Unexplained

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  • SEASON 07 WILL BEGIN FRIDAY JULY 28TH

    Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

    More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast
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  • Season 08 Episode 14: Still Life

    Season 08 Episode 14: Still Life
    Jan 11 2025

    Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion—or the source of an inexplicable darkness?

    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.

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    32 mins
  • Season 03 Episode 03: Under the Asphalt (Rerun)

    Season 03 Episode 03: Under the Asphalt (Rerun)
    Jan 3 2025

    With Season 8 due to return next Friday, it’s back to the archive one more time…

    This week we’re heading back to the 70s, to a quiet housing estate in South East London…

    Considering there have been settlers based around the area comprising present day London for over 5000 years, it's hardly surprising that under all that concrete we find remnants of those that have come before us.

    But what comes of those whose remnants have been disturbed?

    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.

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  • Season 01 Episode 08: When the Light Fades (Rerun)

    Season 01 Episode 08: When the Light Fades (Rerun)
    Dec 27 2024

    With Unexplained on a short break we're dipping into the archives again.

    This week’s story is a true ghost of Christmas past, reaching out to us from almost 124 years to the day.

    It was late one night on December 26th

    1900, when a telegram was received by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

    It was sent by a member of a rescue crew, dispatched to the Flannen isles, the site of the UKs most remote lighthouse, located way out in the Atlantic, beyond any sign of civilisation.

    They were sent to investigate why the light was no longer shining,

    The telegram read:

    A dreadful accident has happened at the Flannans. The keepers, have disappeared from the Island...

    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.
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Consistently excellent and interesting

Each episode is something new and interesting. With a great variety of weird, sad, fascinating and mysterious topics. Highly recommend.

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fascinating, thoughtful and understated mystery podcast perfect for night time listening

a real stand out piece of work in a genre where the is so much noise and hyperbole. this is the perfect antidote - fascinating tales of mystery and the bizzare, thoroughly researched and thoughtfully presented in an unhurried, relaxed and almost hypnotic manner. I particularly enjoyed the backing music that goes with each episode and look forward to winding down at the end of the day with the dulcet tones of RMS. a real treat .

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Why does he talk like this?

I read the book, and was so excited to find it was based on a podcast. But wth! Why does he talk like he’s reading the time?! He sounds so bored. It’s really a big shame. The first episode was fine but it just changed to this weird voice. It is very distracting and now I can’t understand the story. It’s a no from me.

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one or my favourite podcasts

i love how Richard expands on any given story of the week and we get to hear about pop culture references, philosophy, metaphysics - it's not just about the thrilling story, but about what these stories and events tell us about ourselves. there is so much care put into how these stories are told too in the podcast

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Poor…

Podcast that has completely lost its way. Discovered it in 2017 and it was groundbreaking. Downhill unfortunately in last two years.

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Snoozefest!!

This could be so engaging and exciting but the tone of the presenters voice is so monotone and boring.

He sounds like he’s reading a Sermon.

Don’t put yourself through the pain. Find something else.

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