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Unexplained

Unexplained

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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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  • Season 09 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery (Pt. 2 of 3)

    Season 09 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery (Pt. 2 of 3)
    Jul 10 2026

    In Part 2 of Unexplained Season 09 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery, 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...

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    34 mins
  • Season 09 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery (Pt. 1 of 3)

    Season 09 Episode 27: Death in Vegas, the Ted Binion Mystery (Pt. 1 of 3)
    Jul 3 2026

    One night in September 1998, three men dug up a vault load of silver from a vacant lot in Pahrump, Nevada. The only 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...

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    36 mins
  • Season 09 Episode 26: In Through the Out Door

    Season 09 Episode 26: In Through the Out Door
    Jun 26 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, part locked-room mystery, part cautionary tale, remains one of the strangest vanishings of recent times.

    Written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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    31 mins
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Each episode is something new and interesting. With a great variety of weird, sad, fascinating and mysterious topics. Highly recommend.

Consistently excellent and interesting

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a real stand out piece of work in a genre where the is so much noise and hyperbole. this is the perfect antidote - fascinating tales of mystery and the bizzare, thoroughly researched and thoughtfully presented in an unhurried, relaxed and almost hypnotic manner. I particularly enjoyed the backing music that goes with each episode and look forward to winding down at the end of the day with the dulcet tones of RMS. a real treat .

fascinating, thoughtful and understated mystery podcast perfect for night time listening

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I read the book, and was so excited to find it was based on a podcast. But wth! Why does he talk like he’s reading the time?! He sounds so bored. It’s really a big shame. The first episode was fine but it just changed to this weird voice. It is very distracting and now I can’t understand the story. It’s a no from me.

Why does he talk like this?

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i love how Richard expands on any given story of the week and we get to hear about pop culture references, philosophy, metaphysics - it's not just about the thrilling story, but about what these stories and events tell us about ourselves. there is so much care put into how these stories are told too in the podcast

one or my favourite podcasts

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Nice to hear a presenter who treats the subject matter with the respect it deserves, opposed to someone who is seemingly jacked up on red bull. Take a bow RMS.

Superb stories and narrative. Ads suck……..

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