Richard Steudle, RJ McCarthy and Rick Getz
165 episodes listed below
Mystery research, heckled in real time.
Private Dicks is a comedy mystery show where serious case notes keep getting heckled by the room. Episodes move from Tunguska and Alcatraz to Indian murder cases, North Carolina shootings, and improvised Arthurian lore.
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Private Dicks is a comedy mystery show where case research keeps getting dragged into a fight with banter. The format can be surprisingly sturdy. Episodes set up names, locations, witness accounts, source clips, and timelines before the panel starts pulling the chair out from under the whole thing. The Tunguska episode, for example, moves from jokes about video-call weirdness into a detailed run through lights in the sky, shock waves, blast reports, and the scale of the explosion. The Alcatraz episode uses archival-style narration about Frank Morris and John and Clarence England, then turns the escape details into a running argument about how visible and absurd the whole operation was. Crime episodes can get much darker. The Bhiwani killings episode brings in Sumit Swami and frames an Indian unsolved murder case through discomfort, ignorance, and the group calling out its own bad footing. The Be-Lo supermarket shooting starts in North Carolina banter and barbecue confusion before heading toward the case. The John Brisker episode adds Rob Pue and opens with comedy-world teasing before the subject takes over. Then there are the side quests. Those episodes wander through Knights of the Round Table material, including Sir Gawain, Sir Ginglain, and Sir Florence, with a running bit about the invented “Studillion cycle” and a lie revealed from the previous installment. That side series is half medieval lore, half deliberate vandalism of medieval lore. The show’s engine is contrast. It likes grave subjects, dumb objections, blunt resets, and fake certainty sharing the same table. It is not polished in the prestige-podcast sense. It is fast, rude in texture, and built for listeners who enjoy hearing a researched outline survive constant interruption. The best moments come when the room sounds least qualified and then somehow lands back on the facts.
Made for: For comedy listeners who like mysteries, crimes, strange history, and legends without solemn true-crime packaging. Best suited to people comfortable with abrasive banter and fast interruptions.
What sets it apart: Private Dicks stands out by pairing real case structure with a panel dynamic that keeps sabotaging its own seriousness. The Arthurian side quests add a strange recurring lane of medieval lore, fake additions, and ongoing lie reveals.
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Private Dicks uses unresolved cases as sturdy frameworks for fast interruptions, improvised theories, and escalating roundtable riffs.
Private Dicks turns disputed crimes, historical mysteries, and authorship battles into unruly roundtable comedy. One voice lays out the evidence while the others test it with interruptions, improvised theories, and jokes that can pull a forensic dispute toward an absurd…
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A huge Siberian mystery, told with dumb jokes and a steady hand.
Private Dicks turns the Tunguska Event into a loose, joke-forward hangout, but it keeps circling back to the facts. It jumps from Zoom and Microsoft Teams riffs into a clear run through the witness accounts, the blue-green fireball, the red cylinder, the blast, and the shock…
A brisk haunted-house roast powered by bong smoke, guest plugs, and skeptical ghost talk.
Private Dicks folds bong smoke, guest plugs, and ghost talk into a loose visit to The Whaley House. Tyler Pichette drops in, and the banter moves through punk, country, and tattoo jokes before drifting back to whether the place is genuinely haunted or just another tourist setup.
A loose, profane Natalie Wood riff that keeps Nick Beaton, Robert Wagner, and Christopher Walken in the mix.
Private Dicks brings in Nick Beaton for a loose, profanity-heavy swing at the Natalie Wood case, and the whole thing keeps returning to Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, and Christopher Walken.
A brisk Casey Anthony recap built around expert fights, jail-call fallout, and sharp-edged banter.
The episode returns to the Casey Anthony case with Michael and Jeremy, and it keeps its focus on the first jail call, the trial footage, and the hosts' back-and-forth.
A funeral, a murder case, and a panel that refuses to stay respectful for long.
The episode opens at a funeral, then Rick's eulogy gets knocked aside by a hard turn into the Dr. Sam Sheppard case. The panel keeps moving through the evidence, from police delays and newspaper pressure to the affair reveal and Sam's refusal to take a polygraph, but it never…
A holiday literary mystery gets played as a joke, and the episode keeps both halves sharp.
