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Expedition Unknown

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Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the south Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction, and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What is Expedition Unknown about?

Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.

Who hosts Expedition Unknown?

Expedition Unknown is hosted by Discovery. The show has published 118 episodes to date.

What has Expedition Unknown covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Hunt for the Secret Seaplane" (28 October 2026, 44 minutes), "Riches of Spain's Pirate King" (21 October 2026, 43 minutes), and "Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid" (14 October 2026, 39 minutes).

How often does Expedition Unknown publish?

Expedition Unknown publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 118 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Expedition Unknown?

Booking probability for Expedition Unknown is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Expedition Unknown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Expedition Unknown's contact route on record: verified email.

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Discovery hosts Expedition Unknown, a society podcast with 118 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Oct 28, 202644 min

    Josh searches for a top-secret WWII seaplane that crashed into the Pacific. Now, 70 years later, Josh joins a team scouring the ocean floor hundreds of feet below to find a lost aviation treasure -- the only XP5Y-1...

  • Oct 21, 202643 min

    Hot on the trail of a massive stolen fortune, Josh chases the treasure of the infamous Spanish pirate Amaro Pargo. An exhaustive hunt of Pargo's stomping grounds in the Canary Islands leads Josh beneath an active...

  • Oct 14, 202639 min

    The epic conclusion to Josh Gates' dive into a Kush king's flooded pyramid tomb. Josh scales a mountain to learn how the Kingdom of Kush conquered Egypt and braves the murky waters for one more dive to find the king's...

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    Sunken Pyramids of The Nile

    Oct 7, 202650 min

    Josh Gates travels to the Kingdom of Kush to dive the flooded pyramid tomb of a king. The murky water provides zero visibility, and the pyramid is at risk of collapse -- but the dive could unlock the mystery of a...

  • Sep 30, 202643 min

    Plunging hundreds of feet below ground, Josh explores Spain's treacherous La Garma cave system and finds a floor littered with human remains more than 1,000 years old. Josh's deep dive is a quest for scientific proof of...

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    Cambodia's Stolen Monuments

    Sep 23, 202645 min

    A clandestine meeting with a Cambodian looter puts Josh on the trail of multi-million-dollar stolen monuments. Thanks to the looter's intel, Josh dives into a murky moat where he unearths a priceless lost statue and a...

  • Sep 16, 202643 min

    Pushing into remote jungles, Josh investigates one of the 20th century's biggest heists looting of Cambodian statues worth hundreds of millions. Chasing new leads, Josh rappels into a crumbling pyramid and digs up a...

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    Lost City of the Gospels

    Sep 9, 202645 min

    Josh travels to the Holy Land to find a lost city where Jesus performed many miracles and is also home to three apostles. While investigating competing sites that claim to be the lost city, Josh reveals an inscription...

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    Treasure of the Pirate King

    Sep 2, 202643 min

    Risking life and limb, Josh finds treasure from the greatest score in pirate history. The most feared pirate of his time, Henry Avery stole a fortune worth more than $100 million today. Josh leaps into the frigid North...

  • Aug 26, 202644 min

    Josh chases the treasure of legendary Viking Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. The discovery of a mysterious gold artifact sends Josh on a journey through Scandinavia and into remote northern European forests to uncover...

  • Aug 19, 202643 min

    Diving into Lake Superior, Josh has brand-new intel that may finally solve a 100-year-old mystery: the resting place of two WW1 minesweepers. On their way to combat German mines in the Atlantic, the warships sank and...

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    Finding Italy's Lost Empire

    May 20, 202644 min

    Searching a city of the dead, Josh unearths artifacts from the mysterious Etruscans who ruled central Italy before being conquered by the Roman Empire. A dig site unearths clues that reveal the Etruscans may have...

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    Escaping the Rock

    May 13, 202644 min

    Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's...

  • May 6, 202643 min

    Josh treks the punishing Donner Pass to uncover how desperate pioneers trapped by blizzards in the Sierra Nevada mountains turned to cannibalism. In an unprecedented six-month investigation, Josh retraces the steps of...

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    Egypt's City of the Dead

    Apr 29, 202645 min

    Investigating the mysterious collapse of Egypt's old kingdom, Josh completes his Saqqara necropolis dig. Opening several tombs, Josh finds treasure, clues and haunting remains. Testing results may prove they've...

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    Egypt's Lost Tombs

    Apr 22, 202657 min

    With breakthrough discoveries in Egypt, Josh races to join an active dig of 4000-year-old tombs. Josh gains exclusive access and uncovers mummies and treasure that could solve the mysterious collapse of ancient Egypt's...

  • Apr 15, 202645 min

    In the epic conclusion of his two-part investigation, Josh Gates re-traces Moses' steps from the peak of Mount Sinai deep into the Israeli desert. To separate man from myth, Josh dives the Sea of Galilee and...

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    Mysteries of Moses

    Apr 8, 202644 min

    Looking to answer enduring questions around Moses' existence and the story of Exodus, Josh takes an epic adventure that starts with opening an ancient Egyptian tomb and ends with trekking what could be the true Mount...

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    Chasing Everglades Treasure

    Apr 1, 202641 min

    Josh digs deep into the swamp to hunt the lost fortune of notorious bootleggers and bank robbers, the Ashley Gang. To find the millions, Josh needs to re-trace the outlaw family's criminal empire that included a blood...

  • Mar 25, 202645 min

    Josh digs in to unearth the secret world of the Knights Templar, the legendary warriors rumored to have amassed vast riches and treasures, including the coveted Holy Grail. Josh joins an excavation of a rare Templar...

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