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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. |
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(We gently recommend that you start at the very beginning: season 1, episode 1: "Prologue | Anemoia".)
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“abandoned features haunting, exploratory tours of places people left behind."
- Apple Podcasts Editorial Team
- Apple Podcasts Editorial Team
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“abandoned is a unique and immersive journey through America’s forgotten places... a mix of personal narrative, soundscapes, and history... Each episode feels like stepping into a time capsule, where past stories are brought to life in hauntingly beautiful ways."
- Disctopia
- Disctopia
YOUR GUIDE
Blake Pfeil is an Ambie Award-winning multidisciplinary artist.
His latest body of work, All-American Ruins, has been the recipient of numerous awards for its genre-bending, multimodal storytelling, including recent UK Press Gazette Future of Media Awards nominations for Podcast of the Year (Regional) two years in a row. The project has seen an array of installations worldwide, most notably at SONOHR Radio and Podcast Festival, On Air Fest Annex LA, Berliner Hörspielfestival, Capital City Film Festival, ArchFilmLund, among many others. In 2025, the podcast arm of the project abandoned hit no. 1 on Apple Podcasts’ Places & Travel charts. Outside All-American Ruins, Blake most recently served as a guest producer for season 5 of History Colorado's Lost Highways while also working his "day job" as the Operations & Digital Programs Manager at TMI Project and "night job" as co-host of Cinema Kingston! on Radio Kingston / WKNY. Blake is an alumni of SUNY Stony Brook's Audio Podcast Fellowship, a Disctopia TruePlay Innovative Podcaster Award Finalist, and a 2025 Green Box Resident Artist. |
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"abandoned is so wonderful.
A refreshing alternative to most everything else entering my ears these days."
- Julie Shapiro, Co-Founder, Audio Flux
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Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
“abandoned is rich, immersive, reflective sonic poetry
that will leave you wanting to hear more and
to explore the places Blake explores for yourself.”
- Wade Roush, co-founder, Hub & Spoke Audio Collective
that will leave you wanting to hear more and
to explore the places Blake explores for yourself.”
- Wade Roush, co-founder, Hub & Spoke Audio Collective
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abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast is produced through the Community Podcast Program at Radio Kingston/WKNY.
"I was so glad to learn of the
ghosty & addictive abandoned. I love the concept, execution, and generosity of spirit. A great mix of past, present, & future." - Sherill Tippins, Author, Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York's Chelsea Hotel |
“abandoned is exquisite. Truly.
The sound design alone is worth the listen. Enter the audio realm of Blake’s travels (and imagination) as he visits the abandoned heart of America. A genuinely strange and magical trip.” - Nina Lawrence, Producer Pushkin Industries |
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