abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
Season 3 Bonus | In Which I Let You Go at an Abandoned Security Gatehouse (Schrade Cutlery Factory - Ellenville, NY)
Season 3 Bonus | In Which I Let You Go at an Abandoned Security Gatehouse (Schrade Cutlery Factory - Ellenville, NY)
On the one-year anniversary of his best friend Julie’s death, Blake makes his way to the ruins of the Schrade Cutlery Factory in Ellenville, NY.
Season 3, Episode 12 | The People Who Used to Live Here, Part II: The Giant Beige House at the End of a Very Long Driveway
Season 3, Episode 12 | The People Who Used to Live Here, Part II: The Giant Beige House at the End of a Very Long Driveway
Wander through fantastical realm of a real giant beige house (at the end of a very long driveway), abandoned and hidden on the banks of a famous river in New York-- where you’ll meet the ghost of the old woman and connect the dots between this story and “The People Who Used to Live Here, Part 1” from Season 1.
The People Who Used to Live Here, Part I (A Season 1 Re-Release)
The People Who Used to Live Here, Part I (A Season 1 Re-Release)
In preparation for the season 3 finale, “The People Who Used to Live Here, Part II: The Giant Beige House at the End of a Very Long Driveway,” we’re diving back into the archives for this special re-release of “The People Who Used to Live Here, Part I.” You know; for context. This episode originally aired on December 29, 2022.
Season 3, Episode 11 | Frozen in Time (Borden Farmhouse - Wallkill, NY)
Season 3, Episode 11 | Frozen in Time (Borden Farmhouse - Wallkill, NY)
Feeling trapped in their Covid bubble, Blake and his pandemic pod-mate Isabel explore an abandoned Hudson Valley farmhouse where Isabel discovers the Borden family’s influence on the country’s dairy industry and reconciles with childhood ghosts.
Season 3 Bonus | The Anti-Ruin: Michael Townsend and the Secret Mall Apartment
Season 3 Bonus | The Anti-Ruin: Michael Townsend and the Secret Mall Apartment
What does it look like to revitalize an abandoned space - that’s situated inside an active and excessively large shopping mall - in 2005? On this special bonus episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, you’ll meet Michael Townsend, one of the eight artists who, from 2005-2008, did just that: built a secret apartment inside the Providence Place Mall.
Season 3, Episode 10 | Star Wars Dad (Mountain Drive-In - South Fallsburg, NY)
Season 3, Episode 10 | Star Wars Dad (Mountain Drive-In - South Fallsburg, NY)
While exploring the ruins of a once-popular drive-in movie theater, Blake thinks about his complicated relationship with his father, reimagining a screening of Star Wars that they attended together the year John was diagnosed with stage IV mesothelioma.
Season 3, Episode 9 | A Finnish Ghost Story (Unknown Cabin - Pohjola, Finland)
Season 3, Episode 9 | A Finnish Ghost Story (Unknown Cabin - Pohjola, Finland)
Deep in the woods of the Finnish countryside sits a quaint house, red, and completely abandoned. In this international episode of abandoned, follow Blake inside where he has a run-in with a ghost-- and not an imaginary one.
Season 3, Episode 8 | Someone Lives Here (Unknown Casa - Merida, Mexico)
Season 3, Episode 8 | Someone Lives Here (Unknown Casa - Merida, Mexico)
“Abandoned” doesn’t always mean “empty,” and in one particular vacant mini-mansion in Merida, Mexico, that is precisely the case. Continuing on his international circuit, join Blake as he spins an imaginary folk tale about the people who used to live in this house, while wandering its halls and reflecting on family, poetry, and gun violence.
Season 3, Episode 7 | Fear (Homemakers Custom Draperies - Niagara Falls, NY)
Season 3, Episode 7 | Fear (Homemakers Custom Draperies - Niagara Falls, NY)
Formerly a curtain shop in Niagara Falls, NY, a strange abandoned commercial space overlooking the St. Lawrence Seaway draws Blake in as he ruminates on fear, in all of its unknowable power and mystery.
About the Show
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. Along the way, abandoned asks critical questions about American history, culture, community, economics, the environment, and mental health while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
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