This week we're all about cryptids! Justine tells us about Ogopogo, a lake monster that is said to dwell in British Columbia, Canada. Gray talks all about the Michigan Dogman, yet another muscular, mysterious beast that has been freaking people out since at least the 1880's.Av Unknowable

This week we talk about missing people! Justine tells us about Jim Sullivan, the psych-folk musician who went into the desert and never came back, and Gray talks about Emanuela Orlandi, the young girl who went missing from Vatican City -- one of the cases with the most diverse and outlandish theories!…

This episode we have a very new theme for us in what will be a gradually ongoing series of states: Vermont! Gray talks about the Vermont Pigman, a fascinating not-quite-cryptid, and Justine delves into the very haunted history of Norwich University!Av Unknowable

WE'RE BACK!!! And just in time for Halloween, which is clearly a perfect time to discuss some well-known demons. Justine tells us about the Christian demon named Bael, and Gray tells us about Moloch, though unsurprisingly we get a bit off track...Av Unknowable

Kathy Hobbs was a teenager who, unfortunately, met an untimely demise. But what's unknowable about her is how strangely prepared she was for such a scenario...Av Unknowable

A rare Gray episode this week! Back in 1996, workers at a GM bumper manufacturing plant were cleaning a sludge pit when they found some mysterious creatures. So Gray takes a solo dive into a story where life, uh, finds a way...Av Unknowable

If you go for a hike in the Santa Lucia mountains in central coastal California, don't be surprised if you see what appears to be the silhouette of an unusually tall, dark being, maybe with a brimmed hat or even a walking stick in hand. It's probably just one of the Dark Watchers...Av Unknowable

In the year 2000, a man purporting to have traveled back in time appeared on online forums. He spoke of many predictions for our timeline, including that of a massive and deadly World War III. Was this man truly on a mission to try to save us from ourselves?Av Unknowable

In December 1965, a fireball streaked across at least 8 US states and parts of Canada. It was witnessed by many, including folks in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania -- a small village southeast of Pittsburgh -- who swear the object crash landed in a patch of woods. Nothing was *officially* found, but theories abound. Was it a spy satellite? An extraterrestr…

Our third and final episode in our afterlife series, in this installment we discuss the few belief systems that don't quite so neatly adhere to a belief in either reincarnation or heaven and hell, as well as some of our own personal beliefs in what happens after we die.Av Unknowable

For part 2 of our afterlife series, we talk about HEAVEN AND HELL. The dichotomy has existed as long as religion but the specifics vary so much between cultures and philosophies. Are these truly places we go after we die? Are they merely a state of mind we experience here on Earth? Are they waiting rooms before Judgment Day? Or is there a neuroscie…

In a very exciting series, we kick off our first of three parts about THE AFTERLIFE. In this initial episode we discuss reincarnation and whether it seems possible that our souls, our consciousness, our SELVES, live on in some higher plane after our physical body ceases to exist.Av Unknowable

For once we're delving into somewhat recent topics: from Professor Haim Eshed, former director of space programs for the Israel Ministry of Defense, saying we've been in contact with aliens for years, to the Pentagon officially releasing a photo and videos of UFOs... who should we believe??Av Unknowable

It's time for episode 56 and this one is all about the boys on the tracks. Late one night in August of 1987, two teenage boys are run over by a fast-moving train as they lay together on the tracks... but it turns out they were already dead. Who had it out for these kids? And why?Av Unknowable

We are revisiting the phenomenon of Mothman, but this time focusing on the flap (see what we did there?) of recent sightings in the Chicago area. Is it another Mothman similar to the one spotted in Point Pleasant all those years ago? Is it a Thunderbird, a legendary creature from Native American lore? Is it mass hysteria, a giant condor, or an adve…

What explanation can there be when a village of 88 people is simply... abandoned? Was it something as logical as a lack of resources and necessities? Did mermaids lure them to their watery graves? A government experiment? Or is it something to do with those lights that hover above the tree line...Av Unknowable

An odd episode for us -- make sure you listen to both stories! The theme is haunted parks & woods. Justine tells us about Griffith Park in Los Angeles, a massive public space with a wicked curse in its history. Gray tells us about The Devil's Tramping Ground in Bear Creek, North Carolina, a camping site that may be a recreation spot for Satan himse…

