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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesMonsters Among Us Vol. IV
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that will make you wonder how many monsters you may have encountered in your life. The audio from all three stories has…
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Detail in the Dark (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One evening in the summer of 1998, homicide detective Danny Payne sat in a dark room in a Tennessee suburb police station. He was focused on a TV screen where…
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Prey
Today’s podcast will feature 3 chilling horror stories that serve as a stark reminder – we’re not always at the top of the food chain. The audio from all three…
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Medical Mysteries - "17 Doctors"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.During the COVID pandemic, a boy starts experiencing sudden, inexplicable bursts of pain. At…
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XI
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled…
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Holiday Fear (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One day in mid-December 2003, Detective Mark Kelly walked into a small kitchen at a home in Fort Worth, Texas. The house belonged to a potential suspect in a…
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The Condition
Today’s podcast will feature two medical mysteries that sound like they are straight out of a horror movie. The audio from both of these stories has been…
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One Foot Out The Door (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
Just after 7 p.m. on June 16th, 2010, an employee at the Palmdale, California Sheriff’s Department tapped his fingers on his desk and sighed. The department…
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Tight Squeeze
Today’s podcast will feature two claustrophobia inducing stories about cave explorers. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main…
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The View From Above (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a crisp fall morning in 2007, a small airplane took flight over the forested town of Graham, Washington. The pilot was a detective with the Pierce county…
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The Last Trip
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories of journeys that promised adventure, but led somewhere far more sinister. The audio from all three stories has been…
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Storytime with MrBallen | Tom Segura
Today's episode is something completely new! But don't worry, it's in addition to the regular episodes!For the first time ever, I am interviewing a guest…
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The Fugitive (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In September of 2021, a young woman named Anna Moriah Willson – who everybody just called “Mo” – stood in front of a cheering crowd at the end of a long…
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The Scheme
Some people will lie, cheat, and steal to get ahead, but today’s podcast features two wild stories where those so-called “master plans” fall apart in the most…
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The Receipt (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On the afternoon of March 24, 2006, an employee at a moving truck rental company in Ohio opened his desk drawer and grabbed a wad of cash. It had been a slow…
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What's in the Basement?
Today’s story is one I told several years back on YouTube, but in 2024 during my live tour, I brought this one back out and gave it a complete overhaul and…
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The Late Shift (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In June of 1980, a car jolted to a stop in a parking lot on the outskirts of a small Utah suburb. The car door opened, a man stepped out into the darkness, and…
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Medical Mysteries - "No Reservations/The Bitter End"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.No Reservations:A Spanish marathon runner develops a mysterious obsession with gourmet food. But…
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The Watercooler (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a morning in early-1986 in Arizona, someone sat hunched over a desk, furiously writing a letter. And almost every line of this letter included a direct…
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A Trail of Questions
Today’s podcast will feature 3 hiking horror stories that are still shrouded in mystery. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube…
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Murder and Meditation (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One September afternoon in 2003, a woman in Tucson, Arizona, heard a knock on her front door and answered it. She was surprised to see a Tucson police…
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No Way Out Vol. VII
Today’s podcast features 3 stories that involve people who were trapped – with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main…
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Listen Now: Flesh and Code
Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she…
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Tinseltown (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In December 2007, a lab technician sat at a table covered in dozens of evidence bags. The technician wasn’t sure where to start, because the bags didn’t…
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Follow the Leader
Today’s podcast will feature 2 horror stories about manipulative people who twisted others’ faith into fear. The audio from both of these stories has been…
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Bad Blood (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a chilly night in March 2012, a wiry, 56-year old man with a patchy beard trudged through a backyard in rural Iowa with his coat pulled tight, dragging…
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Diagnosis Vol. III
Today’s podcast will feature 3 medical horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called…
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The Body in the Bathtub (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On the morning of January 13, 2010, two twin girls nicknamed Tas and Jas stood at the kitchen counter in their home in Conyers, Georgia, writing notes back and…
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La Mussara
Today’s story is about a group of friends who travel to this supposedly haunted abandoned town up in the mountains in Spain, and when they get there, the town…
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MrBallen and the Art of Storytelling
Start listening to Audible today when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://www.audible.com/mrballenJoin my sister and me as we dive into the art of…
