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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A year after it all began, the family begin their fightback against whatever it is that seems to be terrorising them. But things are only about to get worse. Much worse. Part 2 of A Land of Darkness (The Guarulhos Poltergeist), up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Back in the 1970s, in a quiet house on the edge of São Paulo, a young family became besieged by a series of inexplicable events, each more terrifying than the next... Up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A group of arrogant gentlemen drinking on a hilltop was enough to earn them a reputation as devil worshippers.⁣ ⁣ The rumours of satanic ritual are murky at best. What isn't murky is the documented suffering later inflicted by the very church that condemned them.⁣ ⁣

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In 1968, Margaret O'Brien moved into a crumbling hunting lodge outside Dublin, hoping to fill it with artists. Instead she found herself at the mercy of terrifying forces beyond her control, and at the centre of it all, one strange, unnerving black cat. pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Under hypnosis, apparent alien abductee Barney Hill described strange figures with elongated eyes that seemed to communicate without words, directly inside his head.⁣ ⁣ Was it simply a long-buried trauma, suggestion, or something else entirely...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A pulsing buzz overhead, a car shaking around them, then a gap in memory neither Barney nor Betty could ever quite account for. What happens in that missing time still divides researchers decades on.⁣ ⁣ Listen to the full episode on Unexplained to find out more...⁣

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In 1956, two airliners collided over the Grand Canyon, killing all on board. Weeks later, two men set off into the Canyon, journeying through a landscape steeped in ancient Native American history and haunted by stories of those who never left... Up now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fc1...

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The Grand Canyon Plane Crash Mystery | UNEXPLAINED

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For three terrifying years in 18th Century France, something stalked the people of the Gévaudan region. It's said to have killed over a hundred mostly women and children. But what on earth was this thing? Latest episode, up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A locked cellar. A promise of gifts "chosen with love." Then eight objects, apparently land on the table, silver lockets, a gold medallion, a Saint Christopher medal, and no way to explain it.⁣ ⁣ Listen to this week's episode to find out more...⁣ ⁣

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The so-called Manu allegedly emerges as the leader of an entire team of spirits, desperate to show the world that they exist... ⁣ ⁣ Listen to this week's episode to find out more about the Scole Experiment"etheric energy" to rearrange

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New episode now up on YouTube too... In October 1993, the living members of the Scole Experiment Group had supposedly made contact with one spirit, but that was just the beginning. And what incredible sights they had to show them... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNMx...

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Unexplained S09E30: Come, Hear What We Have to Say, Pt.2 of 2 (The Scole Experiment)

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

In October 1993, the living members of the Scole Experiment Group had supposedly made contact with one spirit, but that was just the beginning. And what incredible sights they had to show them... Up now. pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You heard it here first, 5-STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from the awesome team at Boom Radio Scotland!!! 🙏🖤 www.instagram.com/p/Db-WVnwNBOp/

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Unexplained is looking to take on an editor for podcast videos. If you're interested please let me know your rate and send CVs to unexplainedpod@gmail.com You can see the kind of thing I'm looking for here, fairly simple stuff for an editor I imagine! www.youtube.com/@unexplainedpod

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Unexplained Podcast

UNEXPLAINED PODCAST, the Unexplained podcast in visual form... A haunting story-based show about strange and mysterious 'real-life' events. iTunes Best Podcast of 2016. 80+ Million streams. Book a...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

To the woman with the very kind words who came to the show last night (Mon 10th), in case you follow me here - I said I'd sign a flyer but then had to dash off to get my stuff off the stage. If you see this, please email me at unexplainedpod@gmail.com and I can send you some stuff! 👻🖤

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🎟️!!FREE TICKETS!!🎟️ I've got tickets to give away for my live show this week, at the Edinburgh Fringe. Tickets will be issued on a first come first served basis. For: Wednesday 12th Thursday 13th Email unexplainedpod@gmail.com if you're interested...🖤

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In the waning years of the twentieth century, a group of researchers decided to finally tackle the great enigma. Namely, does life... do we … ever really end? This is the extraordinary story ofd the Scole Experiment Group. Up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Dog-headed men haunted the fringes of the entire ancient world. With time, these stories have steadily dissolved into folklore. However, there does remain one corner of the modern world in which the dogman has not yet been explained into extinction... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A mysterious cipher manuscript. Correspondence from an enigmatic figure in Germany. And countless claims from some of the most erudite personalities of the day, that the magic actually worked... This is the strange story of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ted Binion is dead. What seems like a fairly uncontroversial drug overdose soon becomes something a little murkier... But just how much did Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish have to do with it? Up now... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Join me to discuss all things Unexplained S09E27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery 7pm (ET) / Midnight (UK Time) Wed July 22nd: www.youtube.com/live/yJTDXNuQYdg If you can't make it but still want to participate just email thoughts/questions to: unexplainedpod@gmail.com

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Unexplained RECAP: Season 9 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In Pt. 2 of S09E27 we dig deeper into the controversial and complicated nature of Ted Binion's life. Meanwhile, on a night out at the famous Piero's restaurant, Ted and Sandy meet a man named Rick Tabish. Some might say, it was all down hill from there. pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

One night in Sep, 1998, 3 men dug up a vault load of silver from a vacant lot in Pahrump, Nevada. The problem was, the silver wasn't theirs to take. And so begins one of the wildest stories ever to come out of Vegas, of love, betrayal and maybe, murder. pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The latest episode (and all future episodes), is also available to watch. Coming to Spotify and Apple Podcasts soon, with any luck... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfk2...

