Mystery Shack Lookback – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Mystery Shack Lookback

Charley Marlowe; Ella Cesari; Shelby Sessler

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 72

Gravity Falls' slow reveal of mysteries bred a unique, tight-knit community, where Charley Marlowe and Ella Cesari first met. In their podcast "Mystery Shack Lookback", they provide a historic timeline of Disney's first continuity-driven cartoon. A time capsule for old fans and a book club for new ones, they talk spoiler-free about the episodes, expanded universe media, and outdated fan theories.

Read moreCollapse

Site

RSS

Apple

Data updated on 25/07/2026

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

No recent rankings available

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod
137 shares
https://twitter.com/AdamNewVA
85 shares

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 69%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

5 YEARS OF MYSTERY SHACK LOOKBACK!!

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • Duration 01:20:48

Ah, The Hall of Conspiracies. Today we've got the most mysterious thing yet: ... Charlotte, Ella, and Shelby??
Join fandom scholar Abby Kirby as they trap us in a glass case to talk about the Gravity Falls fandom for our five year podcastiversary, and for Abby's new book!

Follow Abby for more details about the book:
https://bsky.app/profile/abbykirby.bsky.social
https://www.tumblr.com/abaisanacademic
https://www.tiktok.com/@thefandomteacher

No current release date on the record, read more about the TV Matters series it will be a part of:
https://www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters

Citations:
Einwächter, Sophie G.: Preserving the Marginal. Or: The Fan as Archivist, in: Beltrame, Alberto, Giuseppe Fidotta & Andrea Mariani (Hg.): At the Borders of (Film) History. Temporality, Archaeology, Theories. Udine: Forum, 2015, S. 359-369.

Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack

Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback

Download "My Heart's in Gravity Falls": https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian

Intro theme song instrumental by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian

"Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: https://tsunamiholmes.tumblr.com/post/621743237851398144/after-many-hours-of-tedious-work-i-can-finally

Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryshacklookback/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mysteryshackpod.bsky.social

https://pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback

Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Read moreCollapse

55: This Is Not A Website Dot Com

Season 1 · Episode 55

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 • Duration 02:48:00

If you have no idea what this is about, listen to our episode on The Book of Bill featuring Alex Hirsch! Do beware: it’s a long one. https://youtu.be/rj_8qLhfE-w?si=2xWbxJI8759hb4Jc

Explore the website for yourself: https://thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com/

Follow Sara: https://bsky.app/profile/pyramidserum.bsky.social

Follow Chloe: https://twitter.com/tsunamiholmes

Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack

Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR

Check out Keyan Carlile's Cipher Hunt documentary, featuring the Curators: https://youtu.be/FjF7HpQQvRc?si=dMxo8pZIN9xlUtLg

Download our soundtrack: https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/

Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback

Intro theme song instrumental by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian

"Hall of Conspiracies" theme by https://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/post/664143564235800576/back-when-i-was-working-on-guide-to-neil

Alex Hirsch as Grunkle Stan in Hall of Conspiracies intro

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryshacklookback/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mysteryshackpod.bsky.social
https://pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback
Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Read moreCollapse

54: The Book of Bill ft. Alex Hirsch, Hana Hyperfixates, and Bill Cipher

Season 1 · Episode 54

Sunday, December 22, 2024 • Duration 05:14:51

IT'S FINALLY HERE! It's a Spittle Day miracle! Join us as we discuss the biggest Gravity Falls fandom event in years, THE BOOK OF BILL, with series creator Alex Hirsch, aptly-named Hana Hyperfixates, and the always loathsome Bill Cipher himself. This episode clocks in at FIVE HOURS long, so grab a slice of milk and settle in for a long winter's podcast!

Please check out Hana's channel if you have not: https://www.youtube.com/@hanahyperfixates

as well as Hana's Gravity Falls goodie bags supporting Gaza relief: https://mysterytwinbags.bigcartel.com/

Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack

Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR

Follow Alex: twitter.com/_AlexHirsch

Do NOT follow Bill CIpher

Watch "How NOT To Draw Grunkle Stan": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP_4l_FFasQ

Check out Sam aka RadicalBears' Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadicalBearsCartoons

Art of Hana and Alex in thumbnail by http://stephreynaart.tumblr.com/Artist Master Doc: Rectangles Master Doc: Check out Saskia's kandi bracelets (Gravity Falls themed ones coming soon! commissions open!) Check out Ella's Phantom of the Paradise anniversary zine: Hear Ella's guest spot on the Not One Right Way podcast: Hear Charley's recent guest spot on Escape From Vault Disney: Follow the podcast In Each Retelling to hear Charley and Ella in two upcoming Hanukkah episodes: Check out Keyan Carlile's Cipher Hunt documentary, featuring the Curators: Thank you to for voicing The AxolotlAnd huge thanks to Dalton Broback for editing part of the Hall of Conspiracies segment for us:Download our soundtrack: Check out our merch store: Intro theme song instrumental by "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Alex Hirsch as Grunkle Stan in Hall of Conspiracies introFollow us on Twitter: Instagram: Bluesky: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

ReGEMbering #1 - Gem Glow/Laser Light Cannon

Sunday, December 1, 2024 • Duration 52:50

Our new monthly Steven Universe podcast is coming to Patreon, but this one is free!

Episode 2 is ALREADY AVAILABLE at https://www.patreon.com/posts/regembering-2-117060837
New episodes available monthly!

Thanks to Shelby for editing this episode (THEIR FIRST EVER PODCAST EDIT) as well writing and performing the opening and ending theme.