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Medical Mysteries - "She Haunts Me"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.In the late 1800s, a young man in rural New England comes down with a deadly illness known as…
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Forsaken Mission
Today’s podcast will feature 3 military horror stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been remastered…
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Death of a Dentist (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
One day in the spring of 2006, a detective stood next to a refrigerator in her police station, holding a little container full of evidence. She knew that what…
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. X
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled…
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You Can't Risk It (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"Today, I’m going to tell two stories about how an idea that might seem brilliant in the moment… can quickly turn…
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The Dog and the Golden Gun (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a cold winter night in 1999, a man drove down a dark street towards his house in a small Iowa town. Suddenly, he saw something glowing in his headlights…
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The Discovery
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories about terrifying discoveries people made that would change their lives forever. The audio from all three stories has…
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The Red Sandals (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 1984, in a small city in northeastern China, a security guard stood outside of a warehouse, working an overnight shift. The guard heard a noise coming from…
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Deadly Catch
Today’s podcast will feature 2 horrifying stories that both take place on the open sea. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main…
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The Man Who Knocks At Windows (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
A seven-year-old boy cowered in the closet of his family’s suburban home in Florida. He was buried beneath jackets and sports gear, listening to screams coming…
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Closer to God
Every now and again, I’ll find a story that’s just really upsetting to me. Now, obviously a lot of the stories I cover are all quite distressing. But today’s…
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious StoriesBallen Studios Presents: A Twist of History
The course of history never follows a straight line. These are the epic stories that have shaped the world we now live in. From Ballen Studios, join us - for…
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Skin Deep (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a summer morning in 2007, a woman was working in the printing shop she owned in a suburban strip mall. Suddenly, she heard a loud banging noise coming from…
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We Are Not Alone Vol. II
Today’s podcast will feature 3 stories that reveal we may not be alone in this universe. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube…
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You Can't Read This Book (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"One night in 2020, a woman named Beth Van Oss paced back and forth in a small room in the house she shared with…
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Medical Mysteries - "The Carancas Curse"
This story is a fan favorite from MrBallen's Medical Mysteries.In September 2007, a meteor strike leaves a massive crater in the high Peruvian desert, drawing…
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Unbelievable
Today’s podcast will feature 3 unbelievable true stories. The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called…
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The Piranha (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
In 2011, a police officer spotted a woman on a busy street in Japan, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He looked at a photo on his phone, and then…
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Camping Horror Stories Vol. V
Today’s podcast will feature 2 camping horror stories. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel and has been…
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The Promise Keeper (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a night in 1984, a college freshman listened to the music blaring through a night club. She grabbed her date’s hand and rushed out onto the dance floor. Her…
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Defies Explanation
Today’s podcast will feature 2 stories about unexplainable phenomena. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which…
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Death of a Salesman (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a June night in 1997, Kathy Peters was asleep at her home in Mirror Lake, a quiet neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida. Around 3:45 AM, she was awakened by a…
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The Job Offer
Today’s story comes out of China, and it is a brutal story. There’s just no way to tell it without being sort of graphic, so with that in mind, this is…
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You Can't Cross That Line (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
This is a special bonus episode of "You Can't"I’m going to tell two stories that prove that no matter what we think science can tell us about the natural…
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The Good Neighbors (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
It was a frigid December day in a small logging town in Maine, roughly an hour’s drive from the US-Canadian border. And despite the falling snow, Christmas…
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Stranger Than Fiction Vol. IX
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And today’s podcast features 3 stories that demonstrate that. The audio from all three stories has been pulled…
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Listen Now: Don't Cross Kat
Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew in over a million…
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Ice and Fire (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a night in March of 2017, a bonfire lit up the yard at a house party in Youngstown, Ohio. A group of friends in their 20s and 30s sat around the fire…
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Unsolved
Today’s podcast will feature 2 borderline unbelievable stories that remain a mystery to this day. The audio from both of these stories has been pulled from our…
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The Crawlspace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
On a cold winter day in 2013, police officers rushed through the dense woods outside of a small town in Kentucky. They weaved their way through the trees…