Season 09 Episode 15: Red Dust (Pt. 1 of 2)

About this episode

The episode explores the haunting mystery of a young woman's disappearance in Beijing in 1937.

In the winter of 1937, in Beijing, a young woman vanished on her way home under the shadow of the Fox Tower — a crumbling relic long associated with whispers, superstition, and unease. What followed would become one of the most haunting mysteries in the history of Beijing... Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard MacLean Smith

Topics covered

• mystery
• disappearance
• history
• superstition
• Beijing

Keywords

• disappearance
• Beijing
• Fox Tower
• mystery
• 1937
• superstition
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Beijing, Fox Tower

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