Astonishing Legends
Astonishing Legends Productions · Scott Philbrook
Show overview
Astonishing Legends has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 452 episodes, alongside 24 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 730 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 51 min and 2h 10m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 69 episodes published. Published by Scott Philbrook.
From the publisher
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!
Latest Episodes
View all 452 episodesS2 Ep23: Pop's Cat
S2 Ep22: The Mechanic and Mr. Machine
The Uninvited: The Ripperston Farm Invasion
S2 Ep21: The Emerald Valley
S2 Ep20: What Does a House Remember?
S2 Ep19: The House on 109
The Ghost Bomber of the Monongahela
The Case Files History Left Unsolved | Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
S2 Ep18: Mom is Still Here
The Strange Death of Gloria Ramirez
S2 Ep17: The Sealed Room
S2 Ep16: The Mennonite Girl
UFO Insiders Iced?
S2 Ep15: The Fog, The Man, and The Golden Gate Bridge
The Lead Masks of Vintem Hill Part 2
S2 Ep14: The Elephant Slides of Sofia
The Lead Masks of Vintém Hill Part 1
S2 Ep13: No Human Could Throw Books Like This
S2 Ep 12S2 Ep12: The Carousel in the Ravine (Reposted)
In tonight’s dead letter, we hear a story from a listener who along with her husband encountered something bizarre hovering low near their land down in the southernmost part of the Australian mainland. They struggle to understand what they’re looking at and how it could even exist. Somehow it seems to control the outcome of their day in ways that they can’t quite remember. The guys branch out to explore similar phenomena throughout the episode, touching on the famous Frederick Valentich disappearance over the nearby Bass Strait, the mechanics of space-time warp bubbles, and the strange nature of screen memories.NOTE: File needed a revision so this is the 2nd posting to replace the first deleted one.REFERENCE LINKSWilsons Promontory National ParkAstonishing Legends: The Disappearance of Frederic Valentich Part 1Astonishing Legends: Abduction at Devil's Den (Terry Lovelace)Astonishing Legends: Devil’s Den the Reckoning Part 1Remote Viewing (TransDimensional Mapping) the Calvine UFO Part 1We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]!
S2 Ep 11S2 Ep11: The Nightshift Protocol
In tonight’s dead letter, a routine room cleaning following a patient's passing turns into a puzzling technological glitch. A sensor alarm designed to protect patients from hurting themselves keeps going off. The solution to silencing the machine isn't found in a manual, but in a centuries-old tradition regarding the departure of the human soul.REFERENCE LINKSAppalachian Superstitions About DeathThe Custom of the Soul Window (Seelenfenster) (Requires translation)Why Do Nurses Hear Phantom Call Bells?We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]