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abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast is a bi-weekly episodic series. abandoned takes listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the Unite
Latest Episode12/29/2022

S01E12: The People Who Used to Live Here (Unknown Mansion - Hurley, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 12
In the season one finale of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, follow Blake into his imagination as he recounts his experience exploring an abandoned mansion off a county highway in Ulster County, NY where he reflects on capitalism, exile, and chosen family.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)To read the transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.htmlTo read the original story this episode is based on, click here: https://allamericanruins.medium.com/chapter-11-the-people-who-used-to-live-here-a20a581bae8cLearn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
12/29/2022

S01E12: The People Who Used to Live Here (Unknown Mansion - Hurley, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 12
In the season one finale of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, follow Blake into his imagination as he recounts his experience exploring an abandoned mansion off a county highway in Ulster County, NY where he reflects on capitalism, exile, and chosen family.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)To read the transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.htmlTo read the original story this episode is based on, click here: https://allamericanruins.medium.com/chapter-11-the-people-who-used-to-live-here-a20a581bae8cLearn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
12/15/2022

S01E11: Panic Like the House is on Fire (Unknown House - Kingston, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 11
PANIC LiKe the houƨe iƨ on fiReJoin Blake on his expedition to an abandoned house at the foot of the Catskill Mountains that has been transformed into a makeshift artistic monument honoring climate activist Greta Thunberg--and Mother Nature herself.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)To read the transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.blakepfeil.com/aar-podcast.htmlTo read the original story this episode is based on, click here: https://allamericanruins.medium.com/chapter-12-panic-like-the-hou%C6%A8e-i%C6%A8-on-fire-f673ac5789bdLearn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
12/8/2022

S01E10: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Kings Park Psychiatric Center - Kings Park, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 10
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.(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
10/27/2022

S01E09: The King of Letchworth Village (Letchworth Psychiatric Village - Thiells, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 9
It's 1972, and Geraldo Rivera is on a mission to expose the horrific conditions inside psychiatric hospitals across New York. Fly back in time with Blake where he meets a curious, new imaginary friend named Carl who shows him around the abandoned, infamous psychiatric facility Letchworth Village in Thiells, NY.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)This episode features Sam Simahk.Learn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
9/29/2022

S0108: Norman Bates and Gerald Foos and Me (Sawyerkill Motel - Saugerties, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 8
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.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)This episode features:James StoddardTheo StoddardLearn more: http://www.allamericanruins.com
8/25/2022

S01E07: Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. II (C&D Technologies - Huguenot, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 7
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.)(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)This episode features:Wilder LovingLearn more: https://www.allamericanruins.com
8/11/2022

S01E06: Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. I (Al Tech Specialty Steel Co. - Colonie, NY)

Season 1, Ep. 6
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.(Note: For the best immersive experience, we strongly suggest you wear headphones 🎧 for every episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.)This episode features:Wilder LovingLearn more: https://www.allamericanruins.com