Fading Transmissions from The Sumner School (Topeka, KS) - LIVE EPISODE

abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast

An unexpected—and ironic—detour to an infamous abandoned school in Kansas sparks the kickoff of season 4. When Blake accidentally stumbles into the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education at the Sumner School in Topeka, he finds himself confronting the moment his childhood imagination collides with historical transmissions the country once tried to erase.

Note: Episodes 1–4 of Season 4 form “Fading Transmissions from a Republic of Ruins,” a four-part series embedded within the season. This Season 4 premiere was recorded in front of a live audience at Green Box Arts in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado.

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📡 The Signal Awards — Best Experimental Podcast (2024 & 2025)

📰 Press Gazette Future of Media Awards — Nominee (2024 & 2025)

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2026-04-30 34 min

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