Mystery Show

Mystery Show is a Gimlet Media podcast hosted by Starlee Kine that ran for one season in 2015. In each episode, Kine solves a minor mystery which cannot be solved with search engines alone.[1] It was declared the best new podcast of 2015 by iTunes.[2]

Mystery Show
Mystery Show logo
Presentation
Hosted byStarlee Kine
Genrehumor, human interest
Production
Opening theme"Those Mysteries"
performed by Sparks
Publication
Original releaseMay 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) – July 7, 2015 (2015-31-07)
ProviderGimlet Media
Websitegimletmedia.com/show/mystery-show/

Mysteries tackled by the show include the closing of a video rental store and the origins of a peculiar custom belt buckle. During the investigations, Kine frequently veers from the original topic, asking subjects about more personal and philosophical matters.[3]

In October 2016, Kine announced though a Medium post and the show's Facebook page that she was no longer working at Gimlet Media and that the network would not be producing a second season of Mystery Show.[4]

Episodes
Episode #TitleDescriptionOriginal Release Date
1Video StoreLaura becomes a member at a video store, rents a video and attempts to return said video the very next day, only to discover the store is completely gone.May 21, 2015
2BritneyAndrea's a writer no one reads. Then she makes a shocking discovery.May 30, 2015
3Belt BuckleA young boy finds an enchanting object in the street.June 5, 2015[5]
4Vanity PlateStarlee and her friend Miranda get stopped at a red light and see something shocking.June 14, 2015
5Source CodeWhile watching the movie Source Code, David becomes consumed with a height related mystery.June 20, 2015
6KotterJonathan has lunch in a cafeteria.July 31, 2015

Reception

Apple named Mystery Show the Best New Podcast of 2015 in their year-end awards.[6]

Episode 3 of Season 1, "Belt Buckle", was ranked #1 on The Atlantic's list of the top 50 podcast episodes of 2015, with their summary stating that "the episode is unrelenting in its playfulness and joy, but a sense of profundity lies just beneath the surface, bobbing up in the final minutes, when you won't be sure whether to grin or weep".[7]

Hiatus

After the conclusion of Season 1, no new episodes were released. A January update posted to the show's Facebook page stated that Season 2 was "in the works".

In October 2016, Kine published an update to Medium and to the Mystery Show Facebook page saying that she had been let go from Gimlet Media in April 2016, during the early stages of Season 2's production.[4] The same day, Gimlet published a blog post stating that Mystery Show was "unsustainable to produce and publish on a consistent basis, and therefore Gimlet will no longer produce new episodes of Mystery Show. We are in discussions with Starlee to reach an agreement where she may produce Mystery Show independently of Gimlet." [8]

References
  1. Lyons, Margaret. "Mystery Show Is Your Next Podcast Obsession". Vulture. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. Apple's iTunes Best of 2015 list for podcasts includes a ton of LA-based favorites. Time Out, December 9, 2015, Seth Kelley.
  3. Fitzpatrick, Molly. "Fall in love with 'Mystery Show', your new favorite podcast". Fusion. Fusion. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. Kine, Starlee (2016-10-06). "Hi everyone". Starlee Kine. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  5. "The List: A dozen essential podcasts ". Columbus Live. Joel Oliphint, Nov. 10, 2016
  6. McAlone, Nathan (December 28, 2015). "The best podcasts of 2015, according to Apple". Business Insider. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  7. "The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  8. "The Future of Mystery Show". Gimlet Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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