Decoding The Unknown explores history's deepest mysteries to see if we can draw any conclusions about what actually happened. Russian hikers killed by a yeti? Aircraft lost to sea monsters? Probably not, so let's try and figure out what really happened. New episodes every Friday. Also on YouTube!
Latest episodes
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52 min
The Berserker Hypothesis: What If Something Is Killing the Aliens?
This episode tackles the Berserker Hypothesis, a disturbing answer to the Fermi Paradox. It suggests self-replicating alien death machines, created by a long-extinct civilisation,…
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1 h 00
UFO Scientists Keep Mysteriously Dying.
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52 min
Did This Mathematician Prove History is Fake?
Russian mathematician Anatoly Fomenko claims conventional history is fundamentally wrong. Using mathematical analysis of eclipses, chronicles, maps and dynastic records, he argues…
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1 h 01
Missing 411: Is There Really a Pattern to National-Park Disappearances?
Every year, hundreds vanish in America's national parks. Former detective David Paulides has spent decades investigating over 1,400 cases sharing eerie similarities: afternoon disa…
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54 min
Stieg Larsson: He Was About to Expose Everything Then His Heart Stopped...
Stieg Larsson died of a heart attack in 2004, just before his Millennium trilogy made him famous. But the author had spent years investigating the 1986 assassination of Swedish Pri…
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59 min
He Was About to Expose Everything. Then He Vanished.
In April 2005, Pennsylvania District Attorney Ray Gricar drove to an antique store in Lewisburg and vanished. His Mini Cooper was found abandoned near the Susquehanna River, his la…
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46 min
Are Any of the Jesus Christ Relics Authentic?
From Notre-Dame's Crown of Thorns to the Shroud of Turin, countless relics claim direct connection to Jesus Christ. This episode examines the material objects, bodily remains, and…
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51 min
The JFK Files: Did the Final Release Actually Change Anything?
President Trump's 2025 release of JFK assassination files revealed extensive CIA activities during Kennedy's presidency, including global surveillance operations, foreign interfere…
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45 min
Dark Forest Theory: Why Aliens Might Be Hiding From Us
With 60 billion potentially habitable planets in our galaxy alone, why haven't we found alien life? The Dark Forest Hypothesis offers a chilling answer: civilisations hide because…
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1 h 00
Near Death Experiences: The Best Evidence We Have for an Afterlife
What happens to consciousness after death? This episode examines near-death experiences, recurring features, case studies, scientific explanations, brain activity, out-of-body clai…
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45 min
The Skull and Bones Society
Yale’s Skull and Bones is surrounded by secrets, powerful members, bizarre rituals, and wild conspiracy theories. But is it really plotting world domination—or simply history’s mos…
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55 min
Astronauts Keep Seeing Things NASA Can't Explain
Astronauts have reported strange lights, objects, music, and unexplained phenomena in space. Explore famous UFO encounters, possible explanations, NASA conspiracies, and what the a…
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51 min
Yeti: The Search for the Abominable Snowman
From ancient Himalayan legends to the legendary expeditions of the 1950s and 60s, explore Yeti sightings, mysterious footprints, bizarre evidence, daring hunters, and the enduring…
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49 min
When the Leading US Anti-Gravity Researcher Just Disappeared
Discover the mysterious disappearance of anti-gravity pioneer Dr. Ning Li, separating conspiracy from documented facts while exploring groundbreaking research, classified military…
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52 min
Here's Why We Probably Live in a Simulation
Could reality be a simulation? Explore Nick Bostrom's groundbreaking argument, The Matrix parallels, consciousness, posthuman civilizations, and compelling evidence challenging eve…
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Crop Circles: The Best Evidence We Have of Aliens Coming to Earth
Are crop circles proof of alien contact or humanity’s greatest land-art hoax? Explore famous cases, eerie evidence, government conspiracies, scientific claims, and clever debunks b…
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49 min
The Zoo Hypothesis: Aliens Don't Want to Talk to Us
Are aliens ignoring us on purpose? Explore the Zoo Hypothesis, Fermi Paradox, cosmic quarantines, Dark Forest fears, and the unsettling possibility that advanced civilizations are…
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58 min
The Smithsonian's Giant Cover-Up
Did the Smithsonian hide giant skeletons? Explore viral hoaxes, fake photos, Native American legends, archaeological myths, racism, and the truth behind America’s enduring giant co…
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10 min
Introducing: Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat | The Mary Celeste: The Ghost Ship of the Atlantic
Dr. Harini Bhat is a clinical pharmacist and storyteller obsessed with the moments in history that still can't be fully explained. Every week she investigates real events that defy…
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55 min
The Roswell Incident
What really crashed at Roswell in 1947? A weather balloon, a secret Cold War experiment… or an alien spacecraft? Dive into the world’s most infamous UFO conspiracy, hidden military…