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In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Obscura Places team describe their mission to grow our community and include more wonderful and curious locations in Africa, Asia, and South America. Two recent entries that caught their attention include a market in Medeber, Eritrea, and a women’s center in Kigali, Rwanda.

Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.

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