscura Presents: “Windsor Hum” from Twenty Thousand Hertz

FromThe Atlas Obscura Podcast


Atlas Obscura Presents: “Windsor Hum” from Twenty Thousand Hertz

FromThe Atlas Obscura Podcast

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today’s episode comes from Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. On their show, they’ve explored topics like the sounds of other planets, the mind blowing ways that insects communicate, and secret spy messages that are broadcast on the radio.In this episode, they take you to the US-Canadian border, where, in 2011, residents of Windsor, Ontario started experiencing a strange rumbling hum that rattled dishes and kept people awake at night. Then, after years of getting nowhere, the mystery of the Windsor Hum was finally solved... Or was it? 
Released:
Apr 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories.