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All-American Ruins

abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United... more

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In Memoriam: What Would Julie Do? (A Season 2 Re-Release)

On Saturday, August 31, 2024, All-American Ruins lost its biggest fan, and host Blake Pfeil lost his greatest urbex buddy:... more

07 Sep 2024 · 26 minutes
Goodbye, I’m Shelley Duvall (Nevele Grande Hotel - Ellenville, NY)

In this special bonus episode, Blake returns to the abandoned Nevele Grande Hotel where he says goodbye to one of... more

18 Jul 2024 · 14 minutes
Sunset Town: A Memory Poem (George's Music - Orlando, FL)

Sometimes, it’s not possible to get inside an abandoned space, but the ghosts that may still linger among the ruins... more

27 Jun 2024 · 6 minutes
Loving with Abandon in America's Ruins: Louis and Fletcher

Urban explorers Louis Inghilterra and Fletcher Petrucci met in the unlikeliest of places: an abandoned hospital in Denver, CO. Celebrate... more

30 May 2024 · 25 minutes
A 10,000 Year-Old Story: All-American Ruins & Human Nature Odyssey

Transmedia storyteller Alex Leff is the host of Human Nature Odyssey, a podcast that takes a unique look at humanity, civilization,... more

11 Apr 2024 · 32 minutes
Gratitude Transmissions from The Book of Exeter

Blake explores a passage about ruins from The Book of Exeter, the oldest known and largest collection of Old English... more

28 Mar 2024 · 11 minutes
Sober (Neuweiler Brewery - Allentown, PA)

In the season 2 finale of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, join Blake as he reflects on his journey to... more

29 Feb 2024 · 14 minutes
Zombies (AFI Industries - Port Jervis, NY)

Overlooking the dusty trijunction of Port Jervis, NY sits the ruins of the AFI Packaging Plant. Join Blake on his... more

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

The accidental discovery of a curious abandoned space leads Blake to a chance encounter -- with a man named Steez.... more

01 Feb 2024 · 20 minutes
Sex, Drugs, Depression (Central Middle-High School - Painter, VA)

Welcome to Painter, Virginia, home of the abandoned Central Middle-High School. Wander its ghostly hallways with Blake as he reflects... more

18 Jan 2024 · 18 minutes
Mrs. Dalby and the Gravekeeper of Hatteras Island (Unknown Shanty - Hatteras, NC)

Sometimes, an abandoned space can summon a ghost - or maybe it’s just a figment of the imagination. Either way,... more

04 Jan 2024 · 18 minutes
Gerry: Requiem for a One-Night Stand (Waterfall Park - Rodanthe, NC)

Follow Blake to the ruins of Rodanthe, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where he guides you through the... more

21 Dec 2023 · 16 minutes
In Which I Let You Go at the Ruins of the Universal Atlas Cement Plant

On the banks of the Hudson River near Catskill, NY sits the abandoned Universal Atlas Cement Plant. Shut down between... more

13 Dec 2023 · 13 minutes
Bake with Jake (Hough Bakery Industries - Cleveland, OH)

Cleveland’s Hough Bakery was once the largest multiple-unit bakery with locations across Ohio-- but in 1992, the company filed for... more

07 Dec 2023 · 18 minutes
Daniel: The Sunflower of Ukraine (Miradouro Panorâmico de Monsanto - Lisbon, Portugal)

On our first venture to an international location, join Blake atop a hill overlooking the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portugal,... more

21 Nov 2023 · 17 minutes
Julie is a Homo[wack] (Homowack Lodge - Spring Glen, NY)

Julie navigates the ruins of America in the same way she faces stage IV breast cancer: with a rambunctious and... more

09 Nov 2023 · 20 minutes
Shannon and the Crisis of Confidence (Unknown I-10 Gas Station - Cactus City, CA)

While reflecting on what makes an ideal friendship with his pal Shannon, Blake pokes about the ruins of an abandoned... more

26 Oct 2023 · 17 minutes
Eric: Curious by Default (Great Barrington Fairgrounds - Great Barrington, MA)

Featuring its cornerstone horse race track and grandstand, the Great Barrington Fairgrounds has sat abandoned since 1998. Join Blake as... more

12 Oct 2023 · 17 minutes
The Last Rites of Last Chance, CO

Just over an hour east of Denver is a small ghost town called Last Chance. Upon first glance, it might... more

05 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
Isabel and the Allentown Mafia (Lehigh Valley Dairy - Allentown, PA)

We're kickstarting the second season of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast with a mafia hideout, a milk factory full of... more

28 Sep 2023 · 19 minutes
Trailer (Season 2) | abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast

Coming September 28, 2023…Welcome to season 2 of the award-winning abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast. Join host Blake Pfeil as... more

14 Sep 2023 · 5 minutes
Reawakening Ruins: Charles Ferri and the Hudson House & Distillery

Charles Ferri spent years searching for something, but it wasn’t until he stumbled upon an empty monastery overlooking the Hudson... more

