Quietly Unsettled is where the strange and forgotten come back to life.
Each episode drifts through the darker corners of history — from haunted folklore and witch trials to curious mysteries, vanished people, and unsettling truths buried in the archives.
Join host J. Lynn as she unravels tales that linger — part history, part legend, all true enough to keep you up at night.
Because sometimes the most chilling stories… are the ones that really happened.
When European royals got sick, they had access to the best physicians money, status, and power could buy. The problem? For much of history, those physicians were working with flawed theories, brutal treatments, and a truly alarming amount of confidence. In this episode, we look at the documented medical cases of Charles II, Louis XIV, Catherine the Great, George III, Mary II, Henry VIII, and Ivan IV from bloodletting and blistering to risky surgery, smallpox, chronic wounds, and the limits of royal medicine. This is the story of what happened when crowns met illness… and the crown still lost.
24 Feb 2026
Ghosts, are they real?
In this episode of Quietly Unsettled, we dig into the unnerving science of why we see faces in shadows, hear whispers in static, and feel certain a room just… changed, even when nothing supernatural is happening. We’ll walk through pareidolia, “phantom” sounds, and the fear amplifiers that turn ordinary creaks into core memories, plus a few simple reality-checks you can use in the moment without killing the mystery.
17 Feb 2026
The Story of Dorothy Eady
In this episode of Quietly Unsettled, we examine the life of Dorothy Eady the British-born woman who said she remembered ancient Egypt. We separate what’s documented from what’s disputed, break down her most famous claims, and explore what modern memory science can, and can’t explain. This is a careful look at belief, evidence, and the uneasy space where history and identity overlap.
10 Feb 2026
Castlecore: Ludwig II of Bavaria
In this episode of Quietly Unsettled, J. Lynn investigates the strange life and suspicious death of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. From Neuschwanstein and his other breathtaking castles to the political plot that declared him insane, we follow the final months of a monarch who may have been more inconvenient than mad. On June 13, 1886, Ludwig and his doctor were found dead in shallow water at Lake Starnberg—and the official story never quite added up.
A dark historical mystery about power, legacy, and the line between eccentricity and “insanity.”
19 Oct 2025
Lizzie Borden
On a sweltering August morning in 1892, two bodies were found in a quiet Fall River home—and a single woman stood accused. In this episode, Quietly Unsettled unpacks the house, the evidence, the trial, and the mystery that still refuses to die. Was Lizzie Borden a cold-blooded killer… or the perfect scapegoat?
11 Oct 2025
The LaLaurie House of Horrors
Step inside one of New Orleans’ most infamous legends — the story of Madame Delphine LaLaurie and the house that turned horror into history. In this episode of Quietly Unsettled, J. Lynn unravels the truth behind the folklore: what really happened inside the Royal Street mansion, how rumor replaced record, and why the city chose silence over justice.A chilling exploration of power, cruelty, and memory — told where history and haunting meet.
4 Oct 2025
The Hartford Witch Panic
Long before Salem, Connecticut was already burning witches.
In 1647, Alse Young was hanged — marking the first known witch execution in the colonies. Over the next two decades, fear would spread through Hartford’s streets and pulpits alike.
In this episode, we uncover the forgotten origins of America’s first witch panic — drawing from trial records, Puritan law, and the echoes left behind in New England’s earliest settlements.
Join J. Lynn as she traces how superstition, scripture, and suspicion collided — and why the shadows of Hartford still linger today.
A Quietly Unsettled original — where history and hauntings intertwine
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