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Unexplained America is a weekly podcast, hosted by Lisa Ponson. I discuss true crime, paranormal, cryptid, legend, and anything unexplained connected with America. Join me for episodes rich in researching the history, background and nuance of the story perhaps a bit quirky.
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The Arkansas Dog Boy Legend (opens the original)
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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa strives to correct historical inaccuracies regarding the Arkansas Dog Boy Jarrell Bettis. The legend states that the Bettis Family allegedly purchased their beautiful Victorian home in Quitman, Arkansas, in the early 1950's. Floyd and Alline finally had their precious only child Jarrell (mistakenly listed as Gerald) in the 1950's and he turned out to be allegedly a vicious, attention seeking child that tortured animals and allegedly hurt his
Titantic: Tragedy Into A Curse? (Part 3) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the R.M.S. Titantic. This is Part 3 of a 3 Part episode. In Part 3, we begin in the year 1986 after Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck site of the Titantic and actually dove to the wreck site. We discuss how Dr. Ballard did not take any artifacts from the wreckage; he considered the site a graveyard and respected the site too much to take an object. However, once the Titantic was found immediately thereafter in 1987; a group o
Titantic: Tragedy Into A Curse? (Part 2) (opens the original)
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tIn this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the R.M.S. Titantic. This is Part 2 of a 3 Part episode. I originally researched this for my Patreon in 2025 but I re-recorded this for you all. In Part 2, we discuss the events of the night of the Titantic sinking. How the S.S. California was very close to the Titantic (close enough to see the flares and close enough to thus save the passengers), we discuss the herorism of the R.M.S. Carpathia. They were too far away from the Tit
Titantic: Tragedy Into A Curse? (Part 1) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the R.M.S. Titantic. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part episode. I originally researched this for my Patreon in 2025 but I re-recorded this for you all. In this Part 1, I discuss the history of the Titantic and all the happenings on the maiden voyage which leads into the tragedy on Monday April 15, 1912. References for this Episode: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/series/titanic-reference-library/ https://britishtitanicsociety.com/li
Cold Case Solved: The Abe Pipkin File (Part 2) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the 1977 crime case of Abe Pipkin of Beebe, Arkansas; this is a part 2 of a 2 part series. I covered this case for my live show in Malvern, Arkansas on July 11th--in an abbrievated for time way. In Part 2, we begin where we left off after Henry Lee Lucas proven to be a fraudster and had falsely confessed to Abe's murder. This was in the time frame of 1985/1986. After this, ASP investigator JR Howard is still working Abe's case but
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