Extremities podcast

Extremities

Why and how people live in earth's most isolated and extreme settlements. Season 2 starts in late September 2019. A Wendover Productions podcast: http://WendoverProductions.com

Why and how people live in earth's most isolated and extreme settlements. Season 2 starts in late September 2019. A Wendover Productions podcast: http://WendoverProductions.com

 

#19

St Helena's Decisive Decade

On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and con... more

01 Jan 2020

23 MINS

23:27

01 Jan 2020


#18

Cruise Ship Day

Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena. Extremities is made possibl... more

26 Dec 2019

27 MINS

27:37

26 Dec 2019


#17

An Island and its Airport

After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world. Extremities is made po... more

18 Dec 2019

28 MINS

28:58

18 Dec 2019


#16

Dinner with the Economists

When you go to a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the South Atlantic and get invited... more

11 Dec 2019

28 MINS

28:26

11 Dec 2019


#15

Slavery, Mutiny, Goats, and a Frenchman

200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes. This episode is made possible by Cu... more

04 Dec 2019

33 MINS

33:09

04 Dec 2019


#14

Arrival on St Helena

Extremities is back for season 3--this time, in the middle of the South Atlantic. This epi... more

27 Nov 2019

30 MINS

30:02

27 Nov 2019


#13

Svalbard's Act Three

Svalbard is in its prime, but that could soon end. This episode was supported by: Dashlane... more

30 Oct 2019

22 MINS

22:01

30 Oct 2019


#12

The Economy of the World's Northernmost town

The high arctic is not normally home to thriving economies but somehow, Longyearbyen's is.... more

24 Oct 2019

26 MINS

26:02

24 Oct 2019


#11

Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town

20 years ago, what was previously the Soviet Union's model town in the high arctic closed ... more

16 Oct 2019

25 MINS

25:44

16 Oct 2019


#10

The Russian Town in Norwegian Svalbard

Barentsburg--a Russian town nestled within a Norwegian archipelago. This episode was made ... more

09 Oct 2019

26 MINS

26:49

09 Oct 2019


#9

The Most Strangely Normal Town

Longyearbyen--the story of a town that shouldn't be this normal. This episode was supporte... more

02 Oct 2019

34 MINS

34:45

02 Oct 2019


#8

Arrival on Svalbard

Welcome to Svalbard. This episode was supported by: Backblaze: Backup all your data to the... more

25 Sep 2019

31 MINS

31:16

25 Sep 2019


#7

Howland Island - Extremities Special

The story of America's most unlikely town. This episode was supported by: [http://Audible.... more

05 Sep 2019

32 MINS

32:33

05 Sep 2019


#6

Pitcairn's End

Pitcairn's story might soon be over. This episode was supported by: [http://Hover.com/ext]... more

17 Jul 2019

23 MINS

23:22

17 Jul 2019


#5

Justice on Pitcairn

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault. Pitcairn's darkest s... more

10 Jul 2019

25 MINS

25:46

10 Jul 2019


#4

How Pitcairn Works

From the school, to the internet, to the economy, to the language, this episode explains a... more

03 Jul 2019

28 MINS

28:42

03 Jul 2019


#3

Pitcairn's Tiny Tourism Economy

How Pitcairn's largest industry works. This episode was supported by: [http://WatchNebula.... more

26 Jun 2019

27 MINS

27:45

26 Jun 2019


#2

Pitcairn's Beginning, Boat, and Bureaucracy

The HMS Bounty arrives and creates a new society. We explain Pitcairn's supply ship, its c... more

19 Jun 2019

26 MINS

26:01

19 Jun 2019


#1

Arrival on Pitcairn

Welcome to Pitcairn Island. This episode was supported by: http://WatchNebula.com/ext - Wa... more

12 Jun 2019

24 MINS

24:53

12 Jun 2019