Imagine having a relaxing day out with your wife and daughter, snapping a few photos to remember the time you had, and then developing the photos only to find what looks like a god dang ASTRONAUT in the background that you KNOW wasn't there on your nature jaunt. That's what happened to Jim Templeton in 1964. Listen to find out what he saw, and what…

When Lars Mittank arrived in Bulgaria with his friends, on vacation from their home in Germany, things were relaxed and carefree. But by the end of the trip, Lars had become paranoid and anxious, leaving his belongings at the airport and hopping a fence to run away from threats unknown, never to be seen again. What on earth happened in the span of …

Last seen on September 10th, 2001, Sneha Anne Philip was a medical school resident in a happy marriage. But when she never returned home, the questions started to arise: did she perish in the attacks on the World Trade Center? Did she end up at the wrong person's apartment after a few drinks? Or did she, as some suggest, start a whole new life...…

The Axeman, or The Boogeyman as he was also known, was a killer who targeted Italian grocers in New Orleans in the early 20th century. He would pry off a panel of their door, kill or seriously maim them with an axe or straight razor, and then disappear as quickly as he arrived. Who was he? What was his motivation? And what does jazz music have to d…

The idea of a 20-foot T. Rex roaming the Northern Territory of Australia seems both fascinating and fantastic. Is there actually a descendent of the era of dinosaurs mutilating cattle in the Outback, or are people mistaking a present day lizard or bird for something more far-fetched?Av Unknowable

Can you imagine if your mind's eye was blind? You try to think of your best friend's face or your favorite beach spot or your childhood dog and... nothing materializes. Or maybe that's everyday reality for you and you had no idea there was a name for it or that it wasn't the norm. It's called aphantasia, from the Greek for "no imagination", and it'…

In July of 1518 the city of Alsace, in what is now modern day France, saw a woman start dancing... erratically, uncontrollably, for days. Soon others joined her until there were as many as 500 people dancing in the streets, possibly even to their deaths. What started this dance mania? And what ultimately stopped it? Join us to hear our thoughts...…

Since August 2007 at least 20 detached human feet have been found on the coasts of the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington state. I mean, if that's not enough to draw you in, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS.Av Unknowable

On New Year's Day, two years in a row, a combined thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds were found on the streets and lawns of Beebe, Arkansas. What could have made such a mass death possible? Was it natural or supernatural? Was it linked to the thousands of fish that died in the same area? Listen to what we think in episode 44...…

For this episode we decided to not only talk about aquatic cryptids but specifically ones that are believed to live in our home state of Maine. Gray tells us about The Pocomoonshine Lake Monster, a giant, eel-like creature swimming around in the northern part of the state, and Justine talks about Cassie, a sea serpent supposedly spotted in the wate…

Two men, dressed impeccably in suits, are found dead on a hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, wearing rain coats and, bizarrely enough, lead masks covering their eyes. What brought them there? What were the masks meant to protect against? Were their deaths accidental or something more otherwordly? Listen and find out what we think...…

You had to know we couldn't watch Tiger King and do an episode about the biggest mystery of all (besides how Joe Exotic's eyebrow ring is holding on for dear life): what happened to Carole Baskin's husband, Don Lewis? Did he crash his plan off the Gulf of Mexico? Did he plan his own disappearance? Did Carole feed him to the tigers? Listen and see w…

Out in the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert there is believed to be a creature so devastating it has been dubbed The Mongolian Death Worm. Rarely seen but commonly feared, it has powers not typically known to living creatures... but is it real, or merely an urban legend? Give this episode a listen and hear what we think...…

In episode 39 we tackle the mystery of our own brains. How is it that many of us remember things that never truly happened? We vividly remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison, or seeing a movie starring Sinbad as a genie, or SWEAR the name is spelled Berenstein... but "reality" tells us otherwise. What can explain these discrepancies?…

This week we delve into some unexplained deaths... or are they both murders? Gray talks about the Setagaya/Miyazawa family murders, a family of 4 brutally slain in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan. Justine talks about Joshua Maddux, aka The Boy in the Chimney... missing for 7 years and found mere blocks from his home in the chimney of a derelict c…

We finally delve into the mystery that is the Jersey Devil. Is there actually a bizarre creature roaming the Pine Barrens, letting out bloodcurdling shrieks for unfortunate witnesses to hear? Is it simply the result of historical disdain and gossip? Hear what we think in this week's episode...Av Unknowable

