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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" questionhanging overthem. So come in, pull up a chair, and let"s

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1:19:37

Episode 185: Robert Johnson & The Devil at the...

Mystery on the Rocks ·

2025/03/27

While you may be forgiven for thinking that Robert Johnson is our guest for an episode about the devil at a crossroads, don't let the naming convention fool you. This is the tale of pioneering musician Robert Johnson who is simultaneously one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century AND a complete mystery...Perhaps the first member of the 27 Club, the legend that he sold his soul to the Devil is one of the most enduring things about him but there are so many mysteries to solve when it

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The One & Only | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #3

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2025/03/13

The next in Sooz's series of the stories behind some of the biggest one-hit wonders.This week, she walks us through Chesney Hawke's 1991 mega-hit 'The One & Only' while we of course manage to get in a Jurassic Park reference and Masud learns about the chain of shops John Menzies...______An exclusive extended version of this episode with almost 30 minutes of extra chat can be found over at our Patreon!Extended episodes drop over there 3 days early so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please

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Episode 184: The Calvine Sighting

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2025/03/06

This week's episode is the twisty story of what is considered to be the greatest photo ever taken of a UFO...In August 1990, two men hiking near the Scottish hamlet of Calvine saw a strange craft hover silently in the sky, be approached by a Harrier jet and then fly away vertically. Stranger than this sighting, though, is the story of the photograph they took and why it wasn't seen for almost 30 years...Also includes a bit of extra chat about the Loch Ness Monster and, of course, Jurassic

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1:01:40

Spoilerific Oscars Chat

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2025/03/01

This week's episode is a relaxed chat about this year's Best Picture nominees just ahead of the Oscars ceremony. We give our opinions (with SPOILERS) on those we've seen plus Chris shares some potentially controversial opinions about Dune!________An exclusive extended version of this episode with extra chat can be found over at our Patreon! Extended episodes drop over there 3 days early so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over there to support us, where there is already

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Episode 183: The Rey Rivera Mystery

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2025/02/20

This week's episode is the bizarre story of Rey Rivera, who was missing for 8 days in 2006 before turning up dead in the strangest of circumstances, circumstances which were eventually ruled a suicide.Except it would have been physically impossible for Rey to have taken his own life in this way...An exclusive extended version of this episode with almost 40 minutes of extra chat can be found over at our Patreon! Extended episodes drop over there 3 days early so if you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then

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VHGuess #2 | Four People Who Haven't Written For The...

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2025/02/13

A live edition of our favourite game!And joining us in an echoey room to an intimate crowd is returning friend of the show and host of the fantastic Evil Men podcast, Michael Balazo! Who will win this round and which VHS treasure will be unearthed?An extended version of this episode, along with a huge back catalogue of exclusive bonus content such as videos, outtakes, minisodes and bonus episodes, can be found at our Patreon! Want early access to episodes THREE whole days before anyone else as well

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Episode 182: The W*nking Man of Pompeii

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2025/01/30

Following the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD Pompeii was devastated by an intense burst of intense heat, smoke and ash, leaving many of the thousands of people killed preserved in their final positions. Cue much sniggering when one man was discovered in the position of apparently pleasuring himself.But was that really what he was doing?If you enjoy Mystery on the Rocks then please consider heading over to support us on Patreon where there is already a huge backlog of exclusive

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Episode 181: Murder of a Marine

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2025/01/23

This week we take a look at the 1994 murder of former marine David Cox. David had been missing for 3 months when his body was found next to a river in Massachusetts, killed execution style with 4 bullet wounds.But what possible motive could there have been? His killer has never been discovered but his past may be more well known than first appears...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

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1:06:13

Me & Mrs Jones | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #2

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2025/01/16

The next episode in our occasional new series called Sooz Kempner's One Hit Wonders where Sooz takes us through the story of some of the very best (and worst) one hit wonders. Where are they now? Why did their one hit hit so hard and then other songs fail to replicate the success?For this second episode, Sooz tells us the brilliant story of Billy Paul and his soul hit 'Me & Mrs Jones', as well as educating us on his follow-up single which failed to replicate its predecessor's success despite

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56:23

Episode 180: The Cape Intruder and the Halifax...

