Never Forget II

We were SUPPOSED to talk about D.B. Cooper… somehow we ended up doing another 9/11 episode 😭 On Episode 39 of Pop Ya Sh*t, Quran & Egypt switch things up with a true-crime/story-mode episode centered around one of the craziest unsolved mysteries ever: D.B. Cooper. In 1971, a man boarded a flight, claimed he had a bomb, demanded $200,000 and parachutes, jumped out of the plane — and was never definitively identified. So naturally we had questions. Would we have taken the bomb threat seriously? Did Cooper actually survive the jump? How much easier was it to disappear before modern technology? And what would we have done if we were passengers on that plane? Then somehow D.B. Cooper leads us down a completely different rabbit hole involving 9/11, aviation security, U.S. foreign policy, conspiracy theories, intelligence failures and why learning more about history as an adult can completely change the questions you ask. This one went WAY further than we planned. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Welcome to our “true crime” episode 01:00 — The D.B. Cooper story 02:00 — “I have a bomb on board” 03:30 — What would WE do as the flight attendant? 05:00 — The wildest part of the D.B. Cooper case 07:00 — Could someone actually disappear like this today? 09:00 — Imagine being a passenger on that plane 12:00 — How aviation changed after 9/11 14:00 — The conversation takes a 9/11 detour 17:00 — Why would someone die for a cause? 20:00 — Looking at the other side of U.S. foreign policy 24:00 — Egypt starts asking questions 28:00 — Propaganda, war & politics 31:00 — 9/11 conspiracy theories 34:00 — Why did the towers collapse that way? 37:00 — Did the U.S. have warnings before 9/11? 40:00 — The planning behind the attacks 43:00 — Growing up in NYC after 9/11 45:00 — So much for the D.B. Cooper episode 😂 ⚠️ This episode includes discussion of terrorism, 9/11, violence, conspiracy theories and historical/political events. Some statements represent our reactions, opinions or speculation during the conversation rather than established fact. Drop your answer in the comments: Do you think D.B. Cooper survived the jump? Subscribe for new episodes of Pop Ya Sh*t and follow us for clips throughout the week. #PopYaShit #Podcast #DBCooper #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #PodcastClips #StoryTime