07 Sep 2023 · 34 minutes
All-American Ruins at North Carolina Museum of History: History + Highballs

On July 20, 2023, North Carolina Museum of History hosted All-American Ruins as part of their History + Highballs virtual... more

14 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
What I’d Leave Behind (Unknown Cabin - Hudson Valley, NY)

“What would I leave behind?” In this special bonus episode, join Blake on an existential quest to an abandoned cabin... more

03 Aug 2023 · 16 minutes
Little Kingdoms: Dylan Thuras and the Road Less Traveled to Atlas Obscura

Dylan Thuras is the cofounder of Atlas Obscura, but he’s more than a fancy title. Join Blake on this special... more

22 Jun 2023 · 32 minutes
An Unexpected Eulogy for The Pines Hotel (Pines Hotel - South Fallsburg, NY)

On June 18, 2023, The Pines Hotel (South Fallsburg, NY), one of the many abandoned Borscht Belt hotels, burned down.... more

19 Jun 2023 · 10 minutes
Preserving the Borscht Belt: Marisa Scheinfeld

Join Blake for this special episode profiling Marisa Scheinfeld, the preeminent photographer, historian, and preservationist of America’s nearly forgotten Borscht... more

03 May 2023 · 28 minutes
Abandoned World App Co-Founder Maxime Gerbe: A Special Bonus Episode

Join Blake for this special conversation with Maxime Gerbe, the founder of Abandoned World, a tech platform that puts crowdsourced,... more

20 Apr 2023 · 18 minutes
The Greta Thunberg House, Revisited: A Special Bonus Episode

Abandoned spaces can inspire artists and explorers in all sorts of ways, including through music. Join Blake for this special... more

06 Apr 2023 · 7 minutes
The Dairy Farm, Revisited: A Special Collaboration with History Colorado

In partnership with History Colorado, join Blake for this special, award-winning bonus episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast where... more

31 Jan 2023 · 30 minutes
The People Who Used to Live Here (Unknown Mansion - Hurley, NY)

In the season one finale of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, follow Blake into his imagination as he recounts his... more

29 Dec 2022 · 18 minutes
Panic Like the House is on Fire (Unknown House - Kingston, NY)

PANIC LiKe the houƨe iƨ on fiReJoin Blake on his expedition to an abandoned house at the foot of the... more

15 Dec 2022 · 19 minutes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Kings Park Psychiatric Center - Kings Park, NY)

Join host Blake Pfeil for this special episode of abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast as he chats with Radio Kingston/WKNY... more

08 Dec 2022 · 25 minutes
The King of Letchworth Village (Letchworth Psychiatric Village - Thiells, NY)

It's 1972, and Geraldo Rivera is on a mission to expose the horrific conditions inside psychiatric hospitals across New York.... more

27 Oct 2022 · 28 minutes
Norman Bates and Gerald Foos and Me (Sawyerkill Motel - Saugerties, NY)

In 1960, the world was introduced to the fictional voyeur and motel owner Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's revolutionary horror... more

29 Sep 2022 · 27 minutes
Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. II (C&D Technologies - Huguenot, NY)

Fall into part two of Blake’s Erin Brockovich fantasy thriller as he explores the second of two abandoned industrial spaces,... more

25 Aug 2022 · 23 minutes
Sometimes I Pretend I’m Erin Brockovich, Pt. I (Al Tech Specialty Steel Co. - Colonie, NY)

In the first of a two-part episode, fall into Blake’s Erin Brockovich fantasy thriller as he explores two abandoned industrial... more

11 Aug 2022 · 20 minutes
Coyote (Marin Headlands - Sausalito, CA)

The Marin Headlands is an enormous chunk of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Hillside, cliffside, and waterside all-in-one, the unique... more

21 Jul 2022 · 21 minutes
Dodgin’ COVID-19 Like the Cops (Penn Hills Resort - Analomink, PA)

Four days before the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol, Blake wanders the Penn Hills Honeymoon Resort in... more

29 Jun 2022 · 18 minutes
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall (Nevele Grande Hotel & Resort - Ellenville, NY)

From a young age, Blake had an obsession with Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and fantasized about time traveling back to... more

16 Jun 2022 · 17 minutes
Duck and Cover (Saratoga Springs Air Force Base - Stillwater, NY)

Blake grew up next to the United States Air Force Academy, so it's fitting that his first venture to an... more

30 May 2022 · 22 minutes
Prologue | Anemoia (MWA Dairy Farm - Colorado Springs, CO)

Setting the scene for abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, host Blake Pfeil travels back in time to his childhood in... more

19 May 2022 · 22 minutes
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast | Trailer (Season 1)

Welcome to abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, a bi-weekly episodic audio series. abandoned takes listeners through sonic fantasies, recreating host... more

04 May 2022 · 4 minutes
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Prologue | Anemoia (MWA Dairy Farm - Colorado Springs, CO)
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Setting the scene for abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, host Blake Pfeil travels back in time to his childhood in the mountains... more