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

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

After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world.

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An Island and its Airport

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.

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Dinner with the Economists

200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes. 

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Slavery, Mutiny, Goats, and a Frenchman

Extremities is back for season 3--this time, in the middle of the South Atlantic.

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Arrival on St Helena

Svalbard is in its prime, but that could soon end.

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Svalbard's Act Three

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

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The Economy of the World's Northernmost 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. 

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Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town

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

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The Russian Town in Norwegian Svalbard

Longyearbyen--the story of a town that shouldn't be this normal.

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The Most Strangely Normal Town

Welcome to Svalbard.

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Arrival on Svalbard

The story of America's most unlikely town.

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Howland Island - Extremities Special

Pitcairn's story might soon be over.

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Pitcairn's End

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault. 
Pitcairn's darkest secret emerges. 
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Justice on Pitcairn

From the school, to the internet, to the economy, to the language, this episode explains all about how Pitcairn works.  
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How Pitcairn Works

How Pitcairn's largest industry works. 

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Pitcairn's Tiny Tourism Economy

The HMS Bounty arrives and creates a new society. We explain Pitcairn's supply ship, its connection to New Zealand, its political status, the outsiders on Pitcairn, and much more.

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Pitcairn's Beginning, Boat, and Bureaucracy

Welcome to Pitcairn Island.

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