Episodes

  • Strange Things in Museums

    Strange Things in Museums
    Apr 17 2026
    For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com #sponsored -- Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code wartimestories at Bubsnaturals.com #sponsored -- War museums are built to preserve history — collections of weapons, uniforms, and artifacts that once saw real combat. But in some cases, those who work among these exhibits report experiences that feel tied to the past in ways they can’t explain. From display halls to storage rooms and restored vehicles, staff and visitors alike have described strange sounds, unexplained movement, and encounters that raise questions about what may still linger within these collections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Strange Things on Horno

    Strange Things on Horno
    Apr 10 2026
    Camp Horno is a familiar training ground for many West Coast Marines — a place defined by steep terrain, coastal fog, and long nights in the field. But for some who’ve trained there, the experience left behind more than just physical exhaustion. Across multiple accounts from different units and years, Marines have described encounters in the hills, fog, and barracks that defy easy explanation — moments that suggest something may be lingering just beyond the limits of what they can see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Strange Things in Guam

    Strange Things in Guam
    Apr 3 2026
    Guam is often seen as a tropical paradise — a strategic stronghold in the Pacific with a long and violent history beneath its surface. But for those who have lived and served there, the island has a reputation for something harder to explain. From military bases to abandoned bunkers and jungle-covered hills, servicemen and civilians alike have reported encounters that seem tied to the island’s past — moments that continue to raise questions long after they’ve ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Rakes on Night Watch

    Rakes on Night Watch
    Mar 27 2026
    In remote training areas, far from anything resembling civilization, service members occasionally report encounters they struggle to explain. Most can be written off — stress, exhaustion, or misidentified wildlife. But some accounts are harder to dismiss. Across multiple locations and separate incidents, soldiers and Marines have described seeing the same pale, human-like figure moving just beyond the treeline — watching, tracking, and vanishing without a trace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Wartime Team Stories

    Wartime Team Stories
    Mar 21 2026
    Some stories aren’t told until years later — passed quietly between friends, or remembered only after something brings them back to the surface. Within the Wartime Stories team, a handful of these experiences have stayed with us, each one difficult to explain. From abandoned buildings to historic battlefields and training grounds, these firsthand accounts reflect moments that didn’t make sense at the time — and still don’t now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Artillerymen and the Aswang

    Artillerymen and the Aswang
    Mar 6 2026
    During a field exercise in the jungles of the Philippines, a unit of artillerymen responded to a nearby village reporting livestock thefts and the disappearance of a newborn child. What they encountered in the forest that evening would become one of the strangest stories ever shared between soldiers. Drawing on accounts passed between servicemen and long-standing regional folklore, the incident raises unsettling questions about what may exist deep within some of the world’s most remote jungles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Cursed War Machines

    Cursed War Machines
    Feb 20 2026
    Across every branch of the military, crews depend on their machines for survival — aircraft, ships, and vehicles that become lifelines in combat. But sometimes, certain machines develop reputations that go far beyond normal mechanical trouble. From a Marine Corps helicopter with a deadly past… to a British jump jet plagued by accidents… to a World War I submarine surrounded by tragedy and ghostly sightings, servicemen have long shared stories of war machines that seemed marked by something darker than bad luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Far From Gnome

    Far From Gnome
    Feb 6 2026
    During combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, some soldiers reported encounters that didn’t fit any known threat, animal, or enemy tactic. Small humanoid figures seen at night. Unexplained movement around guard posts. Local interpreters refusing to enter certain villages without explanation. Often dismissed as stress, exhaustion, or superstition, these accounts share striking similarities with regional folklore that long predates modern warfare. From remote outposts to abandoned settlements, servicemen describe experiences they still struggle to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins