Unexplained

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 unexplaine...

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 @une...

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 answ...

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.

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....

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...

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 unexplai...

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.

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 l...

In 2014, Dutch friends Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers disappeared while hiking a jungle trail in Panama. Two months later, investigators found their remains, as well as a backpack with a digital camera filled with photos that hinted at a darker story. What happened to Kris and Lisanne? In this investigative series, journalists Mariana Atencio and Jeremy Kryt retrace the last steps of the doomed wo...

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.

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 unex...

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 fo...

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...

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 lis...

Part Three of Season 06 Episode 22: To Morn Names The discovery of the enigmatic words Tamám Shud curled up in a small fob pocket of the unknown man's trousers, is finally the clue that Detective Leane and his team have been hoping for.  The truth of the man's identity is in sight... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you f...

Part Two of Season 06 Episode 22: To Morn Names With news of the unidentified body found on Somerton Beach beginning to spread throughout the world, the Adelaide police have their hands full as they chase one lead after another, but will any of it bring a resolution? Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. Get...

Good Cult is an investigative podcast about the dark corners of the New Age self-help movements and the American counterculture. In season one, host River Donaghey will explore his family's group therapy cult to unpack the strange history of the Human Potential Movement, and try to understand how a violent self-help seminar in the 1980s evolved into a global phenomenon, which would capture his own...

On December 1st, 1948, the body of an unknown man was found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia.  Despite recent claimes that the identity of the individual, who would come to be known as the Somerton Man, has now been discovered, his story remians one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com...

In 1685 George Sinclair, the brother of Maister Thomas Sinclair, the man who revealed Major Thomas Weir's confession to the authorities, published a book titled Satan's Invisible World Discovered, which contained a number of stories that neatly outlined the leading superstitions of the day. Among them, although never referred to as such, is one of the earliest ever recorded cases of an apparent po...

In 1670, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Major Thomas Weir, a Covenanter and man of puritanical faith was a much-respected member of the city's Presbyterian community. Until, one day, the mask slipped.   Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the death of Francisco Marto in 1919, followed by that of his sister Jacinta the following year, Lucia dos Santos was left as the only living member of the enigmatic trio who knew the apparent secrets given to them by the Virgin Mary. Lucia disclosed the first two in 1941. The third one however, she would not reveal, believing it was simply too distressing for the public to hear...   Go to tw...

Part two of Season 6 Episode 20: Children of the Pastures Lucia is faced with a true test of her faith as the Mayor attempts to put an end to her and her cousin's extraordinary claims.  Meanwhile, excitement grows for the miracle that the Virgin Mary has apparently promised to perform at her 6th and final appearance... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpo...

In the spring of 1916, three young children from the village of Aljustrel in western Portugal claimed to see the Virgin Mary while out tending sheep in a nearby pasture.  The incident marked the beginning of what is now known as the Fatima Prophecies. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/...

In March 1974, Terry Matthews and his mother, Gerri Betz, came across a strange metallic sphere in the woods close to their home in Jacksonville, Florida. Then, things got a little strange... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.