This week on Wait a Second…, Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker are joined by Ringer legend Chris Ryan, who offers some insight into British politics, tabloid culture, and the still spreading ripple effects of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal for members of Parliament and the royal family.
In this episode:
00:00: Before Jeffrey, there was Jeffries
06:22: Who is Peter Mandelson?
13:28: Diving into the Epstein files
20:56: The fall of Prince Andrew
43:52: A true/false quiz on historical punishments for royal indiscretions
50:30: The LUSID score
54:21: The Doomscroll: Rogue vacuums, Sam Altman, and El Mencho
Hosts: Jason Concepion and Tyler Parker
Guest: Chris Ryan
Producers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, and Justin Sayles
Art direction: David Shoemaker
Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton
Engineering: Sarah Reddy
Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

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It’s the inaugural episode of Wait a Second…, and we’re covering the one who’s always watching: Big Brother. Bill Simmons joins Jason and Tyler to talk about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Ring’s disastrous Super Bowl commercial, and the history of surveillance in pop culture, from 1984 to seemingly innocent viral apps that may be harvesting your biometrics. Jump down this rabbit hole with us, but make sure to put tape over your webcam.
In this episode:
00:00: Remember FaceApp? About that …
04:25: Searching for Nancy Guthrie with doorbell footage.
06:03: Ring’s disastrous Super Bowl ad.
14:40: How do young people feel about surveillance?
16:36: A mostly completely pop culture timeline of surveillance.
30:05: Can you actually opt out of the surveillance state?
43:30: AI and human nature.
47:32: The LUSID Score
54:17: The Doomscroll: Frog poison, Obama’s alien theories, and KD’s possible burner account.
01:12:37: A half-baked Conspiracy Bill theory.
Hosts: Jason Concecpion, Tyler Parker
Guest: Bill Simmons
Producers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, Justin Sayles
Art direction: David Shoemaker
Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton
Engineering: Donald LoBianco
Set design: Hannah Leiken, Jonathan Ratliff

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Welcome to Wait a Second..., your weekly back channel for all the weird, WTF, and jaw-dropping news that break the group chats. Each week, Jason Concepcion, Tyler Parker, and rotating cast explore the grim rabbit holes and weird webs that connect our modern world. We're looking at mysterious drones, government coverups, the moral bankruptcy of the 1 percent, and a whole lot more. The news cycle moves fast. We're here to break it all down, frame by frame.
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Hosts: Jason Concepcion, Tyler Parker
Producers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, Justin Sayles
Art direction: David Shoemaker
Animation and motion graphics: Chris Calleton 

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What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the papal state’s walls.

After the story, stick around for an exclusive interview with the director of The First Omen, Arkasha Stevenson!

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Conspiracy Theories is now on Instagram @theconspiracypod and TikTok @conspiracy.pod! Follow us to keep up with the show and get behind-the-scenes updates from Carter and the team.

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When it comes to sudden memory loss, the most common forms of amnesia are often short-term, and stem from trauma to the brain. But some cases are much more inexplicable. People with Dissociative Amnesia don't experience brain damage, but still lose large chunks of time… and can even forget their entire identity. This episode originally aired in February 2021.

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How would a time machine work? Physicists have been engaging the question for decades — and building theoretical frameworks to make it happen. From designs like the Tipler Cylinder, to the paradoxes that imply time travel's improbability, how close are we really to folding the fabric of space-time back on itself… and breaking free from the constraints of time as we know it? This episode originally aired in November 2022.

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Over the past decade, thousands of people have realized their memories don't quite match history. Though these false recollections are usually insignificant, perhaps they point to someone making changes to space, time, or even the fabric of our reality…

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When a group of thieves hijacked a train and escaped with millions of pounds, they set a new record for the largest cash robbery in British history. But who tipped them off? For decades, sleuths have debated the identity of ‘The Ulsterman’ — the shadowy insider who instigated the Great Train Robbery of 1963. 

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After five years, we’re saying goodbye to Unexplained Mysteries. 

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In the 1940s, an elite group of American female pilots known as the WASPs risked their lives during WWII, testing new airplane models, transporting aircraft, and preparing fighter planes for combat. In October 1944, Gertrude Tompkins Silver took off from Los Angeles in a P-51 Mustang. It was supposed to be a routine flight, but four days after takeoff, Gertrude was declared missing.

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