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Season 09 Episode 26: In Through the Out Door, the Brian Shaffer Mystery

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In April 2006, a 27-year-old med student walks into a bar but seemingly never comes out. It sounds like the beginning of a joke but has been nothing but a nightmare for the family of Brian Shaffer. Shaffer's disappearance remains one of the strangest vanishings of recent times. pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Crimecon 2026 was an amazing experience, being in Las Vegas, not so much... You can read more on that in my latest Substack article... open.substack.com/pub/richardm...

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NO POINT MENTIONING THOSE BATS

I went to Vegas. I wasn't impressed.

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

HUGE APOLOGIES, a complete disaster with the audio this week & can't clean it up enough to put it out. Very frustrating. So it's a RERUN today sadly, although one of my favourites, if that's any consolation. I'll be back next Friday - POSSIBLY - with added video, we'll see... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

As search teams struggle to find any sign of Daniel, a private investigator uncovers a promising lead. But will it lead to any more answers or just more questions... Up now: pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

In June 2021, just outside of Phoenix, Arizona, 24-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson, drove off into the desert and was never seen again. What exactly happened to him remains one of the most tragic and beguiling mysteries of recent times. Up now: pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

When Teresita Basa was found murdered in her Chicago apartment in 1977, police had more or less given up on ever catching her killer. That was until one of Teresita's colleagues claimed the dead woman was speaking to her in her sleep... Up now: pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

On a warm summer afternoon in 1980, hundreds of children gathered on the grounds of a quiet village school fair in the English countryside. There was music and laughter. Then, without warning, one by one, the children began to collapse... Up now at: pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Finally something new for the Substack... For anyone nostalgic for the film and TV they loved growing up! richardmacleansmith.substack.com/p/the-tv-saw...

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THE TV SAW ME GLOW

Some thoughts on the films and TV shows that stay with us...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This one really creeped me out! In 2006, Vicki and Rob Graves got an absolute steal when they purchased a property in the idyllic countryside of Indiana, for almost three times below the original asking price. The only problem was, that property was Fox Hollow Farm... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

On Dec. 5th 1945, five US Navy aircraft along with all crew disappeared on a routine training exercise in an area known today as the Bermuda Triangle. What exactly happened to them is thought by some to be one of the strangest aviation mysteries of all time… pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

One night in Feb 1959, 23-year-old Gerry Irwin was discovered unconscious near a lonely stretch of Route 14 in Utah. He claimed to have no idea how he got there. Some believe Gerry was abducted by aliens, others that perhaps something far darker was at play... pod.link/1078112813ht...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

In April 1935, a tiger shark was exhibited in a salt water pool in Sydney, Australia. Then it regurgitated something unexpected. What followed was one of the most bizarre and chilling mysteries in Australian history... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

On 9/11, Chuck Sereika's life was at rock bottom. That didn't stop him putting on an old paramedic sweatshirt and making his way to Ground Zero to risk his life to save others. So why didn't we feature his story on my RESCUE podcast? richardmacleansmith.substack.com/p/when-is-a-...

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WHEN IS A HERO NOT A HERO? THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF CHUCK SEREIKA

On 9/11 Chuck Serieka heroically rescued a man from certain death, so why didn't we include his story in a podcast celebrating incredible rescues? And what does it mean for how we understand each othe...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Tucked deep in the woods of Wisconsin, Summerwind Mansion became home to the Hinshaw family - but something about the house wasn't right. And what they experienced inside those walls would follow them long after they left... pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

9/11 - the day the world changed forever. But as a nation mourned, Sneha Anne Philips' loved ones were left wrestling with a seemingly impossible question: Was she lost to history, or did she vanish just before it began? pod.link/1078112813

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Some new fiction up now on the Substack: A time-traveller embarks on a risky mission to unravel the mystery behind the destruction of the world... THE DOOR IN THE DOOR richardmacleansmith.substack.com/p/the-door-i...

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THE DOOR IN THE DOOR

A time-traveller embarks on a risky mission to unravel the mystery behind the destruction of the world.

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The new Unexplained Addendum is now up on Substack. This one's a little less dense... Some very cool and weird pictures and a little ghostly encounter of my own. Do any of you have any strange photos or encounters to share? richardmacleansmith.substack.com/p/i-dream-of...

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I DREAM OF GHOSTS...

Unexplained S09E16 Addendum

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

In other news Unexplained is coming to the Edinburgh Festival! There'll be some proper promo to come but in the meantime, you can read the blurb and buy tickets here: www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/u...

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Unexplained Live (Richard MacLean Smith)

Described by the Guardian as 'the world's spookiest podcast,' with over 80 million streams, Unexplained has beguiled listeners for over a decade with real-life tales of the strange and mysteri...

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The new Unexplained addendum is a dark & strange story but it’s also about how very intelligent people can also do very foolish things & how they take us all down with them. Fans of Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel et al might want to look away... richardmacleansmith.substack.com/p/castles-ma...

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CASTLES MADE OF SAND AND THE BLIND FOLLY OF TECH EXCEPTIONALISM

Unexplained S09E15 Addendum

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Unexplained @unexplained.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

In the early 1900's Kentucky's Jefferson County was struggling to contain an outbreak of TB. Waverley Hills Sanatorium was built to tackle it. Today, some believe it is the most haunted hospital in the United States. pod.link/1078112813

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