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Stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 5 | San Francisco
Curated by Annetta Black
Please join us at Public Works for our TENTH ANNUAL end of the year celebration of odd bits and outliers, strange tales, eclectic offerings, and stories that refuse be defined by any one theme
Dec 12 | New York City
Curated by Olivia Owre-Bell
A perfectly peculiar potpourri of obscure tales in the fields of art, history, adventure, and science
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We are excited to announce the debut of the Odd Salon podcast, featuring updated and remixed favorites from the live stage plus all new stories from our fabulous speakers.
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“Odd Salon is one of the last great vestiges of Bay Area curiosity culture. They have found exactly the right blend of avid amateurs, appropriate production values, and fantastic research. We need more institutions like this.”
Alexander RoseExecutive Director, Long Now Foundation & Fellow of Odd Salon
"Odd Salon might sound like a place to get your curls set for Burning Man, but it is in fact a series of evening cocktail gatherings in which speakers, from the amateur to the professionally obsessed, present lectures on odd topics."
Time Out Magazine
"Odd Salon is for the curious, the ones who peek around corners, explore on weekends, remove their earbuds and open their eyes to observe and listen during their commute."
Amy WiddowsonFounding Fellow of Odd Salon
"These are talks about adult topics like historic jerks and animals behaving badly to tales of tragically bad luck. Luckily, there are adult beverages served, which make the darker stories, and just being an adult in general, far more palatable."
Thrillist
“In a world too often divided by what we think or believe, Odd Salon is an oasis of knowledge where all are welcome to drink.”
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