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Unexplained History

Tom McKenzie
Cold War
Philadelphia Experiment
Prophecy Of the Popes
Babylon
Washington Flap
Navy
United States Air Force
Time Travel
Fatima
Jersey Devil
Carnac, France
Wendigo
Lemuria
Rendlesham Forest Incident
Sedona
Project Looking Glass
Cash Landrum UFO Incident
Canary Islands
Sirius B
Dogon Culture

Unexplained History delivers unexplained events analysis and deep dives into the history of the unexplained. Join host Tom McKenzie weekly as we uncover the secrets behind history’s greatest cold cases and cover-ups. If you’re fascinated by true crime, ancient mysteries, paranormal activity, and government conspiracies, this podcast is for you.Each episode creates a gripping audio landscape explor... more

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For decades, one astonishing claim has haunted the world of ancient mysteries: the Dogon people of Mali supposedly knew about Sirius B — a tiny, dense companion star invisible to the naked eye — before modern astronomy could explain it.

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In 1974, a Florida family discovered a polished steel sphere in the burned grass near their Fort George Island home. It was heavy, seamless, strangely balanced, and according to the Betz family, it seemed to move on its own, respond to music, and beh... more

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Before D-Day, the Allies built an army that was never meant to fight — only to be seen, heard, intercepted, and believed.

Known as the Ghost Army, the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable tanks, fake radio traffic, sound trucks, borrowed... more

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In 1864, a French newspaper published a stunning report from the American frontier: oil prospectors had drilled into a gigantic meteorite and found a tiny humanoid body sealed inside a stone sarcophagus. Its face was knife-like. Its arms were too lon... more

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In 1990, Italy admitted the existence of Operation Gladio: a secret Cold War stay-behind network built to resist a Soviet invasion that never came. But when hidden weapons caches, intelligence links, and decades of political violence came into view, ... more

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In July 1952, radar operators at Washington National Airport saw something impossible: unidentified targets moving through the skies near the White House, the Capitol, and the Pentagon. Pilots reported strange lights. Air Force jets were scrambled. N... more

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A Benedictine priest claimed he helped build the impossible: a machine that could photograph history itself. Father Pellegrino Ernetti said the Chronovisor revealed lost speeches, vanished plays, ancient Rome, and even the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ... more

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In 1979, an American Vela nuclear-detection satellite recorded a mysterious double flash over the remote southern ocean — the kind of signal it was built to recognize as an atmospheric nuclear test. But no country admitted responsibility.

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Recent Guests

Harriet Ann Phillippi
Journalist and FOIA advocate who pressed for records on the operation
Journalist/activist
Episode: Project Azorian: The Secret Cold War Mission to Salvage Soviet Sub K-129
Reba Franco
Community member with oral histories and ceremonial practices rooted in Sedona
Indigenous Verde Valley communities
Episode: Sedona’s Red Rocks: The Hidden History of the Vortex Legend
Page Bryant
Mapmaker and promoter of Sedona's vortex loci
New Age circles
Episode: Sedona’s Red Rocks: The Hidden History of the Vortex Legend
Dick Sutfin
Writer and retreat leader promoting Sedona's sites
New Age/spiritual circles
Episode: Sedona’s Red Rocks: The Hidden History of the Vortex Legend
Benjamin Lonetree
Enthusiast researcher who conducted field measurements
Enthusiast networks
Episode: Sedona’s Red Rocks: The Hidden History of the Vortex Legend
Iona Miller
Researcher publishing non-mainstream reports on vortex measurements
Independent researcher
Episode: Sedona’s Red Rocks: The Hidden History of the Vortex Legend
David Gran
Journalist and author who researched Fawcett's story for The New Yorker and subsequent book
The New Yorker, author of The Lost City of Z
Episode: The Lost City of Z: Percy Fawcett and the Ancient Secrets of the Amazon
Michael Heckenberger
Anthropologist whose fieldwork in the Upper Xingu reshaped understanding of pre-Columbian Amazonian societies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (and collaborators in Amazonia)
Episode: The Lost City of Z: Percy Fawcett and the Ancient Secrets of the Amazon
Luis Somoza
Lead researcher on IGME Atlantís Project
IGME (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain)
Episode: Unearthing the Truth of the Canary Islands: Beyond the Myth of Atlantis

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Tom Mackenzie
Host of Unexplained History

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The show delivers methodical investigations into historical mysteries, occult history, and conspiracy-era events through careful research, archival sourcing, and skeptical analysis. Across episodes, it tracks how legends shift with transmission, media framing, and cultural context, weighing evidence and avoiding easy answers while exploring why certain stories linger in public imagination. The emphasis tends to be on historical nuance, psychology of belief, and the tension between sensational storytelling and rigorous inquiry, making it appealing to listeners who enjoy deep-dive history, cryptids, Cold War intrigue, and media literacy. A standout trait is the host's steady, explanatory narration that foregrounds critical thinking and source... more

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