abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast

Sep 06 2024 43 ep. 56
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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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In Memoriam: What Would Julie Do? (A Season 2 Re-Release)

Sep 06 2024 26 mins  
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Jul 18 2024 14 mins  
In this special bonus episode, Blake returns to the abandoned Nevele Grande Hotel where he says goodbye to one of his All-American Ruins muses, Shelley Duvall.To read the transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.htmlTo learn more, visit: http://www.allamericanruins.com You can join the All-American Ruins Expedition Club now: https://plus.acast.

Sunset Town: A Memory Poem (George's Music - Orlando, FL)

Jun 27 2024 6 mins  
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May 30 2024 25 mins  
Urban explorers Louis Inghilterra and Fletcher Petrucci met in the unlikeliest of places: an abandoned hospital in Denver, CO. Celebrate Pride 2024 with this bonus episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast as host Blake Pfeil profiles Louis and Fletcher’s unique journey to finding queer companionship and love inside the ruins of America.This episode was featured in Peo

A 10,000 Year-Old Story: All-American Ruins & Human Nature Odyssey

Apr 11 2024 32 mins  
Transmedia storyteller Alex Leff is the host of Human Nature Odyssey, a podcast that takes a unique look at humanity, civilization, and the fate of the world. In this bonus episode (which originally aired as a bonus episode for Human Nature Odyssey Patreon subscribers), join Alex as he interviews Blake where they discuss, what else? Abandoned spaces. Special thanks to Ale

Gratitude Transmissions from The Book of Exeter

Mar 28 2024 11 mins  
Blake explores a passage about ruins from The Book of Exeter, the oldest known and largest collection of Old English literature. Join him as he revisits a poetic, 10th century urbex perspective while reflecting on his gratitude for the reception of season 2-- and listen in for some exciting news about what’s next for abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.Catch All-American Ru

Sober (Neuweiler Brewery - Allentown, PA)

Feb 29 2024 14 mins  
In the season 2 finale of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, join Blake as he reflects on his journey to sobriety while wandering the ruins of the Neuweiler Brewery, where he narrowly escapes a run-in with security.This episode features:Isabel WilderNik Magill(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandone

Zombies (AFI Industries - Port Jervis, NY)

Feb 15 2024 15 mins  
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A Chance Encounter (Pass Creek Market - Curtin, OR)

Feb 01 2024 20 mins  
The accidental discovery of a curious abandoned space leads Blake to a chance encounter -- with a man named Steez. Join Blake as he explores the ruins of Pass Creek Market in Curtin, OR, a casualty of the 2008 housing crisis. And meet Steez, an off-the-grid hippy with an unusual appetite for deep conversation about capitalism, imagination and ghosts.This episode features:Jeremiah W

Sex, Drugs, Depression (Central Middle-High School - Painter, VA)

Jan 18 2024 18 mins  
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