Mystery on the Rocks
Chris Stokes, Masud Milas & Sooz Kempner
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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VHGuess #1 | Oh Golly, I've Fallen Into Your Rectum
Mystery on the Rocks
12/12/24 • 67 min
Joining Sooz Kempner's One Hit Wonders as another occasional new series, our favourite game returns!
Discovered during the recording of our Gentleman of Heligoland episode, VHGuess sees Chris and Masud have to guess which particular VHSes are in a bundle Sooz finds at random on eBay.
With new rules, structure and lifelines added, join us as we play Mystery on the Rocks panel game VHGuess!
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.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
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Episode 178: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas...
Mystery on the Rocks
12/19/24 • 42 min
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...
Possibly one of the most famous Christmas verses yet itself the subject of a pervading mystery. Submitted anonymously to a New York newspaper in 1823, any potential author didn't come to light until over 20 years later. But then, an ownership contest began...
Join us for the first of this year's Christmas Specials as we get merry for the festive season and Sooz introduces us to an unhinged rendition of Jingle Bells and tries to get Masud to climax to pictures of her boyfriend dressed in various costumes.
Have a great Christmas and we'll be back with our second Christmas Special on 2nd January (it's still the Christmas season OK)...
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.
You can follow us on Bluesky, X and Instagram too!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SIDESTEP: The Identity of the Somerton Man
Mystery on the Rocks
08/04/22 • 27 min
An update to one of the earliest cases we covered and one of the most enduring mysteries of all time... The Somerton Man!
A study believes they've unearthed the mystery man's identity so we take a sidestep from our current season and have a quick chat about the updates to this famous case...
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Members' Lounge Open Day
Mystery on the Rocks
05/05/22 • 51 min
Due to life/scheduling reasons, this week's episode isn't our regular programming. Instead of a mystery, this is a compilation of a tiny percentage of the extra just-chatting bonus stuff we put out on Patreon.
So join us in the members' lounge of the Mystery on the Rocks bar as we discuss the recent (when we recorded) Oscars hoo-ha, weird dreams, diarrhoea, the bombshell that Chris was a nerd at school, snail depression, forgotten kids' TV shows, and 9/11 conspiracy theories.
For more, sign up to our Patreon where there are regular bonus episodes, exclusive outtakes, special video content and even some merch!
www.patreon.com/mysteryontherocks
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Episode 41: Heidi Regan and The Travellers in the Fourth Dimension
Mystery on the Rocks
03/19/20 • 58 min
Come to quench her thirst this week is Heidi Regan! Heidi is an award-winning Australian writer and stand up comedian. She co-hosts the BBC podcast Grown Up Land as well as her own podcast, A Thin Layer of Film, for RadioX. She has written and performed for Channel 4, the BBC and The Seven Network for Australia.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-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. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Assistant Producer - Winnie Simon
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
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Episode 22: Tom Parry and the Impossible Murder of Isidore Fink (Live at Latitude Festival)
Mystery on the Rocks
08/08/19 • 56 min
Tom Parry joins us in the beer garden this week as we take the show out into the open at Latitude Festival! Tom Parry is a comedian, writer and actor. He performs solo stand up, appearing on E4’s SHOW AND TELL, and his debut hour YELLOW T-SHIRT earned him an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer and enjoyed a sold-out London run at the Soho Theatre. In 2019, he has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with the hotly tipped PARRYOKE. For more than a decade, Tom has been working alongside Ben Clark and Matthew Crosby as part of the multi-award winning sketch team Pappy's, who we love dearly.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-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. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Editing - Joel Grove
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
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Episode 147: Who Killed Olof Palme? Geopolitics, War & Espionage #40
Mystery on the Rocks
09/01/22 • 52 min
In 1986, the Swedish Prime Minister is shot dead walking back from the cinema.
His long career in politics saw him make a lot of international enemies but even so, the case has never been solved. Maybe because there are so many damn suspects and possible motives?
Including Yugoslavian intelligence, an arms deal scandal, Chilean extremists and more...
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Mystery on the Rocks Christmas Drinks
Mystery on the Rocks
12/23/21 • 34 min
This week we're taking a week off from our ongoing themed season for a chilled-out Christmas special - join us for some Christmas drinks where we go through our middle names, our Christmas plans and opinions on Christmas dinner.
Thanks for listening everyone, have a great Christmas!!
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Episode 13: Chris Washington and the Tamam Shud Case
Mystery on the Rocks
06/06/19 • 51 min
Ordering a packet of salt and vinegar today is Chris Washington. In 2017 a Wigan postman used all his annual leave to bring a show to the world’s biggest arts festival and was nominated for Edinburgh Fringe Festival Best Newcomer, that was Chris, and now he's in our bar.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-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. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 6: Nish Kumar and the Curious Tale of Clairvius Narcisse
Mystery on the Rocks
04/18/19 • 49 min
Slinking into the bar this week is none other than Nish Kumar. Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that. Since beginning his comedy career in 2006, Nish has achieved global success on the stand-up circuit with three rave reviewed solo stand-up shows receiving huge recognition from both industry & fans alike. In 2012 Nish’s debut solo show, ‘Who Is Nish Kumar?’ earned a spot on Dave’s ‘Ten Funniest Jokes of The Fringe’, a nomination for Best Show at the 2013 Leicester Comedy Festival & two sell-out runs at one of London’s most noted comedy haunts, The Soho Theatre. Since then he hasn’t stopped from appearing across our screens in many TV shows, and we’re very glad he managed to stumble into our joint.
Masud whipped up...
Filibuster
1.5oz Rye Whiskey
3⁄4 oz Lemon Juice
1⁄2 oz Maple Syrup
2 tbsp Aquafaba
Angostura Bitters
Add rye, lemon, maple syrup, and aquafaba to a cocktail shaker. “Dry shake” (that’s without ice) vigorously then add ice and shake again (this is a “wet shake”) strain into a coupe, garnish with angostura bitters.
Corpse Reviver
1oz Gin
1oz Cointreau
1oz Lillet
1oz Lemon Juice
Absinthe
Add a small amount of absinthe to a coupe glass and turn to coat the inside. In a mixing glass add the ingredients with ice and still until well chilled. Garnish with an orange twist.
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-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. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
This is a Studio71 production.
Producer - Jack Claramunt
Exec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody Smith
Production Support - Phie McKenzie
Studio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mystery on the Rocks have?
Mystery on the Rocks currently has 189 episodes available.
What topics does Mystery on the Rocks cover?
The podcast is about Mystery, Unsolved, True Crime, Unexplained, Mysteries, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Mystery on the Rocks?
The episode title 'VHGuess #1 | Oh Golly, I've Fallen Into Your Rectum' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mystery on the Rocks?
The average episode length on Mystery on the Rocks is 54 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mystery on the Rocks released?
Episodes of Mystery on the Rocks are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Mystery on the Rocks?
The first episode of Mystery on the Rocks was released on Mar 1, 2019.
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