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MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Ballen Studios

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Ballen Studios
Episodes
573 episodes
Last episode
October 29, 2026
Rating
4.9 / 5
Charts
Apple No. 7 · Pocket Casts No. 7 · Audible No. 11
On Audible since
February 12, 2024

No. 5 on Across the charts in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and on 6 other charts here.

What it is

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories is a true crime and mystery podcast that presents strange, dark and mysterious content delivered in story format. The program is hosted by John Allen a.k.a. MrBallen.

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Latest episodes

  1. Fan Favorite - "Holiday Fear" October 23, 2026 · 40 min
  2. Born Together October 22, 2026 · 25 min
  3. Completely Derailed (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE) October 21, 2026 · 22 min
  4. Under Construction (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE) October 19, 2026 · 33 min
  5. One Last Fare/Mom's Cooking | Campfire Stories with MrBallen October 16, 2026 · 30 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Still running in Biographies & Memoirs, reached September 11, 2026. Seen on 11 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 16 1 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 4September 6, 2026 — position 8September 8, 2026 — position 16September 10, 2026 — position 3September 11, 2026 — position 1September 12, 2026 — position 1September 13, 2026 — position 9September 17, 2026 — position 2September 21, 2026 — position 2September 22, 2026 — position 14September 23, 2026 — position 1September 24, 2026 — position 3September 25, 2026 — position 4September 26, 2026 — position 9September 27, 2026 — position 9September 28, 2026 — position 2September 29, 2026 — position 16September 30, 2026 — position 1October 1, 2026 — position 3October 2, 2026 — position 1October 3, 2026 — position 3October 4, 2026 — position 8October 5, 2026 — position 2October 6, 2026 — position 9October 7, 2026 — position 1October 8, 2026 — position 3October 9, 2026 — position 1October 10, 2026 — position 3October 11, 2026 — position 9October 12, 2026 — position 2October 13, 2026 — position 9October 14, 2026 — position 1October 15, 2026 — position 13October 16, 2026 — position 2October 17, 2026 — position 6October 18, 2026 — position 7October 19, 2026 — position 2October 20, 2026 — position 9October 21, 2026 — position 1October 22, 2026 — position 3October 23, 2026 — position 6October 24, 2026 — position 3
Still running in Biographies & Memoirs — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Still running in Biographies & Memoirs 1 42 days October 24, 2026
Highest rated in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense 1 31 days October 24, 2026
Still running in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense 1 31 days October 24, 2026
Highest rated in Biographies & Memoirs 2 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense 5 42 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts · True Crime 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts · True Crime 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to in Biographies & Memoirs 7 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense 8 31 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts top 100 20 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts 50 1 day September 5, 2026

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