Episodes

  • Something on the Radio

    Something on the Radio
    Jun 12 2026
    Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored More than a decade after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, American troops continued to encounter reminders of the war that came before them — abandoned outposts, rusting vehicles, and battlefields long reclaimed by the mountains. But according to some servicemen, not everything left behind was made of steel and concrete. Drawn from firsthand accounts submitted by U.S. troops, these stories describe strange voices, unexplained encounters, and experiences connected to the remnants of the Soviet-Afghan War that continue to defy explanation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Vanished Into the Clouds

    Vanished Into the Clouds
    Jun 5 2026
    During the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, hundreds of British soldiers disappeared during a failed assault near Suvla Bay. In the years that followed, rumors began to spread that the battalion had vanished under mysterious circumstances — swallowed by a strange cloud seen hovering over the battlefield. Drawing from wartime records, witness testimony, and later investigations, this story explores how one of the First World War’s most enduring mysteries emerged from the chaos and confusion of combat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Something on Fort Polk

    Something on Fort Polk
    May 29 2026
    Don’t sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code WARTIMESTORIES at takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored Fort Polk’s Joint Readiness Training Center is designed to prepare soldiers for war — long nights in the woods, simulated combat, and some of the most demanding field exercises in the military. But among those who’ve trained there, the base has earned another reputation entirely. Across decades of stories shared by soldiers and OPFOR alike, strange encounters in "the Box" continue to surface — sightings, screams in the woods, and experiences tied to something many troops have come to know as the Box Witch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Strange Things in Fallujah

    Strange Things in Fallujah
    May 22 2026
    If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://www.forthepeople.com/wartime #sponsored Don’t sleep on [@ultrapouches]. New customers get 15% Off with code WARTIMESTORIES at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad Fallujah became one of the most violent battlegrounds of the Iraq War — a city scarred by insurgency, urban combat, and years of relentless fighting. But for some of the Marines and soldiers who operated there, the strangest experiences had nothing to do with the enemy. Drawn from firsthand accounts shared by servicemen, these stories describe unsettling encounters in abandoned buildings, isolated outposts, and the ruins of the city itself — moments that still defy explanation years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Something in the Fog

    Something in the Fog
    May 15 2026
    Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at https://www.shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored In the opening days of World War I, British forces found themselves outnumbered and in retreat after the Battle of Mons. But in the weeks that followed, strange reports began to circulate — stories of something appearing on the battlefield at the moment it was needed most. Drawn from wartime accounts, publications, and firsthand testimony, the legend of the Angels of Mons raises questions about what soldiers believed they saw — and how those stories spread in the aftermath of one of the war’s earliest and most desperate battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Skinwalkers, Shadows and Screams

    Skinwalkers, Shadows and Screams
    May 8 2026
    Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code WARTIMESTORIES at https://www.Ridge.com/WARTIMESTORIES #Ridgepod #sponsored Along the U.S.–Mexico border, soldiers and agents operate in some of the most remote and unforgiving terrain in North America. But for those working long nights in the desert, not every encounter can be explained by the environment alone. From isolated observation posts to temporary military installations, multiple accounts describe strange sounds, shadowy figures, and encounters that seem tied to both regional folklore and something far less understood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Something in Croatia

    Something in Croatia
    May 1 2026
    In a remote training area in Croatia, soldiers on night patrol reported a sudden and complete failure of their equipment — radios, lights, and vehicles all going dark without warning. What followed was an encounter that none of them could explain. Based on the account of a combat engineer who was there, the incident raises questions about what may have passed over the training grounds that night — and why those involved were warned never to speak about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Strange Dark and Mysterious

    Strange Dark and Mysterious
    Apr 25 2026
    Watch on Spotify. If you’re subscribed to Spotify Premium, you don’t get any Spotify ads on my video. -- Sign up for your $1-per-month trial today at shopify.com/wartimestories #sponsored -- World-renowned storyteller and retired US Navy SEAL John B. Allen (MrBallen) is well known for his fascination with all things strange, dark and mysterious. As it so happens, John has his own deeply disturbing experience with the paranormal. Something that, in spite of all his attempts to find an explanation for it, haunts him to this day. John recalls a trip to a remote cabin in the mountains of New Hampshire — a place that seemed quiet and isolated, but quickly became the setting for something far more unsettling. Over the course of three nights, a series of unexplained events left a lasting impression on everyone inside the cabin, raising questions about who or what may have been moving through the house after dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins