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Mystery on the Rocks
Hosted by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas & Sooz Kempner · EN
Hi there! We are Mystery on the Rocks, a comedy cocktail mystery podcast with award-winning comedians Sooz Kempner, Masud Milas and Chris Stokes ham-fistedly trying to solve real-life mysteries over cocktails.
Sometimes we're joined by a special guest, sometimes it's just the three of us being very silly indeed.
From true crime and bizarre occurrences to X-Files and the paranormal, all of the cases have a whodunnit or 'WTF happened' question hanging over them. So come in, pull up a chair, and let's crack this case!
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Chantilly Lace | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #7
3d ago01:03:17Tap to summarizeSooz's One Hit Wonders are back and this time she teaches us all about The Big Bopper's 1958 smash hit Chantilly Lace.Who was Mr Bopper? And is this the most tragic of the One Hit Wonders so far?______An exclusive extended, ad-free video version of this episode with bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 215: The Wall Street Crash
2w ago01:25:44Tap to summarizeSooz takes the lead for the foreseeable and kicks off our post-MKUltra season with a super incisive look at the events of one of the 20th Century's most defining incidents.What happened, what caused it and just what the hell is Groucho Marx doing here?Just some of the questions answered in Sooz's deep-dive into the Wall Street Crash...______An exclusive extended, ad-free video version of this episode with 30 minutes of bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mystery on the Rocks Does MK Ultra! | Special Bumper Episode
Apr 3006:16:33Tap to summarizeFrom 1953 to 1973, the CIA carried out a massive operation, the ripples of which are still felt today and the extent of which is, frankly, unthinkable. Coming as a reaction to the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War 2, MK Ultra contained over 100 subprojects which took in drug smuggling and drug testing plus unethical and illegal human experimentation, both on military personnel and civilians.These are the stories of Frank Olson, of Harold Blauer and of Lana Ponting plus many more, of the hypocrisy of a psychiatrist so terrified of the Nazis he adopted their methods to prevent them from happening again, the lack of scruples in certain CIA personnel as they tortured American citizens and of the shameful lengths they would go to in order to cover it up.This is the story of how evil, despite what you may want to hear, isn't always at a safe distance...______If you're new to Mystery on the Rocks, hosted by award-winning comedians Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner, the podcast is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails! The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...This is a specially edited, bumper omnibus re-edit supercut of our entire MK Ultra series. Exclusive extended, ad-free versions of each 'chapter' with bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 214: MK Ultra Part X - Chasing Justice
Apr 2300:44:19Tap to summarizeOur MK Ultra series comes to a close with a look at ongoing court cases, alleged subjects and attempts to seek justice over the years.While justice is yet to be served, could a current court case offer some light at the end of the tunnel?______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with almost 15 minutes of bonus extra chat about stuff such as the Great Storm of 1987, Cora vs Reddit, Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary and gaming advancements of the 1990s and more can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 213: MK Ultra Part IX - The Mosaic
Apr 1600:53:36Tap to summarizeIn 1973, director of the CIA Richard Helms orders all records of MKUltra destroyed and the project is wound down. Nonetheless, thanks to a report by the New York Times, a couple of years later some of what the CIA got up to came to light, kickstarting a slow trickle of information being exposed to the public...But what is the Mosaic Effect and how does it stand in the way of justice?______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 10 minutes of bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 212: MK Ultra Part VIII - Midnight Climax
Apr 900:44:10Tap to summarizeOur MK Ultra series continues with one of the more eccentric subprojects...Known as Operation Midnight Climax, the lengths the CIA begin to go to when dosing unsuspecting American citizens with various drugs reach new, seedy lows...______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 10 minutes of bonus extra content including more Limp Bizkit stuff, more beat-em-up chat, thoughts on Tropic Thunder and more can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 211: MK Ultra Part VII - MK Chickwit
Apr 200:37:21Tap to summarizeThis chapter of our ongoing MK Ultra series is all about MK CHICKWIT! Not only the most fun-named of the MK Ultra subprojects, but also what sounds like the most fun full stop. Spy games! Espionage! Gap year!And did MK Chickwit change the 20th Century more than we might have thought?______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 5 minutes of bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Members' Lounge Open Day 2
Mar 2600:17:22Tap to summarizeOwing to lots of stupid stuff, our MK Ultra series will be back next week with Part 7 but for this week please enjoy an excerpt from a recent Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. You can hear the full 97 minute bumper bonus episode over on our Patreon, where episodes drop a week early in extended, ad-free form. Which means, that's right, an extended version of next week's Part 7 of our MK Ultra series is already over there.There's also an extensive back catalogue of bonus episodes, minisodes and other fun stuff so if you've been hearing us wank on about our Patreon but haven't checked it out yet then do go check it out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 210: MK Ultra Part VI - Harris Isbell & Subproject 27
Mar 1200:55:24Tap to summarizeWhen MK Ultra was given the greenlight, Sidney Gottlieb enlisted Donald Ewen Cameron (Part IV's hypocritical psychiatrist) and renowned pharmacologist Harris Isbell, director of research at Addiction Research Center.Having already studied the effects of certain drugs, Isbell was clearly the right man for the MK Ultra job. But where his methods also questionable enough to qualify?______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with almost 20 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things, including snooker documentaries, the recent film Nuremberg and what the hell Jonathan Lipnicki is up to these days can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 209: MK Ultra Part V - Big Dog Hess
Mar 501:12:54Tap to summarizeThe episode Sooz has been waiting for!For the fifth instalment of our MK Ultra series we sidestep ever so slightly to take a look at the life of prominent Nazi Rudolf Hess and how it intersected with (and maybe even inspired) the CIA's diabolical experiments of the 1950s and 60s.But in addition to these crossovers with our ongoing story, Hess and his life were cuckoo bananas so strap in! And exactly what did he like in his sandwiches?______An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with 10 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things, including more of our thoughts on the Greens' sensational win in the Gorton and Denton by-election, can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there usually 3-7 days early and with zero ads so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive extras such as extended episodes, bonus episodes, minisodes, outtakes, cocktail recipes and more!Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks is a high concept comedy and true crime/unexplained phenomena podcast set in a fictional mystery-solving bar with real cocktails!. The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. The format's malleable though and occasionally we deep-dive into a One Hit Wonder or play a game we invented called VHGuess...You can follow us on Bluesky and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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