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Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned

Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned

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The world is littered with abandoned ruins. Places where you can’t help but wonder - where did everyone go? Join historian Sascha Auerbach, and comedian Tom Ward, as they reveal the incredible stories behind eerie ghost towns, ruined mansions, forgotten factories, crumbling castles, wartime relics, haunted prisons, and much more. With insightful interviews from local experts, laugh-out-loud comedy and fascinating nuggets of weird history – Where Did Everyone Go? is an entertaining journey to the world’s most remarkable abandoned places. From the producers of the Forbidden History podcast.Like A Shot Entertainment Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • 38. Romania’s Infamous Political Prison
    Aug 6 2025
    Hear how inmates secretly published their own newspaper and plotted their eventual rise to national power…. Until it all came crashing down in one of the most dramatic downfalls in political history. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer: Lewis Rumbol Assistant Producer: Alice Chuter Editor: Chris Scott “Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned” is a recorded ‘as live’ podcast presented by comedian Tom Ward and historian Sascha Auerbach. Together they discuss abandoned things and places. Please be aware this is an unscripted discussion and whilst we try to ensure historic and factual accuracy, this isn’t always possible and as such ‘facts’ discussed may be the views and opinions of the presenters and should not be relied upon for historical accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • 37. The Notorious ‘Alaska Syndicate’ & the Richest Mine in the World
    Jul 30 2025
    Learn how a shady organisation run by the Rockefeller and Guggenheim families took control of Alaska and made billions in the process. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer: Lewis Rumbol Assistant Producer: Alice Chuter Editor: Chris Scott “Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned” is a recorded ‘as live’ podcast presented by comedian Tom Ward and historian Sascha Auerbach. Together they discuss abandoned things and places. Please be aware this is an unscripted discussion and whilst we try to ensure historic and factual accuracy, this isn’t always possible and as such ‘facts’ discussed may be the views and opinions of the presenters and should not be relied upon for historical accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • 36. The Disturbing Paris Catacombs & the Remains of 6 Million People
    Jul 23 2025
    Beneath the streets of Paris lie millions of human bones painstakingly arranged in a breath-taking pattern. But who were these people and how did they end up here? Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer: Lewis Rumbol Assistant Producer: Alice Chuter Editor: Chris Scott “Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned” is a recorded ‘as live’ podcast presented by comedian Tom Ward and historian Sascha Auerbach. Together they discuss abandoned things and places. Please be aware this is an unscripted discussion and whilst we try to ensure historic and factual accuracy, this isn’t always possible and as such ‘facts’ discussed may be the views and opinions of the presenters and should not be relied upon for historical accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
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