Pledge to Patreon.com/MysteryShack at the

$3 tier to gain access to monthly episodes of ReGEMbering
$10 tier to sit muted in the Discord call while we record and type messages that we can read in the podcast
$40 tier to guest on the podcast once a year (you only need this for one pay period)

Read moreCollapse

53: Gravity Falls Vinyl Soundtrack

Season 1 · Episode 53

Sunday, November 10, 2024 • Duration 01:56:07

After two years, we return with NEW Gravity Falls media, starting with the Gravity Falls vinyl soundtrack! We discuss it with HK, aka ThatGFFan!

Follow HK: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThatGFFAN

Download the new soundtrack for this very podcast at https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/

Art of HK in our thumbnail by https://bsky.app/profile/stephreynaart.bsky.social

Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack

Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback

Check out Ella's Phantom of the Paradise anniversary zine: https://potpzine.carrd.co/

Download "My Heart's in Gravity Falls": https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian

Intro theme song instrumental by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian

"Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: https://tsunamiholmes.tumblr.com/post/621743237851398144/after-many-hours-of-tedious-work-i-can-finallyAudio cleanup by Patreon shoutouts by Matt ChapmanJoin our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Bluesky: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Garden Wall Recall 5 - Into the Unknown / The Unknown

Season 2 · Episode 6

Monday, January 1, 2024 • Duration 01:02:20

We close out the year by closing out Garden Wall Recall, finally facing the Beast and all that entails. Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch OTGW episodes 9 & 10 "Into the Unknown" & "The Unknown": https://www.hulu.com/series/over-the-garden-wall-7955110c-56cb-45b1-9eae-68550344128b?entity_id=e67c69c3-a788-406d-af27-7d6bbf0f9bc7 Read the Over the Garden Wall art book: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-over-the-garden-wall-2017 Intro theme song instrumental by http://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/ Intro Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Kevin MacLeod Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryshacklookback/ https://pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Garden Wall Recall 4 - The Ringing of the Bell / Babes in the Wood

Season 2 · Episode 5

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 • Duration 57:03

Celebrate Halloween with perhaps the scariest episode of Over the Garden Wall followed by possibly the silliest, featuring Mary McKeon of "Into the Falls: A Gravity Falls Podcast" and fandom scholar Abby Kirby! Check out Mary's Gravity Falls podcast Into the Falls: https://anchor.fm/into-the-falls-podcast Follow Abby: https://twitter.com/abbyekirby Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch OTGW episode 7 "The Ringing of the Bell": https://www.hulu.com/watch/e67c69c3-a788-406d-af27-7d6bbf0f9bc7 Watch OTGW episode 8 "Babes in the Wood": https://www.hulu.com/watch/da634852-0a4c-497b-9621-2c86bc1655e0 Read the Over the Garden Wall art book: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-over-the-garden-wall-2017 Intro theme song instrumental by http://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/ Intro Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Kevin MacLeod Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Garden Wall Recall 3 - Mad Love / Lullaby in Frogland

Season 2 · Episode 4

Thursday, October 5, 2023 • Duration 01:13:35

Another spooky month means more GARDEN WALL RECALL, this time with Charley's wife Niya (notable artist/catgirl) and friend Web (singer/streamer/magical girl)! We discuss the episodes "Mad Love" and "Lullaby in Frogland," with thieving horses and nude amphibians abound! Episode edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: podcataudio.com Follow Niya: http://tomatomagica.carrd.co/ Follow Web: https://www.youtube.com/@webemez https://twitter.com/AnEnzmann Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch OTGW episode 5 "Mad Love": https://www.hulu.com/watch/01b0e538-b870-48d4-ade0-2002ae573705 Watch OTGW episode 6 "Lullaby in Frogland": https://www.hulu.com/watch/4f312f7a-8598-483e-8a65-4f9a8ea78c8e Read the Over the Garden Wall art book: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-over-the-garden-wall-2017 Intro theme song instrumental by http://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/ Intro Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Kevin MacLeod Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Rob Renzetti's "The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things"

Monday, September 4, 2023 • Duration 53:00

We're back for ONE LAST JOB, as we chat with Gravity Falls supervising producer, My Life as a Teenage Robot creator and now original novel author Rob Renzetti about his brand-new middle-grade horror book "The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things" and how it captures the Gravity Falls feeling in its own new way. Buy "The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things": https://www.amazon.com/Horrible-Bag-Terrible-Things/dp/0593519523/ https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31550628505 Follow Rob: https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti Follow Rob's newsletter, featuring an all-new Teenage Robot story: https://robrenzetti.com/newsletter-2/ Follow Curator Charley: https://twitter.com/charmarlowe Check out Charley's Zelda cartoon abridged series "Well Abridge Me, Princess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfNLMXAF3mk Follow Curator Ella: https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref Check out Ella's new podcast with Hope Lichtner, "The Matrix Reclamations": https://zencastr.com/The-Matrix-Reclamations-A-Queer-Fancast Follow Curator Shelby: https://twitter.com/shelbysessler Shelby's voice acting demo reel: Intro theme song instrumental by Support us on Patreon at Check out our merch store: Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Best of Mystery Shack Lookback

Friday, June 16, 2023 • Duration 37:49

In celebration of the podcast's second anniversary, have a look back at the Lookback with a best-of highlight reel! Thank you for listening ❤️ Need your podcast edited? Contact Charley at voice@charleymarlowe.com! Follow Mystery Shack Lookback on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC28NppI9gzDKSPwubJxQWOg Follow Curator Charley: https://twitter.com/charmarlowe Follow Curator Ella: https://twitter.com/drawnwithoutref Follow Curator Shelby: https://twitter.com/shelbysessler Support us on Patreon at Check out our merch store: Download "My Heart's in Gravity Falls": Intro theme song instrumental by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup & Spittle Man voiced by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at

Mystery Shack Lookback – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Mystery Shack Lookback – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other99+

X52

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other99+

X52

YouTube88