Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan – Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
A podcast about all the things that make us wonder. Each week, we’ll tell you a true story that will fascinate and terrify you: a family who receive letters from a “Watcher” after moving into their new house, a hotel that’s seen so much death that it has to be cursed, UFO encounters, hauntings, Bigfoot sightings, and so much more. Written and hosted by Tony Award-winning actor and celebrated writer Daisy Eagan, “Strange and Unexplained” is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on.
S1 Ep45: NXIVM’s Own Starlet: The Wayward Story of Allison Mack
Jan 27, 2022
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Allison Mack set off on her acting career at a young age, playing dorks, "plain Janes" and other blonde-haired, girl-next-door types across the ‘90s and early aughts. But when a crisis of confidence presented a fork in her road, Mack veered down a dark path of sex-trafficking, conspiracy and a whole lot of interpersonal manipulation. How did it all happen? We trace the story in this episode.
S1 Ep44: Lost in the Wilderness Part 2: Hikers Found Dead
Jan 20, 2022
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If a tree falls in the forest –and nobody’s around to hear it– who knows if it killed someone below? The mysterious, fatal instances that occur in nature are hard to piece together. This week, two stories of people who went into the great unknown and died. To this day, how they died is also a great unknown.
S1 Ep43: Lost in the Wilderness Part 1: Hikers Gone Missing
Jan 13, 2022
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We walk into nature to confront the unknown, but returning home isn’t a guarantee. From the desert of Nevada to the mountainous forest of Vermont, secrets of missing people are embedded across the landscapes they once traversed. This week, we stray from the trailhead with two stories of hikers who seemingly disappeared into thin air.
S1: "Crimes of the Centuries" Returns for Season 2!
Jan 10, 2022
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Hey, Strangers! Today the Obsessed Network is launching Season 2 of “Crimes of the Centuries” - the true crime podcast from award-winning reporter Amber Hunt.
Recently named by Rolling Stone as one of the 10 Best Crime Podcasts of 2021, “Crimes of the Centuries” rediscovers the true crime stories that shocked the nation—cases so unbelievable that we thought we’d never forget them, but somehow did. We’re starting off the second season with an episode about the Cleveland Torso Murders - when a series of headless torsos began appearing in that city. Who was behind these gruesome killings, and would they be caught and brought to justice?
We’re bringing you the first part of this episode here in this feed. To hear the rest, click here to find and follow Crimes of the Centuries wherever you get your podcasts.
S1 Ep42: Etan Patz: The First Milk Carton Kid
Jan 06, 2022
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On a spring morning in 1979, a young boy walked to his bus stop and never returned home. The disappearance of Etan Patz would result in a search across New York City that spanned 40 years. From flyers to milk cartons, his face and name became a cautionary tale to many, a tale with an unclear ending still to this day.
S1: The Simulation Theory: Is Any of This Real?
Dec 30, 2021
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Is our existence a reality, or are we the product of someone else's imagination? The chances that we are all just avatars in someone else's video game are better than you think. This week, we explain what the simulation theory is, share stories of those who have experienced a "glitch" in the Matrix, and offer proof that none of this--or us--are real.
S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason
Dec 23, 2021
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So... we still don't know what happened, you guys. BUT 420ish years ago, a bunch of white people tried to form a colony in present-day North Carolina. It didn't go great. The dude whose idea it was LEFT, and when he came back, everyone was gone. We have no idea what happened to them... but it won't stop us from guessing. You're welcome.
S1 Ep41: Aliens in the Schoolyard
Dec 16, 2021
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In 1966, a group of schoolchildren in Australia pointed their fingers at what looked like a UFO. School personnel cautioned everyone to hush up, and apparently some men in black arrived, enforcing the same. In 1994, alleged aliens touched down at a different school, this time in Zimbabwe. Kids say the darndest things, especially when it comes to mysterious flying objects. But regardless, what happened?
S1 Ep40: Who's That Babushka Lady?
Dec 09, 2021
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When John F. Kennedy was assassinated on that fateful drive in Dallas, The Babushka Lady was there, capturing it all on film. As onlookers ducked, screamed and ran, she stood fast, appearing calm in her head scarf and trench coat. Who was she? Why was she there? And what happened to her footage after all these years?
S1 Ep39: The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen
Dec 02, 2021
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On a spring morning in 2011, a father dropped off his six-year-old son at school. An hour later, a mother picked the boy up, whisking him away on vacation. She was later found dead in a motel room along with a note stating her son’s fate: Timmothy was safe with people who loved him, but he would never be found. There are gaping holes in this story and plenty of theories devised to fill them. What happened to young Timmothy Pitzen, and where is he now?
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