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This week, Jason and Tyler welcome comedian Jena Friedman to question the circumstances around the death of Jeffrey Epstein.

In this episode:

(4:57) Reactions to the news of Epstein's death

(6:30) Julie K. Brown’s investigation

(19:14) Biden, Obama and of course: Trump

(50:01) LUCID score

(56:49) The Doomscroll

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Jenna Friedman 

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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This week, Jason and Tyler welcome producer Justin Sayles to dig into a medical condition that the government claims doesn’t exist.

In this episode:

(3:08) Havana Syndrome

(18:29) Reasons to cover up

(27:05) Explaining the weapon

(35:51) Let’s talk about "The Chef"

(42:15) The Norwegian scientist

(46:03) Other energy-directed weapons

(49:27) Ranking military inventions

(1:00:44) Is Havana Syndrome real?

(1:07:16) LUSID score

(1:10 :50) The Doomscroll

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Justin Sayles

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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This week, Jason and Tyler welcome Joel Anderson, cohost of The Press Box, to discuss the end times.

In this episode:

(4:49) Dealing with the dread

(16:53) Predicting the war in Iran

(24:19) The Rapture

(34:50) The AI apocalypse

(48:53) Four Horsemen bracketology

(1:15:51) The LUSID Score

(1:17:54) The Doomscroll

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Joel Anderson

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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This week on Wait a Second…, Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker are joined once again by Chris Ryan. They cover the JFK assassination, the CIA's potential involvement, the conspiracy theories that followed, and their myriad cultural ripple effects since 1963. Later on in The Doomscroll: The guys evaluate Benjamin Netanyahu's evidently AI-enhanced proof of life video, scrutinize a UFO sighting in Queens, and debate whether the disappearance of an American aviation expert could actually be a clandestine defection to a rival superpower.
04:09: A look back at the JFK investigations and potential cover-ups
14:34: A Lee Harvey Oswald timeline
21:34: Jason's JFK assassination theory
29:37: Chris's visit to the Book Repository
32:28: The zany ways the CIA tried to kill Castro
54:16: The LUSID Score
01:00:06: The Doomscroll: UFOs, disappearing aviation experts, and Netanyahu's "death"
Hosts: Jason Concepcion 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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This week, Jason and Tyler welcome the host of The Press Box, Bryan Curtis, to dive into the world of prediction markets.

In this episode:

(2:54) Polymarket and Iran

(17:59) SOTU bets

(23:57) Giannis and Kalshi

(38:00) True-false quiz

(45:37) Number stations

(55:17) Predicting the Democrat nominee

(1:00:14) LUSIC score

(1:03:47) The Doomscroll

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Bryan Curtis

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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Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker welcome Higher Learning’s Van Lathan for a grab bag of an episode that covers everything from killer robots to cloning your pets. Buckle up!

In this episode:

(2:45) Anthropic AI

(12:42) A communist streak

(19:38) 'Project Hail Mary'

(33:25) Starting five killer robots

(42:24) Jim Carrey replicant?

(54:31) The LUSID score

(57:04) The Doomscroll: Missing general, Bohemian Grove, and Rachel Dolezal

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Van Lathan

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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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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Over 10,000 years ago, the city of Atlantis was believed to exist as a pinnacle of human achievement before it was suddenly, mysteriously wiped from the face of the earth. Over millennia of human evolution, our species has returned time and time again to the mystery of the Lost City. This episode originally aired in May 2019.

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