A seemingly innocent airport is the hub for ENDLESS conspiracy theories. Sordid ties to the Freemasons, a shadowy underground, UFOs, Nazis, lizard people... this episode has it ALL.Av Unknowable

Also known as the Tamám Shud case, the unsolved death of the Somerton Man has confounded law enforcement and amateur sleuths alike for over 70 years now. It's easy to get lost in the myriad of details and hard to know what's relevant and what's not. Was he poisoned? Was he a mysterious spy or simply a scorned lover? What do YOU think?…

Christmas Day of 1965 marked the start of a flap of UFO sightings big enough to earn Warminster -- a sleepy town in western Wiltshire, England -- the title of "the Roswell of the UK". Was it aliens briefly probing the town for information? Military testing from the nearby bases? Or something else entirely...…

Did you know that the actual number of people who have gone missing in national parks and public land in the United States is unknown? There is no database to keep track of such a thing, and yet some estimate that the number is in the thousands, some of those people disappearing -- or reappearing -- in bizarre ways. Is this merely an example of dis…

In one of the weirder episodes we've done -- and that's saying a lot for us -- we talk about the theory of the "mud flood". Was there a worldwide event devastating enough to have wiped out an entire more advanced civilization? If not, how do you explain the evidence that is all around us, in every city on earth? Listen and find out our thoughts...…

This week's episode is just a quick little bite about one of Maine's creepier stories: The Devil's Footprint. Did the devil actually strike a deal with a random construction worker to move a boulder in exchange for his soul?Av Unknowable

Episode 30 is our annual Halloween episode, and our very first exorcism-related topic! You might not know the name Roland Doe, an anonymous pseudonym for the 13-year-old in question, but you probably know of the book and movie The Exorcist, which is based on his story. If you believe the tale, this boy underwent a series of exorcisms to expel a par…

Episode 29 deals with a ghostly location right here in New England: The Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts, also known as The Bloody Pit. During its 25 years of construction the tunnel claimed almost 200 lives. Do some of those spirits still wander within the dark walls?Av Unknowable

This episode deals with the weird little urban legend of black-eyed children. Have they actually been spotted by folks, or was it just innocent kids being misunderstood? Why are they such harbingers of doom? Where do they come from?Av Unknowable

This is our third and final episode about SKINWALKER RANCH -- the property in rural Utah that is absolutely teeming with paranormal weirdness -- and in this installment we share all of our theories on the place. Is it just a bunch of natural phenomena getting everyone worked into hysteria? Is it an elaborate hoax? Is it a thin place, where the bord…

Welcome to Part 2 of our SKINWALKER RANCH series! While the first episode dealt with the family's 18-month experience living at the ranch, this one delves into the scientific investigation that took place shortly after. The National Institute for Discovery Science -- aka NIDS -- team saw some WILD stuff, and we talk all about it!…

In this episode of Unknowable we delve into the first of three parts on SKINWALKER RANCH. This is a plot of land in Utah that has been known to host just about every weird thing you can imagine: UFOs, portals to other dimensions, mysterious orbs, Bigfoot-like creatures, poltergeists, and, of course, the skinwalkers themselves...…

This week's episode stays on the medical theme with Gloria Ramirez, who was dubbed "The Toxic Woman" after her mere presence in an emergency room caused 23 people to become ill, 5 of which were hospitalized. Was it truly a purely coincidental string of chemical reactions, or is there something more... unknowable at hand?…

This week's episode goes down a more medical path than we're used to... we're talking about prion diseases! Yes, degenerative brain diseases that occur 85% of the time completely sporadically, with no explanation for why or even exactly how. Justine tells us about kuru, the prion disease that spread among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea thanks …

Oh yes, we did it: A BIGFOOT EPISODE. Probably one of the most well-known mysterious animals to exist. Is Bigfoot an elusive breed of mammal, or something a bit more paranormal? All we know is that they're fascinating!Av Unknowable

This week on Unknowable we wanted to investigate what astronauts think of life beyond our planet. There are only 536 people who have been into space and we thought they seemed uniquely qualified to answer the question: are we alone in the universe? And, maybe more importantly: what kind of weird shit have you seen out there in the vast darkness of …

This week we talk about the yet-to-be-solved case of The Zodiac Killer. He murdered a confirmed 5 people in northern California from 1968-1969 and sent numerous letters to local police stations and newspapers, including many mysterious ciphers (only one of which has been cracked to this day). Was it one man who committed all these crimes, or severa…