Zachsolved Mysteries
We solve the mysteries that Unsolved Mysteries couldn't solve! Stephanie, Keeper of Mysteries, regales you with sordid tales from TV's Unsolved Mysteries, while Super Sleuth Zach applies his keen detective skills to crack each case.
This isn't your standard recap podcast - our unscripted banter leads you down surprising tangents, mixing humor with genuine discussion about mental health and life's bigger questions. Stephanie's centered presence perfectly balances Zach's rough-around-the-edges approach, creating a unique blend of the bawdy and the profound.
Whether you're hiding from your family, partying with D.B. Cooper, or cruising the cosmos with aliens, join us on this wild ride through the unexplained. New episodes drop every other week. PRAISE STACK!!
Episodes
105 episodes
Episode 60: The Fast, The Furry, and The Fugitive - Season 1, Episode 18
Season 3 of Zachsolved Mysteries has arrived! Prepare your ear-butts, we have a season opener so dynamic with mysteries you may develop a temporary palsy! This week we find ourselves in the fast lane…for MURDER, with the mysterious ...
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A Very Special "All in the Family" Episode: From our Patreon bonus Rob Reiner tribute!
What you’re hearing today is a ZSM Theatre scene: Stephanie writes a script and Zach goes in completely cold, having never read it – and somehow nails it anyway. This clip is a “lost” episode of All in the Family - an unaired, deeply inappropri...
ZSM Midnight Mini Drop: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Stetson (Gilman)
In a quiet room meant for rest, a woman begins to see something behind the pattern — something alive, something watching, something waiting…What starts as confinement becomes revelation in this haunting classic of psychological horror an...
Previously Patreon Only! ZSM's 2024 Halloween Spooooooktacular
The crypt doors creak open once more as Stephanie and Zach resurrect last year’s Patreon-only Halloween Spooktacular for the main feed—slightly abridged, freshly exhumed, and scrubbed of its cursed (read: licensed) tunes.Join us for a ch...
ZSM Midnight Mini Drop: The Jigsaw Puzzle by J.B. Stamper
For the next installment in our Midnight Mini series, Stephanie reads another J.B. Stamper classic, The Jigsaw Puzzle:A quiet night. An old puzzle. A picture that wasn’t meant to be finished. Turn down the lights, and piece this one toge...
ZSM Midnight Mini Drop: A Home Away From Home by Robert Bloch
From the twisted mind who brought you Psycho, and the voice that brings you Zachsolved Mysteries — our latest Midnight Drop descends into Robert Bloch’s “A Home Away From Home.” Turn the lights down, get cozy, and ignor...
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ZSM Midnight Mini Drop: The Furry Collar by J.B. Stamper
A bite-size treat while we’re between seasons—and to get you in the spoooooky mood! Stephanie narrates one of her childhood faves, JB Stamper’s classic chiller “The Furry Collar,” with sound design that crawls under your skin. It’s short, creep...
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Episode 59: Da Vinci's Drag Race - Season 6, Episode 9
It’s our Season 2 finale - extra-sized to keep you satiated through the rest of the summer - and we’re sending it off with a Molotov bang, a brushstroke of burnt umber, and a head tilt sharp enough to open an envelope.In this episode, we...
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Episode 58: To Rasputin, Thanks for Everything! - The Romanovs - Season 6, Episode 3
This week, we go digging for the truth—and end up unearthing royalty, Rasputin, and a surprisingly efficient storage hack.First, a woman with no name—and plenty of scars—emerges from a German asylum claiming a past that might be tragic, ...
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Episode 57: No Exit, Just Impact - Netflix Volume 1, Episode 1
This week, we go vertical.Zach and Stephanie scale the suspicious scaffolding of Unsolved Mysteries: The Netflix Reboot, kicking off with a case so absurd, it could’ve been sponsored by OtterBox and the Freemasons. We’re talking...
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Episode 56: Ghosts in the Green Room - Season 8, Episode 12
Get ready for an episode that jumps from haunted hilarity to heartbreaking mysteries faster than you can say “tweed jacket.” This week, we confront a killer who might’ve gone from the woods to the stage, investigate a family tragedy with more q...
