

Unexplained
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Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast
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Jan 5, 2024 • 30min
Season 04 Episode 18: The Dark Ascending (Rerun)
Unexplained rerun: Chanctonbury Ring, an ancient and unusual landmark located in Sussex, England, and the surrounding countryside has long been considered by some to be a hotbed of strange and peculiar activity. In the 1970s, one local resident set out to dig a little deeper into the mystery only to find a little more than he bargained for... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 29, 2023 • 36min
Season 06 Episode 1: Lying in Wait (Rerun)
Unexplained Rerun In July 2009, at the height of war in Afghanistan, US and British forces struggle to get to grips with fighting a mostly invisible enemy, while simultaneously trying to win the hearts and minds of the people whose land they have invaded. As part of Operation Khanjar, the US government's latest roll of the dice in their efforts to beat back the influence of the Taliban in Helmand Province, 4000 marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment have been deployed to the region. Among them are eight Marines, tasked with occupying a strange and isolated observation post, known simply as The Rock. Their war is about to get far stranger than they could ever have imagined. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 22, 2023 • 32min
Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps (Pt.2 of 2)
Second part of Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps So much of this story is comparable to a walk into the jungle - perhaps the very same walk that Lisanne and Kris embarked upon on. All that can be done of course is to try and retrace the steps - their steps - and piece together what little clues there are. This episode was written by Ella MacLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 15, 2023 • 32min
Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps (Pt.1 of 2)
In March 2014, the parents of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers waved their daughters off at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport as they embarked on a trip of a lifetime to Central America. A month later they received the news that no parent wants to hear. The young women had gone missing and no one had a clue where they could be. This epiosde was written by Ella MacLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 9, 2023 • 60min
Season 04 Episode 7: Called to the Forest (Rerun)
RERUN EPISODE (Huge apologies to all, due to illness I've not been able to produce a new epiosde this week, but here is one of my past favourites from Season 4 instead.) In February 1978, five young men from the Yuba-Sutter area in Northern California took a short trip to watch their favourite basketball team. But the men never returned home. It's a tragic and beguiling mystery that to this day remians Unexplained. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 1, 2023 • 34min
Season 07 Episode 11: Through the Looking Glass
On March 10th 1928, 9-year-old Walter Collins left home to go to the cinema but never came back. For months police worked tirelessly to find out what happened to him but drew only blanks. Then incredibly, five months later, he was found alive and well living on the streets of DeKalb, Illinois. Or was he? This epiosde was written by Ema Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 24, 2023 • 35min
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt.3 of 3)
Part Three of Season 7 Episode 10: Into the Badlands As Robert Bigelow's team set about investigating the anomalous activity on the ranch, strange horrors await them... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 18, 2023 • 32min
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt.2 of 3)
Part Two of Season 7 Episode 10: Into the Badlands As the weirdness on Tery and Gwen Sherman's ranch becomes more troubling, a strange organization led by the enigmatic Robert Bigelow offers to take it off their hands. They are looking for clear evidence of paranormal activity, and they think the Sherman's ranch might be full of it... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 10, 2023 • 32min
Season 07 Episode 10: Into the Badlands (Pt.1 of 3)
In 1994, Gwen and Terry Sherman travel deep into the Uintah basin in Utah to view a potential new home. The Myers Ranch is everything they have been dreaming of: 480 acres of prime, cattle-rearing pastures and scrubland. Unknown to Gwen and Terry, it is also full of strange and terrifying secrets... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 3, 2023 • 32min
Season 07 Episode 09: The Sound of Hunger
In 1878, a man named Kakisikutchin took his wife, six children, mother-in-law, and brother, out into the forest, to hunt food for the winter. But only Kakisikutchin returned. His family had all died he said, and now he was being tormented by the wendigo. This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


