#249 MrBallen - Ouija Boards, Aliens Hijacking an Aircraft and Real-Life Horror Stories

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Shawn Ryan Show

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 132 minutes

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John B. Allen, known as MrBallen, is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, and storyteller specializing in strange, dark, and mysterious true stories. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Allen served as a Navy SEAL from 2010 to 2017, completing multiple deployments including to Afghanistan, where he was wounded and medically retired. Launching his content career in 2020 on TikTok and YouTube as a form of therapy, he quickly amassed millions of followers with his engaging narratives of true crime, mysteries, and the unexplained, becoming one of YouTube's biggest storytellers. Founder of Ballen Studios, he hosts the top-rated MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories and has authored graphic novels like MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories (2024) and Where Nightmares Live (2025). Through the MrBallen Foundation, established in 2022, he honors victims of violent crimes and supports their families with education, training, and financial aid. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://tryarmra.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://shawnlikesgold.com⁠ ⁠https://ROKA.com⁠ – USE CODE SRS ⁠https://shopify.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://simplisafe.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://tractorsupply.com/hometownheroes⁠ ⁠https://USCCA.com/srs⁠ ⁠⁠https://americanfinancing.net/srs⁠⁠ NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-781-8900, for details about credit costs and terms. John B. Allen Links: Website - https://ballenstudios.com YT - https://www.youtube.com/@MrBallen X - https://x.com/mrballen IG - https://www.instagram.com/mrballen TT - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrballen FB - https://www.facebook.com/mrballen Podcast - https://ballenstudios.com/shows/mrballen-podcast-strange-dark-mysterious-stories MrBallen Foundation - https://mrballen.foundation Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0D98RD8HH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mr. Balland.
0:06.0	Welcome back, man.
0:08.0	Thanks for having me, dude.
0:09.0	Dude, good to see ya.
0:10.0	Yeah, man.
0:11.0	I saw, I'm in your new, your new, well, it looks sort of the same, but it's upgraded.
0:15.0	A new compound, new studio.
0:17.0	New color.
0:18.0	I was in the attic the last time.
0:19.0	Purple.
0:20.0	It is purple now, yeah? It looks sort of dark, but it's purple. But dude, it's so beautiful. This compound is amazing. Thank you, man. Well, it's, uh, I've been super excited to show you, so. It looks, it looks epic to it. I've heard, I've heard good things and it lived up to it, man. Thank you. Thank you. Well, man, I'm pumped, dude.
0:39.3	You've got a lot of good stuff going on now, but I thought it would be a really good idea, you know, to get you in here right before Halloween, get some Halloween content. We're the best storytellers in the world. So, but, but yeah, man, I'm just pumped to see it. It's been,
0:56.7	it's been, what, probably about a year. Yeah, the last time we were here, we were in the attic.
1:01.5	And you were talking about coming to this place at the time, but I remember we, we arrived and
1:07.0	like sprinted to the studio. We recorded and then I went right back.
1:12.2	It was like such a whirlwind.
1:13.4	But that was a great experience, man.
1:14.9	I'm going to be back here, man.
1:15.9	Yeah.
1:16.6	So just a quick, quick introduction.
1:19.9	Not that you need one, but former Navy SEAL turned master storyteller,
1:25.9	captivating millions with tales of the strange, dark, and
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