Which Places With Bad Raps Are Actually Worth Visiting?

Lulu Miller, co-host of Radiolab, joins Dylan Thuras on the Atlas Obscura Podcast to explore places and animals with bad reputations. Lulu introduces her new season of Radiolab's spinoff, Terrestrials, which focuses on animals that need a PR makeover. The podcast episode is about places with bad reputations that people still love. Lulu shares her newfound love for the Chicago River, which has a bad reputation but is actually a thriving ecosystem with wildlife and recreational activities. Listeners call in to share their own stories of places with bad reputations that they love, including Revere Beach in Boston, laundromats, small museums in Brazil, and more. These places may have bad reputations due to pollution, danger, or other criticisms, but the listeners have found beauty and community in these places. The podcast episode is a celebration of the world's strange, and wondrous places. The episode is part of "Bad Rap Week" on the Atlas Obscura Podcast, where Lulu and Dylan explore surprising truths behind people, places, and animals with bad reputations.