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…

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Feb 24, 2023 · 20 min
Season 06 Episode 28 Extra: The Tail of the Comet
As the internet becomes our public forum for sharing and discussing ideas, more often than not it is through this portal that we develop much of our sense of the world. As such, as demonstrated by the attempted murder of Peyton Lautner in 2012, what achieves validity online can quickly achieve solidity offline. The so-called Slender Man stabbing was not the first incident of its kind. And it certainly wasn't the last. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2023 · 28 min
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.3 of 3)
Pt. 3 of Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear Where once the Internet was thought to offer something akin to a beneficial noosphere - many have instead been left fearing it has merely opened a door to chaos, disrupting established orders and threatening all the ‘progress’ that such order has contributed to. But is this fear warranted? Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2023 · 32 min
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.2 of 3)
Pt. 2 of Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear The digital space is a world where fact and fiction become progressively blurred. As our lives become increasingly influenced by what we experience there, those online fictions don’t stay online. They bleed into the real, physical world, with real physical world consequences... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 3, 2023 · 34 min
Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.1 of 3)
He is the personification of the unknown; a messenger of the medium, at once new but strangely, archaically, familiar. His name is The Slender Man, and one way or another, he is coming for us all. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2023 · 12 min
Season 06 Episode 27 Extra: Concrete Under Water
One aspect of our Mothman episode that some listeners wanted to know a little more about was how exactly the collapse of the Silver Bridge fitted into everything. Well, let me tell you... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 20, 2023 · 35 min
Season 06 Episode 27: All That We See (Pt.3 of 3)
The third and final part of Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See New York-based writer John Keel joins the hunt for the Mothman as something ominous looms on the horizon... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 13, 2023 · 31 min
Season 06 Episode 27: All That We See (Pt.2 of 3)
Part two of Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See The apparent sighting of a strange winged creature on the outskirts of Point Pleasant in West Virginia sparks a flurry of similar sightings over the next few days. One local reporter and a writer from New York endeavour to get to the bottom of just what is going on... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 6, 2023 · 26 min
Season 06 Episode 27: All That We See (Pt.1 of 3)
Back in November 1966, four young adults were out late one night, driving through a vast stretch of wetlands on the outskirts of their quiet West Virginian hometown, when they were apparently terrorized by a strange, winged humanoid creature. Their story would mark the beginning of one of the United States' most enduring cryptid mythologies. Welcome to Mothman. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 17, 2022 · 18 min
Season 06 Episode 26 Extra: The Invisible Fog
It is often said by medical professionals that medicine is not an exact science. Despite the incredible wealth of knowledge we have, as many of us perhaps know better than ever before thanks to the current Covid-19 Pandemic, trying to identify what may or may not be a symptom of a specific illness is never a simple task. Sometimes despite our best efforts, we don't always reach a satisfying answer... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 9, 2022 · 24 min
Season 06 Episode 26: Under the Rocks and Stones (Pt.2 of 2)
The second and final part of Season 06 Episode 26: Under the Rocks and Stones. After the opening of the dolmen in L'Islet, a shadow seems to draw across the Island of Guernsey. But the horrors have only just begun... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 2, 2022 · 29 min
Season 06 Episode 26: Under the Rocks and Stones (Pt.1 of 2)
That people have lived on the land we know today as Guernsey, at least as far back as 4000 BCE, is evidenced by the many incredible relics there that date back to that time. Most prominently the many dolmen that can be found all over the island. Some say they are valuable artifacts to be studied and learnt from. Others say they should be left well alone... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 25, 2022 · 15 min
Season 06 Episode 25 Extra: The Way Back Machine
In the wake of numerous historical cases of abuse recently coming to light across the world, from within religious institutions or care homes, among other supposedly 'good' organisations, it can be easy to get sucked into outlandish theories when the reality is not always a million miles away. On the suspicious death of Lambeth Council manager, Bulic Forsythe and the recent uncovering of hundreds of cases of child abuse perpetrated by Lambeth Council care home staff. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 18, 2022 · 28 min
Season 06 Episode 25: Once There Was a Way (Pt.3 of 3)
The third and final part of Season 06 Episode 25: Once There Was a Way Noreen and John Gosch are contacted by former state senator John Decamp who thinks he may have discovered a link between an alleged child sex-abuse ring in Nebraska and the 1982 disappearance of their son. But will it bring them the answers they crave? Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 11, 2022 · 33 min
Season 06 Episode 25: Once There Was a Way (Pt.2 of 3)
Part Two of Season 06 Episode 25: Once There Was a Way In August 1984, two years after the disappearance of Johnny Gosch, yet another young Des Moines Register and Tribune newspaper deliverer goes missing... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 4, 2022 · 35 min
Season 06 Episode 25: Once There Was a Way (Pt.1 of 3)
For those who like to reminisce about a time when the world was a safer place; when doors could be left unlocked and children could be left outside to play on their own without the slightest care or worry. For many, Sunday September 5th, 1982 was the day when that all changed... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 28, 2022 · 15 min
Season 06 Episode 24 Extra: Digging the Foundations
On Unexplained we've covered many a haunted house story, however, few have been as terrifying as the subject of this week's extra... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 21, 2022 · 35 min
Season 06 Episode 24: This Woman's Work
When asked once what inspired her novel, The Woman in Black, Susan Hill replied that her chief ingredient was atmosphere, which I think sums it up perfectly. Some have suggested she might also have found inspiration from a little-known haunting, said to have taken place in Cheltenham back in the late 1880s. This is that story. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 14, 2022 · 20 min
Season 06 Episode 23 Extra: Out There Alone
Roughly 20 years after the death of the McLeod brothers, news broke from out of Canada's Northwest Territories of yet another beguiling mystery striking fear into the hearts of anyone in the area at the time... The Mad Trapper of Rat River. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 7, 2022 · 36 min
Season 06 Episode 23: How the Wind Does Scream
In 1905, two brothers, Willie and Frank McLeod, ventured out to a vast stretch of Canadian wilderness known to some as the Nahanni Valley. When they failed to come back, a search party was sent out to find them. They shouldn't have been surprised by what they found... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 30, 2022 · 36 min
Season 06 Episode 22 Extra: Closing the Webb
In July 2021, Professor Derek Abbott made the stunning announcement that (thanks to his tireless work and that of genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick) he'd finally cracked the mystery of the so-called 'Somerton Man'. In this week's Extra I speak to Prof. Abbott to find out more... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.