Best Quickie Mysteries Podcasts (2025)

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Quickie 128 - The Good Questions 13:52

5d ago13:52

13:52

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. The BIG LIST is back baby! Tom returns with another chunk of the list of 150 First Date Questions for Liz and Zane to sift through, judge and potentially, execute. So, please pla…

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Toby and the Walls 33:48

12d ago33:48

33:48

Toby thought he had found the love of his life at first. Then his mates started telling him something was off about his girlfriend. It would take a horrible moment before he realised what was actually happening. Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of emotional manipulation and psychological abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…

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Quickie 127 - Seconds 15:59

19d ago15:59

15:59

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Stories this week are all themed around begging to be taken back after being broken up with, and all of the potential fallout...Plus, tech…

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ENCORE: Jackie and Fairer Sex 35:44

26d ago35:44

35:44

After a lifetime of dating men, Jackie decided to try dipping her toes into the lady pool. And while the sex was amazing, it turns out that drama has no gender. You can find Jac’s first ep for GOBP here: https://play.acast.com/s/ghosts-of-boyfriends-past/jackieandthetractordate And her second one here: https://shows.acast.com/ghosts-of-boyfriends-p…

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Mel and the Bestie Betrayal 36:04

1M ago36:04

36:04

Mel had been friends with her bestie for years… in fact, several generations of her family were also friends with her friend’s family! But when she discovered a big secret her bestie was keeping from her, everything changed. Meet Mel Tan, one of the co-hosts of 30, What Now?, the podcast where two now 33-year-olds try to make sense of the beautiful…

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Quickie 126 - Point of No Return 9:34

1M ago9:34

9:34

Time to have your dating insanity read back to you Dear Readers; it's a stories driven Quickie episode this week. For discussion amongst yourselves; has technology made it harder or easier to catch a cheater? We do NOT condone it, but today we dive into some stories where cheating has been outed by technology. PLUS, some examples of reaching the po…

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Carly and the Mystery Ghost 39:34

2M ago39:34

39:34

WE’RE BACK! After a well deserved holiday, Liz and Tom are back, this time with our new Ghosts of Friends Past series. Returning guest Carly chats about that time her bestie just… wasn’t her bestie anymore. Can you ever get closure when a friend just ghosts you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Quickie 125 - Friends and Family 18:55

3M ago18:55

18:55

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Yet more dating questions to pose and ponder here on Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Is there someone in your life who you are just forced to have a relationship with? Do you have to …

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Quickie 124 - Middle of Nowhere Manhattan 22:04

3M ago22:04

22:04

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Another helping of insanity from the dating world for you Dear Reader. We hope your holidays were happy and healthy and that you have set…

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Quickie 122 - Tea or Coffee 18:30

4M ago18:30

18:30

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. Thank you for choosing Ghosts of Boyfriends Past as your little escape from friends and family this festive season. We are on holida…

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Quickie 122 - Revenge Flowers 15:03

5M ago15:03

15:03

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. What date of the year would you think is the date that most people break-up on? Have you ever self-gifted yourself anything as a placehol…

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Quickie 121 - Self-Defecating 13:43

5M ago13:43

13:43

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. A real ripper of a first date story today on Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Every now and then we want to bring a bit of a levity and boy hav…

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Quickie 120 - Extrovert Comedy 15:52

6M ago15:52

15:52

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Dating advice for new couples is first off the top of the show. What advice would YOU give to a new couple starting out? We have another bash at our giant list of first date ques…

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Anonymous and the Note 48:11

6M ago48:11

48:11

In the back of a cupboard sat a note that would change everything about a relationship forever. LINEA PROMO CODE: Reshape your teeth and rediscover your confidence with Linea. Right now, listeners of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past can get $100 off any Linea treatment, from clear aligners to whitening. Take the quiz on linea's website (lineaofficial.com.…

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Quickie 119 - Secretly Judged 11:24

6M ago11:24

11:24

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. This recording session, Tom has fears that Liz has been replaced by cunning aliens. So to test if the REAL Liz is in the building, we threw a couple of questions her way to get h…

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Chanel and the Consent Course 28:16

6M ago28:16

28:16

How much do you know about consent? It’s probably not as much as you think. LINEA PROMO CODE: Reshape your teeth and rediscover your confidence with Linea. Right now, listeners of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past can get $100 off their Linea treatment. Take the quiz on linea's website (lineaofficial.com.au/aligners/quiz/) and use the promo code "GHOSTIES"…

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Quickie 118 - Instant Anullment 8:57

6M ago8:57

8:57

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Dear Reader we thank you so much for once more tuning into Ghosts of Boyfriends Past! Look at you here, all ready for yet another Quickie…

