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Philosophy · Jack Rhysider

LOW

by Jack Rhysider

From the creators of the podcast Darknet Diaries comes LOW. This five-part series follows a boy forced too early into the jaws of the world, and the man he becomes while trying to survive it. From the shattered innocence of childhood to the false freedom of drugs, violence, exile, reinvention, and purpose, his life unfolds as a brutal argument with fate. Again and again, he is broken, remade, and thrown into another version of himself. Each time closer to clarity, each time farther from peace. What begins as survival becomes transformation, and what becomes transformation hardens into a mission he cannot ignore. Wide awake at last, he steps toward the thing he believes he was born to do, even as it burns through him and pulls him nearer to the edge.

Latest episodes

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Afterword

The story is over, but Jack isn't finished. He steps out from behind the microphone to offer his own theory of where Zachariah ended up, the philosophy he reached for to

Sep 22
10 min

Part 5: Bane

He's new now. He's meeting the world now. He has a purpose now. He feels it in his bones. He doesn't want to do it, but feels that he must do it. There's no one else who

Sep 22
47 min

Part 4: Vagary

He's far from home now. In a place that doesn't know his name. He tries to remake himself from fragments of his past. For a moment, adaptation almost feels like rebirth.

Sep 22
46 min

Part 3: Bucolic

He rides off, in search of a new life. He learns new skills, new rhythms, new ways of seeing beauty in the ordinary. But still, he is drifting more than choosing, watchin

Sep 22
35 min

Part 2: Samara

Alone now, he mistakes independence for freedom. He gets lost in a chemical oblivion, into violence, into the strange comfort of becoming someone hardened by the streets.

Sep 22
55 min

Part 1: Nascent

Before the world had teeth, he was only a child. Carefree, unguarded, alive in the soft illusion that life isn't so bad. Then he started to see the cruelness of life and

Sep 22
57 min

Trailer

Episodes available now to Darknet Diaries Plus subscribers. Get plus by going to https://darknetdiaries.com/plus. Public release of show in September.

Aug 6
2 min

Chart trend

Position in the Philosophy chart (US), last 90 days.

#2
all-time peak
9
days in the top 3 since Sep 2026

Chart positions

Where LOW ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 27, 2026).

#8 ▲ 1 Philosophy US
#172 ▲ 16 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Iv been listening to darknet diaries for several yrs now, I remember when I found it I went back and listened to all the episodes from previous yrs within a few days. Jack is a great story teller!! Plus I love the subject matter, I’m not in the industry but it’s something Iv always had a fascination with. Iv only listened to the first episode of Low so far but I’m enjoying it, and I’m glad to hear more from Jack. As to if this story is true or not, I can’t say but I don’t really care cuz Jack is a great story teller, so it’s entertaining non the less. Keep it up and I hope to see more mini series like, more in depth stories like this ;)

Bradk20 · Oct 2026

I tried to believe the story as best I could giving the teller the benefit of the doubt. I was able to keep this up until episode 3 where it gets a bit questionable. I found the story very entertaining though for my commute to school and I’m glad it was published. The audio and story telling is very good. That’s for entertaining me on my commute this week! I encourage people to listen!

Unemployed Assassin🥷 · Oct 2026

This story is fascinating - who cares if it’s true or not. Sometimes truth is stranger then fiction. Jack, you have such a masterful way of telling stories and also listening to those you’re interviewing - it’s changed the way I listen to my friends and family. Thank you for sharing this story. I hope Zach has found peace in his life somehow. Been listening for years and am such a fan of Darknet Diaries, what a rad pod.

beccalucha · Oct 2026

Jack, you set out to help people feel the need to make a change in their life, and i am honestly feeling it in mine. Feeling like i have just been drifting life & listening to this podcast has helped me realize that I’ve been trying to find my purpose, i cried a few times during this pod cast & i can hear in your voice that you fought back some tears and shed some yourself. Thank you for pulling back the curtain and showing a more human side to it all with LOW , I love Dark net diaries but this has my full attention now, i cant wait for the next episodes. Thank you Jack .

Abermudezjr · Sep 2026

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