Extremities
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
St Helena's Decisive Decade
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and consequential decade in its history. Extremities is made possib...
Cruise Ship Day
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena. Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream. Sign up for a Curiosity S...
An Island and its Airport
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world. Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream. Sign up for a Curiosity Strea...
Dinner with the Economists
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you go to a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the South Atlantic and get invited to dinner by the island's top two economists, you say yes. ...
Slavery, Mutiny, Goats, and a Frenchman
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes. This episode is made possible by Curiosity Stream. Sign up for a yearly Curiosity Stream...
Arrival on St Helena
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Extremities is back for season 3--this time, in the middle of the South Atlantic. This episode is made possible by Curiosity Stream. Sign up for a ye...
Svalbard's Act Three
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Svalbard is in its prime, but that could soon end. This episode was supported by: Dashlane: Stay safe online by using Dashlane's package of sec...
The Economy of the World's Northernmost town
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The high arctic is not normally home to thriving economies but somehow, Longyearbyen's is. The episode was made possible by: Audible: Start listening...
Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
20 years ago, what was previously the Soviet Union's model town in the high arctic closed for good. Today, though, it's slowly being revitalized. T...
The Russian Town in Norwegian Svalbard
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Barentsburg--a Russian town nestled within a Norwegian archipelago. This episode was made possible by: Audible: Start listening with a 30-day f...
The Most Strangely Normal Town
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Longyearbyen--the story of a town that shouldn't be this normal. This episode was supported by: Ting: Lower your phone bill by only paying for what y...
Arrival on Svalbard
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Svalbard. This episode was supported by: Backblaze: Backup all your data to the cloud with a 15-day fully-featured free trial at htt...
Howland Island - Extremities Special
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The story of America's most unlikely town. This episode was supported by: http://Audible.com/ext or text "ext" to 500 500 - Start listening with Audi...
Pitcairn's End
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pitcairn's story might soon be over. This episode was supported by: http://Hover.com/ext (coupon code: ext) - Buy your domain before it's gone for 1...
Justice on Pitcairn
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault. Pitcairn's darkest secret emerges. This episode was supported by: ht...
How Pitcairn Works
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From the school, to the internet, to the economy, to the language, this episode explains all about how Pitcairn works. This episode was su...
Pitcairn's Tiny Tourism Economy
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How Pitcairn's largest industry works. This episode was supported by: http://WatchNebula.com/ext - Watch your favorite thoughtful creators on t...
Pitcairn's Beginning, Boat, and Bureaucracy
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The HMS Bounty arrives and creates a new society. We explain Pitcairn's supply ship, its connection to New Zealand, its political status, the outsider...
Arrival on Pitcairn
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pitcairn Island. This episode was supported by: http://WatchNebula.com/ext - Watch your favorite thoughtful creators on this new streaming...