About Our Podcast
State of the Unknown is a podcast exploring America’s forgotten folklore, haunted places, and unsolved legends—one state at a time. It’s a quiet walk through the strange and the unexplained, guided by stories that have refused to disappear.
Created and narrated by Robert Barber, a former radio voice and lifelong musician, this show blends storytelling with sonic atmosphere. When he’s not leading corporate training projects, he’s researching the eerie, the historic, and the overlooked—always with his yellow lab Rosie nearby.
This isn’t just about ghost stories. It’s about the places they leave behind.
Recent Episodes
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The Lindley Street Poltergeist | The Girl Said It Was a Hoax… So What Did Police Witness? — Ep. 48
A young girl said the haunting was a hoax. But police were inside the house when objects reportedly moved…. In 1974, police were called to a small home on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Inside, they reported objects moving on their own. Furniture shifting. Activity that continued while p...
The Cash–Landrum Incident | The Night the Sky Burned Over Texas — And What It Did to Them — Ep. 47
On December 29, 1980, three witnesses driving along a rural road outside Dayton, Texas reported one of the most unusual UFO encounters ever documented in the United States. Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and Vickie’s seven-year-old grandson Colby Landrum were returning home after a night of bingo when ...
Bonus Episode: The Black Forest Haunting | The Colorado Poltergeist Case That Was Never Explained
In the late 1960s, a quiet home in the Black Forest area near Colorado Springs became the center of a disturbing series of events. The family living there claimed objects moved on their own, household items were thrown across rooms, and unexplained disturbances seemed to occur while people were stan...
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Very, very interesting!
Just found you. Only listened to 1 episode so far. Very good ! I’ll be catching up . They all sound interesting. Thank you.
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Fantastic, absolutely riveting podcast about the unknown that actually...keeps it real! Love the storytelling, the subtle effects, the delivery and the questioning at the end...Robert Barber does an excellent job of reflecting on each episode by questioning the validity, the possibility, the reasoning and the parallels...
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Great podcast!