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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Apr 26, 2024 · 30 min
Season 07 Episode 20: The Haunting of Hannath Hall (Pt.1 of 2)
It always fills me with a particular sense of caution, and no little excitement when I learn of new alleged poltergeist events, particularly ones that invoke the work of Nigel Kneale involving learned men and women on the hunt for ghosts… And so I present to you, the haunting of Hannath Hall... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 19, 2024 · 30 min
Season 07 Episode 19: Homes Under the Hammer Horror
In 1999, a house went on the market in the tiny village of Upper Mayfield near the Derbyshire Peak District. It was bought by Tim Chilton for what he thought was a steal. It turned out to be far more than that... This episode was written by Diane Hope. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 12, 2024 · 33 min
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 for privacy information.
Apr 5, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 29, 2024 · 32 min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 22, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 15, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 8, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Mar 1, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Feb 23, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Feb 16, 2024 · 34 min
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 for privacy information.
Feb 9, 2024 · 32 min
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 for privacy information.
Feb 2, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2024 · 31 min
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 for privacy information.
Jan 19, 2024 · 31 min
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 for privacy information.
Jan 12, 2024 · 30 min
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 for privacy information.
Jan 5, 2024 · 30 min
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 · 35 min
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 · 32 min
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 · 32 min
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.