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Anonymous and the Liar 32:08

7M ago32:08

32:08

When your boyfriend says one thing and your friends say another, who do you trust? Visit our Facebook group: Ghosts of Boyfriends Past Group Therapy to join in the discussion. Have you got a story to tell? Let us know here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quickie 117 - The Art of Date Conversation 14:07

7M ago14:07

14:07

On this week's Quickie of Ghosts of Boyfriends Past, it's Zane and Tom holding the fort while Liz is away. Just what you wanted, dating advice from 2 white men! Today the boys further explore our enormous list of first date questions plus supplying their own thoughts on the world of dating conversation. Join the convo or have your dating story shar…

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Brooke and the Ex-Friend 53:50

7M ago53:50

53:50

This week we have a returning guest in freelance radio producer and presenter Brooke Seychell into the studio to bring us our very first 'breaking up with a friend' story. We explore the nebulous realm of friendship and what it can mean to be a good and bad friend this week on Ghosts of Boyfriends Past. Have you ever had to split up with a mate? Wa…

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Quickie 116 - Transactional Drinks 14:40

7M ago14:40

14:40

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. How would you feel about your partner accepting drinks in a bar without informing the drink purchaser that they are involved with someone? Reason to be upset or is a free drink a…

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Scott and the Snip 33:11

8M ago33:11

33:11

Ever thought about getting a vasectomy? Ever wanted your partner to get one? We chat to Scott about his experience getting the snip. Because Liz and Tom think more people should talk about this stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Quickie 115 - Awkwardness Rating Dating 13:06

8M ago13:06

13:06

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Welcome Ghosties! Our wonderful step-producer Scott shares a story of a date he witnessed in real life. Liz delights us further with some…

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Krystyna and the Marriage Whiplash 38:41

8M ago38:41

38:41

When a relationship goes from 0 to 100, sometimes there’s not time to actually meet your partner properly. Krystyna had barely got back from the honeymoon when she realized something wasn’t right about her second marriage. Krystyna Weston is an ex corporate chick (well more of a hen these days) serial entrepreneur. She’s thrice married and twice di…

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Break Update! 2:10

9M ago2:10

2:10

A little update from Jess. See you soon!

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Quickie 114 - Never the Fingers 10:29

9M ago10:29

10:29

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. We have been busy curating a number of juicy first date stories for you this week. Plus, we decided to compliment these with a handful of…

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Oliver and the No Bang Theory 33:13

9M ago33:13

33:13

Oliver has learnt a lot about dating, sex and romance through having done exactly none of those things. He chats to Liz and Tom this week about the stories behind his show The No Bang Theory before its return season for Brisbane Festival Autism is no laughing matter, but laugh is exactly what Matilda Award-winning Brisbane cabaret performer Oliver …

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A Quickie Weird of the Week: 24 skeletons Found in an English garden & Alien Warp Drives..as one does. 13:50

9M ago13:50

13:50

Jess takes a break from showing her parents around Europe in order to cover a lil' Weird o' the Week & regain her sanity.

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Jacob Strunk & His Convos in Coffins! 1:24:16

10M ago1:24:16

1:24:16

Jess invite's her friend Jacob Strunk to join her on this week's podcast to discuss the JFK conspiracy theories, her new obsession w. the CIA and an experiment to turn this podcast into a video.

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Pete and the Donation: Part 2 52:33

10M ago52:33

52:33

Part two of a two episode arc so if you haven’t listened to last week’s ep, go go go! Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, sh…

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Pete and the Donation Part 1 49:09

10M ago49:09

49:09

Our host Liz takes the hot seat this week… sort of. She’s actually sharing it with her good friend Pete (GREAT friend, actually). See, Liz has always wanted a baby and Pete has never wanted a baby. So when Liz decided she wanted to go down the single mum route, she called Pete. This is part one of a two episode arc that explores what it’s like to b…

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Scotland's Serial Killer - Bible John 42:15

10M ago42:15

42:15

New evidence has been revealed which may help identify Scotland's serial killer: Bible John and finally close this unsolved case.

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Quickie 113 - If You Ask It, You Answer It 13:50

10M ago13:50

13:50

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. This week we continue our exploration of first date questions! How do you deal with conflict? How would you feel being asked a question l…

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My Favorite CIA Conspiracies! Also known as, "Do you really like Jackson Pollock or did the CIA make you like him? 39:02

10M ago39:02

39:02

This Week, Jessica lists some of her favorite CIA conspiracy theories from the fairly well-known MK Ultra program, to the ongoing debate surrounding whether or not the CIA created the Abstract Expressionist art movement.

