abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
All-American Ruins
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abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States and around the world. Along the way, abandoned asks critical questions about American history and culture, community, economics, the environment, and mental health while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
- Winner: Catalyst Content Festival (2024 - Best Podcast), Parapod Podcast Awards (2024 - Best History Podcast), PopCon Podcast Awards (2024 - Best History Podcast), MN WebFest (2024 - Best Drama Podcast, Best Podcast Editing), NJ Web Fest (2024 - Best Podcast Environmental Sound Design), Swedish International Film Festival (Best Podcast), Zepstone Arts Festival (2024 - Best Fictional Podcast Script)
- Nominee: UK Press Gazette Future of Media Awards (2024 - Regional Podcast of the Year), Signal Awards (2024 - Best Experimental Podcast, Best Indie Podcast, Most Innovative Listening Experience, Best Writing of an Individual Episode), Ambie Awards (2024 - Best Indie Podcast), NZ Web Fest (Best Non-Fiction Podcast Concept), Sydney Web Fest (Best Non-Fiction Podcast)
- Official Selection: UK International Radio Drama Festival (2024), Croatia Radiotelevision’s 27th Prix Marulic (2024), Melbourne Web Fest (2024), On Air Fest (2023)
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Prologue | Anemoia (MWA Dairy Farm - Colorado Springs, CO)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
05/19/22 • 22 min
Setting the scene for abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, host Blake Pfeil travels back in time to his childhood in the mountains of Colorado where he reveals the genesis for his imaginative obsession with American ruins: an abandoned dairy farm.
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Sex, Drugs, Depression (Central Middle-High School - Painter, VA)
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01/18/24 • 18 min
Welcome to Painter, Virginia, home of the abandoned Central Middle-High School. Wander its ghostly hallways with Blake as he reflects on the American education system, explores class warfare, and has a brief encounter with death... and possibly Elizabeth Warren.
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- To read the transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.html
- To read the original story this episode is based on, click here: https://medium.com/@allamericanruins/chapter-21-sex-drugs-depression-354c3da40591
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Kings Park Psychiatric Center - Kings Park, NY)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
12/08/22 • 25 min
Join host Blake Pfeil for this special episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast as he chats with Radio Kingston/WKNY Executive Director Jimmy Buff about his personal experiences at the notorious abandoned psychiatric hospital on Long Island, NY.
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Coyote (Marin Headlands - Sausalito, CA)
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07/21/22 • 21 min
The Marin Headlands is an enormous chunk of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Hillside, cliffside, and waterside all-in-one, the unique geography is dotted by several abandoned military sites. It is also the location of this deeply personal episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, where host Blake Pfeil reflects on divorce, codependency, self-forgiveness, and a surprise encounter with a coyote.
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This episode features:
- Shannon Borden
- Kiebpoli Calnek
- Hayley Downs
- Ryan Pfeil
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Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall (Nevele Grande Hotel & Resort - Ellenville, NY)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
06/16/22 • 17 min
From a young age, Blake had an obsession with Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and fantasized about time traveling back to 1979 to explore the film set. Since that proves to be impossible, the next best thing is an adventure to The Nevele Grande Hotel, an abandoned ski resort near the Catskill Mountains. Join Blake as he wanders the halls of the Borscht Belt hotel with Shelley Duvall while the ghosts of guests past surround them both.
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- Learn more: www.allamericanruins.com
- HUDSY Original All-American Ruins pilot (Official Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSU20660QPY
This episode features:
- Julie Novak
- Erica Brown
- Micah
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Duck and Cover (Saratoga Springs Air Force Base - Stillwater, NY)
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05/30/22 • 22 min
Blake grew up next to the United States Air Force Academy, so it's fitting that his first venture to an abandoned space during the pandemic is an abandoned air force base near Saratoga Springs, NY on Memorial Day 2020. Join Blake as he time-travels to the Cold War-- when the paranoid threat of nuclear war with Russia incited the US government to produce a public awareness campaign (propaganda) starring a cartoon turtle named Bert.
This episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast is dedicated to the People of Ukraine. Happy Memorial Day.
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abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast | Trailer (Season 1)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
05/04/22 • 4 min
Welcome to abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, a bi-weekly episodic audio series. abandoned takes listeners through sonic fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States. Along the way, abandoned asks critical questions about American history and culture, community, capitalism and economics, the environment, and mental health while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)
Learn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
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Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. II (C&D Technologies - Huguenot, NY)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
08/25/22 • 23 min
Fall into part two of Blake’s Erin Brockovich fantasy thriller as he explores the second of two abandoned industrial spaces, infamous for former EPA violations: C&D Technologies in Huguenot, NY. (Listen to "Sometimes I Pretend I'm Erin Brockovich, Part I here.)
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This episode features:
- Wilder Loving
Learn more: https://www.allamericanruins.com
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Norman Bates and Gerald Foos and Me (Sawyerkill Motel - Saugerties, NY)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
09/29/22 • 27 min
In 1960, the world was introduced to the fictional voyeur and motel owner Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's revolutionary horror film Psycho; and in 2016, the world was introduced to the nonfictional voyeur and motel owner Gerald Foos in Gay Talese’s book The Voyeur’s Motel. In this episode of abandoned, host Blake Pfeil is introduced to both (in his imagination) as he wanders the abandoned Sawyerkill Motel just off the New York State Thruway in Saugerties, NY.
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This episode features:
- James Stoddard
- Theo Stoddard
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Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. I (Al Tech Specialty Steel Co. - Colonie, NY)
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
08/11/22 • 20 min
In the first of a two-part episode, fall into Blake’s Erin Brockovich fantasy thriller as he explores two abandoned industrial spaces infamous for former EPA violations. First up: the Al Tech Specialty Steel Corporation, a Superfund site just outside of Albany, NY.
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This episode features:
- Wilder Loving
Learn more: https://www.allamericanruins.com
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How many episodes does abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast have?
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast currently has 44 episodes available.
What topics does abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, American History, History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast?
The episode title 'Prologue | Anemoia (MWA Dairy Farm - Colorado Springs, CO)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast?
The average episode length on abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast is 20 minutes.
How often are episodes of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast released?
Episodes of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast?
The first episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast was released on May 4, 2022.
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