State of the Unknown | Documentary Stories of Real Unexplained Encounters
Strange things happen. Sometimes they leave records.
State of the Unknown is a documentary paranormal podcast about real people who encountered something they couldn't explain.
From ghosts and documented hauntings to UFO encounters, cryptid sightings, strange creatures, and other unexplained events, each episode follows the people at the center of the story—what happened, what evidence remains, and what explanations came later.
These aren't campfire stories. They're incidents with names, dates, locations, witnesses, and consequences.
Some have clear explanations. Others don't.
But all of them left a mark.
If you love paranormal stories, ghost stories, UFO cases, cryptid encounters, and unexplained mysteries but still want to know what really happened, this is your show.
You're allowed to be curious without being required to believe.
New episodes every week.
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State of the Unknown | Documentary Stories of Real Unexplained Encounters
Introducing State of the Unknown: Fragments
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Something new is coming to State of the Unknown.
Every story doesn’t need thirty minutes.
Some are too strange to ignore…
too fascinating to forget…
and too small to become full documentaries.
Beginning next week, I’m introducing State of the Unknown: Fragments—a brand-new storytelling series featuring the forgotten newspaper accounts, old legends, eerie folklore, and remarkable historical oddities that have stayed with me long after the research was over.
Just me.
A microphone.
And a story I think you’ll be glad you heard.
Listen to this short trailer, and join me Tuesday for the very first Fragment.
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🌐 Visit stateoftheunknown.com for show notes and to submit your own story.
📬 Questions, theories, or story ideas? Reach out at contact@stateoftheunknown.com or @stateoftheunknownpodcast.
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We go looking anyway.
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