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National Park After Dark

Hosted by Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian · history · EN

414 episodes5 recent guestsAudience: 24~22k on YouTube
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About this Podcast:

Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By utilizing storytelling as a form of environmental stewardship, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.

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37%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about National Park After Dark

What is National Park After Dark about?

Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills.

Who hosts National Park After Dark?

National Park After Dark is hosted by Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian. The show has published 414 episodes to date.

What has National Park After Dark covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Left for Dead: Hohe Tauern National Park" (2 November 2026, 82 minutes), "England’s Most Notorious Witch Trial: Pendle Forest" (26 October 2026, 74 minutes), and "Trail Tales 104: Illegal Collections, Haunted Dreams & Men in Windows" (22 October 2026, 51 minutes).

How often does National Park After Dark publish?

National Park After Dark publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 414 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on National Park After Dark?

Booking probability for National Park After Dark is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. National Park After Dark requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. National Park After Dark's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch National Park After Dark?

The strongest fits for National Park After Dark are Museums, Zoos & Historic Sites. National Park After Dark has a history audience and around 22,000 subscribers on YouTube.

About the host

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian hosts National Park After Dark, a history podcast with 414 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #410

    Left for Dead: Hohe Tauern National Park

    Nov 2, 20261h 22m

    In the early hours of January 19th, 2025 Kirsten Gurtner died of hypothermia on Austria’s tallest mountain. Her boyfriend and climbing partner, Thomas Plamberger, maintains his version of events - that he left Kirsten...

  • Episode #409

    England’s Most Notorious Witch Trial: Pendle Forest

    Oct 26, 20261h 14m

    In 1612, a chance encounter on a road in rural Lancashire sparked an accusation of witchcraft that would grow into one of the most notorious witch trials in English history. As one accusation led to another, old...

  • Episode #408

    Trail Tales 104: Illegal Collections, Haunted Dreams & Men in Windows

    Oct 22, 202651 min

    Today’s stories include ghost brothers, illegal collections, haunted dreams, men in windows, dissipating apparitions, and Cassie almost killing a listener. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple...

  • Episode #407

    The Vampire Clan Murders: Land Between the Lake National Recreation Area

    Oct 19, 20261h 16m

    In 1996, a troubled 16-year-old boy named Rod Ferrell believed he was a 500-year old-vampire. He formed a small group of local teens in Murray, Kentucky obsessed with vampire roleplaying, blood drinking, and occult...

  • Episode #406

    Best Friend Killer: Angeles National Forest

    Oct 12, 20261h 22m

    In October 1985, 17-year-old Missy Avila left her home in California's San Fernando Valley to spend the afternoon with friends and never came home. Three days later, two hikers made a horrifying discovery in Angeles...

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  • Episode #405

    Trail Tales 103: Grand Canyon Ghosts, RV Bats & Paranormal Wedding Crashers

    Oct 8, 20261h 4m

    Today’s stories include Grand Canyon Ghosts, RV bats, emergency poops, paranormal wedding crashers, local lore, and lovestruck teenage protectors. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple...

  • Episode #404

    Making a Monster: Werewolf Hiking Trail

    Oct 5, 20261h 1m

    Before America had witch trials, Europe had werewolf trials - and they were as dark as they sound. One of the most infamous cases of time was that of Peter Stumpp, a man who was convicted and executed for serial murder...

  • Episode #403

    The Nearly Forgotten Murder of Susan Poupart: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

    Sep 28, 202655 min

    In May 1990, 29-year-old Susan “Suzy” Poupart disappeared after a night out with friends on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in northern Wisconsin. For decades, her family has lived alongside the men they believe know...

  • Episode #402

    Trail Tales 102: Wedding Day Emergencies, Near Death Brides & Bigfoot Anniversaries

    Sep 24, 202650 min

    Today’s stories include wedding day emergencies, near death brides, cave ceremonies, Bigfoot anniversaries, wedding ghosts, dragon approvals and phantom runners. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon...

  • Episode #401

    The Schoolhouse Blizzard: Homestead National Historical Park

    Sep 21, 20261h 3m

    On January 12th, 1888 during an unusually mild winter day, a sudden and deadly storm descended onto the American Midwest. Hurricane force winds, blinding snow and plummeting temperatures caught hundreds completely off...

  • Episode #400

    Wildfire or a DEA Cover-up? Yosemite National Park

    Sep 14, 20261h 19m

    In the summer of 2013, one of the largest wildfires in California history tore through the Sierra Nevada, burning more than 257,000 acres and leaving homes, ranches and beloved landscapes destroyed in its wake. As the...

  • Episode #399

    Trail Tales 101: Arm Funerals, Scottish Fairies & Coins from the Beyond

    Sep 10, 202655 min

    Today’s stories include being stalked on the Highway of Tears, lights over the lake, ghost grammies, arm funerals, Scottish fairies & coins from the beyond. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple...

  • Episode #398

    The Most Hated Man in Yellowstone: Yellowstone National Park

    Sep 7, 20261h 14m

    It’s hard to get an entire National Park to hate you … unless your name is EC Waters. Considered one of the most despised men to have ever stepped foot in Yellowstone, Waters left his mark - for better or worse - on the...

  • Episode #397

    The U.S. Forest Service’s Deadliest Aviation Disaster: Nez Perce National Forest

    Aug 31, 20261h 11m

    In June 1979, a group of U.S. Forest Service employees and volunteers boarded a routine flight into the remote Idaho backcountry to begin another summer season at the Moose Creek Ranger District. They never arrived...

  • Episode #396

    National Park After Dark X Red Handed: Louisiana Style

    Aug 27, 20261h 2m

    This week we are teaming up with the UK Queens of True Crime - Hannah and Suruthi of Red Handed! Today’s theme is Louisiana, and we all come with stories from the Bayou State that cover axe murderers, infamous outlaws...

  • National Park After Dark

    Real People. Real Crimes. | Introducing CRIMES OF REDDIT

    Aug 25, 20267 min

    Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES OF REDDIT with Alexis Linkletter and Sabrina...

  • Episode #395

    The Family Annihilator: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Aug 24, 20261h 10m

    On March 1st, 1976 William Bradford Bishop Jr. bludgeoned his mother, wife, and three young sons to death in their Bethesda, Maryland home. He drove their bodies to North Carolina, where he dumped them a shallow grave...

  • Episode #394

    Leaving Earth to Join the Aliens: North Cowichan Municipal Forest Reserve

    Aug 17, 202657 min

    In November 1980, Granger Taylor vanished after leaving a note claiming he was departing on a 42-month journey aboard an alien spacecraft and was never seen again. What followed sparked decades of theories and left many...

  • Episode #393

    Trail Tales 100: Popping P***y in Glacier, Trails of Horror, & Night Vision Ghosts

    Aug 13, 20261h 1m

    Today’s stories include p***y popping in Glacier, trails of horror, night vision ghosts, life saving shadow people & a horse named Miracle. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers! COME...

  • Episode #392

    Pups in the Parks: Man’s Best Friend in America’s Best Idea

    Aug 10, 20261h 17m

    From conservation assistants, celebrities, protectors, and public educators - dogs have done it all in National Parks. Today we honor the stories of incredible canines who have ties to places like Yosemite, Denali...

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