Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, I expound upon a topic that has been on my mind now for years, but which has come to the forefront in the last many months; the story of how America lost its sense of wonder and how the country that once promised the future stopped believing in it. Not the easiest episode to write and discuss, but one that is close to the heart and experience. That being said, strap in. Fill a stein with a frothy cold brew, warm up some refrigerator leftovers, start driving towards your immediate destination, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

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Hey all! Welcome to another episode of Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road! In this edition, we again go back to the questions asked by listeners over the last few weeks and drop some answers and stories in return! Q and A has become one of my favorite types of episodes as your questions always jog loose stories and memories that I’ve completely forgotten about! Feral dogs, how to handle graffiti tags, weird vibes at night and more today as we get into listener inquiries. Tales, answers and, of course, some history abound, so grab a cold beverage of choice, grab a snack out of the pantry, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in next week’s episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959⁠⁠⁠⁠

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠⁠⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠⁠⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠⁠⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

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Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, we head back to Buffalo, New York for a weekend spent rambling in and around the Nickel City, spending a good deal of time wandering through one of the largest still-standing Kirkbride Hospitals in the United States; the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, abandoned and otherwise.  History and tales abound, so pour a nice foam-topped glass of amber beer, sit down for a nice dinner of pulled pork BBQ, relax in your favorite chair (or start driving towards your immediate destination), listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, we continue on in our ramblings in and around Southern California, returning to Bombay Beach, the Salton Sea, several outsider art installations in the middle of nowhere, and eventually winding up on the Pacific Coast! This is part two of this epic three day drive through 117-degree weather, continued from the last episode; stay tuned for the next and final portion coming soon! History and tales abound, so load up on gallons of Pedialyte, grab a gas station empanada or three, start driving towards your immediate destination, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, we triumphantly return to Southern California to wander and explore the Mojave Desert, the abandoned towns and history found there, and beyond! A return to the Salton Sea, a stroll down The Mother Road (Route 66) and woeful moments of possible dehydration. This is part one of this epic three day drive through 117-degree weather, so stay tuned for the next portion in the next episode. History and tales abound, so load up on gallons of Gatorade, rip open a Slim Jim or two, start driving towards your distant  destination, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

As mentioned in the episode, the "Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea (2024)": https://youtu.be/8TjGAWxL23c?si=zzhLB-wiXxM5_8v4

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this episode, I make some late night confessions on how things have been going personally in the realm of urban exploration and then dive into the collapsing and long-since-demolished shambles that were the Cleveland Union Stockyards in Cleveland, Ohio. Tales of meat, stampeding animals, turn-of-the-century municipal cleanliness issues and a severely dangerous structure are coming your way! Tales abound, so grill up a juicy cheeseburger with all the fixin’s, crack open a cold canned fizzy beverage of choice, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road! "In this round, we take a look at what exactly the art of urban exploration is, what many see it to be, and ask the very important question of: is urban exploration ONLY the quest to document and look at things abandoned, or does it go beyond into other areas of urban photography?  Lots to talk about here, so warm up some leftover pizza, pour a fizzing glass of cola of your choice, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road! In this edition, we again go back to the questions asked by listeners over the last few weeks and drop some answers and stories in return! Q and A has become one of my favorite types of episodes as your questions always jog loose stories and memories that I’ve completely forgotten about! Tales, answers and, of course, some history abound, so grab a cold beverage of choice, grab a snack out of the pantry, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in next week’s episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959⁠⁠⁠

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY:⁠ https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, we return to Eastern New York to wander once again through the grandiose ruins that make up a forlorn, abandoned and century-plus old Kirkbride mental hospital, and discuss a historical project ongoing there. We’ll also find out what it’s like to travel across a state only to turf out completely on several attempted explorations! History and tales abound, so steam a few tasty dumplings, pour a smooth and tasty mead of your choice, start driving towards your distant  destination, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social

Hey all! Welcome to another episode of “Mr. P.’s Tales from the Road!” In this edition, I spill tea on the amazing cultural party that was the 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge in Detroit, and then we hit the road out into the wilds of Michigan to discuss a grim and rather disturbing exploratory adventure we undertook within an abandoned and out of the way funeral home crematorium. A very personal tale, this one. So, buckle up, grab some crunchy gas station snacks, a frosty Big Gulp of something caffeinated and carbonated, start driving towards your distant  destination, listen in and enjoy the show! Have a great weekend and we’ll see you in the next episode! -Mr. P.

Also now available on APPLE PODCAST!: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-p-s-tales-from-the-road/id1717990959

Also, check out the “Mr. Explores” SUBSTACK for articles and photos: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/

Read up on the NAIN ROUGE (as mentioned in the episode) here: https://mrpexplores.substack.com/p/rust-belt-mythology-detroits-nain

MR. P. INFO:

The majority of my work gets published at the Mr. P. Explores Facebook Community:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MrPExplores/⁠  Stop by for full photo explorations, history and stories told from the road!

Mr. P. Explores Instagram (extras that never make the site or videos, and much more!):⁠ https://www.instagram.com/mr.p_explores/⁠@mr.p_explores

TWITTER (X?):⁠ https://twitter.com/ExploresMr⁠ @ExploresMr  (come on over and say hello!)  Thanks all, and have a great week!

ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrpexplores.bsky.social