EP. 41 | STORIES FROM THE RUINS | Interview with @detroit_unseen

Host Courtney Autumn welcomes Detroit_Unseen, a longtime urban explorer and documentarian of Detroit’s abandoned landmarks. They discuss how he and fellow explorer Leland (aka AbandonedSoutheast who sat down with us during Season One of the pod) met and began annual road trips, how he still explores constantly while balancing a day job and the Abandoned Central YouTube channel, how social media and clout chasing have changed the urbex community and increased vandalism—fueling debates about “gatekeeping.” Detroit_Unseen shares his origins in exploring through squatting during heroin addiction, getting clean, and being drawn in by the history of  Detroit’s massive wave of vacant schools and skyscrapers. He recounts dangerous encounters, arrests by Detroit Public Schools police, and his fascination with darker sites like funeral homes, hospitals, jails, and police stations, while reflecting on how exploring has taken him across the U.S. and beyond.DETROIT_UNSEEN IGABANDONED CENTRAL YOUTUBEECHOES SOCIALS + MORE