Unexplained
Spooky real-life mysteries, graphic and gory descriptions.
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this podcast.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Unexplained is a well-organized, researched podcast detailing mysterious and often spooky occurrences throughout history. Curiosity is encouraged with each episode as not only do the episodes explain fascinating events, but also push listeners to form their own opinions and conclusions about what they believe really happened. Most episodes feature graphic descriptions of scary situations and gore, including vampires, witches, satan, and ghosts. Some episodes mention suicide and murder. There are also episodes with minimal graphic details focusing more on mysterious events that may be suitable for younger audiences. Adults may want to look through episode descriptions to determine what episodes may be better suited for younger audiences. Host Richard MacLean Smith speaks in a slow, calm voice that soothes most listeners, making these spooky episodes perfect for a car ride home or a bedtime story. Violent, gory, and spooky themes present in Unexplained may be too graphic and scary for younger teens, tweens, and children.
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What’s It About?
UNEXPLAINED is a bi-weekly podcast series discussing haunting mysteries throughout history. Host Richard MacLean Smith focuses on real-life events and occurrences that have no plausible explanation, detailing the theories and conspiracies that have been passed down by witnesses. Each episode investigates spooky events with possible paranormal explanations, including humans spontaneously combusting, a possible vampire plague in the 1730s, inexplicable plane crashes, and possible UFO sightings. Unexplained is available to listen on most podcast streaming platforms.
Is It Any Good?
Stories are told in a calm, soothing way making them easy and fun to listen to for teens and adults at any time of the day. Listeners will appreciate the carefully crafted ways Unexplained tells spooky stories to keep them engaged and intrigued. Unexplained is a delightful yet haunting listen perfect for anyone looking for darker, more unknown stories of the world.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the conclusions they form about the stories and mysteries detailed in Unexplained and whether or not these events appear to be factual or fictional. This can be a great critical thinking activity. How do you decide what is factual or mythical?
Even though episodes depict instances of paranormal activity that can be questioned, many episodes describe stories and events from hundreds of years ago. How can these stories be used to understand different societies in the times they depict?
Some episodes mention violence including murder and suicide, what kind of impact might this have on younger listeners? How can these incidents be explained in a way that is understandable but not detrimental to younger audiences?
Host Richard MacLean Smith sometimes goes back hundreds of years ago to explain spooky events from the past, but also discusses events from recent years. Which time period interests you the most? What time period would you want to know more about?
This podcast encourages curiosity. Why is this an important character strength?
Podcast Details
- Release date: January 28, 2016
- Genre: Mystery
- Average Run Time: 27 minutes
- Website: http://www.unexplainedpodcast.com/
- Host: Richard MacLean Smith
- Publisher: Independent
- Pricing structure: Paid, Free (All episodes are free to listen on any podcast listening platform. Subscribing to the Unexplained Patreon provides ad-free episodes. )
- Topics: History, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires, Space and Aliens
- Character Strengths: Curiosity
- Last updated: October 6, 2022
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