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Spoken without fear.

Person who is not generous can not be an artist.

The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers.

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Hello, it's Richard McLean Smith here.

To let you know that I now have a substack page,

if you enjoy unexplained and want to go deeper into the world of the show, I've created a new

space for all the bits that don't quite fit into the podcast, including the unexplained

addendum, a weekly companion piece to each new episode, expect essays that lean more academic

and analytical, explorations of folklore, psychology, and the shadowy

corners of history that have shaped the stories you hear on the show, but it's also a home

for something more personal, my fiction, my strange amusings, and the odd fragments that don't

belong anywhere else. Search for Richard McLean Smith on Substack or go to richardmoclain smith.

Substack.com to find out more and subscribe. If you'd like a little bit more of me and unexplained

in your week, join me on Substack and let's keep exploring the unknown together. New writing most Tuesdays. It was a crystal clear autumn morning in Manhattan, the sunlight glisting off the waters of New York Harbor. The previous day had been

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