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“I really enjoy both of Sam’s attempts to cover unusual and different places. I especially like Extremities as a podcast and I hope he will continue it in the future.”
person304858392 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/11/24
“I’ve been fascinated by St Helena for years and have always wanted to visit. This podcast and the companion documentary on the airport are so interesting. I’m looking forward to visiting and staying at the Mantis Hotel sometime soon.
It’s a a bummer the Extremities podcast seems to have ended,...”Read full review »
Bythenessy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/23
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Smallant-eater via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/01/23
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“Recently discovered this podcast and have really enjoyed listening my way through accounts of what it is like living in extreme places;
The travel-log of how to reach Pitcairn island
The Hawaiian boy guardians of Howland island.
The Apocolyse rescue plan buried on Svalbard
The reason behind...”Read full review »
Mk01688 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/29/23
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“This is awesome I learned about places I never knew existed.”
The Russian Lion via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/10/23
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“I’ve lived in major cities my entire adult life and I am captivated by this series. Sam does an excellent job of providing a glimpse into the lives of people who live in the far reaches of the globe and the fascinating history of how they each came to be. I’ve only recently discovered it and...”Read full review »
Sherry’s musings via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/23
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“Every season is somehow my favorite season.”
Jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/22
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“It is a very entertaining podcast. That teaches you about place in the world that you might not have ever hear of before. He also has some great YouTube channels. Hope for more seasons to come out.”
Toastytoast019 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/06/22
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“Great series”
Jonathan 200 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/22
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“Really enjoyed this series - every single episode. The content and manner of presentation were very engaging. I truly felt transported to all those remote, fascinating places. Pity this podcast has been discontinued.”
globetrotter_eva via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
10/14/21
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“This is a a very good podcast about topics that I’didn’t think would interest me so much. I’ve learned a lot of things and I would recommend it to anyone. An other good point is that the podcast is linguistically speaking pretty accessible, even to non english speakers, which is honestly hard to...”Read full review »
Ouist58 via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
09/14/21
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“Love Extremities and hoping for a 4th season!”
cnbcnr via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/06/21
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“Hope the new Extremities YTchannel episodes make their way here too! Keep up the good work Sam”
Corruptshun via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/06/21
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“Great to hear well researched histories of extreme places that I’ve always been curious about!”
Adam chainz via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/03/21
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“Fantastic series. Looking forward to more seasons”
jd2870 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/30/21
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“I absolutely love Sam Denby on Showmakers, Wendover, and HAI, and this podcast and its information is not any less accurate and intriguing then his other channels/Podcasts. I hope a season 4 comes!”
iphoneuser37261873 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/28/21
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“As the subject line indicates, this is an excellent series about remote places. Very well written, produced, and presented. Looking forward to additional new episodes.”
BA-Fan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/15/21
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“Very good work. I love your podcast and YouTube channel. It’s fascinating to learn about what life is like in such remote regions. Anxiously awaiting a new season!”
2009 mac owner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/21
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“used to listen to your youtube videos like they were a podcast”
zaniew via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/21
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“Been following the your channel for some time now and this is a valuable add. Just finished the first season on Pitcairn Island and can’t wait to listen to the second! Keep up the great work!”
GlitterSoul via Apple Podcasts ·
Italy ·
01/10/21
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“Such an interesting podcast! I binged all 3 seasons in a week. Thanks for all your hard work Sam!”
Fish master 94 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/29/20
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“I’ve started going on long walks and listening to podcasts during this COVID time, and Extremities is absolutely up there as a favorite. Such interesting stories and so well told. And whenever I start wondering something about these unusual places, in the next episode it’s answered. Highly...”Read full review »
RETFLNYPA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/20
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“Please make more episodes. I just love this podcast and I can’t wait to listen to more episodes.
Maybe you can do an episode on how The places you have already covered is dealing with the pandemic situation”
sidharthan james via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
09/27/20
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“Great podcast. Can’t wait for next season”
BTGLDN via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/22/20
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“Learned a lot”
e-sam- via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/20
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“Amazing it’s good”
Fyodor8 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/20
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“Please come back. Simply the best podcast on iTunes.”
Dima-DTM via Apple Podcasts ·
Russia ·
07/26/20
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“I love learning about foreign, forgotten little settlements of humanity all over the world. Each episode is well-researched, written, and narrated. When they start going to these places starting in season 2 is when this series really becomes great.”
TripleEye via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/10/20
“Love the show - the writing and storytelling are very thoughtful and the show concept is unique. The only thing driving me crazy are the irregular audio levels. Sam’s narration has really good audio quality, but the inflection that he uses in his presentation causes parts of words, particularly...”Read full review »
PlatinumCatPod via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/20
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“Discovered by chance, I have much enjoyed every episode so far. The start featuring Pitcairn was absolutely fantastic. The authors have a great way of storytelling, it’s entertaining yet with much depth, and they leave it to the listener to make up his own mind. I hope they continue like...”Read full review »
UJ68 via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
06/14/20
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“Really like this podcast overall but the way he speaks is a bit dull and is difficult to pay attention to.”
Ash8787421780 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/20
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“I really enjoy this show specially the parts where you summarize the history of each location and the interview with local people. Now I definitely need to plan a trip to Svalbard and st Helena. The cost to get there thou...”
kanimana via Apple Podcasts ·
Spain ·
05/12/20
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“I like your videos
I subscribed to HAI too👻👻👻👻👻”
gwkki nt banw ua reacua xgit via Apple Podcasts ·
Hong Kong ·
05/06/20
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“Love the sound effects”
Peter Gabriel C via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/05/20
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“I love his YouTube channel, and I will play over old episodes to fall asleep at night, so when I found out this podcast was a thing of course I had to check it out. It helps me sleep so well as well as interesting research and information. I’d highly recommend!”
haleyjoben via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/20
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“The speaker is very audible and the subjects are interesting”
the random google user via Apple Podcasts ·
United Arab Emirates ·
05/01/20
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“this is hands down best podcast ever. new season asap pls! no words”
shayla macey via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/29/20
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“I watch him on YouTube but this is really good.”
adhi2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/20
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“Great quality, the amount of effort you go through to make these is actually kinda crazy, and I’m very grateful to you and your team for doing this. Highly recommend to anyone.
If you want a taste but don’t have time to sit around, try the one single podcast at the bottom of those list”
ScootTheGoot via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
04/01/20
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“This is a well written and produced series, highly recommended especially if you are into traveling to off the beaten track destinations.”
Consumist via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
03/21/20
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“Big fan of YouTube channel I enjoyed series 3 the most I look forward to the next episode”
Eggvader via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/11/20
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“Sounds just like the guy on Half as Interesting. Very good podcast if you like geography of remote places”
InterestingDetail via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/20
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“Been following Wendover on YouTube for quite some time and found his Podcast and immediately subscribed.”
BronxListener via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/20
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“Great narration style, and lots of unique and interesting facts; very engaging”
TheGilletteReviewer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/17/20
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“Informative, concise, interesting, and uses humour to break up the information”
DethanDethan via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
02/09/20
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