S05 Episode 10: In the Shadow of the Mountain (RERUN)

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.  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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sandworm from Frank Herbert's Dune, is a monstrous gigantic creature with a thirst for blood. But did you know it was possibly based on another terrifying creature that is said to stalk the darkest corners of Mongolia's Gobi desert... Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.