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Astonishing Legends

Astonishing Legends

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 The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That's what co-hosts Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, and co-executive producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends. Over 100 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of listeners have discovered the thrill of exploring the mysteries of our world, showing that the unknown can be both captivating and intriguing. Welcome to Astonishing Legends!Copyright BN Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • S2 Ep14: The Elephant Slides of Sofia

    S2 Ep14: The Elephant Slides of Sofia
    Apr 14 2026
    In tonight’s dead letter, we’ll take you through the brutalist monuments and ancient layers of Sofia, Bulgaria looking for what may have been the scene of a localized timeslip. After giving up the search for a playground that made a pronounced childhood impression, our listener Vili, stumbles right into a beautifully preserved version of it. We’ll discuss the folklore of missing time, and how our own memories might just be powerful enough to physically manifest things we wish to recover that don’t exist anymore.REFERENCE LINKS

    National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia

    Samodiva - Bulgarian Woodland Spirits

    The Moberly–Jourdain Incident (Versailles Time Slip)

    Ed Debevic's Retro Diner

    Alpine Gardens (Alpinarium)

    The Ghosts of Versailles Part 1 (Astonishing Legends)

    We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com!
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    40 mins
  • The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 1

    The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 1
    Apr 12 2026
    In one of Brazil’s strangest unsolved mysteries, two electronics technicians travel to Niterói in 1966, buy matching raincoats, hike up a remote hill with cash, water, towels, and a handwritten set of bizarre instructions, then turn up dead days later lying side by side on palm leaves, wearing homemade lead eye masks and showing no clear cause of death. What follows is a case that spirals far beyond a simple true-crime puzzle, with every answer leading to a bigger question: were these men victims of a bizarre accident, participants in something occult, or did they believe they were about to witness something not of this world?Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • S2 Ep13: No Human Could Throw Books Like This

    S2 Ep13: No Human Could Throw Books Like This
    Apr 8 2026
    In tonight’s dead letter, we hear from a librarian who works the desk at a fairly new building down in the Southeast. But the ground it sits on has a much heavier history: the library was built right over the exact footprint of four demolished hospitals, with the old medical cornerstones still cemented into the walkway outside. When a freshly upgraded security system triggers overnight and catches something moving in the dark, the staff is forced to wonder if the property's busy past is finally bleeding into the present.REFERENCE LINKSThe Bray Road Beast Documentary on Prime Video

    A Haunting at the Hoyt Library on Prime Video

    Small Town Monsters Official Website

    ER70 EVP Recorder on the App Store

    Waverly Hills Sanatorium

    We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com!
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    43 mins
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