321 episodes

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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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.6 • 7.2K Ratings

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

    Season 04 Episode 18: The Dark Ascending (RERUN)

    Season 04 Episode 18: The Dark Ascending (RERUN)

    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 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.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.
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    • 30 min
    Season 07 Episode 26: The Devil's Money

    Season 07 Episode 26: The Devil's Money

    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, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.
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    • 30 min
    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.3 of 3)

    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.3 of 3)

    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
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    • 34 min
    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.2 of 3)

    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.2 of 3)

    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 more info. Thank you for listening.
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    • 32 min
    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.1 of 3)

    Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill (Pt.1 of 3)

    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.com for more info. Thank you for listening.
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    • 34 min
    Season 07 Episode 24: The Elves Are in the Building

    Season 07 Episode 24: The Elves Are in the Building

    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 listening.
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    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
7.2K Ratings

7.2K Ratings

Wingnut78 ,

Can’t say enough! UPDATE

This podcast is incredible. There just isn’t anything like it. Listen to episode one, just give it a go, and see if you’re not totally fascinated. I know I’m hooked!

UPDATE: Season 7, Episode 26

From one of your US listeners,
That was beautiful.
Thank you and God Bless You.

KH1106 ,

Painful to listen to

Like others, I used to love RMS’s voice and the podcast. I have no idea what happened, but now he reads the story like it’s one long, run on sentence. So much about a narrated story is understood through the inflection of the speaker. Sadly, RMS has failed in that aspect so much so, that I can’t listen to what was once a great podcast.

Honest_Abraham ,

Adds have me leaving

Long time listener, short time add bearer. I simply cannot deal with how obnoxious the adds have become in every way possible. Unsubscribed from the show…it’s a shame

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