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

 

#307

Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.4 of 4)

The fourth and final part of Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.4 of 4) Fearing for his life, John Dee flees with his family to Europe along with his trusty scryer Edward Kelly.  Together they continue to commune with angels in pursuit of Dee's dream to unlock the secrets of the universe. All seems to be going well until Kelly makes an outrageous proposition... This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

12 Apr 2024

33 MINS

33:18

12 Apr 2024


#306

Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.3 of 4)

Part Three of Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee  Late one afternoon in March 1582, John Dee is introduced to one Edward Talbot, a self-proclaimed medium and scryer.  And, Dee hopes, the gateway to his wildest dreams...  His life will never be the same again.  This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

05 Apr 2024

30 MINS

30:14

05 Apr 2024


#305

Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.2 of 4)

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee  With the death of Queen Mary 1st, John Dee does what he can to ingratiate himself with the new Queen, Elizabeth 1st.   While the secrecy of his home, he embarks on an ambitious new experiment, to uncover nothing less than the secrets of the universe... This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

29 Mar 2024

32 MINS

32:48

29 Mar 2024


#304

Season 07 Episode 18: A Dance with Mr. Dee (Pt.1 of 4)

John Dee. Mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and some say, the most influential occult magician in British history...  This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

22 Mar 2024

30 MINS

30:08

22 Mar 2024


#303

S03 E10: Here is Always Somewhere Else (RERUN)

Unexplained will return next week. In place of this week's episode, this is one from the vaults... When 3 year old Shanti Devi becomes convinced she has lived another life before, her parents assume it’s just a childish game. Today many consider her story to be nothing less than absolute proof of reincarnation… Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

15 Mar 2024

30 MINS

30:34

15 Mar 2024


#302

Season 07 Episode 17: What Lies in the Long Grass (Pt.2 of 2)

Part two of Season 07 Episode 17: What Lies in the Long Grass.  As news begins to spread about the bizarre events at Ruwa school, the children find an unlikely champion for their version of events.  Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

08 Mar 2024

30 MINS

30:02

08 Mar 2024


#301

Season 07 Episode 17: What Lies In the Long Grass (Pt.1 of 2)

One evening in September 1994, strange lights are seen in the skies over Zimbabwe.  Two days later, 60 pupils of a rural primary school make the astonishing claim, that a UFO landed in their playground. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

01 Mar 2024

30 MINS

30:08

01 Mar 2024


#300

Season 07 Episode 16: Take Me Dancing Tonight

In the late 1960s, there were few better places to enjoy a night out in Glasgow than the Barrowland Ballroom.  At weekends, as many as 2000 would cram into the venue to dance away the night.  Among them, was one of the UK's most notorious mysoginistic murderers, whose true identity remains to this day, Unexplained.  This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

23 Feb 2024

30 MINS

30:36

23 Feb 2024


#299

Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow (Pt. 2 of 2)

Part two of Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow As Gregori Rasputin's influence over the Tsar and Tsarina grows ever stronger, so too does the determination of his enemies to put a stop to it. By any means necessary. But how do you kill the man who cannot die? This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

16 Feb 2024

34 MINS

34:04

16 Feb 2024


#298

Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow (Pt. 1 of 2)

In the early 1900s, a strange enigmatic mystic ingratiated himself with the Russian royal family. It was the beginning of a new life for him – and for the royals.  Unknown to them then, it was also the beginning of the end... The man's name... Grigori Rasputin.  This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

09 Feb 2024

32 MINS

32:42

09 Feb 2024


#297

Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.3 of 3)

The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream. Elisa Lam has been missing for over two weeks when guests staying at the Cecil building begin to notice that the water coming out of their tabs has gone putrid… Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

02 Feb 2024

30 MINS

30:32

02 Feb 2024


#296

Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.2 of 3)

Part two of Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream. Detectives Tennelle and Stearns begin their investigation into Elisa Lam's disappearance.  Clues are thin on the ground until the emergence of some bizarre CCTV footage recorded the day Elisa went missing, which completely upends the investigation...  Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

26 Jan 2024

31 MINS

31:44

26 Jan 2024


#295

Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream (Pt.1 of 3)

The world of horror is littered with unnerving locations, with the hotel perhaps the most unsettling of them all. Hotels constitute a vast clash of psychical intersections, moving through time and all held together in one singular place. In 2013, one such place, became host to one of the most disturbing and tragic deaths of recent times. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

19 Jan 2024

31 MINS

31:54

19 Jan 2024


#294

Season 07 Episode 13: Squaring the Circle

Early one chilly morning in March of 1977, Mary Gillespie checked her postbox and found a strange, threatening letter inside - addressed to her.  And so began one of the most bizarre incidences ever to befall the town of Circleville... This episode is written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

12 Jan 2024

30 MINS

30:16

12 Jan 2024


#293

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

05 Jan 2024

30 MINS

30:08

05 Jan 2024


#292

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] (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

29 Dec 2023

35 MINS

35:52

29 Dec 2023


#291

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

22 Dec 2023

32 MINS

32:20

22 Dec 2023


#290

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

15 Dec 2023

32 MINS

32:20

15 Dec 2023


#289

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

09 Dec 2023

59 MINS

59:56

09 Dec 2023


#288

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

01 Dec 2023

33 MINS

33:38

01 Dec 2023


#287

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

24 Nov 2023

35 MINS

35:24

24 Nov 2023


#286

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

18 Nov 2023

31 MINS

31:30

18 Nov 2023


#285

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

10 Nov 2023

31 MINS

31:31

10 Nov 2023


#284

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] (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. ... Read more

03 Nov 2023

31 MINS

31:58

03 Nov 2023


#283

Season 07 Episode 08: Walking on Snow (Pt.2 of 2)

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 08: Walking on Snow In February 1954 the Daily Mail's huge Yeti expedition team arrives in the Himalayas.  Will they be able to succeed where so many others have failed, and bring back conclusive proof of the Yeti's existence? 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

27 Oct 2023

30 MINS

30:02

27 Oct 2023


#282

Season 07 Episode 08: Walking on Snow (Pt.1 of 2)

For centuries people of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India, and China have recognized the existence of a strange ape-like creature said to stalk the vast Himalayan mountain ranges. It has many names.  In English, it's name is Yeti.  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

20 Oct 2023

31 MINS

31:40

20 Oct 2023


#281

Season 07 Episode 07: Mansion on the Hill

No one knows exactly who The White Witch of Rose Hall is supposed to be, or if she was ever anyone at all. But it doesn't make the story any less real. Or any less terrifying... This epiosde was written by Ella McLeod 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

13 Oct 2023

30 MINS

30:07

13 Oct 2023