Unexplained

Many say that if a genuine alien spacecraft really had appeared on earth, there would be incontrovertible photographic or video evidence to prove it. And yet, there are countless videos and photos purporting to reveal exactly that. More often than not, however they are dismissed as cases of mistaken identity or simply fakes. In reality, unless a craft were to land on a busy high street in full vie...

Part Two of S04 Episode 20: The Homecoming  Travis Walton has been missing for five days after his six co-workers claim to have seen him being attacked by a UFO.  And now, Travis has returned... Go to @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...

Part One of S04 Episode 20: The Homecoming  In November 1975 seven forestry workers headed into Arizona's Apache-Sitgreaves national forest for a routine day's work.  Only six of them would return that night, with one hell of a story to tell... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

In the early hours of March 14th 1928, below deck of an ocean liner just off the coast of West Africa, former RAF pilot Colonel George Henderson reportedly experienced a 'crisis apparition' of his friend and fellow pilot, Captain Raymond Hinchcliffe saying he was lost and in great danger. What Henderson is said not to have known at the time, is that Hinchcliffe, and his co-pilot, Elsie Mackay were...

For any regular listener of this show, as you may have gathered, Unexplained is rather fond of a good old haunted house story.   The story of the Cooneen ghost house of Ireland is just one such tale,  often regarded as one of the most compelling supposed true-life hauntings of all time...  Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for...

Whatever your thoughts on supposed occult groups conducting rituals in England's west Sussex countryside, for whatever reason, it's fair to say the region has certainly had its fair share of weirdness.  In fact, only last year, yet another peculiar story emerged from out of the shadows of the Sussex Downs, as compelling as any other that had previously come to light... Featuring the story of Anthe...

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.unexplainedp...

EPISODE 10 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 09 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 08 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 07 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 06 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 05 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 04 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 03 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 02 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

EPISODE 01 of Unexplained Halloween Special: Choose Your Own Adventure WARNING: This experience contains scenes of an intense and bloody nature that some may find disturbing. Parental discretion is advised Have you ever wanted your life to be more like a fairy tale? Are you sure? Well in this one-off Unexplained experience you get the chance to see what it might be like... Go to @unexplainedpod, f...

Despite it first being formerly recognised by psychologist Hugo Münsterberg in 1906, only today are we really getting to grips with understanding the phenomenon of false confessions. In this episode we take a closer look at the worrying way in which false confessions continue to contribute to wrongful convictions. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com...

Part Two of S04 Episode 17: Appearing is Being In January 1974, in a quiet port town in Iceland, one teenager’s mysterious and tragic disappearance proves just the beginning in a devastating chain of events that will forever haunt the nation.  In part two, as investigators push Erla to think harder about the night that Guðmundur Einarsson disappeared, her grip on reality begins to loosen... Go to...

In January 1974, in a quiet port town in Iceland, one teenager’s mysterious and tragic disappearance proves just the beginning in a devastating chain of events that will forever haunt the nation.  Go to @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 f...

The notion that it is possible to exist in one state of awareness and perpetrate terrible acts without even realising it, represents a very singular type of horror. This week's Extra, with a little help from Euripides, takes a closer look at the idea. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener...

In May 2008, twin sisters and Swedish nationals Sabina and Ursula Eriksson took a ferry from Ireland to Liverpool in England and boarded a bus to London. The pair would never make it to London nor ever disclose where they were going or why they were in England at all. By the end of their bizarre excursion, one would be left critically hurt in hospital and the other arrested for murder. Go to @unex...

Whatever we might think about the actions of Burke & Hare, their crimes were as much a result of market forces as anything else. Today's black market organ trade provides a very modern equivalent. Go to @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 f...

It was on one bright summer's day in 1836 that a group of boys out hunting rabbits on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, made a very bizarre and macabre discovery. Could it have been linked to one of the city's most infamous murder sprees from only a few years before? Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.co...

In last week's episode, Negative Space, we looked at the chilling tale of the Perron family haunting, which, like many people I first came across through the film The Conjuring. In this week's extra we look a little closer at key elements of the story that inspired the movie. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. Se...