LOW - Now Available

Jack Rhysider, the host of Darknet Diaries, has released a new podcast called Low, and he opens this episode with an urgent, personal pitch for listeners to go find it. He frames the experience not as another piece of entertainment, but as something more transformative—comparing it to a movie that changes how you feel about ordinary actions, like starting your car or driving home. The story at the center of Low is about a Russian man named Zachariah, whom Rhysider describes as having the "craziest and darkest story" he has ever encountered.

The Weight of the Story

Rhysider explains that every conversation with Zachariah left him shaken. He would get off the phone with chills, need to take long walks or showers, and sit in his car processing what he had heard. The story was so shocking and the subject matter so dark that Rhysider worried about Zachariah's safety. He interviewed him for months, going over his life in meticulous detail to understand every aspect of the narrative. Then, abruptly, Zachariah stopped responding to messages and calls. He vanished while the recording was still underway, leaving Rhysider with a complete but unresolved story and no idea what happened to the man who told it.

Seven Years of Grappling