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Extremities

Wendover Productions

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

  • 23 minutes 27 seconds
    St Helena's Decisive Decade

    On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and consequential decade in its history.

    Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream.

    Sign up for a  Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

    1 January 2020, 5:47 pm
  • 27 minutes 37 seconds
    Cruise Ship Day

    Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena.

    Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream. 

    Sign up for a  Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

    26 December 2019, 3:45 pm
  • 28 minutes 58 seconds
    An Island and its Airport
    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 Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.
    18 December 2019, 3:27 pm
  • 28 minutes 26 seconds
    Dinner with the Economists

    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.


    Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream.

    Sign up for a  Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found.

    On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

    11 December 2019, 3:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 9 seconds
    Slavery, Mutiny, Goats, and a Frenchman

    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 subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found.

    On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

    4 December 2019, 3:31 pm
  • 30 minutes 2 seconds
    Arrival on St Helena

    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 yearly Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. 

    On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

    27 November 2019, 6:21 pm
  • 22 minutes 1 second
    Svalbard's Act Three

    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 security tools. Try Dashlane premium for free for 30-days by signing up at http://Dashlane.com/extremities and the use the code, "extremities," for 10% off upgrading to premium

    30 October 2019, 6:12 pm
  • 26 minutes 2 seconds
    The Economy of the World's Northernmost town

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


    The episode was made possible by:
    Audible: Start listening with a 30-day free trial where you get 1 audiobook and 2 Audible originals absolutely free by signing up at http://Audible.com/ext or text "ext" to 500-500

    24 October 2019, 12:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 44 seconds
    Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town
    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.  This episode was supported by: Dashlane: Stay safe online by using Dashlane's package of security tools. Try Dashlane premium for free for 30-days by signing up at http://Dashlane.com/extremities and the use the code, "extremities," for 10% off upgrading to premium
    16 October 2019, 2:59 pm
  • 26 minutes 49 seconds
    The Russian Town in Norwegian Svalbard

    Barentsburg--a Russian town nestled within a Norwegian archipelago.


    This episode was made possible by: 

    Audible: Start listening with a 30-day free trial where you get 1 audiobook and 2 Audible originals absolutely for free by signing up at http://Audible.com/ext or text "ext" to 500-500

    9 October 2019, 3:13 pm
  • 34 minutes 45 seconds
    The Most Strangely Normal Town

    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 you use. Get $25 in credit by signing up at http://ext.ting.com

    Dashlane: Stay safe online by using Dashlane's package of security tools. Try Dashlane premium for free for 30-days by signing up at http://Dashlane.com/extremities and the use the code, "extremities," for 10% off upgrading to premium


    2 October 2019, 5:04 pm
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