Wait a Second...

Wait a Second...

Download on the App Store
  • Favorites

    4,390

    Followers

  • Typical duration

    75 min

    per episode

  • If it hooks

    44%

    finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Wait a Second... episodes

  • The Sodder Family Tragedy Pt. 1

    Early Christmas day in 1945, Jennie Sodder woke up to her house on fire. The blaze consumed her home, and five of her children. Or did it? A series of strange events before, during and after the incident leave room for more nefarious — though no less tragic — possibilities.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    36 min
  • The Mad Gasser Pt. 2

    More than 70 years after the so-called Mad Gasser struck, historians are no closer to identifying a culprit. Some even propose that the victims imagined the attacks. But a pattern of similar gassings suggest the perpetrator might have been active for decades.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    43 min
  • The Mad Gasser Pt. 1

    In the summer of 1944, the citizens of Mattoon, Illinois suffered a series of baffling attacks that left them nauseated and temporarily paralyzed. 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    43 min
  • The Mandela Effect Pt. 2

    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…

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    48 min
  • The Mandela Effect Pt. 1

    In 2009, paranormal investigator Fiona Broome realized something odd: She had a memory of watching Nelson Mandela's funeral in the 1980s. The only problem? He was still alive.


    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    48 min
  • Blind Dating: Finding Love on a Podcast
    You know you can find love in a bar… on an app… Why not a podcast? Every week on Blind Dating, one hopeful single is introduced to two potential matches in a virtual hangout — no cameras allowed. This week, listen in as Pauler, a 33-year-old dancer from Australia, meets a tutor who falls for mama’s boys and a one-time swinger who’s “lived and learned” in LA. Is personality enough to spark a lasting connection? Listen to find out… and don’t miss the twist at the end! Blind Dating is free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
    21 min
  • The Boiling River Pt. 2

    Geoscientist Andrés Ruzo traveled to the legendary Boiling River in 2011, determined to find the source of its incredible heat. His first theory: a massive underground volcano. 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    40 min
  • The Boiling River Pt. 1

    Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon, there supposedly lies a mythical, superheated river. While it's rumored to have healing properties and be protected by spirits, it will boil alive anything that falls into it.



    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    42 min
  • Superstitions Crossover: The Poltergeist Curse
    Today we’re bringing you a special episode from another Spotify Original from Parcast. If you enjoy it, check out Superstitions on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! 
    In the 1980s, actors who had starred in the Poltergeist films started dying, leaving fans stunned. Was it just a coincidence? Or had the actors fallen victim to the very films that made them stars?
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    39 min
  • Nostradamus Pt. 2

    How did the soothsayer arrive at such uncannily accurate prophecies? The answer lies in both how he divined our futures, and why.


    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    46 min

About Wait a Second...

From the publisher's feed

Conspiracies, true crime, and all the news that's breaking that group chat, with Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker. New episodes every Thursday.

Best of Wait a Second...

Ranked by our users in the last 21 days

More shows like Wait a Second...

Reply All by Gimlet

Reply All

27,374 Listeners

Astonishing Legends by Astonishing Legends Productions

Astonishing Legends

9,476 Listeners

Unexplained by iHeartPodcasts

Unexplained

7,619 Listeners

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews by Mysterious Radio

Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews

3,484 Listeners

Unexplained Encounters by Eeriecast Network

Unexplained Encounters

4,881 Listeners

Every Little Thing by Gimlet

Every Little Thing

4,417 Listeners

Paranormal Mysteries by Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

Paranormal Mysteries

1,980 Listeners

The Nod by Gimlet

The Nod

3,373 Listeners

GONE by Parcast Network

GONE

2,530 Listeners

Without Fail by Gimlet

Without Fail

1,631 Listeners

The Receipts Podcast by The Receipts Media LTD

The Receipts Podcast

356 Listeners

Espionage by Parcast Network

Espionage

1,970 Listeners

100% Related? by Ramon Rams

100% Related?

385 Listeners

Not Guilty by Spotify Studios

Not Guilty

1,143 Listeners

Theories of the Third Kind by Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind

6,345 Listeners

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries by The Fall Line Podcast LLC/One Strange Thing

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

741 Listeners

Living & Learning with Reba McEntire by Spotify Studios

Living & Learning with Reba McEntire

858 Listeners

Unsolved Mysteries by Unsolved Media, Inc. + Audacy

Unsolved Mysteries

3,854 Listeners

Stolen by Spotify Studios

Stolen

551 Listeners

Conspiracy Theories by Podcasts1

Conspiracy Theories

11,472 Listeners

The Why Files: Operation Podcast by The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

8,309 Listeners

544 Days by Gimlet / Crooked Media / A24

544 Days

46 Listeners

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories by Danielle Mercy

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

977 Listeners

Shots of Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Shots of Science Vs

8 Listeners

Caife: The Lost Sound by Spotify Studios

Caife: The Lost Sound

12 Listeners

The Conspiracy Podcast by The Conspiracy Podcast

The Conspiracy Podcast

288 Listeners

Sex, Lies & DM Slides by Spotify Studios

Sex, Lies & DM Slides

2 Listeners

Stuck with Damon Young by Spotify Studios / Crooked Media

Stuck with Damon Young

29 Listeners

Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter by Forbidden Knowledge Network

Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter

186 Listeners

Nosy Neighbors by Spotify Studios

Nosy Neighbors

8 Listeners

Cents and the City by Spotify Studios

Cents and the City

9 Listeners

Ancient Aliens by PodcastOne

Ancient Aliens

99 Listeners

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes by Crime House

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

320 Listeners