# @variety on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DV1jE_eBOuX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59502855-variety-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e76fc1cb47.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-13T23:45:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Variety (@Variety) — https://gondola.cc/Variety

## Caption

John Allen aka #MrBallen on the origins of his hit podcast “Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories,” and how he went from a Navy SEAL to building a massive following in podcasting and social media.

Variety True Crime Summit presented by investigationdiscovery

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- **Views:** 8,201
- **Likes:** 551
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- **Comments:** 11

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## Tags

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