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Jason and Tyler welcome Anthony Dabbundo, cohost of The Ringer Gambling Show, to discuss the latest in a long string of controversies involving the governing body of football. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (4:19) Is the World Cup rigged? (13:49) Is corruption affecting the matches? (23:30) What’s the answer? (29:55) Famous “rumored to be rigged” matches (50:10) The Doomscroll: ESPN analyst investigated (56:33) The Mitch McConnell mystery (58:41) Donald Trump’s meme coin (1:02:52) Explosive diarrhea! Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Anthony Dabbundo Producers: 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 Additional support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cohost of Midnight Boys Jomi Adeniran joins to crack open the star-spangled mailbag and answer the questions lighting up our inbox this Fourth of July. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (4:42) What makes a good conspiracy? (12:37) Favorite sports conspiracies (23:47) Princess Diana and international intrigue (46:49) The Doomscroll: Ukrainian catfishing (49:39) Russian hackers Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Jomi Adeniran Producers: 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 Additional support: Dae Shik Kim  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer/producer Amelia Wedemeyer joins to help break down the Karen Read case and Elon Musk’s involvement in anti-immigration unrest. Plus, as always, The Doomscroll with Tyler Parker. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (2:31) The Karen Read case (28:00) What to expect next? (29:01) Elon Musk fomenting race riots? (42:35) The Doomscroll: 'Pokémon GO' (44:45) DOGE whistleblower (45:41) Gold bar updates (49:59) Jared Kushner’s "flamingo revolution" (53:17) Anthropic's Claude Mythos Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Amelia Wedemeyer Producers: 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wosny Lambre returns to discuss the arrest of a CIA officer accused of stealing gold bars, and a conspiracy around NBA commissioner Adam Silver In this episode: (2:54) Stealing gold bars from the CIA (25:50) Adam Silver and the NBA flopping conspiracy (45:52) The Doomscroll: UFC at the White House (53:18) Google employee charged with insider trading (56:24) FBI and anti-AI extremism (58:18) Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Wosny Lambre Producers: 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and creative director of The Onion, Tim Heidecker, joins to discuss the rise of disinformation and the fall of Alex Jones. In this episode: (2:59) Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, and The Onion (14:48) Developing the Alex Jones impression (17:27) Taking over InfoWars (25:02) Fear of conservative backlash? (29:46) The Doomscroll: Don Jr.’s wedding (32:25) The Fox News mask (35:05) Thomas Massie (38:02) AI vs. the Pope (42:02) Gaza flotilla (44:56) Mark Zuckerberg Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Tim Heidecker Producers: 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Ryan returns for another “doomscroll” with Jason and Tyler. In this episode: (2:58) Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks (15:23) CIA and the Tecámac car bombing (22:14) RFK Jr. and tanning restrictions (30:52) Missing Maldives divers (38:11) Cuban military drones? (43:56) Fun insurance fraud schemes (49:23) ‘The Feed is Fake’ (1:03:17) Top five conspiracy theories 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host of Higher Learning and the Midnight Boys, Van Lathan, joins to discuss leaked recordings that allegedly reveal U.S. and Israeli interference in Central America, and the unsealing of government UFO files. In this episode: (3:08) A ‘Honduras-Gate’ explainer (11:43) Latin America intervention (28:12) Israel’s involvement (37:23) UFO files unsealed (47:23) The Doomscroll: Bieber and tech CEOs (50:24) Plague ship update (55:11) China’s leader purges generals (1:03:00) Clavicular and influencing the youth 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host of The Press Box and Ringer Tailgate, Joel Anderson, returns to discuss the latest in the Jeffrey Epstein saga. In this episode: (4:16) Epstein's suicide note (19:14) How real is this note? (24:59) Maxwell Hill is Ghislaine Maxwell? (40:33) Predicting a pardon for Ghislaine (43:30) The Doomscroll: AI preying on old people? (49:00) The plague ship (53:38) Area 51 earthquakes (55:42) U.S. low on gas and ammo 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host of The Press Box, Bryan Curtis, returns to help dig into the conspiracy theories around the shootings at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and in Butler, Pennsylvania. In this episode: (3:27) The believers and the “evidence” (21:56) The Butler, PA attempt (46:56) The Doomscroll: Russini’s playlist (51:20) Michael Tracey vs. Jim Acosta (57:15) U.S. soldier arrested for Polymarket bet (59:13) Scientology speed runs psyop (1:01:49) Remains of Titan submarine victims 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wosny Lambre joins to discuss the surveillance machine of Madison Square Garden, and the NBA gambling ring. In this episode: (2:51) James Dolan’s surveillance machine (14:44) MSG’s petty moves (28:07) Facial recognition in sports (31:37) What would David Stern do? (35:27) NBA gambling ring (53:30) LUSID score (58:34) The Doomscroll: Russini and Vrabel (1:05:06) The Onion buys InfoWars (1:07:17) Kash Patel vs. The Atlantic (1:10:26) Missing scientists and UFOs (1:15:01) RFK and raccoons Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Wosny Lambre 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Ryan returns for a full “doomscroll” episode with Jason and Tyler. In this episode: (3:13) The mystery of the missing scientists (17:15) Coked-up sharks (20:25) The collapse of the Atlantic current (26:17) Anthropic’s Mythos (39:17) The Geese psyop debate (55:41) Serbian ghost truckers (1:02:22) Listener emails 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 Additional Support: Dae Shik Kim  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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-ups14:34: A Lee Harvey Oswald timeline21:34: Jason's JFK assassination theory29:37: Chris's visit to the Book Repository32:28: The zany ways the CIA tried to kill Castro54:16: The LUSID Score01:00:06: The Doomscroll: UFOs, disappearing aviation experts, and Netanyahu's "death"Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler ParkerGuest: Chris RyanProducers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, and Justin SaylesArt direction: David ShoemakerMotion graphics and animations: Chris CalletonEngineering: Sarah ReddySet design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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 Jeffries06:22: Who is Peter Mandelson?13:28: Diving into the Epstein files20:56: The fall of Prince Andrew43:52: A true/false quiz on historical punishments for royal indiscretions50:30: The LUSID score54:21: The Doomscroll: Rogue vacuums, Sam Altman, and El MenchoHosts: Jason Concepion and Tyler ParkerGuest: Chris RyanProducers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, and Justin SaylesArt direction: David ShoemakerMotion graphics and animations: Chris CalletonEngineering: Sarah ReddySet design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Score54:17: 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 ParkerGuest: Bill SimmonsProducers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, Justin SaylesArt direction: David ShoemakerMotion graphics and animations: Chris CalletonEngineering: Donald LoBiancoSet design: Hannah Leiken, Jonathan Ratliff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.Listen or watch on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on IG: @waitsecondpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waitasecondpodEmail us at [email protected]: Jason Concepcion, Tyler ParkerProducers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, Justin SaylesArt direction: David ShoemakerAnimation and motion graphics: Chris Calleton  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices