Unexplained

In 1993, a group of rafters paddling through the Siberian wilderness of the Khamar Daban mountains came across a teenage girl, caked in mud and blood. Seemingly too traumatised to even speak, when she finally found her voice she uttered only five words.  "They're dead. They're all dead..." Written by Emma Dibdin, Neil McRobert and Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the shadows of Greater Manchester’s canals and waterways, some believe something ancient and malevolent might be lurking. This week on Unexplained, we plunge into eerie folklore, mysterious drownings, and chilling whispers of a phantom predator said to haunt the waters - claiming victims no one can explain. Written by James Connor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three women vanished without a trace from a quiet suburban home in the early hours of a summer morning in 1992. What began as a hopeful graduation weekend in Springfield, Missouri, spiraled into one of the most chilling and perplexing missing persons cases in American history. Written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Due to the recent arrival of another mini MacLean Smith, the next new episode will be with you next Friday on June 13th…  In the meantime, we’re heading back into the vault for this week’s episode, going all the way back to the beginning of Season 02.  England’s Black Country, a region just west of Birmingham is considered one of the birth places of the British industrial revolution. It’s centered around a 30 ft-wide and unusually shallow coal seam – a product of once living trees, compressed and buried for millions of years, returning to the surface like an irrepressible secret. There are some who say the trees can talk. If they could, what secrets might they hold? This is Unexplained Season 2 Episode 01: Whispers in the Trees, in full for the first time. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystud

Due to the recent arrival of another mini MacLean Smith, there’ll be a slight pause on new episodes. For the next two weeks we’ll be dipping back into the vaults until we continue, rather aptly with the next episode of Season 08 on Friday 13th of June…  This week, we’re heading back to Season 01 Episode 10.   The world of horror is littered with unnerving locations, places that both draw from and have in turn seeped into the public imagination. For many there is one place in particular that continues to fascinate like no other in the UK. With its combination of mystery, intrigue and atmospheric location you couldn’t concoct a better setting, the place: Boleskine House. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the race to develop cutting edge technology for the Second World War, many nations focused on how to evade radar detection.  Down in the Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, if the rumours are to be believed, the US Navy took it to a whole other dimension... Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @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 08 Episode 29: Go Tell Fire to the Mountain It's 11 years since the so-called Frog Boys were last seen alive.  Two men out in the forest, hunting for acorns close to where the boys were last seen, make a grisly discovery. Will the devastated parents finally get answers about what happened to their sons? Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In March 2001, as the nation of South Korea enjoyed a national holiday, five boys from Dalseo in the city of Daegu, headed off into the forest in search of adventure.  They were never seen alive again.  Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When emergency services arrived at the home of Kathleen and Michael Peterson in the early hours of December 9th 2001, they found a horrifying scene: Kathleen, dead, at the bottom of a staircase and blood everywhere.  But quite what exactly had happened to her, would turn out to be one of the most confounding, and potentially bizarre mysteries of recent times. Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One hot day in the summer of 1518, in the city of Strasbourg, a woman left her home in a strange trance and headed straight for the town square. There she began to dance, and dance, and dance. Something was terribly wrong and then, it began to spread... Written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the decades, stories have trickled in from all across the globe. Places both far, and unnervingly near… of truly horrifying things, with far too many legs for comfort. The simple question is, are you afraid of spiders? Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While battling for his life during the height of the COVID pandemic, Damian Harris slips into a vivid dream of a forgotten Arizona ghost town—where an eerie portal seems to call to him from within a long-abandoned guesthouse.  The history of Vulture City is a haunting tale of gold and greed, and perhaps a little bit more... Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To many, Mt. Shasta in northern California, is a sacred place.   It's a place of visions and power, and for seeking communion with the unseen world.  But some say, if you’re not careful, there are places on the mountain where you can fall into this unseen world too... Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When caught up in a cult, the line between what’s acceptable and what constitutes abnormal behaviour starts to blur.  For one South Korean man in 2011, this lack of clarity appeared to lead to one of the most baffling acts of self-mutilation in recent history... This episode was written by James Connor Pattinson and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When seasoned hiker Kenny Veach claimed to have found a cave in the Nevadan wilderness that made his body vibrate with fear, few believed him. So he set out to find it again, only this time he never came back. Some believe he made the whole thing up. Others that he had unwittingly stumbled on a secret government location that led right into the heart of Area 51...  This episode was written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the wake of Carl's tragic death, his family find themselves reminiscing about the strange claims he made as a boy - that he had once lived before as a German airman who was shot down over England.  It all seems so fanciful until two years later, when an extraordinary discovery is made, only a few miles from where Carl was murdered... Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2 of Season 08 Episode 21: East of Edon  From the moment he is born, Carl Edon's mother senses there is something a little different about him. The story he will come to tell, is beyond anything she or anybody else could possibly have imagined... Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, was founded in 1967 by psychiatrist Dr Ian Stevenson. By the time of his retirement in 2002, Stevenson had logged over 2,500 cases of apparent reincarnation with varying degrees of credibility.  One case involved a young boy from Middlesbrough, England, called Carl Edon. It would prove to be one of the most compelling cases that Dr Stevenson ever came across... Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1977, farmer Huang Yanqiu is said to have vanished from his village in China's Hebei province only to reappear after a baffling journey across China that defies explanation.  Join us as we unravel this mysterious tale—one marked by inexplicable detainment, shadowy figures, and an alleged experience that challenges the limits of reality. Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1657 Shepton Mallet, England, a young boy claims to suffer from a mysterious affliction after a strange encounter with an elderly stranger.    Join us as we delve into this dark, unsettling tale of apparent supernatural terror and unexplained happenings that continue to haunt history... Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.