# MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

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Official site: https://ballenstudios.com/
Author: MrBallen
Episodes: 515

## Resource

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. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes 7-days early and ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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## Episodes
- [No Way Out Vol. XI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/no-way-out-vol-xi) — 2026-07-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [Shiny Veneers (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/shiny-veneers-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Bouncer (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-bouncer-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Last Bus/In the Mist | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-last-bus-in-the-mist-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-07-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Out of Gas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/out-of-gas) — 2026-07-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Trash Bag (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-trash-bag-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "The Mutant"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-the-mutant) — 2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [We Are Not Alone Vol. IX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/we-are-not-alone-vol-ix) — 2026-07-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [Killjoy (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/killjoy-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [Season's Grievings (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/season-s-grievings-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "Sick Day"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-sick-day) — 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00
- [Divine Intervention](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/divine-intervention) — 2026-07-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [Boys' Night Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/boys-night-out-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-07-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [Holding It Together (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/holding-it-together-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [Full Stomach | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/full-stomach-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-06-26T07:00:00+00:00
- [Point of No Return (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/point-of-no-return-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-24T07:00:00+00:00
- [Safe House (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/safe-house-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "Head for the Hills"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-head-for-the-hills) — 2026-06-19T07:00:00+00:00
- [Defies Explanation Vol. II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/defies-explanation-vol-ii) — 2026-06-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Lived Once, Buried Twice (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/lived-once-buried-twice-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Killer Profile (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/killer-profile-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [Teke Teke | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/teke-teke-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00
- [Deadly Plans](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/deadly-plans) — 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [An Unlikely Witness (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/an-unlikely-witness-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [Too Much Blood (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/too-much-blood-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "The Lipstick on the Wall"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-the-lipstick-on-the-wall) — 2026-06-05T07:00:00+00:00
- [A Trail of Questions Vol. II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/a-trail-of-questions-vol-ii) — 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [You Next (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/you-next-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00
- [Closing Time (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/closing-time-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-06-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Devoted Wife | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-devoted-wife-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Mistake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-mistake) — 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [Stuck (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/stuck-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "The Monaco Matriarch"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-the-monaco-matriarch) — 2026-05-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XIV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/stranger-than-fiction-vol-xiv) — 2026-05-21T07:00:00+00:00
- [Safe for Now (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/safe-for-now-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Night Shift (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-night-shift-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00
- [Healed and Hunted | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/healed-and-hunted-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-05-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [Origins Vol. II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/origins-vol-ii) — 2026-05-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [Strange Solutions (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/strange-solutions-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Mayor's Wife (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-mayor-s-wife-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "The Shadow in the Doorway"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-the-shadow-in-the-doorway) — 2026-05-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [In Plain Sight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/in-plain-sight) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [Tragedy by Design (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/tragedy-by-design-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [A House Divided (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/a-house-divided-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-05-04T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Cemetery/Kandahar Giant | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-cemetery-kandahar-giant-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-05-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [No Way Out Vol. X](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/no-way-out-vol-x) — 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [Thou Shalt Not Covet (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/thou-shalt-not-covet-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00
- [Unreal Vol. II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/unreal-vol-ii) — 2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Price of Preparation (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-price-of-preparation-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00
- [Concrete Evidence (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/concrete-evidence-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-20T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "The Knot"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-the-knot) — 2026-04-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Hidden Threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/hidden-threat) — 2026-04-16T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fatal Hubris (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fatal-hubris-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-15T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Traffic Stop (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-traffic-stop-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-13T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "Death of a Ladies' Man"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-death-of-a-ladies-man) — 2026-04-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [The Unexpected](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/the-unexpected) — 2026-04-09T07:00:00+00:00
- [Blind Faith (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/blind-faith-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [In the Dump Truck (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/in-the-dump-truck-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Prisoners | Campfire Stories with MrBallen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/prisoners-campfire-stories-with-mrballen) — 2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00
- [Reality Glitch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/reality-glitch) — 2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00
- [Playing with Fire (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/playing-with-fire-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [As Seen on TV (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/as-seen-on-tv-podcast-exclusive-episode) — 2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00
- [Fan Favorite - "Murder and Meditation"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories-4894842/fan-favorite-murder-and-meditation) — 2026-03-27T07:00:00+00:00

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