Mystery on the Rocks

Chris Stokes, Masud Milas & Sooz Kempner
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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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Episode 208: MK Ultra Part IV - The Hypocritical Psychiatrist

    4D AGO

    Episode 208: MK Ultra Part IV - The Hypocritical Psychiatrist

    Part 4 of our MK Ultra series introduces us to Donald Ewen Cameron, a psychiatrist of world renown whom Sidney Gottlieb recruited to MK Ultra. Born in Scotland, Cameron made huge waves in setting up mental health services in Canada before settling in America where he found himself enlisted to psychoanalyse some real bad dudes. However, his ideas to fight the evils of the 20th Century were (at best) misguided and (at worst) insane. So he'd fit right in with MK Ultra... ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with 10 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things plus loads 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.

    44 min
  2. Episode 207: MK Ultra Part III - The Bacteriologist and the Tennis Pro

    FEB 19

    Episode 207: MK Ultra Part III - The Bacteriologist and the Tennis Pro

    Our trawl through the CIA's appalling MK Ultra project takes in the stories of two men - bacteriologist Frank Olson and professional tennis player Harold Blauer. Both men were born in 1910 and both died in 1953. But how and why? And what are their links to our ongoing story? ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 15 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things including the worst meals we have ever cooked for ourselves plus loads 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.

    58 min
  3. Episode 206: MK Ultra Part II - Plötner & Pash

    FEB 12

    Episode 206: MK Ultra Part II - Plötner & Pash

    This week we chart the shifting from Project Artichoke to MK Ultra following the appointment of Allen Dulles to Director of Central Intelligence and his hiring of Sidney Gottlieb to bring da scienz to Project Artichoke. Alongside these two rotten eggs, we discuss the very tangible link from the Nazis' horrific experiments and what MK Ultra would ultimately be responsible for in two equally rotten eggs - Nazi scientist Kurt Plötner and American intelligence officer Boris Pash... ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 15 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things including EVEN MORE about 1990s sci fi police procedural Space Precinct plus loads 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.

    55 min
  4. Episode 205: MK Ultra Part I - Bluebirds & Artichokes

    FEB 5

    Episode 205: MK Ultra Part I - Bluebirds & Artichokes

    This week we begin a brand new series looking at something we've been wanting to cover on the show for a long, long time... Project MK Ultra! One of the most heinous operations the CIA ever did... THAT WE KNOW OF, RIGHT GUYS? We lay out a broad overview of what MK Ultra actually was, discuss the nature of conspiracy theories and what the existence of MK Ultra has meant for them going forward plus take a brief look at the project's precursor, Project Artichoke. ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 15 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things including how long it's been since The Lord of the Ring, how Jurassic Park engineers made the prehistoric leaves and unveiling Sooz's new character, Bonnie Poo, plus loads 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, X and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  5. JAN 29

    Episode 204: The Strange Tale of Emilie Sagee - Part II

    This week's episode is, as threatened, us attempting a commentary. Specifically, a commentary on the 1977 'Leap in the Dark' episode called 'The Fetch' which claims to dramatise the Emilie Sagee story we covered last week. Does it do the tale justice? And how many famous faces can we spot in it? If you wanted to watch along with us then the full episode of 'The Fetch' can be found (or watched without our juvenile interrupting) at the following link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhYofF6GJWc ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free VIDEO version of this episode with 15 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things including the works of Stephen King (mostly 'It') plus loads 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, X and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 9m

  6. JAN 22

    Episode 203: The Strange Tale of Emilie Sagee - Part I

    This week we're looking at the creepy story of schoolteacher Emilie Sagee who, while teaching in a school in what is now Latvia in the mid-19th century, became the centre of a terrifying ghost story. Seemingly able to be in two different places at once, stories of Emilie soon spread around the school, ultimately culminating in two of her being seen in the same place at the same time... But what really happened? And is the story even true? ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with over 30 minutes of bonus extra chat about all manner of things including Chris' middle-aged health concerns, a story about a time Sooz was on a bus 8 years ago and quite possibly the funniest story we've ever heard on the podcast 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, X and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
  7. VHGuess #5 | A Bag of Twos | NEW YEAR SPECIAL

    JAN 1

    VHGuess #5 | A Bag of Twos | NEW YEAR SPECIAL

    Happy New Year you filthy animals! Have the best day, the best year and what better way to see in 2026 than by listening to us play what could be argued to be the toughest bundle of VHSes Sooz has ever tasked us with guessing! ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode can be found over at our Patreon! Extended episodes drop over there usually 2-3 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, X and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 19m
  8. There's No One Quite Like Grandma | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #6 | CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

    12/25/2025

    There's No One Quite Like Grandma | Sooz's One Hit Wonders #6 | CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

    It's the Mystery on the Rocks Christmas Special and Sooz is back with a festive edition of her occasional One Hit Wonders series, this time looking at the Christmas No. 1 of 1980 - There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St. Winifred's School Choir. And along the way we learn about how the Christmas Number One even became a thing in the UK. Merry Christmas all! ______ An exclusive extended, ad-free version of this episode with 15 minutes of bonus extra chat can be found over at our Patreon! Extended episodes drop over there usually 2-3 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, X and Instagram too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
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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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Chris Stokes, Masud Milas & Sooz Kempner
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    233
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chris Stokes, Sooz Kempner & Masud Milas
  • Show Website
    Mystery on the Rocks

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