Wait a Second...

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Your backchannel for all the weird, WTF, and jaw-dropping news that breaks the group chat, with Jason Concepcion, Tyler Parker, and a rotating cast of people ready to go down the rabbit hole with us.... more

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Number 1: The CIA’s Secret Trip to Moscow and the Mysterious Island That Vanished, With Chris Ryan
Jason and Tyler are joined once again by co-host of The Watch and first-ballot Wait a Second... hall-of-famer, Chris Ryan. And they've got something scary to dig into: CIA Director John Ratcliffe's secret trip to Moscow and everything that's happened related to Russia since. Also on the agenda and slightly less scary (we hope): the island that disappeared. Here's today's rundown: (00:08) History Repeats: Kissinger's secret trip to Moscow (02:29) Our guest today: Chris Ryan (03:28) The Big Story: John Ratcliffe's secret trip to Russia (25:03) Are we equipped for the wars we're in? (28:23) Wait, an island disappeared? (31:08) Top 10 Disappearing, Reappearing, or Legendary Land Masses (40:50) The Doomscroll: Daniel Kinahan talk with CR (49:04) Hugging Face attack updates (59:37) And finally ... Daejon Love Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Chris Ryan Producers: T Cruz and Justin Sayles Video editing: Marco Escalante and T Cruz Engineering: Sarah Reddy Social media: Paige Ransbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 03, 20261h 6min
Number 2: The Mystery of the 9/11 Anthrax Attacks + WTC Building 7
It’s the silver anniversary of September 11, and Jason and Tyler are digging into two mysteries that endure to this day: the anthrax attacks and what really happened to WTC Building 7. Here’s their agenda: 00:01: What’s missing from the 9/11 Commission Report? 00:45: Today’s topic: September 11, a quarter-century later. 05:12: Who really sent the anthrax letters? 47:45: WTC Building 7: conspiracy or not? 58:47: Doomscroll: OpenAI wants to slow down?! 01:02:18: Saturn grew a decagon! 01:04:02: Imagine you dig up a viking hoard … 01:05:28: Your LG TV hears for you … maybe 01:07:41: DK Metcalf, Dre Greenlaw, and the NFL’s sudden Antarctica fascination Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Producers: T Cruz and Justin Sayles Video editing: Jordan Satmary Engineering: Sarah Reddy Social media: Paige Ransbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 10, 20261h 16min
Number 3: Conspiracy Bill’s Top 12 WILDEST Stories of 2026, With Bill Simmons
Buckle up: Conspiracy Bill is back. Bill Simmons joins the pod to surprise Jason and Tyler with the 12 stories that have had him doing deep dives. Here’s today’s agenda: 00:07: Stephen King’s alias 04:39: Bill Simmons’s alias: Conspiracy Bill 08:40: Conspiracy Bill’s 12 Deepest Dives of the Year 20:12: No. 12: Havana Syndrome 25:35: No. 11: The Fox News mask incident 29:44: No. 10: Epstein won the Powerball?! 31:37: No. 9: The Whitehouse Correspondents Dinner 35:51: No. 8: What happened at the Miami mall? 38:41: No. 7: The Niners substation situation 41:32: No. 6: Nancy Guthrie 43:24: No. 5: What’s up with Trump’s ear? His hand? 48:35: No. 4: The microphone … 48:35: No. 3: Missing scientists 54:36: No. 2: Matt Miller … or Karen Read 01:00:33 No. 1: The Lindsay Clancy case 01:10:25 Bonus round: Why did Mark Cuban sell the Mavs? Plus: JC’s Long Island serial killer theory. Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Bill Simmons Producers: T Cruz and Justin Sayles Video editing: Marco Escalante and T Cruz Engineering: Jacob Cornett Social media: Paige Ransbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 25, 20261h 20min
Number 4: Low-Stakes AI Scenarios, High-Stakes AI Viruses, and the Trump Catering Truck Escape, With Charlie Warzel
The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel joins the podcast to help break down the small-potato scenarios of AI run amok. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (7:15) Low-stakes AI scenarios (40:21) Trump’s catering truck escape (43:57) AI viruses (47:22) The missing Nicolas Cage movie (54:18) Ancient Chinese civilization (57:02) Italy’s cheese banks (59:21) Flock stalking (1:03:26) Iranian money laundering Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Charlie Warzel Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Justin Sayles Art direction: David Shoemaker Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton Engineering: Sarah Reddy Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 13, 20261h 8min
Number 5: Did the President Sh*t His Pants? A Wait a Second... Investigation. Plus: NATO Spy Scandal and eBay Stalking With Bryan Curtis
Jason and Tyler welcome back co-host of ‘The Press Box’, Bryan Curtis to review to tape and answer the question on the nation’s collective mind: does President Trump keep pooping himself? In this episode: (00:00) Intro (6:25) Presidential health lies (19:37) Poop or the field? (44:19) Doomscroll: An AI slowdown? (52:47) Alleged NATO spy (54:39) eBay stalking scandal (58:11) Ancient Amazonian city found Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Bryan Curtis Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Justin Sayles Art direction: David Shoemaker Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton Engineering: Sarah Reddy Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 06, 20261h 5min