Unexplained

1990 in Gulf Breeze, Florida, in the early hours of Saturday, July 14th, a young man is pulled over for a routine traffic stop. Little could anyone have predicted it would begin the unravelling of one of the most bizarre cases of desertion in the United States Military’s entire history. Go to twitter@unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you...

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...

On December 4th 1872, the crew of the cargo ship Dei Gratia, came across a ghost ship set adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles to the east of the Azores. The fate of the vessel, Mary Celeste, and that of its crew has since become known as perhaps the greatest maritime mystery of all time. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you f...

It could be said that all stories are ultimately about one thing – death. None more so than the stories we tell each other concerning what awaits us after life. It is a theme that can be found in stories told across every community and culture, from as far back as we can remember. But what might our dreams have to do with it? Featuring the unsettling story of The Pollock Twins. Go to @unexplainedp...

Unexplained Season 7 has now finished but we’ll be back on Friday September 6th to begin Season 8. In the meantime, I’m going to be replaying some of my favourite episodes from the archives. This week we’re heading back to Sussex in the south of England to explore the dark mysteries of Chanctonbury Ring and its bucolic surrounds.  Long thought to be a hotbed of strange and peculiar activity, In th...

One chilly morning in a small village in Romania, in February 1925, 11-year-old Eleonore Zugun found a coin on the way to her grandmother's house.  Eleonore's cousin warned her not to pick it up; that it was the devil's money and would only bring her bad luck.  But Eleonore ignored the warning... This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod,...

The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill  As accusations of witchcraft mount up soon the fear spreads beyond Salem and out into the wider Puritan community. With over 100 people accused of being in league with the devil, it's time to begin the official trials. The shit gets real, as they say...  This episode was written by Richard MacLean Smith and Ella Mcleod Go to @...

Part two of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill  It's March 1692 in Salem. Three women - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba - stand accused of witchcraft. All three have so far denied the accusation. But all that is about to change... This episode was written by Ella Mcleod and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for...

June 1630, 700 puritans arrived from England at a place in New England, America, known to many local communities as Naumkeag. To those new arrivals however, it was known as something different. Inspired by the Hebrew for peace, they called it Salem.   This episode was written by Ella Mcleod and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast....

The volcanic landscape of Iceland exerts a strong pull on the psyche. So it's no wonder the nation's folklore is so rich with stories of the supernatural, of ghosts and trolls, but most of all, elves...  This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for liste...

Third and final part of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box  Jason continues his quest to get to the bottom of how the dibbuk box came into being.  What he uncovers is more wild than he could possibly have imagined... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part two of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box  Despite the disturbing nature of Kevin's eBay listing, his 'dibbuk' box attracts the interest of hundreds of potential buyers. Before long, it's heading for Kirksville, Missouri, with disturbing consequences... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/li...

In June 2003, something unusual popped up for sale on eBay. The listing was posted by used furniture dealer Kevin Mannis and concerned a strange Jewish artefact he'd apparently purchased a few years before. He called it a 'dibbuk' box. He said he wanted to sell it because, according to him, it was haunted... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for m...

Second and final part of Season 07 Episode 22: Jumping into Legend In the hunt for the true identity of the so-called Dan Cooper, the FBI and police interview over 800 suspects. Could one of them be him? This episode was 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 lis...

On November 24th 1971 at Portland International airport, a man turned up at the ticket desk requesting a one-way ticket to Seattle. The rest is strange and mystifying history... This episode was 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...

It's long been thought that people can be driven to madness by the wind.  In 1969, Episcopalian bishop James Pike and his wife Diane became stranded in the Judean desert while on a research trip. Then the wind started to blow...  This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith.  Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Tha...

The second and final part of Season 07 Episode 20: The Haunting of Hannath Hall The team from the Cambridge University Society of Psychical Research are ready to begin their investigation of Hannath Hall. Starting with a good old fashioned séance... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listen...

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. Tha...

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/lis...

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...

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.unex...

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, fac...

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.

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 fo...

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.