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2025/01/09

Two creepy (and possibly) connected crimes this week and we take a look at the Cape Intruder, a man whose identity remains a mystery, who broke into people's houses in Cape Elizabeth, Maine in 2005 to... Watch them sleep. Upon his prey awaking, he would bolt out of the house and evade capture completely.This photofit was issued to help identify the Cape Intruder, to no avail.We then fast forward 3 years when similar reports occurred in Nova Scotia's Halifax. Could it be the same intruder? And did

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Episode 179: The Warminster Thing

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2025/01/02

Happy New Year!The second in our festive episodes is a brief curio - in the English town of Warminster at Christmastime in 1964, plenty of independent witnesses experienced a bizarre wave of sonic attacks, for which there remains no explanation to this day...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

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Episode 178: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas...

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2024/12/19

'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

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1:07:44

VHGuess #1 | Oh Golly, I've Fallen Into Your Rectum

Mystery on the Rocks ·

2024/12/12

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

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Episode 177: Will Duggan and the Story of Kaspar Hauser

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2024/12/05

Will Duggan becomes the first ever returning guest on Mystery on the Rocks as he joins us while we go through the bizarre story of the mysterious Kaspar Hauser.Found wandering the streets of Nuremberg in 1828, Kaspar was apparently sixteen years old and had about his person two letters which offered little in the way of identification beyond his name and age. He claimed to have grown up in captivity and, as he was moved about under the guardianships of different people and endured several attempts

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Episode 176: The Murder of Gary Triano

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2024/11/28

In 1996, Gary Triano is murdered - a pipe bomb explodes his car.It takes a decade for justice to be served. So what on Earth took so long?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

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56:48

St Elmo's Fire | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #1

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2024/11/21

Something a little different this week as we begin a new occasional series called Sooz Kempner's One Hit Wonders where Sooz takes us through the story of some of the very best (and worst) one hit wonders.Where are they now? Why did their one hit hit so hard and then other songs fail to replicate the success?For the first episode, Sooz tells us the story of John Parr and his almighty anthem 'St Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)'...Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner Mystery on the Rocks

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Episode 175: The House vs Akio Kashiwagi

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2024/11/14

This week, we take a look at the brutal murder of Japanese businessman and high stakes gambler Akio Kashiwagi, stabbed (potentially up to 150 times) in his home in January 1992. One of the world's greatest gamblers, he rinsed several casinos enough to give them cause for concern that, for once, the house might not win...As well as delving into which enemies he may have made enough to kill him, we also ask the burning question... Why was Peter Lorre a prominent cartoon character years after he passed

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Episode 174: The Oven Homicide

Mystery on the Rocks ·

2024/11/07

We know we spent last week's catch-up episode wanking on about the US election so you may wonder why we don't mention the outcome here. Recorded before the projections trickled in, this is our first case in well over a year.And with a twist! While recording the episode The Murder of Kyllikkii Saari Chris noticed it was the second most notorious homicide case in Finland. So what was the first? Rather than research ahead of time, Chris decides to find out about this one alongside Sooz and

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1:09:05

Grand Reopening! (A General Catch-Up & US Election Chat)

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2024/10/31

We're back! The bar is back open and, easing back into the swing of things, we have a loose catch up and a discussion about the upcoming US election. But don't worry, it's not all serious, we're Mystery on the Rocks - there's enough pee and poop here to get the bar closed back down again for good on hygiene grounds.So join us for the usual disgusting silliness laced with an occasionally insightful good point and get ready for more mysteries and cocktails coming your way soon! Hosted on Acast. See

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RE-RELEASE: Nish Kumar & The Curious Tale of...

Mystery on the Rocks ·

2023/08/17

Unable to record an episode this week due to sudden diarrhea, we dig into the archives and dust off one of our earliest episodes.Bookended by some new chat from Chris and Sooz, we take a relisten to when fantastic comedian Nish Kumar joined us for the crazy tale of Clairvius Narcisse, who somehow LEGIT RETURNED FROM THE DEAD._________We're doing a live show! On November 3rd at 7pm we will be at The Princess Victoria pub in London's Shepherds Bush as part of the Cheerful Earful podcast festival. If

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