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Episode Date: July 16, 2026Today, I’m going to tell you the story of one of the most talked about mysteries on the internet. And I think part of the reason this story is so myst...
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513 episodes transcribedToday, I’m going to tell you the story of one of the most talked about mysteries on the internet. And I think part of the reason this story is so myst...
In December 1988, a young woman was having coffee at her friend's house in the city of Tours, France. She excused herself to go to the bathroom, and w...
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 315. On a day in 2001, a veteran homicide detective put on his gloves and ste...
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that show we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our m...
Today, we have three stories about people who each have one big thing in their life that brings them a lot of happiness and purpose. But it also winds...
In December 1990, a worried father paced his kitchen, hoping his daughter would call. But the phone stayed silent, and an anxious pit formed in his st...
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 311. On a morning in 2002, a man in Indianapolis, Indiana woke up in a cold s...
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories that many people believe couldn't have happened by chance alone. The audio from both of these stories has been...
Today, we have two stories about some friends that just want to have a fun night out. But at some point during the evening, things take a disastrous t...
In October 1999, a 911 dispatcher in Austin, Texas was nearing the end of a long night shift when a strange call came in. The man said his guts had bl...
Tonight's story is a classic scary story. It's so unbelievable that I think a lot of people are going to have a hard time believing it, but when this...
Today, I’m going to tell you two stories about people who found themselves in hopeless situations. But they made an unexpected choice that changed the...
On a chilly February night in 2005, a young woman in Chicago was sitting down for dinner when her phone rang. It was her mom, who lived a few blocks a...
Today's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 291. In January of 2012, a police truck parked on a trail in Griffith Park in...
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about unexplainable phenomena. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube chann...
Today, I have 3 really good stories that all, in their own way, demonstrate that sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. You can WATCH...
One night in December 2011, a man sat in an internet cafe, anxiously staring at the words he’d just typed into a chat window. He was about to share hi...
Tonight, I have a great story to tell you. It reminds me of when I was a kid, I used to go camping with my family out in western Massachusetts – we'd...
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about people who went to disturbing lengths to carry out their plans. The audio from both of these stories has...
Today, we have two stories about individuals who go above and beyond to make sure investigators have what they need. And in both instances, this turns...