There is a story told over centuries, by local Congolese and explorers alike – a story that calls into question what we truly know about our world, and what may lurk still in the parts of the map that have yet to be fully filled in…

It's name is mokele-mbembe.

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 

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There is a story told over centuries, by local Congolese and explorers alike – a story that calls into question what we truly know about our world, and what may lurk still in the parts of the map that have yet to be fully filled in…
It's name is mokele-mbembe.
Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 
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Season 08 Episode 10: Not All Who Wander

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In October 1929, Bessie and Glen Hyde set out to become the fastest people ever to traverse the Grand Canyon by boat.

For a landscape so saturated in mystery, the story of the Hydes might be one of its greatest... 

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 

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In October 1929, Bessie and Glen Hyde set out to become the fastest people ever to traverse the Grand Canyon by boat.
For a landscape so saturated in mystery, the story of the Hydes might be one of its greatest... 
Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 
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Season 8 Episode 09: The River Always Beckons

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In July 1692 strange things are afoot in Massachusetts, America.

In Salem village, 11 women and one man are languishing in jail as they await trial, accused of witchcraft.  Meanwhile, 20 miles away in the county of Gloucester, something perhaps even stranger is about to occur...

Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In July 1692 strange things are afoot in Massachusetts, America.
In Salem village, 11 women and one man are languishing in jail as they await trial, accused of witchcraft.  Meanwhile, 20 miles away in the county of Gloucester, something perhaps even stranger is about to occur...
Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 08 Episode 8: Neuroactive Ghostliness

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In December 1975, on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, pilot Norman Peter Gibbs took off for a recreational flight around the island.

He was never heard from again in circumstances so strange that people have been trying to unravel the mystery ever since. 

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In December 1975, on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, pilot Norman Peter Gibbs took off for a recreational flight around the island.
He was never heard from again in circumstances so strange that people have been trying to unravel the mystery ever since. 
Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 08 Episode 7: The Rocky Mountain

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Will the idea of travelling purposefully through time always be nothing more than an imaginative device through which to convey longing, nostalgia and regret? Or might it actually be possible?

Perhaps the answer lies in one of the UK's great cities, Liverpool and its enigmatic Bold Street...

Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Will the idea of travelling purposefully through time always be nothing more than an imaginative device through which to convey longing, nostalgia and regret? Or might it actually be possible?
Perhaps the answer lies in one of the UK's great cities, Liverpool and its enigmatic Bold Street...
Written by James Conor 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.

Season 08 Episode 6: Time is Gone, the Song is Over

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Part two of Season 08 Episode 5: Islands of Fear

Back to where it all began...

It's August 1995 in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico and according to one local resident, something very strange is about to go down....

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Part two of Season 08 Episode 5: Islands of Fear
Back to where it all began...
It's August 1995 in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico and according to one local resident, something very strange is about to go down....
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.

Season 08 Episode 5: Islands of Fear (Pt.2 of 2)

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Back in the early 1990s, a series of strange reports began emanating from Latin and Central America regarding a spate of farm animal massacres. 

And there was only one word on the lips of concerned citizens... Chupacabra.   

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Back in the early 1990s, a series of strange reports began emanating from Latin and Central America regarding a spate of farm animal massacres. 
And there was only one word on the lips of concerned citizens... Chupacabra.   
Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 08 Episode 5: Islands of Fear (Pt.1 of 2)

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In the late 1980s and early 90s, 14 women vanished within a 100km radius of Ireland's capital, Dublin. 

Former crime correspondent Geraldine Niland dubbed it the Vanishing Triangle... 

Written by James Conor Patterson and Richard MacLean Smith

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In the late 1980s and early 90s, 14 women vanished within a 100km radius of Ireland's capital, Dublin. 
Former crime correspondent Geraldine Niland dubbed it the Vanishing Triangle... 
Written by James Conor Patterson 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.

S08 Episode 4: Oh Darling, Make it Go

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On November 18th 2020 a small group of biologists spotted something strange while flying over a remote part of southeastern Utah; a bizarre reflective monolith that had gone unnoticed for years... 

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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On November 18th 2020 a small group of biologists spotted something strange while flying over a remote part of southeastern Utah; a bizarre reflective monolith that had gone unnoticed for years... 
Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 08 Episode 3: My God, it’s Full of Stars

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If you think the novels of Philip K. Dick are strange, you should hear what happened to him in real life.

It all began, one uncanny day in 1974...

Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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If you think the novels of Philip K. Dick are strange, you should hear what happened to him in real life.
It all began, one uncanny day in 1974...
Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
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Season 08 Episode 2: Desire Production

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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

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 &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained

UNEXPLAINED SEASON 08 WILL BEGIN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH

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

UNEXPLAINED SEASON 08 WILL BEGIN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH
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

Unexplained

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