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Unexplained podcast

Unexplained

SEASON 07 WILL BEGIN FRIDAY JULY 28TH 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

SEASON 07 WILL BEGIN FRIDAY JULY 28TH 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

 

#283

Season 07 Episode 06: Look Me in the I (Pt.1 of 3)

In September 1952, Anna and Josef Michel celebrated the birth of their first child together, Anneliese. 24 years later, she was dead; the result, some have said, of the most terrifying and convincing case of demonic possession ever recorded. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

23 Sep 2023

32 MINS

32:14

23 Sep 2023


#282

Season 07 Episode 05: Jumpin' Jacks (Pt.2 of 2)

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 05: Jumpin' Jacks The search for the mysterious Spring Heeled Jack continues... This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

15 Sep 2023

30 MINS

30:06

15 Sep 2023


#281

Season 07 Episode 05: Jumpin' Jacks (Pt.1 of 2)

Most countries and cultures have their own version of a bogeyman and the UK is no exception – many of them given the epithet of ‘Jack’.  The one they called Spring Heeled Jack, which emerged at the dawn of the Victorian era is by far the strangest...  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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

08 Sep 2023

30 MINS

30:24

08 Sep 2023


#280

Season 07 Episode 04: Children of the Stones

A tangled web of myth and history, an alluring mixture of fact and fiction shadowed by an ever-present aura of death and pagan spiritual energy.  I give you, Stonehenge... Written by Ella MacLeod and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

01 Sep 2023

32 MINS

32:16

01 Sep 2023


#279

Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water (Pt.2 of 2)

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water  A strange discovery made on a fishing trawler just off the east coast of South Africa in 1938 has some wondering, could the Loch Ness Monster be real after all? 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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

25 Aug 2023

32 MINS

32:02

25 Aug 2023


#278

Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water (Pt.1 of 2)

In August 1930, the first media report of a strange creature, reportedly seen in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, was published by a local Inverness newspaper. It would not be the last... 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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

18 Aug 2023

30 MINS

30:16

18 Aug 2023


#277

Season 07 Episode 02: UFO 54

Whether it was the rumour that a UFO followed the flight path of a plane from New York to London in June, or it was the sighting of the strange “green ball” over Madagascar in August. 1954 certainly seemed to be a hotbed of apparent UFO-related incidents. No more so than over the continent of Europe... This episode was written by Ella McLeod and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

11 Aug 2023

30 MINS

30:02

11 Aug 2023


#276

Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End (Pt.2 of 2)

Part 2 of Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End After the US government offers a formal apology and explanation of sorts to Frank Olson's family, Frank's son Eric is unconvinced.  Digging a little further into the case, he uncovers some horrifying truths... This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast)  or  [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/)  for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

04 Aug 2023

31 MINS

31:04

04 Aug 2023


#275

Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End (Pt.1 of 2)

On the evening of November 28th 1953, in New York, Frank Olson was found on the pavement outside the Statler Hotel having fallen out of a window on the 13th floor.  Olson died shortly after hitting the pavement. His death was first said to be caused by suicide. But then Olson, had worked for the CIA and on MK Ultra. Nothing was quite what it seemed... This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast)  or  [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/)  for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

28 Jul 2023

31 MINS

31:18

28 Jul 2023


#274

Season 03 Episode 06: Shores of the Unknown (Rerun)

With Unexplained Season 7 due to start next Friday, July 28th, we have time for one more episode from the vaults.  This week we return to Broadhaven in Wales, where a series of bizarre events occurred over the course of a few months in 1977.  And it all began in the playground of a local primary school... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast)  or  [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/)  for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

21 Jul 2023

32 MINS

32:03

21 Jul 2023


#273

Season 03 Episode 07: Shadowplay (Rerun)

For me, the Spanish film Veronica, directed by Paco Plaza and released in 2017, is, without doubt, one of the best horror films depicting demonic possession of recent times.  Incredibly, the true story it's based on is even more terrifying... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast)  or  [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/)  for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

14 Jul 2023

31 MINS

31:54

14 Jul 2023


#272

Season 02 Episode 05: Roads to Knowhere (Rerun)

(Rerun) In 1987, construction began on a small stretch of road that would later become known as the Stocksbridge Bypass, now considered one of the most haunted roads in the UK. This is why... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

