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Explore. Imagine. Repeat.

Welcome.

All-American Ruins is a multimedia travelogue in which artist, activist, adventurer, & loudmouth
Blake Pfeil recounts his experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States
and reimagines them through ​multimodal storytelling.
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​Along the way, All-American Ruins asks critical questions
about American history/culture, community, capitalism/economics, the environment, and mental health
while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.​

NOW STREAMING:
Season 2 of the award-winning
abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast!

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Attend: An Event

Stay tuned for
​upcoming event announcements!


Explore: Past Events

All-American Ruins: LIVE (A HUDSY Benefit) {Hudson House & Distillery, New York} 9/23/2023
History + Highballs: All-American Ruins {North Carolina Museum of History} 7/20/2023
​Interested in collaborating with All-American Ruins?
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What are you imagining?

Read: The Blog

Latest Chapters

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Chapter 32: A Finnish Ghost Story
Unknown Country Cottage
Pohjola, Finland

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Chapter 31: What I'd Leave Behind
Unknown Cabin
Town of Rochester, NY

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Hear: The Podcast

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“with abandoned, Blake Pfeil is pushing at the boundaries of form,
combining documentary and audio theater in a voice distinctly his own.
These are the rare kinds of stories that leave you wondering.
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- David Krasnow, Executive Producer, The New Yorker Radio Hour
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EPISODES

“What Blake has created with abandoned is a wonderful, rich sonic tour of his imaginings. Join Blake as he guides us through the walls of abandoned spaces to meet apparitions who nod to what once was the tragedy of the human condition.
​The world he's created is one I want to escape to." 

- Martha Little, Senior Director of Creative Development, Audible
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“abandoned is lovely.
​Beautiful writing, beautiful sound design, beautiful storytelling.
Beautiful."

- Dylan Thuras, Co-Founder, Atlas Obscura

Watch: The Series

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Get: The News

4/23/23 - Winner, Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies Award - Best of Podcasts
8/29/22 - All-American Ruins profiled on WAMC
1/27/23 - All-American Ruins profiled in The Colorado Magazine (including a bonus podcast episode produced exclusively for History Colorado)
7/20/23 - All-American Ruins @ NC Museum of History
11/16/22 - All-American Ruins featured in Purchase College's Alumni Spotlight
4/12/23 - Podvine feature
2/24/23 - Castbox feature
1/25/23 - abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast wins a scholarship to Podcast Movement: Evolutions in March!
6/2/22 - HUDSY's All-American Ruins was recently featured in Chronogram Magazine
12/5/22 - abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast featured on The Big Minute
09/13/23: Sounds Like Impact interview
1/5/23 - abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast makes Podstack's "Best of 2022" list!
10/24/22 - abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast featured in Podcast the Newsletter
7/19/22 - All-American Ruins featured in Oldster Magazine

Meet: Our Partners

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