Unspookable is an award winning, family-friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. Each week host Elise Parisian digs into the history, brain science, and power dynamics behind such topics as Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie, and Ouija Boards to find the stories behind the scares. (Recommended for ages 8+) Unspookable is an official "Common Sense Media Selection," one of Apple Podcasts' "Essentials," has been called one of the "Best Podcasts for Kids of All Ages" by Time Out New York, one of the “7 Podcasts Big Kids Will Love” by The New York Times, one...
Latest episodes
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15 min
Episode 80: The Yeti or Abominable Snowman
It’s getting to be that time of year again. A lot of you might feel a chill in the air. Trees have lost their leaves, snowflakes are starting to fall, and you’re keeping an eye out…
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8 min
Krampus [ENCORE]
For those of us who have been good all year the holidays are a time for celebration and gifts... but, for for those of us who have been naughty, we may have a half goat, half demon…
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22 min
Episode 79: Slime
Have you ever made slime? Do you remember how you made it? What it felt like oozing between your fingers? Why do you think so many of us are obsessed with slime? And why do slimy t…
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20 min
Episode 43: Five Nights at Freddy's [ENCORE]
Have you ever thought about getting your first job? Where would you work? What would you have to do? Well, what if your first job was working the overnight shift at a pizzeria maki…
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23 min
Episode 78: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
If you’re listening to Unspookable, chances are you like a good mystery. A mystery like, say, over 100 people vanishing without a trace? We’re going to cover a mystery that’s centu…
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26 min
Episode 77: Stonehenge
We're sure you've heard of Stonehenge, an ancient stone monument that has mystified people for centuries, but what is it? Was it a temple, a portal, or maybe an alien landing pad?…
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34 min
Kooky Spooky Countdown: Elise Parisian (Unspookable) interviews Adam Gidwitz (Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest)
If you've been following the Kooky Spooky Countdown, it has all been leading up to this: Elise Parisian, the host of Unspookable, sits down with Adam Gidwitz, the creator and host…
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23 min
Episode 76: The Brown Mountain Lights
Sometimes strange glowing orbs appear around Brown Mountain in North Carolina. Locals call them the Brown Mountain Lights, and no one really knows what they are. Some say they’re s…
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22 min
Introducing: Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings
We are excited to share a recent episode of the Kids Listen podcast Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings featuring Unspookable and our friends at At Your Level and Koal…
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22 min
The Past and The Curious Halloween Special: Twain's Ouija Novel (w Nate DuFort from Unspookable)
When a podcast asks Unspookable to collaborate, especially if it is one of our all time favorite podcasts with one of the coolest hosts in the business, we will jump at the opportu…
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22 min
Episode 75: La Llorona
Have you ever heard of the Weeping Woman? Maybe you'd know her by her other name - La Llorona - a young mother so haunted by her own grief that she’s taken to haunting everyone in…
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23 min
Episode 74: Wendigo
One of our most requested topics ever, the Wendigo is a mythological beast from the folklore of the Algonquian-speaking First Nations of Canada and the Great Lakes region of the Un…
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27 min
Episode 73: Medusa
Many of us may think we know everything there is to know about Medusa, but what if what we thought about her origins and intentions were all wrong? We're looking at the the complex…
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27 min
Episode 72: Godzilla
You have no doubt heard the name Godzilla, the 200 foot tall kaiju bent on destroying everything in it's path, but do you know why this monster was created and what it might symbol…
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55 sec
A Special Announcement from Unspookable
Spooky season is almost here and with it comes an all new season of Unspookable beginning on Tuesday, September 9th. We’ve been following your amazing requests and our team has bee…
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15 min
Holiday Episode featuring The Yule Cat, Kallikantzari, Christmas Spiders, & more [ENCORE]
The month of December brings a whole host of traditions for people all across the world. For us on Unspookable, this time of year brings some of the strangest creepy creatures we g…
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28 min
Introducing: Twenty Thousand Hertz - Minecraft
This week we are excited to introduce you to one of our favorite podcasts being made today, Twenty Thousand Hertz, a family-friendly podcast that tells the stories behind the world…
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20 min
Skinwalkers & Cultural Appropriation with Christopher Allen Brewer
Over the last few years, more listeners have requested this topic than any other, but it's a story that isn't ours to tell. And perhaps shouldn't be told at all. Native American Pa…
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29 min
The Bell Witch presented by Unspookable and Southern Gothic
What comes to mind when you hear the term "ghost story"? For many Americans, if you don't think of the haunting of the Bell family of Tennessee, you're surely thinking of one of th…
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20 min
Minecraft and Herobrine
We likely don't have to tell you that Minecraft is a global phenomenon, but that doesn't mean that it's all fun and games. Many listeners of the show have written in to see if we c…