Private Dicks turns a Christmas staple into a brisk argument about authorship, credit, and who gets to own a story. It tracks the long route of Twas the Night Before Christmas from anonymous publication to later attribution and collection, and that factual spine gives the…
Private Dicks episode 99 profiles Otto Rahn, a German author whose 1934 book 'Crusade Against the Grail' linked the Cathars of Montségur to the Holy Grail legend.
Private Dicks opens with Zoom face effects and a Microsoft Teams view that makes people look like they are sitting in fake chairs.
The host, recovering from COVID, introduces an episode about Sir Florence from the Knights of the Round Table, part of a new fictional cycle where he makes up stories and lies without revealing details until later.
The hosts introduce a true crime episode about the unsolved Bhiwani killings in India involving cow vigilantes, featuring guest Sumit Swami.
This episode discusses the 1962 escape from Alcatraz by Frank Morris and the England brothers, detailing their methods and the prison's conditions.
This episode explores Sir Guinglain, an Arthurian knight known as 'the fair unknown,' while humorously connecting it to modern detective themes and teasing future content.
The hosts introduce a guest comedian, Rob Pew, with playful banter about his background and the unpredictability of their guests.
Three Richards comically discuss solving a mystery in North Carolina while joking about barbecue and hush puppies.
The host rambles about being behind on episodes and introduces his series on the Knights of the Round Table, where he tells a lie about one knight each episode.
Three friends engage in comedic banter about a lost episode and debate city versus rural living.
The host tells a lie each episode and discusses Arthurian legend with humorous anecdotes.
Richard jokes about his upcoming Mexico trip, recaps a previous episode's lies about Sir Gareth, and introduces a new topic about Gareth's brother in Arthurian legend.
The hosts discuss the video game Outer Worlds 2, comparing it to Fallout and joking about true crime and mysteries.
Three friends joke and banter about historical figure Sir Gareth, treating it as a comedic mystery-solving session.
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Nick Beaton drops in to plug his YouTube special, Geriatric Millennial.
Three hosts engage in humorous, rambling conversation about hiring, children, and a time machine joke.
Three friends engage in crude, humorous conversation about vaping and smoking, including graphic descriptions and jokes.
Three friends engage in a raw, unedited comedic discussion about private investigation and Fourth of July fireworks.
Private Dicks picks up part two by jumping straight into the first jail call after Casey's arrest.
Three Richards are hired by Kyle to solve the disappearance and murder of Henry McCabe, but the conversation devolves into comedic banter about age and drug use.
The host discusses theories about Dr.
Rick gets a nasty, joke-heavy eulogy before the show swings into the Dr.
The hosts banter about their podcast history and introduce a guest for a comedic roundtable discussion on King Arthur.
The host introduces her true crime podcast Coffee and Cases, which aims to shed light on unsolved cases and amplify victims' voices in 2025.
This episode introduces a series of binge-worthy true crime podcasts for 2025, starting with Reverie True Crime, which combines storytelling and advocacy in cases like that of Alyssa Plattle and her abusive partner Stephen.
Private Dicks opens by treating Christmas like a provocation.
A comedic fictional podcast where three Richards solve mysteries, with this episode focusing on the youngest son of King Escalabar.
A disjointed and surreal conversation involving job interviews, knocking on doors, and bizarre references to salt lines and cultish behavior.
The host delivers a solo episode discussing fantasy themes and upcoming true crime cases, with comedic commentary.
Three friends engage in raw, uncut comedic banter about Halloween and their desensitization to scary content.
Three comedians riff on Easter Island mysteries and pop culture references in a parody detective show.
Three hosts discuss a FOIA request about actor Joe Pickler's case, mixing comedic banter with case details.
Richard hosts a solo mini-episode exploring the lesser-known Arthurian knight Sir Palamedes as part of a side quest series.
The hosts engage in controversial banter about accents and racism while waiting for their guest Sumit to arrive for a discussion related to Bigfoot.