State of the Unknown | Exploring Paranormal Stories and Dark American Folklore
Hosted by Robert Barber, State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast exploring urban legends, paranormal stories, and unsolved mysteries buried across America.
From haunted hotels and forest disappearances to ghost towns and forbidden folklore, each episode dives deep into the eerie, the forgotten, and the unexplained—brought to life with immersive sound and cinematic storytelling.
If you believe some places remember… and some stories were never meant to be solved, this show is for you.
🎧 New episodes every other week.
🌐 Visit: www.stateoftheunknown.com
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State of the Unknown | Exploring Paranormal Stories and Dark American Folklore
The Van Meter Visitor | Iowa’s Winged Mystery of 1903
n 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was terrorized by a mysterious winged creature that defied explanation.
Was it a cryptid, a mass panic—or something else entirely? Robert Barber unpacks the eyewitness accounts and legends behind one of Iowa’s strangest unsolved mysteries.
🎧 Listen now to uncover the truth.
State of the Unknown is a documentary-style podcast tracing the haunted highways, forgotten folklore, and unexplained phenomena across America’s 50 states.
👁️🗨️ New episodes every other Wednesday.
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Some stories don’t stay buried.
We go looking anyway.