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Quickie 112 - Gaslight Yourself 21:25

10M ago21:25

21:25

The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Right off the top of today's Quickie; When do you know when enough is enough? What event sparked that feeling for you? Feel free to share as we would …

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The Mystery of the Two Princes in the Tower is SOLVED & Thomas Taylor: The Pagan High Priest of England. 35:38

11M ago35:38

35:38

Bizarros!! Jess is back with updates!!

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Quickie 111 - Leave Us Alone Dad 11:08

11M ago11:08

11:08

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. There is a sad story coming your way dear Readers, so tissues at the ready. But we won't bombard you with only sorrowful tales on this we…

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Quickie 110 - Fuck The Rulebook 16:14

11M ago16:14

16:14

The Quickie-fest continues! Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. EPISODE NOTES: Where do acts of chivalry fit in the modern dating scene? Are you for them? Do you do them? Or should they be condemned to history? Giv…

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Quickie 109 - The Catfishing Restaurant 15:02

11M ago15:02

15:02

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Just when we thought we had heard it all a new story comes across our desk to leave us all quite a bit dumbstruck and quietly impressed. …

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Quickie 108 - The Whitest Of Lies 17:53

12M ago17:53

17:53

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Liz, Tom and Zane are off for a little break, but don't you fret we have Quickies lined up for you so you shan't go without! Today we discuss the potential merits behind white li…

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Quickie 107 - Friendly Cheating 22:42

12M ago22:42

22:42

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Time for another Quickie? Well okay then! WE open with a wonderful reader question which we throw around the studio to unpack it fully. If you have thoughts to address this or an…

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Samantha and the Husband Hunt 43:15

12M ago43:15

43:15

As we always say, every bad date is a good story and no one knows that better than this week’s guest, Scottish Comedian Samantha Hannah. Sammy decided she was going to try to to find a husband in a year and then write a comedy show about it: ‘How to Find a Husband in a Year’. Samantha joins Liz and Tom to talk about her hunt, and the surprises she …

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California Cults: The Great Eleven 23:22

1y ago23:22

23:22

When the LAPD investigate Mary Otis Blackburn and her cult for embezzlement they stumble upon a sacrificial burial site underneath the floorboards of a Venice Beach cottage.

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Quickie 106 - Heterocentric Humping 14:01

1y ago14:01

14:01

Liz and Tom don their relationship counselor caps and do their best to help out friends of the show in their pursuit of love and happiness. With next to no qualifications. Are you a threesome person? Many of us like to believe that we are when maybe in reality we just aren't that kind of person. Ask yourself this question and more on today's Quicki…

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Deborah and The Guilty Feminist 53:07

1y ago53:07

53:07

YES, THAT DEBORAH. Liz and Tom were thrilled to chat with comedian, writer, actress and all-round podcasting legend Deborah Frances-White about how she went from cult to surprise marriage and answer some questions on what it means to be a feminist in 2024. EPISODE NOTES: Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, podcaster and writer whose award-winning …

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Rachelle and the Wrong Life 50:34

1y ago50:34

50:34

Rachelle met her perfect man and everything was so easy. Until a split second comment changed everything. Rachelle was interviewed by Liz for this episode, and her story was written up to be read out on air. Zane C Weber joins Liz and Tom on air to talk through a very tricky situation that’s still unfolding as we speak. Got a story you want to shar…

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Quickie 105 - To Insert or Not to Insert 15:42

1y ago15:42

15:42

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. Another Quickie this week as we grapple with our scheduling, but we know you won't mind. First off we have a Reader story who gets an A+ …

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Quickie 104 - Be The Informant 11:39

1y ago11:39

11:39

Time to have your insanity read back to you Readers. It's Quickie time and we've found the best/most horrific dating stories from you the listeners, and online to make you feel better about your own dating lives. We have another Quickie episode hot off the presses for you, so get in while the eating is good. TODAY, we cover some professionally cura…

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Matt and the Long Obsession 46:00

1y ago46:00

46:00

When Matt broke up with Alyssa, he initially thought it was the right decision. But then he couldn’t get her out of his head. Liz puts her journalist cap on to interview this week’s guest ahead of time, writing his story down so she could share it with everyone. If you have a story you want to tell but don’t want to be identified and can’t be assed…

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California - Synanon and Attack Therapy 1:11:54

1y ago1:11:54

1:11:54

We continue our journey across the states and return to the state that started it all for us - California! So many stories to choose from! We choose to focus on Synanon, the rehabilitation center that started with good intentions but then quickly turned into a violent and dangerous cult.

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