{"podcast":{"title":"abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast","slug":"abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627","podcast_index_feed_id":5332627,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/6ea805/feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML6765460506","website_url":"http://www.allamericanruins.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/223b69ac-0121-11f0-91c4-2bfa85217bbc/image/cbea797fd36355afc08544ab8546982a.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"All-American Ruins","episode_count":71,"summary":"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, the show 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. Winner: Ambie Award (2025 - Best DIY Podcast), Signal Awards (2024 & 2025 - Best Experimental Podcast), CineHealth Media Festival (Best Podcast), Sydney Web Fest Michael Ajakwe Award for Innovation (2025) Nominee: UK Press Gazette Future of Media Awards (2024, 2025 - Regional Podcast of the Year), Ambie Awards (2024 - Best Indie Podcast) To learn more, visit www.allamericanruins.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T16:27:48.200137+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627"},"episode":{"title":"A Detour (Colorado Motorsports & Greyhound Track - Byers, CO)","slug":"a-detour-colorado-motorsports-greyhound-track-byers-co","published_at":"2025-03-13T07:30:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627/a-detour-colorado-motorsports-greyhound-track-byers-co","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627","url":"https://shows.acast.com/allamericanruins/episodes/aar-s3-detour","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5782098673.mp3?updated=1741990537","summary":"An accidental pitstop at the ruins of a motorsports track becomes a silent meditation on spirits, open carry laws, and the function of fear as an explorer of the past. Walk with Blake through a history full of the distant sounds of race cars burning rubber around and around the track, surrounded on all sides by the sunny plains of Colorado in autumn. (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.html To read the original story this episode is based on, click here: https://allamericanruins.medium.com/chapter-34-a-detour-ad4d92aa5e80 To learn more, visit: http://www.allamericanruins.com Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise with All-American Ruins. You can join the All-American Ruins Expedition Club now: https://plus.acast.com/s/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"An accidental pitstop at the ruins of a motorsports track becomes a silent meditation on spirits, open carry laws, and the function of fear as an explorer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1068,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627/episodes/a-detour-colorado-motorsports-greyhound-track-byers-co/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627/a-detour-colorado-motorsports-greyhound-track-byers-co.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}