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
St Helena's Decisive Decade
January 1st, 2020
On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and consequential decade in its history.
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Cruise Ship Day
December 26th, 2019
Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena.
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An Island and its Airport
December 18th, 2019
After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world.
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Dinner with the Economists
December 11th, 2019
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
December 4th, 2019
200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes.
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Arrival on St Helena
November 27th, 2019
Extremities is back for season 3--this time, in the middle of the South Atlantic.
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Svalbard's Act Three
October 30th, 2019
Svalbard is in its prime, but that could soon end.
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The Economy of the World's Northernmost town
October 24th, 2019
The high arctic is not normally home to thriving economies but somehow, Longyearbyen's is.
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Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town
October 16th, 2019
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.
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The Russian Town in Norwegian Svalbard
October 9th, 2019
Barentsburg--a Russian town nestled within a Norwegian archipelago.
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The Most Strangely Normal Town
October 2nd, 2019
Longyearbyen--the story of a town that shouldn't be this normal.
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Arrival on Svalbard
September 25th, 2019
Welcome to Svalbard.
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Howland Island - Extremities Special
September 5th, 2019
The story of America's most unlikely town.
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Pitcairn's End
July 17th, 2019
Pitcairn's story might soon be over.
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Justice on Pitcairn
July 10th, 2019
Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault.
Pitcairn's darkest secret emerges.
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How Pitcairn Works
July 3rd, 2019
From the school, to the internet, to the economy, to the language, this episode explains all about how Pitcairn works.
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Pitcairn's Tiny Tourism Economy
June 26th, 2019
How Pitcairn's largest industry works.
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Pitcairn's Beginning, Boat, and Bureaucracy
June 19th, 2019
The HMS Bounty arrives and creates a new society. We explain Pitcairn's supply ship, its connection to New Zealand, its political status, the …
Arrival on Pitcairn
June 12th, 2019
Welcome to Pitcairn Island.
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