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John Allen

Storyteller, author, content creator · Ballen Studios

Former U.S. Navy SEAL and storyteller specializing in strange, dark, and mysterious true stories. Graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Served as a Navy SEAL from 2010 to 2017, completing multiple deployments including to Afghanistan, where he was wounded and medically retired. Founder of Ballen Studios and the MrBallen Foundation.

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159 episodes

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Blind Faith (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Apr 08 · 35 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

In the Dump Truck

(PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Apr 06 · 35 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Prisoners

Campfire Stories with MrBallen

Apr 03 · 38 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Reality Glitch

Apr 02 · 29 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Playing with Fire (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Apr 01 · 38 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

As Seen on TV (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 30 · 29 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite - "Murder and Meditation"

Mar 27 · 40 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Under the Surface

Mar 26 · 28 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Gone for a Jog (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 23 · 33 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Adrenaline Rush | Campfire Stories with MrBallen

Mar 20 · 31 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Beneath the Surface (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 18 · 28 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Who's At The Door (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 16 · 40 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite - "You Can't Hide Here"

Mar 13 · 30 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Stranger Than Fiction Vol. XIII

Mar 12 · 27 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

A Pyrrhic Victory (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 11 · 29 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Take Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 09 · 33 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite - "Big Bang"

Mar 06 · 34 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

In Too Deep (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 04 · 34 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Turquoise Necklace (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Mar 02 · 42 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite - "Murder by the Slice"

Feb 27 · 37 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

No Way Out Vol. IX

Feb 26 · 27 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Best Laid Plans (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Feb 25 · 36 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Rumor Mill (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Feb 23 · 41 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite - "The Artist"

Feb 20 · 39 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Frozen Hell

Feb 19 · 28 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Devil is in the Details

Feb 18 · 39 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Cops and Robbers

Feb 16 · 41 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Monsters Among Us Vol. V

Feb 12 · 28 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Inspired By (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Feb 11 · 25 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Green Monster

Feb 09 · 38 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Death Song

Feb 06 · 25 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Devotion

Feb 05 · 27 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Desperate Measures

Feb 04 · 41 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Dancer in the Dark

Feb 02 · 36 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Fan Favorite -

"You Can't Leave That Way"

Jan 30 · 30 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Unexplained Vol. II

Jan 29 · 31 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Panic Attacks

Jan 28 · 40 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Preacher's Fiancée

Jan 26 · 35 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

For a Price

Jan 22 · 32 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Happy Couple

Jan 21 · 34 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Red Sandals

Jan 16 · 36 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Origins

Jan 15 · 26 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

When Your Eyes Deceive You

(PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Jan 14 · 24 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Devil's Diary

Jan 12 · 46 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

The Piranha

Jan 09 · 41 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Unreal

Jan 08 · 31 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Shipwrecked

Jan 07 · 28 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Touch Me and Die

Jan 05 · 42 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Vital Signs

Jan 01 · 29 min

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

Life is a Circus

Dec 29, 2025 · 44 min