Episodes

  • 38. Romania’s Infamous Political Prison

    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

    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

    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
  • 35. The Secret Nazi Nuclear Fusion Lab

    35. The Secret Nazi Nuclear Fusion Lab
    Jul 16 2025
    The amazing story of a secret laboratory in Argentina run by Nazis that almost cracked the holy grail of science… nuclear fusion. 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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    38 mins
  • 34. America’s Mothballed “Rocket Car” Program

    34. America’s Mothballed “Rocket Car” Program
    Jul 9 2025
    Discover how new, ultra-fast trains came close to changing America forever and why the prototypes now sit discarded in a yard on the edge of downtown Pueblo, Colorado. 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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    40 mins
  • 33. The Real POW Camp From "The Great Escape” Movie

    33. The Real POW Camp From "The Great Escape” Movie
    Jul 2 2025
    A prisoner-of-war camp in Poland hides the story of one of the greatest escapes in military history… an escape immortalized by the 1963 movie “The Great Escape” starring Steve McQueen. 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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    44 mins
  • 32. Colorado’s Gunslinging Ghost Town (+ Sascha & Tom React to Comments)

    32. Colorado’s Gunslinging Ghost Town (+ Sascha & Tom React to Comments)
    Jun 25 2025
    Head to the town of Victor, the epicentre of the bloody ‘Colorado Labor Wars’, and hear how the fight for miner’s rights involved dynamite booby-traps, train-bombs, and a mass shoot-out on main street. 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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    30 mins
  • 31. World’s Largest Nuclear Fallout Shelter

    31. World’s Largest Nuclear Fallout Shelter
    Jun 18 2025
    Why was the world’s biggest nuclear fallout shelter a spectacular failure and what was it doing in Switzerland!? 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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    34 mins