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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
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Today: #4 in True Crime on our combined chart.
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Ranking history
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | #9 | #6 | #9 |
About the show
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.
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Latest episodes
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Reality Glitch Vol. II
October 1, 2026 · 27 minToday’s podcast will feature 2 stories that challenge our understanding of reality. The audio from both stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for today's…
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Brutal Mercy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
September 30, 2026 · 27 minToday, I’m going to tell you four stories of people who thought their day couldn’t get any worse... but they were wrong. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast episodes on my YouTube channel, just called "MrBallen"…
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On Patrol (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
September 28, 2026 · 29 minOne night in March 1997, a man carried a muddy, black plastic case into a police station in the small town of Higginson, Arkansas. A local police officer had been murdered just three days ago, and the man desperately needed to see the…
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Fan Favorite - "The Receipt"
September 25, 2026 · 37 minToday's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 365. On the afternoon of March 24, 2006, an employee at a moving truck rental company in Ohio opened his desk drawer and grabbed a wad of cash. It had been a slow…
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No Way Out Vol. XII
September 24, 2026 · 26 minToday’s podcast will feature 3 stories that involve people who were trapped - with “no way out.” The audio from all three stories has been pulled from our main YouTube channel, which is just called "MrBallen," and has been remastered for…
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Warnings (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
September 23, 2026 · 27 minToday, I’m going to tell you four stories about people who thought they had a handle on the situation they were in, but found out – way too late – that they’d really misjudged things. You can WATCH all new & exclusive MrBallen podcast…
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Murder In Marseilles (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
September 21, 2026 · 30 minOne morning in January 1990, a man walked into a police station in Marseille, France, clutching a newspaper. He went up to the desk, and said he’d seen a sketch of a murder suspect in the paper that morning – and he knew who it was. He…
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Fan Favorite - "The Watercooler"
September 18, 2026 · 37 minToday's story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 361. On a morning in early 1986 in Arizona, someone sat hunched over a desk, furiously writing a letter. And almost every line of this letter included a direct threat…