Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned
Episodes
Quick Announcement: A Note From Producer Lewis
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a quick message from Producer Lewis to announce the end of season one of Where Did Everyone Go? with episode 50. The Ghost Town That’s Been...
50. The Ghost Town That’s Been Burning for Over 50 Years
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, mysteriously caught fire and they’ve never been able to put it out… Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Prod...
49. The Oregon Town Poisoned by a Cult
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear the unnerving tale of how the Osho Rajaneesh cult took control of the Oregon town of Antelope and then launched a scarcely believable bioterroris...
48. America’s Most Dangerous Prison
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The West Virginia State Penitentiary has a strong claim to be the most violent prison ever to exist in America. Hear the grisly tales from a former gu...
47. The Stasi HQ and Prison – The Most Invasive Intelligence Agency Ever
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Germany was divided into East and West, a feared secret police named ‘The Stasi’ took surveillance to a whole new level. Hosts: Sascha Aue...
46. The World’s Weirdest Abandoned Theme Parks – Part 3
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Find out who tops our list of the world’s weirdest abandoned theme parks and why Sascha and Tom both agree it’s a worthy No. 1. Hosts: Sa...
45. The World’s Weirdest Abandoned Theme Parks – Part 2
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The countdown of the world’s strangest abandoned theme parks continues with America’s first ever waterpark and a wild west town on top of a mounta...
44. The World’s Weirdest Abandoned Theme Parks – Part 1
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The countdown of the world’s strangest abandoned theme parks begins with ‘Dogpatch’ in Arkansas and ‘Russian Village’ in Japan, two very pec...
43. Amboy – The Original Route 66 Ghost Town
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the desert town of Amboy, a community tied to the tumultuous history of Route 66 - America’s most beloved and storied road. Hosts: S...
42. The Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dramatic tale of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward P...
41. The Caribbean City Buried by a Volcano
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the incredible first-hand tales of escaping an erupting volcano and the devastating impact the disaster had on this tropical island of Monts...
40. The Brooklyn Army Terminal - Elvis Presley, Prohibition & WW2
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This colossal building in Brooklyn played a vital role in a World War, helped enforce prohibition in New York and was the scene of a fascinating momen...
39. Amelia Earhart’s Secret Wyoming Getaway
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hidden in the wilds of Wyoming is the cabin of famous aviator Amelia Earhart, a little-known chapter of this amazing woman’s life… a life that end...
38. Romania’s Infamous Political Prison
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how inmates secretly published their own newspaper and plotted their eventual rise to national power…. Until it all came crashing down in one o...
37. The Notorious ‘Alaska Syndicate’ & the Richest Mine in the World
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how a shady organisation run by the Rockefeller and Guggenheim families took control of Alaska and made billions in the process. Hosts: Sasc...
36. The Disturbing Paris Catacombs & the Remains of 6 Million People
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
35. The Secret Nazi Nuclear Fusion Lab
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The amazing story of a secret laboratory in Argentina run by Nazis that almost cracked the holy grail of science… nuclear fusion. Hosts: Sascha A...
34. America’s Mothballed “Rocket Car” Program
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
33. The Real POW Camp From "The Great Escape” Movie
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
32. Colorado’s Gunslinging Ghost Town (+ Sascha & Tom React to Comments)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
31. World’s Largest Nuclear Fallout Shelter
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why was the world’s biggest nuclear fallout shelter a spectacular failure and what was it doing in Switzerland!? Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Wa...
30. Georgia’s Alien Research Facility
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how a cutting-edge scientific complex in rural Georgia helped the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and once came incredibly close to a ja...
29. Taiwan’s Giant Propaganda Speaker
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how a gigantic speaker was part of a fascinating battle between the Chinese Communist Party and Taiwan for control of a small but strategical...
28. America’s World Record-Breaking Ocean Liner
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SS United States – one of America’s greatest ocean liners now sits rusting at a dock in Philadelphia. Hear how this incredibly luxurious ship ...
27. Muhammad Ali's African Training Palace
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An abandoned palace and stadium in The Congo that played host to Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle' - one of the most legend...
26. New Orleans’ Forgotten Home of Jazz
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A street in a neglected corner of New Orleans hides three venues that changed the course of music in America and gave birth to one of its greatest sta...
25. England's Long-Lost "Tunnel Town"
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how a network of cleverly engineered tunnels saved an entire town’s population from being massacred before being transformed into a remarka...
