Unexplained is a paranormal podcast questioning reality and the world beyond. The host is Richard Maclean Smith. He's a writer and podcaster fascinated by unexplained mysteries. As a child, he loved watching TV shows like The Twilight Zone and Twin Peaks. He created this series to explore peculiar tales, including suspicious deaths and UFOs. Throughout each episode, Richard questions the blurring of truth and fiction.

Richard starts Unexplained by stating that the greatest fear for humans is being alone in the universe. He believes this is why storytelling is so essential to help combat loneliness. Often, these stories involve other entities from other realms or timelines. Richard admits to feeling a strange comfort imagining the existence of other beings. Yet, he believes it's a more terrifying thought if they weren't only stories and imaginings. His main question across the podcast is, how can anyone ever know if something is real?

Each podcast episode tells a different tale, from true crime to sightings of ghosts. The episode "I See You" reveals letters received by a couple who had bought their dream home. The first, written before the house sale, questioned the couple's arrival. It hints at the house's mysterious past.

The episode "Come Talk to Me" is set in Sweden. It tells the story of Friedrich Jürgenson, who was trying to record birds singing in his garden. Despite a life spent fleeing political unrest, what happened in his garden changed his life.

"Roads to Knowhere" tells the story of the Stocksbridge Bypass. Richard starts by talking about the significance of a road. It transports people from one place to another through unknown territory. He's already setting the scene for a mystery. In 1987, security guards reported peculiar sightings on the bypass's construction site. These started a long list of strange and unexplained events in the history of the bypass.

Unexplained offers many seasons of spooky podcast episodes. Richard reruns his favorite episodes between new series for his audience to enjoy.