Mystery to Me

"Hi-Jack" aired on January 1, 1951, the sixteenth episode of the first season of  Dick Tracy. Listen to Áine and Kevin go haywire over topics like police killings of civilians, the canonization of Olivia Benson, and racism. And send your blurry footage to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Crimes and Misdemeanors  is a 1989 film from director Woody Allen, starring Allen, Mia Farrow, Jerry Orbach, Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda, and Sam Waterston. The film centers around two parallel stories about adultery, mortality, and murder. Listen to Áine and Kevin grapple with topics like religious faith, feeling guilty, and one particular disturbing detail about this film. And...

Hillbillys in a Haunted House  is a 1967 film starring Ferlin Husky, Joi Lansing, and Don Bowman, as well as Lon Chaney Jr. and Basil Rathbone, of all people. It's actually Rathbone's final film released in his lifetime, which is pretty depressing. The film sees two country music stars and their manager hunker down in a haunted house while on their way to Nashville, Tennessee. Also, there are...

"Foul Play in Funland" aired on November 1, 1969, the eighth episode of the first season of  Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Listen to Áine and Kevin go haywire over topics like cotton candy, artificial intelligence, and Elvis Presley's films. And send your incriminating jiffy camera photos to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy...

Starring Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, Foul Play is a romantic thriller comedy about a shy librarian who finds herself at the center of a murder mystery. Listen to Áine and Kevin sleuth topics like ethics in policing, poorly-aged comedy, and Kevin's childhood crush on Goldie Hawn. And send your cigarette packs containing a roll of undeveloped film to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a...

The Girl Hunters is a 1963 crime film based on a 1962 Mike Hammer novel of the same name by pulp author Mickey Spillane ... and also starring Mickey Spillane as Mike Hammer? What? Listen to Áine and Kevin hunt down topics like sexism, bad acting, and the surrealism by way of incompetence. And send your author self-insert ideas to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Myste...

"Never Ape an Ape Man"  aired on October 25, 1969, the seventh episode of the first season of  Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Listen to Áine and Kevin go nuts, go ape**** over topics like sleazy film productions, the language of animals, and Planet of the Apes . And send your incriminating jiffy camera photos to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC...

The Sheep Detectives  is a mystery film that came out in 2026. It features a flock of mystery trope-savvy sheep determined to solve the murder of their beloved shepherd. At first, we thought it was way over-hyped. Then it kind of ... made us emotional? Listen to Áine and Kevin bleat on about topics like walking out of movies, Agatha Christie, and glowing reviews. And send your letters detaili...

The Trial of Tim Heidecker is a six-part miniseries spinoff to the web series On Cinema at the Cinema . This spinoff sees On Cinema at the Cinema host Tim Heidecker land in hot water — or should we say vape juice? — after the deaths of twenty young people at his Electric Sun Desert Music Festival. This is one of our favorite courtroom dramas of our time. Listen to Áine and Kevin rule on...

"The Case of the Sunbather's Diary" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Perry Mason . Listen to Kevin and Aine take a peek inside the "Sunbather's Diary" — and talk way too much about nudism. Send your diary entries to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...

At long last, Kevin and Áine make it to Torchy Blane ... Playing With Dynamite, the 1939 film that concluded the Torchy Blaine series. Listen to them go out with a bang with topics like Jane Wyman, First Ladies, and their thoughts on Torchy. And send your wrestling posters to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

"What the Hex is Going On?" aired on October 18, 1969, the sixth episode of the first season of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Listen to Áine and Kevin age rapidly over topics like monsters, death, and fighting historical figures. And send your swami predictions to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Someone is killing comics in this star-studded Bob Hope television special from 1976. Listen to Áine and Kevin joke around about topics like Bob Hope comic books, The Honeymooners, and slapstick And send your comedy routines to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Perry Mason tackles The Case of the Howling Dog in this 1934 film. Listen to Áine and Kevin gnaw at topics like their own dog, confusion over who's who in old movies, and Erle Stanley Gardner. And send your dog bones to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Torchy Runs for Mayor came out in 1939 and is the eighth entry in the Torchy Blaine series. Listen to Áine and Kevin campaign on topics like the Dukes of Hazzard , age gaps, and the short stories of Frederick Nebel. And send your ballots to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

"Decoy for a Dognapper" is the fifth episode of the first season of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and aired on October 11, 1969. In this episode, Mystery Inc. callously decides to use Scooby Doo as bait to lure out a dognapper. Racism ensues. Listen to Áine and Kevin excavate topics like dog shows, serious crimes, and the destruction of culturally significant and sensitive archaeological sites. And s...

Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.  was a 15-part film serial. Ralph Byrd portrays a heroic Federal Bureau of Investigation agent in his final Dick Tracy serial. In this one, Tracy ineptly battles a menacing criminal who's harnessing the power of invisibility to get away with crimes.  Listen to Áine and Kevin sleuth out topics like reused footage, Tracy's incompetence, the United States Marine C...

Rear Window is a classic 1954 film from director Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. Jimmy Stewart is an injured photographer stuck in his apartment dealing with a broken leg and his perfect and beautiful girlfriend, Grace Kelly. To stave off boredom, he spies on his neighbors. One day, he starts to suspect that one such neighbor h...

High Sierra is a 1941 film from director Raoul Walsh, starring Ida Lupinio and Humphrey Bogart in his breakout role. It features Bogart as a compelling Hoosier bank robber who's plotting a heist in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Listen to Áine and Kevin crash out about the tonal dissonance in this movie, racism in old films, and Pard the Dog. And send your heisted jewels to mysterytomepodcast@g...

"Mine Your Own Business" is the fourth episode of the first season of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and aired on October 4, 1969. In this episode, Scooby Doo and his mystery-solving friends go up against one of their least frightening antagonists: an Old West miner. Listen to Áine and Kevin dig into Shaggy's reading abilities, trespassing, and trains. And send your train recordings to mysterytomepodc...

Murder On A Honeymoon  came out in 1935 and is the last Miss Withers film to feature Edna May Oliver. Listen to one time honeymooners Áine and Kevin discuss Àine figuring out this mystery, Zasu Pitts, and Áine scrounging for picnic baskets at the airport. And send your honeymoon greetings to mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy a...

Dick Tracy was a 15-part film serial. In it, heroic Federal Bureau of Investigation G-man Dick Tracy squares off against a strange villain called The Spider (and The Lame One). This is the first of four film serials adapting the Dick Tracy story. Listen to Áine and Kevin investigate how this one stacks up to the other serials, different Dick Tracy adaptations, and blandness. And send your plans fo...

Shadow of a Doubt  was at 1943 film from director Alfred Hitchcock, starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotton. It's all about a young woman from a small California town who begins to suspect her beloved uncle is a serial killer. Listen to Áine and Kevin shade the film's pacing, changing family values, and the creepy main detective in this picture. Send your surreptitiously-taken-photographs-of...

 "A Clue for Scooby-Doo" is the second episode of the first season of Scooby Doo, Where Are You? and aired on September 20, 1969. In this episode, mystery-solving dog Scooby Doo and his friends square off against a glowing ghost in an old-time diving suit. Listen to Áine and Kevin take the plunge into conversations about about scuba, glowing seaweed, and Áine's personal conspiracy theory abou...

Dressed to Kill is a 1946 mystery film and the final installment of the long-running series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. We send off these two beloved characters with a humdrum slog involving prison labors, the swagman's tune, and a disturbing, out-of-nowhere reference to the Holocaust. Listen to Áine and Kevin wind themselves up about Sherlock Ho...