24. Pablo Escobar's Mansion Fortress
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step into the fortified luxury home of legendary gangster Pablo Escobar and hear about how it was partially destroyed in an audacious assassination at...
23. Georgia's Secret Moonshine Racetrack
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NASCAR, moonshine, Jimi Hendrix and the FBI. Strap in, buckle up, the story of this racetrack has it all. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Produce...
22. Saddam Hussein's Ransacked Palace
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The infamous Iraqi dictator’s lavish mansion. Find out strange details about its design and how it was plundered in the Iraq War. Hosts: Sasc...
21. Fordlandia: The American Town in the Amazon
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Henry Ford build a company town in the middle of the Amazon rainforest and why did it all go so spectacularly wrong…? Hosts: Sascha A...
20. The Mysterious Mushroom Bunkers of Albania (+ Reaction to Comments!)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover why thousands of mushroom-shaped bunkers cover an entire nation and yet were never used… And watch Sascha and Tom react to your comments fr...
19. San Francisco's Giant Seaside Wonder
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel back to 1800s California and dive into the world’s largest indoor swimming complex. More than just a place to take a dip, this was entertainm...
18. Fidel Castro’s Doomed Communist School
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the ruins of Castro’s passion project in Havana and hear how its architects ended up feeling for their lives. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom W...
17. Alaska’s Revolutionary Gold Hunting Machine
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Head to Nome, Alaska to an unearth the remarkable story of the last Great American gold rush and a gigantic, ruined gold-digging machine. Hosts: Sasc...
16. The Atomic Bomb Factory That Almost Destroyed the World
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Find out how close Hitler came to winning the atomic arms race and the incredible sabotage mission that saved the world. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom ...
15. The Memphis Stadium That Transformed Wrestling Forever
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jump into the wrestling ring and discover the origins of WWE and the amazing story of Sputnik Monroe, the trailblazing wrestler who stood up to segreg...
14. Britain's Notorious U.S. Military Prison
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how the American military had to lock up their own in this English prison and why London’s most famous gangster twins spent 9 months here. ...
13. The Secret Distillery That Mass-Produced Molotov Cocktails
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how two anti-aircraft towers and a distillery in Finland hide the remarkable origin story of the Molotov Cocktail. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, To...
12. Tulsa's Creepy Televangelist Headquarters
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Delve into the eerie command centre of one of America’s most famous and controversial televangelists. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer...
11. The Beatles' Forgotten Indian Hideaway
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the ruined spiritual retreat where The Beatles came under the spell of a mysterious Yogi master. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer: ...
10. The Deadly Montana Prison Siege
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enter Montana’s infamous penitentiary and hear the explosive story of a tense siege, the firing of bazookas and a maverick warden. Hosts: Sascha ...
9. Secret Californian Nazi Hideout
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Descend to the bottom of a canyon in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles to find the ruined dreams of a Nazi White House. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom ...
8. Sealand: The Cursed Floating Micronation
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journey seven miles off the coast of England to a former sea fort to learn the incredible story of how it became its own country and the scene of a bi...
7. The Canning Factory That Changed the World
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uncover the remarkable story of Frey Bentos, the Uruguayan company town whose product changed the way the world ate, and helped win two world wars. ...
6. ‘Super Guppy’ – the Plane That Won the Space Race
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step onboard an extraordinary plane hidden on the edge of the world’s largest aircraft boneyard, to discover the vital role it played in America put...
5. The Real Pirates of the Caribbean City
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the ruins of a partially submerged city in Jamaica and discover how during the golden age of piracy, it was known as the wickedest city on ear...
4. Hitler’s Nightmare Airport
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drop into a forgotten airport on the outskirts of Berlin to find out its role in the famous Valkyrie assassination attempt on Hitler, and how it was o...
3. The Real Dracula's Castle
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel to a ruined castle in the mystical mountains of Romania to hear the gruesome tale of the real Dracula. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Prod...
2. Florida's Nuclear Apocalypse Bunker
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how a top-secret government bunker would help America survive a worst-case nuclear war scenario. Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer...
1. Ukraine's Secret Catacombs
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Descend into one of the world's largest underground labyrinths and discover chilling tales of wartime resistance, brazen smuggling and long-lost treas...
Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world is littered with abandoned ruins. Places where you can’t help but wonder - where did everyone go? Join historian Sascha Auerbach, and co...