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
Introducing The Fountain Road Files, a new horror-fiction podcast from Unexplained creator Richard MacLean Smith. In March 2020, 27-year-old Ben Williams began recording an audio diary of the growing coronavirus pandemic. In May, he was found dead in mysterious circumstances after a series of strange goings-on in his London flat where he was spending lockdown alone, or so he thought... More info at: www.thefountainroadfiles.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions and investigations make this the perfect companion for readers and writers alike
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Season 6 Episode 30: The Extinguishable Fire (Pt.2 of 2)
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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 McL…
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Season 6 Episode 30: The Inextinguishable Fire (Pt.1 of 2)
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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 McLe…
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S06 Episode 29 Extra: Through a Mind, Darkly
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In 1978, having been satisfied that remote viewing could enable people to look into the past, Stephan A. Schwartz had an epiphany. If experienced remote viewers could look back in time, could they also look into the future? And so, he decided to try and find out... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast…
In 1979, Stephan Schwartz and a team of remote viewers arrived in the city of Alexandria in Egypt, claiming they had pinpointed the location of numerous ancient buildings that had long since been lost to time. Tasked by the local authorities with proving their unorthodox methods worked, they set out to convince them... This episode of Unexplained w…
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Season 6 Episode 28 Extra: The Tail of the Comet
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As the internet becomes our public forum for sharing and discussing ideas, more often than not it is through this portal that we develop much of our sense of the world. As such, as demonstrated by the attempted murder of Peyton Lautner in 2012, what achieves validity online can quickly achieve solidity offline. The so-called Slender Man stabbing wa…
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Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.3 of 3)
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Pt. 3 of Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear Where once the Internet was thought to offer something akin to a beneficial noosphere - many have instead been left fearing it has merely opened a door to chaos, disrupting established orders and threatening all the ‘progress’ that such order has contributed to. But is this fear warranted? Go to twitter …
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Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.2 of 3)
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Pt. 2 of Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear The digital space is a world where fact and fiction become progressively blurred. As our lives become increasingly influenced by what we experience there, those online fictions don’t stay online. They bleed into the real, physical world, with real physical world consequences... Go to twitter @unexplained…
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Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear (Pt.1 of 3)
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He is the personification of the unknown; a messenger of the medium, at once new but strangely, archaically, familiar. His name is The Slender Man, and one way or another, he is coming for us all. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/liste…
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Season 6 Episode 27 Extra: Concrete Under Water
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One aspect of our Mothman episode that some listeners wanted to know a little more about was how exactly the collapse of the Silver Bridge fitted into everything. Well, let me tell you... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…