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From the ZSM Archives: Episode 24 - A Sweaty Christmas in Summer!
We can already feel the summer heat rolling in like a freight train, so we thought it was the perfect time to crack open this frosty treat from our archives - a little holiday AC for your brain, if you will.Originally released in Decemb...
Episode 55: How I Learned to Stop Functioning and Weaponize My Incompetence - Season 10, Episode 2
This week on Zachsolved Mysteries, incompetence isn’t just a theme – it’s a through line. From real-life walk-ins to spiritual walk-outs, from third-person murder denials to to Zach somehow outsourcing his responsibilities mid-sentence, we’ve g...
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Episode 54: [this brain intentionally left blank] - Season 5, Episode 5
This week, the mystery machine short-circuits in the best possible way. We chase memory gaps, muddled aliases, and missing mid-century mustaches in an episode that asks: what happens when even the backstories get confused?Unsolv...
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Episode 53: Float Like a Trauma, Sting Like a Memory - Season 2, Episode 8
In this episode, we ask the age-old question: is it unresolved trauma or just soul Pilates? Either way, we’re punching our way through some heavy stories—with trench coats, wild metaphors, and a few truly unhinged side quests to help us make it...
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MURDER ON FLIGHT 502 (1975) - Previously Patreon-Only!
Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for an exclusive journey back to the 1970s with our February 2024 Patreon-only bonus episode—now available for everyone! We’re diving wingtip-first into the turbulent and comic skies of MURDER ON FLIGHT 502. Th...
Episode 52: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Why Are They Both Dead? Season 11, Episode 3
In this episode, we ask the big questions: What’s the going rate for a hit gone wrong? Is projectile saliva a legitimate healing tincture? And why does every reenactment look like it was shot on the set of a mid-tier soap opera?We dive ...
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Check out our friends at Where the Weird Ones Are!
Welcome to Where the Weird Ones Are, your weekly rendezvous with the unexplained, the uncanny, and the downright bizarre! Each week, they feature a different guest who shares their personal encounters with the unknown, from ghost sightings to U...
Episode 51: The Ultimate Crossover Episode - Farina Season 2, Episode 3
STOP EVERYTHING. If you're driving, pull over. If you're operating heavy machinery, set it down gently. If you’re delivering a baby, put it back. Because this is the best episode you've ever heard of anything, ever.This week, we’re slici...
Check out our friends at They Don't Stay Dead!
Welcome to They Don't Stay Dead, where the spirits of Australia refuse to rest! Join childhood friends and horror movie buffs Alexa and Brit as they take you on a terrifying tour of the most haunted corners of the Land Down Under. Subscribe, ra...
Episode 50! The Austin Servant Girl Annihilator
They said it couldn’t be done, they said it SHOULDN’T be done, and yet—here we are, standing atop a metaphorical moontower, bathing in the eerie glow of history, mystery, and questionable decision-making. It’s our 50th episode, and to ...
Check out our friends at Murder and Mimosas!
Pour yourself a mimosa and settle in for Murders and Mimosas! Join this charismatic mother-daughter duo as they dive into lesser-known criminal cases, serving up each story with a generous splash of Southern sass and a whole lot of heart. Subsc...
Episode 49: The Call Is Coming from Inside the Afterlife - Season 6, Episode 21
Murder, mystery, and a shocking amount of self-reflection—this week, Zachsolved Mysteries takes on the I-70 Killer, a still-unidentified murderer who left a trail of bodies across the Midwest. But before that, we explore eerie afte...
Check out our friends at The Macabre Family!
Welcome to The Macabre Family Podcast, where things get dark, spooky, and a little kooky! Join hostess Stefanie and her whole macabre family as they take you on a thrilling journey through the shadows of the unknown. Subscribe, rate, and review...
Episode 48 - Season 2 Premiere! Freedom Isn't Free(don) - Season 3, Episode 5
Welcome back, degenerates and overthinkers! Season 2 of Zachsolved Mysteries is here, and we’re starting off strong with questionable nautical choices, a war-era slush fund with zero insight, and a love story that’s as bizarre as it is...
