State of the Unknown

About State of the Unknown

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. It is a host-narrated documentary series, not an interview show. 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. It is made for listeners who enjoy paranormal and unexplained stories but still want careful research, grounded storytelling, and room to make up their own minds. You're allowed to be curious without being required to believe. New episodes every week. 🔗 www.stateoftheunknown.com (http://www.stateoftheunknown.com/) 📸 @stateoftheunknownpodcast

Publisher

Robert Barber

Category

history · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Apr 2025

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Paranormal Encounter: The Demon of Brownsville Road | Every Blessing Made It Worse — Ep. 68

   Bob Cranmer had wanted the house on Brownsville Road since he was a child. When he finally moved in with his wife and their four children, it seemed like the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. But unexplained sounds, frightened children, hooded figures, and disturbing incidents inside one particular bedroom gradually changed what the house meant to the family. Join host Robert Barber as we follow the Cranmer family’s reported experiences, their search for help, and the discovery hidden near the...

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Fragments | Did Harry Houdini Return from the Dead on Halloween? — Ep. 12

   Harry Houdini spent years exposing mediums who claimed they could communicate with the dead. But before his own death on Halloween in 1926, he and his wife, Bess, reportedly agreed on a secret message—one only she would recognize if he ever found a way to reach her from the other side. Ten years later, hundreds of people gathered on the roof of a Hollywood hotel for one final attempt to contact the world’s most famous escape artist. Join host Robert Barber for this special Halloween edition o...

3. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Paranormal Encounter: The Becker Haunting | When NBC Televised an Exorcism — Ep. 67

   In 1971, NBC cameras entered a Chicago home where Edwin and Marsha Becker said they had been experiencing strange disturbances, unexplained sounds, and unsettling activity. The crew arrived to document an attempted exorcism involving a medium, religious symbols, blessed salt, and a room full of people who believed something was inside the house. But the television report was only a few minutes long—and the story surrounding it would continue for decades. Join host Robert Barber as we explore ...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

91 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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