{"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":"Lurana, You Were on My Mind (Nopeming Sanitorium - Duluth, MN)","slug":"lurana-you-were-on-my-mind-nopeming-sanitorium-duluth-mn","published_at":"2026-07-23T07:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627/lurana-you-were-on-my-mind-nopeming-sanitorium-duluth-mn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abandoned-the-all-american-ruins-podcast-5332627","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1641139940.mp3","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1641139940.mp3","summary":"Inside the abandoned Nopeming Sanatorium, Blake talks to his grandmother (Grammie), Lurana — whose dementia carried her away before she passed. Like an insistent phantom moving through its rooms and hallways, signals reverberating inside the walls of Nopeming’s medical past radiate against Blake’s cherished memories, turning the adventure into a ghostly conversation across time about forgiveness, sobriety, and the confounding kinship between grief and love. 🏆 The Ambies — Winner, Best DIY Podcast (2025) 📡 The Signal Awards — Best Experimental Podcast (2024 & 2025) 📰  Press Gazette Future of Media Awards — Nominee (2024, 2025, & 2026) *** 🎧 Note: For the best immersive experience, find a quiet place and wear headphones when listening to “abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast.” 🎧 *** Further Exploration 📜 Transcripts: https://abandonedpod.com 🗺️ Continue exploring: http://www.allamericanruins.com ✉️ Advertising inquiries: advertising@airwavemedia.com ℹ️ Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Inside the abandoned Nopeming Sanatorium, Blake talks to his grandmother (Grammie), Lurana — whose dementia carried her away before she passed. Like an in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1359,"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/lurana-you-were-on-my-mind-nopeming-sanitorium-duluth-mn/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/lurana-you-were-on-my-mind-nopeming-sanitorium-duluth-mn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}