Moments of Hark

July 2025

From a musical road to the world's biggest claw machine, here are this month's podcast moments that made us say "wow!"

From a musical road to the world's biggest claw machine, here are this month's podcast ... more

Curated byHark Editors

21 CLIPS1 HR 45 MINS

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The Biblioburro

In a small town in rural Colombia, one man mounts books on the backs of donkeys and takes to the hills.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

6 MINS

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An Immigrant Love Story

The U.S. is a nation of immigrants, and as we approach July 4th, here’s a beautiful love story that spans oceans and continents.

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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The Competitive Eating Power Couple

Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry share how they met at a hot dog eating contest, fell in love, and got engaged after Nick ate 50 hard-boiled eggs in three minutes.

This is Love

5 MINS

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How Jeopardy's Theme Started as a Lullaby

The incredible story of how Merv Griffin wrote a lullaby for his 3-year-old son and turned it into the iconic think time music on Jeopardy.

How Jeopardy's Theme Started as a Lullaby

Twenty Thousand Hertz

3 MINS

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Inside Wimbledon's Legendary Queue

There's a unique tradition at Wimbledon of camping overnight to get tennis tickets... as long as you follow the 17 pages of rules first.

Sportly

4 MINS

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The Epic Race to Spot 10,000 Birds

Inspector Peter Kessner reveals how he tried to become the first man to see 10,000 bird species, only to find a mysterious rival vying to beat him.

Pablo Torre Finds Out

6 MINS

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The "Dude Chilling" Park Rebellion

The wonderful story of how a cheeky unofficial park sign sparked a city-wide controversy and eventually became Vancouver's most beloved park name.

The Allusionist

5 MINS

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Howard Hughes and the World's Biggest Claw Machine

The dramatic story of a mission to secretly retrieve a sunken Soviet submarine without the enemy finding out, using the world's biggest claw machine.

Howard Hughes and the World's Biggest Claw Machine

Outside/In

7 MINS

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The Surprising Way New Emoji Get Approved

Only around 4 to 8 of the 500+ proposals for new emojis make it through each year. The process is incredibly competitive, and surprisingly political.

The Surprising Way New Emoji Get Approved

The Economics of Everyday Things

4 MINS

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The Accidental Birth of the Michelin Guide

How Michelin created the world's most prestigious restaurant rating system simply to sell more tires.

The Accidental Birth of the Michelin Guide

The Best Idea Yet

4 MINS

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The Lifeguard Who Waited 40 Years for a Hot Dog

Reggie Jones was a lifeguard on Long Island for 64 years. One time, when a friend went off to get a hot dog, he had a long wait…

The Lifeguard Who Waited 40 Years for a Hot Dog

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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When the Sound Dies at Your Big MSG Show

14,000 people at a Vulfpeck concert suddenly can't hear anything. The mixing console has crashed at the worst possible moment, and the engineer has gone missing...

When the Sound Dies at Your Big MSG Show

Twenty Thousand Hertz

5 MINS

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Why Sunglasses Make You Look Cool

The surprising psychology behind why sunglasses became the ultimate symbol of coolness - and it has little to do with the sun.

Articles of Interest

5 MINS

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The Car Crash

Oscar Saavedra ran a stop sign one night and got into an accident. He knew his mom was going to be furious, unless he could hide it from her…

The Moth

4 MINS

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When Paleontologists Went to War Over Dinosaurs

The incredible story of the bitter 19th-century rivalry between paleontologists Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh that involved bribes, spies, and even destroyed fossils.

When Paleontologists Went to War Over Dinosaurs

The Allusionist

4 MINS

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The Musical Road

In Lancaster, California, there’s a road that plays the William Tell Overture when you drive over it.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

5 MINS

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The Moon Olympics

Astronaut Charlie Duke was the 10th person to walk on the moon and he wanted to do something special to mark it. But his idea for the Moon Olympics didn’t go as planned.

The Infinite Monkey Cage

3 MINS

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A Stranger's Bold Prediction About Love

On a London escalator, a mysterious woman makes an uncanny prediction about two young travelers that changes everything.

Chance Encounters

4 MINS

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The Genius of Tom Lehrer

The Harvard professor-turned musical comedy icon has died, aged 98. And he leaves behind a beloved archive of some of the most treasured (and dark) humorous songs.

Rule Of Three

5 MINS

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Riz Ahmed's Moving Van Heist

Riz Ahmed shares the incredible true story of how his family's entire life was stolen by a moving company while he was filming a movie about transporting precious cargo.

Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

6 MINS

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The Atlantic Quiz

To celebrate the launch of the brand new Games section in The Atlantic, A.J. Jacobs invited the Head of Games Caleb Madison on to the show to give him this fiendish quiz.

Hello, Puzzlers

5 MINS

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21 CLIPS1 HR 45 MINS

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Moments of Hark

July 2025

The Biblioburro

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

An Immigrant Love Story

StoryCorps

The Competitive Eating Power Couple

This is Love

How Jeopardy's Theme Started as a Lullaby

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Inside Wimbledon's Legendary Queue

Sportly

The Epic Race to Spot 10,000 Birds

Pablo Torre Finds Out

The "Dude Chilling" Park Rebellion

The Allusionist

Howard Hughes and the World's Biggest Claw Machine

Outside/In

The Surprising Way New Emoji Get Approved

The Economics of Everyday Things

The Accidental Birth of the Michelin Guide

The Best Idea Yet

The Lifeguard Who Waited 40 Years for a Hot Dog

StoryCorps

When the Sound Dies at Your Big MSG Show

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Why Sunglasses Make You Look Cool

Articles of Interest

The Car Crash

The Moth

When Paleontologists Went to War Over Dinosaurs

The Allusionist

The Musical Road

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

The Moon Olympics

The Infinite Monkey Cage

A Stranger's Bold Prediction About Love

Chance Encounters

The Genius of Tom Lehrer

Rule Of Three

Riz Ahmed's Moving Van Heist

Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers

The Atlantic Quiz

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