07 Jul 2023

27 MINS

27:48

07 Jul 2023


#271

Season 03 Episode 09: Come Talk to Me (Rerun)

In the summer of 1958 in Mölndo, Sweden, EVP pioneer Friedrich Jürgenson was attempting to record the sound of birdsong in his garden. What he captured instead would change his life forever... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

30 Jun 2023

29 MINS

29:38

30 Jun 2023


#270

Season 04 Episode 03: I See You (Rerun)

With Unexplained currently on a break between seasons, we’re taking a look back at some of our favourite episodes. In the summer of 2014, Maria and Derek Broaddus were overjoyed when they completed on their dream home; a $1.4 million dollar mansion in the affluent suburb of Westfield in New Jersey. But then the letters started to arrive… Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

23 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:50

23 Jun 2023


#269

Season 04 Episode 04: Always Already (Rerun)

Continuing with our look back at some of our favourite episodes while we take a break between seasons, this week we’re going back to March 2019. In 1969 National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre traveled deep into the Amazon in search of the fabled Mayoruna tribe who were said to have no contact with the outside world. What happened next left him wondering for the rest of his life whether it had truly occurred or not... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

16 Jun 2023

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:20

16 Jun 2023


#268

Season 01 Episode 01: Opening the Gate (Rerun)

Revisiting some of our favourite episodes... Since the dawn of communication, we have shared stories about imaginary beings; entities such as demons, angels, monsters, and fairies. But what if they weren't stories at all? What if these entities were real, existing right next to us, right now, walking invisibly among us? What if all we needed to see them was some kind of gateway, and what price would we pay for opening it? Featuring the tragic story of occultist Netta Fornario. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

09 Jun 2023

20 MINS

20:29

09 Jun 2023


#267

Season 06 Episode 34 Extra: Your Electric Feel

Experiments to prove the existence of psychokinesis have been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability and are generally regarded as pseudoscience. One story that emerged out of Sweden in 1919 is certainly strange enough to make you think again... This episode was written by Richard MacLean Smith and Diane Hope Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

26 May 2023

13 MINS

13:28

26 May 2023


#266

Season 06 Episode 34: She's Electric

In early 1846, in a village in northwestern France, a teenage girl begins displaying apparent psychokinetic powers in the wake of an intense period of stormy weather.   Featuring the incredible story of Angélique Cottin.   This episode is written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

19 May 2023

25 MINS

25:22

19 May 2023


#265

Season 06 Episode 33 Extra: Hungry Like the Wolf

There have been surprisingly many supposedly true-life tales of werewolves over the years though perhaps none are more infamous, more wicked or more disturbing than that which appeared in a pamphlet in London in June 1590... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

12 May 2023

13 MINS

13:42

12 May 2023


#264

Season 06 Episode 33: An American Werewolf in America

Near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the autumn of 1991, local journalist Linda Godfrey recorded a series of peculiar sightings of a terrifying humanoid dog-like creature, apparently witnessed skulking around the fringes of nearby Bray Road.  What seemed a ludicrous proposition at first, soon took on a surprising amount of credibility... This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

05 May 2023

27 MINS

27:18

05 May 2023


#263

Season 06 Episode 32 Extra: After the Gold Rush

Toward the end of the Second World War, it became apparent that billions of US dollars worth of priceless art, gold, and a veritable treasure trove of other artifacts, looted by advocates of the Third Reich had been hidden away throughout Germany. Some believe a significant amount of it, is still out there...  This episode was written by Ella McLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

28 Apr 2023

13 MINS

13:18

28 Apr 2023


#262

Season 06 Episode 32: A Death Less Ordinary

Günther Stoll was a fairly typical individual. He enjoyed his job as a food engineer, he loved his wife and he enjoyed the occasional drink at his local pub.   You might say he was an ordinary man. His death, however, was anything but...   This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.  Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

21 Apr 2023

28 MINS

28:37

21 Apr 2023


#261

Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story (Pt.3 of 3)

Pt. 3 of Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story With Jackie and her children finally forced to move out of their San Pedro bungalow, all is well until a few months later when it appears the thing, whatever it is, has followed them to their new home... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, [facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast] (https://facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast) or [unexplainedpodcast.com] (http://unexplainedpodcast.com/) for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

14 Apr 2023

26 MINS

26:28

14 Apr 2023