Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A belt buckle. Britney Spears’ book. Jake Gyllenhaal’s true height. After years of producing stories for This American Life, Starlee Kine joined Gimlet Media and launched Mystery Show to instant acclaim, chasing every lead to solve everyday mysteries, revealing quiet moments of humanity along the way.

Follow Starlee on Twitter: twitter.com/StarleeKine

Recorded in September 2016 at XOXO, an experimental festival celebrating independently produced art and technology in Portland, Oregon. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.

Introductory music: "Flaws Run Deep" by Jim Guthrie.
Video production by brytCAST.
Video thumbnail by Searle Video.
Captions by White Coat Captioning.