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Mystery Shack Lookback

Charlotte Driftwood; Ella Cesari; Shelby Sessler

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Frequency: 1 episode/27d. Total Eps: 73

Gravity Falls' slow reveal of mysteries bred a unique, tight-knit community, where Charlotte Driftwood, Ella Cesari and Shelby Sessler 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for old fans and a book club for new ones, they talk spoiler-free about the episodes, expanded universe media, and outdated fan theories.

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56: The Art of Gravity Falls ft. Rob Renzetti

Episode 56

Saturday, October 31, 2026 • Duration 52:01

You love Gravity Falls! But did you know that you're capable of making something just as good yourself?
Now there's a book all about that: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Gravity-Falls-Alex-Hirsch/dp/1368117864

That's why Ella and Charlotte are making a new podcast!
Follow updates on that journey here:
http://dsc.gg/driftwood
http://piratedragqueen.tumblr.com/

Follow Rob:
http://x.com/RobRenzetti

Follow Abby Kirby:
https://bsky.app/profile/abbykirby.bsky.social
https://www.tumblr.com/abaisanacademic
https://www.tiktok.com/@thefandomteacher

Read about TV Matters, the series that Abby's Gravity Falls book will be a part of:
https://www.intellectbooks.com/tv-matters

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

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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-brianIntro theme song instrumental by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Bluesky: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

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

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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)

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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

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