John Allen, best known as MrBallen, will host a new podcast on Wondery starting this fall.
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John Allen, a former US Navy SEAL turned hit podcaster known as Mr. Ballen, will host an original audio series focused on medical horror stories and miracles, set to debut later this fall. .
spectacle, show, play, Mr. Valen’s Medical Mysteries, It marks the first collaboration between Wondery and Allen’s content company, Barren Studios, which signed a major first-look and distribution deal with Amazon Music last year.It retains the same fascination with mystical situations as the original MrBallen Podcast: Weird, Dark and Mysteriousmigrated to Amazon Music last November and topped the company’s podcast chart. medical mystery Amazon says the show will delve into tales of unexplained deaths, unknown illnesses and miraculous recoveries.
new episodes of Mr. Valen’s Medical Mysteries It will be released early on Amazon Music and Wondery+ before being rolled out broadly on all major platforms.
“Wandery knows first hand from our success. Doctor Death We want you to franchise how horrifying and compelling medical stories can be,” said Marshall Lewi, chief content officer at Wondery. “Nobody tells a story like Mr. Valen, which is why he has such a beloved fan base.”
medical mystery is the latest content expansion for Bullen Studios, founded in 2022 by Allen Witters and former Night Media talent manager Nick Witters, who is now CEO of Bullen Studios.
Earlier this week, Baren Studios also launched Baren Management, a management unit for storytellers in the “weird, dark and mysterious” content genre. Alongside UTA, the division signed YouTube creators Ryan “Nexpo” Cantu and Nick Crowley as representatives.