Episodes 104
Avg. Duration 22m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.6 (2,072)
Since Oct 2018
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

Unspookable is an award winning, family-friendly look at the histories and mysteries behind your favorite scary stories, myths and urban legends. Each week host Elise Parisian digs into the history, brain science, and power dynamics behind such topics as Bloody Mary, Charlie Charlie, and Ouija Boards to find the stories behind the scares. (Recommended for ages 8+) Unspookable is an official "Common Sense Media Selection," one of Apple Podcasts' "Essentials," has been called one of the "Best Podcasts for Kids of All Ages" by Time Out New York, one of the “7 Podcasts Big Kids Will Love” by The New York Times, one of the "20 Best Podcasts for Kids that will Make Them Forget About Screen Time" by the TODAY Show. The show has appeared multiple times across Canada on CBC Radio's Podcast Playlist, on NPR station WHYY's Kid's Listening Hour, has been featured by Vox, Vulture, Romper, The AV Club, Fast Company, The Week Jr., and more.

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Episode 80: The Yeti or Abominable Snowman

Dec 16, 2025 15m

It’s getting to be that time of year again. A lot of you might feel a chill in the air. Trees have lost their leaves, snowflakes are starting to fall, and you’re keeping an eye out for any…

Krampus [ENCORE]

Dec 04, 2025 8m

For those of us who have been good all year the holidays are a time for celebration and gifts... but, for for those of us who have been naughty, we may have a half goat, half demon visitor waiting to…

Episode 79: Slime

Dec 02, 2025 22m

Have you ever made slime? Do you remember how you made it? What it felt like oozing between your fingers? Why do you think so many of us are obsessed with slime? And why do slimy things creep so many…

Episode 43: Five Nights at Freddy's [ENCORE]

Nov 18, 2025 20m

Have you ever thought about getting your first job? Where would you work? What would you have to do? Well, what if your first job was working the overnight shift at a pizzeria making sure the…

Episode 78: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Nov 05, 2025 23m

If you’re listening to Unspookable, chances are you like a good mystery. A mystery like, say, over 100 people vanishing without a trace? We’re going to cover a mystery that’s centuries old and ask…

Episode 77: Stonehenge

Oct 28, 2025 26m

We're sure you've heard of Stonehenge, an ancient stone monument that has mystified people for centuries, but what is it? Was it a temple, a portal, or maybe an alien landing pad? Who built it and…

Kooky Spooky Countdown: Elise Parisian (Unspookable) interviews Adam Gidwitz (Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest)

Oct 23, 2025 33m

If you've been following the Kooky Spooky Countdown, it has all been leading up to this: Elise Parisian, the host of Unspookable, sits down with Adam Gidwitz, the creator and host of Grimm, Grimmer,…

Episode 76: The Brown Mountain Lights

Oct 21, 2025 22m

Sometimes strange glowing orbs appear around Brown Mountain in North Carolina. Locals call them the Brown Mountain Lights, and no one really knows what they are. Some say they’re spirits or ghosts,…

Introducing: Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings

Oct 16, 2025 22m

We are excited to share a recent episode of the Kids Listen podcast Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings featuring Unspookable and our friends at At Your Level and Koala Shine and hosted…

The Past and The Curious Halloween Special: Twain's Ouija Novel (w Nate DuFort from Unspookable)

Oct 15, 2025 21m

When a podcast asks Unspookable to collaborate, especially if it is one of our all time favorite podcasts with one of the coolest hosts in the business, we will jump at the opportunity. We are…

Episode 75: La Llorona

Oct 14, 2025 22m

Have you ever heard of the Weeping Woman? Maybe you'd know her by her other name - La Llorona - a young mother so haunted by her own grief that she’s taken to haunting everyone in her path. Who was…

Episode 74: Wendigo

Oct 07, 2025 23m

One of our most requested topics ever, the Wendigo is a mythological beast from the folklore of the Algonquian-speaking First Nations of Canada and the Great Lakes region of the United States. Said…

Episode 73: Medusa

Sep 23, 2025 26m

Many of us may think we know everything there is to know about Medusa, but what if what we thought about her origins and intentions were all wrong? We're looking at the the complex and contradicting…

Episode 72: Godzilla

Sep 10, 2025 26m

You have no doubt heard the name Godzilla, the 200 foot tall kaiju bent on destroying everything in it's path, but do you know why this monster was created and what it might symbolize? We'll be…

A Special Announcement from Unspookable

Aug 26, 2025 0m

Spooky season is almost here and with it comes an all new season of Unspookable beginning on Tuesday, September 9th.  We’ve been following your amazing requests and our team has been working on …

Holiday Episode featuring The Yule Cat, Kallikantzari, Christmas Spiders, & more [ENCORE]

Dec 17, 2024 14m

The month of December brings a whole host of traditions for people all across the world. For us on Unspookable, this time of year brings some of the strangest creepy creatures we get to see. After…

Introducing: Twenty Thousand Hertz - Minecraft

Dec 10, 2024 27m

This week we are excited to introduce you to one of our favorite podcasts being made today, Twenty Thousand Hertz, a family-friendly podcast that tells the stories behind the world's most…

Episode 71: Skinwalkers & Cultural Appropriation with Christopher Allen Brewer

Oct 29, 2024 20m

Over the last few years, more listeners have requested this topic than any other, but it's a story that isn't ours to tell. And perhaps shouldn't be told at all. Native American Paranormal Adviser,…

Episode 70: The Bell Witch presented by Unspookable and Southern Gothic

Oct 22, 2024 29m

What comes to mind when you hear the term "ghost story"? For many Americans, if you don't think of the haunting of the Bell family of Tennessee, you're surely thinking of one of the dozens of stories…

Episode 69: Minecraft and Herobrine

Oct 15, 2024 20m

We likely don't have to tell you that Minecraft is a global phenomenon, but that doesn't mean that it's all fun and games. Many listeners of the show have written in to see if we could comment on the…

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Unspookable has published 104 episodes since October 2018, covering topics in Kids & Family.

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