Unexplained

Most countries and cultures have their own version of a bogeyman and the UK is no exception – many of them given the epithet of ‘Jack’.  The one they called Spring Heeled Jack, which emerged at the dawn of the Victorian era is by far the strangest...  This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexp...

A tangled web of myth and history, an alluring mixture of fact and fiction shadowed by an ever-present aura of death and pagan spiritual energy.  I give you, Stonehenge... Written by Ella MacLeod and 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 informati...

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water  A strange discovery made on a fishing trawler just off the east coast of South Africa in 1938 has some wondering, could the Loch Ness Monster be real after all? This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank...

In August 1930, the first media report of a strange creature, reportedly seen in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, was published by a local Inverness newspaper. It would not be the last... This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. Se...

Whether it was the rumour that a UFO followed the flight path of a plane from New York to London in June, or it was the sighting of the strange “green ball” over Madagascar in August. 1954 certainly seemed to be a hotbed of apparent UFO-related incidents. No more so than over the continent of Europe... This episode was written by Ella McLeod and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,...

Part 2 of Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End After the US government offers a formal apology and explanation of sorts to Frank Olson's family, Frank's son Eric is unconvinced.  Digging a little further into the case, he uncovers some horrifying truths... This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodca...

On the evening of November 28th 1953, in New York, Frank Olson was found on the pavement outside the Statler Hotel having fallen out of a window on the 13th floor.  Olson died shortly after hitting the pavement. His death was first said to be caused by suicide. But then Olson, had worked for the CIA and on MK Ultra. Nothing was quite what it seemed... This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and pr...

With Unexplained Season 7 due to start next Friday, July 28th, we have time for one more episode from the vaults.  This week we return to Broadhaven in Wales, where a series of bizarre events occurred over the course of a few months in 1977.  And it all began in the playground of a local primary school... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast  or  unexplainedpodcast.com  ...

For me, the Spanish film Veronica, directed by Paco Plaza and released in 2017, is, without doubt, one of the best horror films depicting demonic possession of recent times.  Incredibly, the true story it's based on is even more terrifying... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast  or  unexplainedpodcast.com  for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/liste...

(Rerun) In 1987, construction began on a small stretch of road that would later become known as the Stocksbridge Bypass, now considered one of the most haunted roads in the UK. This is why... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast  or  unexplainedpodcast.com  for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the summer of 1958 in Mölndo, Sweden, EVP pioneer Friedrich Jürgenson was attempting to record the sound of birdsong in his garden. What he captured instead would change his life forever... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast  or  unexplainedpodcast.com  for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

With Unexplained currently on a break between seasons, we’re taking a look back at some of our favourite episodes.   In the summer of 2014, Maria and Derek Broaddus were overjoyed when they completed on their dream home; a $1.4 million dollar mansion in the affluent suburb of Westfield in New Jersey.    But then the letters started to arrive… Go to twitter @unexplainedp...

Continuing with our look back at some of our favourite episodes while we take a break between seasons, this week we’re going back to March 2019.   In 1969 National Geographic photographer Loren McIntyre traveled deep into the Amazon in search of the fabled Mayoruna tribe who were said to have no contact with the outside world.   What happened next left him wondering for the rest of...

Revisiting some of our favourite episodes... Since the dawn of communication, we have shared stories about imaginary beings; entities such as demons, angels, monsters, and fairies.  But what if they weren't stories at all? What if these entities were real, existing right next to us, right now, walking invisibly among us?  What if all we needed to see them was some kind of gateway, and wh...

Experiments to prove the existence of psychokinesis have been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability and are generally regarded as pseudoscience. One story that emerged out of Sweden in 1919 is certainly strange enough to make you think again... This episode was written by Richard MacLean Smith and Diane Hope Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexp...

In early 1846, in a village in northwestern France, a teenage girl begins displaying apparent psychokinetic powers in the wake of an intense period of stormy weather.   Featuring the incredible story of Angélique Cottin.   This episode is written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more in...

There have been surprisingly many supposedly true-life tales of werewolves over the years though perhaps none are more infamous, more wicked or more disturbing than that which appeared in a pamphlet in London in June 1590... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod,  facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the autumn of 1991, local journalist Linda Godfrey recorded a series of peculiar sightings of a terrifying humanoid dog-like creature, apparently witnessed skulking around the fringes of nearby Bray Road.  What seemed a ludicrous proposition at first, soon took on a surprising amount of credibility... This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLea...

Toward the end of the Second World War, it became apparent that billions of US dollars worth of priceless art, gold, and a veritable treasure trove of other artifacts, looted by advocates of the Third Reich had been hidden away throughout Germany. Some believe a significant amount of it, is still out there...  This episode was written by Ella McLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twi...

Günther Stoll was a fairly typical individual. He enjoyed his job as a food engineer, he loved his wife and he enjoyed the occasional drink at his local pub.   You might say he was an ordinary man. His death, however, was anything but...   This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.  Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodc...

Pt. 3 of Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story   With Jackie and her children finally forced to move out of their San Pedro bungalow, all is well until a few months later when it appears the thing, whatever it is, has followed them to their new home...   Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for list...

Pt. 2 of Season 06 Episode 31: Every Story is a Ghost Story As the apparent haunting of Jackie Hernandez and her family intensifies, Barry is left with no doubt that they have become the unwitting victims of a deeply malignant entity...  Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener...

When it comes to the sheer terror of the supernatural, for me, there are few more disturbing notions than the poltergeist; malignant spirits of wrathful agency seemingly dead set on singling you out for often inexplicable—and therefore, deeply frightening—reasons. So it always fills me with a particular sense of caution and no little excitement when I learn of new alleged poltergeist e...

Part Two of Season 6 Episode 30: The Extinguishable Fire (Pt.2 of 2) Inspired by Joan's apparent visions, and as the voices foretold, the Dauphin's army finally gain the upper hand in their efforts to reclaim the nation of France.  So what then of Joan's other prophecy, the one foretelling of her imminent demise? This episode was written by Ella McLeod and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter...

Back in the early 15th century, as the English King, Henry VI, tried to assert his supremacy in the Kingdom of France, an unlikely teenage hero came to the aid of her nation. A king-maker, seemingly blessed with the gift of prophecy whom many in France also believed had been sent by God themself to save them...  This episode was written by Ella McLeod and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @...