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Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the south Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction, and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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America's Titanic

2026/02/11

Josh dives the Atlantic in search of millions in lost coins sunk with America's Titanic. In 1838, a steamship carrying some of America's wealthiest citizens exploded off the Carolina coast. New sonar scans may lead to the wreckage and the lost fortune. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Planet Visionaries

2026/02/11

Join Alex Honnold as he hosts Planet Visionaries, the podcast exploring bold ideas and big solutions in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative. We have become big fans this season and hope you enjoy it too.

Uncovering the Golden City

2026/02/04

The hunt for El Dorado is Josh's most grueling journey ever and one of the crew tumbles into a raging river. When cutting-edge aerial scans reveal a lost city, they push into the jungle to uncover El Dorado and the gold that comes with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Quest for El Dorado

2025/11/26

Josh Gates treks deep into Colombia's deadly jungle to unravel the El Dorado myth and retrace the steps of Spanish conquistadors. Josh meets with the tribe who inspired the legend of a city of gold and unearths their treasure in a surprising location. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ransom in the Sky

2025/11/19

With brand-new evidence Josh looks to finally crack the DB Cooper case, America's only unsolved skyjacking. A deathbed confession and cutting-edge forensics have Josh hot on the trail of the $200,000 ransom that's never been recovered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lost Avenger

2025/11/12

A three-man crew of Navy pilots training for World War 2 crashed into the Pacific Ocean 75 years ago. Josh Gates teams up with Project Recover on a daring mission to find their plane and bring closure for the three souls who have never been found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dillinger's Lost Loot

2025/11/05

Josh Gates joins the hunt for notorious bank robber John Dillinger's fortune that's never been found. Chasing leads across the Midwest, Josh searches Public Enemy Number One's childhood home and dives a frigid lake at a remote Wisconsin lodge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lost Tomb of the Mummy

2025/10/29

Josh Gates heads to an active dig site in Egypt, where he joins famous archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on the cusp of an incredible discovery: the mummy of an ancient High Priest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Siberia's Coldest Case

2025/10/22

Josh Gates concludes his in-depth investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Taking on Dead Mountain's brutal conditions, Josh and two investigators retrace the hikers' last steps. A big discovery could finally solve the mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fortune of the Buzzard

2025/10/15

Josh Gates takes on the Indian Ocean's punishing waters as he chases the lost treasure of Olivier Levasseur, aka "The Buzzard," rumored to be worth more than a billion dollars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Warrior Queen's Treasure

2025/10/08

Searching across England, Josh Gates unearths a cache of ancient treasure as he chases the legend of Queen Boudica, the legendary Celtic queen who nearly defeated the invading Roman army 2,000 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Searching For America's Lost Flight

2025/10/01

Josh Gates investigates the most mysterious airline disaster in American history -- searching for why Northwest Flight 2501 vanished, taking the lives of all 58 people on board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digging Into D-Day - Part 2

2025/09/24

Part 2 - Josh Gates touches down in Normandy to investigate battles on land, air and sea. The expedition reveals a Nazi threat greater than ever imagined, unearthing a massive German bunker complex buried for 75 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digging Into D-Day

2025/09/17

Josh Gates touches down in Normandy to investigate battles on land, air and sea. The expedition reveals a Nazi threat greater than ever imagined, unearthing a massive German bunker complex buried for 75 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revealing the Triangle

2025/09/10

In the conclusion of his epic investigation, Josh Gates uses cutting-edge technology to investigate the Triangle's most infamous shipwreck and lost flights. Will he find answers to just how the Triangle works or will it forever remain a mystery? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.3 out of 5

342 reviews

★★★★☆

WonderWoman3132 2025/06/08

Funny and informing but podcast lacks details

I love the podcast, but when it’s not explaining what’s happening, it’s just dramatic music and I’m usually confused as to what what’s happening or wh...

★★★☆☆

Williezme 2025/09/10

What’s with the ads?

Started listening to the most recent episode September 10, and not 1 but 2 consecutive ads before the show even started, IN SPANISH! I don’t speak Spa...

★★★★★

Playlistndjfhdbndndnd 2025/07/12

Some yall hateing like bro

Why some yall hateing this show so good curse words dont even matter and audio is fine just as the show is

★★★★☆

Heytiny 2024/12/22

Interesting but podcasts aren’t a visual medium

I really like the topics, the information, I even like the cheesy jokes. My only complaint is that they took the discovery channel show and just made ...

★★★★★

Epauk 2025/04/09

Thank you!

Hello, thank you for sharing your expeditions. Really enjoy listening to all of you and your teams adventures! Thank you! Really cool stuff.

★☆☆☆☆

Ethan Hoggard 2025/03/19

Joke

Basically just an audio only version of the tv show

★★★★★

AndroX4 2024/08/14

Awesome!

I love this show, i realize it’s just clips from the tv show but i always miss that so this is a great way to listen. He’s very descriptive anyways an...

★☆☆☆☆

justin92454 2024/09/26

Lay off the music

The pyramid of legends episode was ridiculous. We don’t need constant dramatic music.

★★☆☆☆

MoMatt77 2024/08/17

Promising but disappointing

Normally a show about this kind of subject matter would be right up my alley, but this wound up simply being the audio portion of a video. It’s clearl...

★☆☆☆☆

Usercc1154 2024/08/08

Rating of “clean” not accurate

Curse words were bleeped out for more recent episodes. However, earlier episodes did not have curse words bleeped out and my boys (under 10 yrs old) h...

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