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Top 10 Killers on the Loose, a Livestreamed Execution, and Shrek’s Massive Hog
Oct 15, 2026
1h 28m 44s
Cockpit Axe Attacks, the Plague Is Back, and a Botched-Execution Update
Oct 8, 2026
1h 21m 58s
The False Alarm That Almost Started a Nuclear War. Plus: the Tupac Trial, With Joel Anderson.
Oct 1, 2026
1h 17m 31s
Houses of Horror: The Lizzie Borden Mystery and a Possible Serial Killer in Philly
Sep 24, 2026
1h 32m 08s
The 9/11 Building 7 Theory, Revisited: Our Rebuttal, With Wosny Lambre
Sep 17, 2026
1h 07m 43s
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| 10/15/26 | Top 10 Killers on the Loose, a Livestreamed Execution, and Shrek’s Massive Hog | Is Rob Mahoney the most normal man at The Ringer? Debatable. But we are sure that he’s our guest today and down to get weird with Jason and Tyler. On the agenda today: a French aristocrat accused of murdering his family who became a fugitive, Jason’s top 10 fugitives still on the loose, a discussion about the Fort Hood shooter’s execution, and a lengthy debate about Shrek’s, umm, anatomy. (0:00) The war criminal who became a healing doctor (03:05) Our guest: Rob Mahoney (05:02) Rob’s conspiracy theory: Kelly Clarkson and the animatronic bird (10:39) Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès: Who is XDL? (15:05) The bodies under the terrace and his last known location (28:49 Why hasn’t he been charged? French law and Anatomy of a Fall (35:10) Top 10 fugitives still on the loose (42:42) Remember Kony? (43:23) How would you disappear in 2026? (45:27) Historic cases: Mr. Cruel, the Doodler, Freeway Phantom, I-70 Killer (55:07) Possible serial killer on a Lansing, Michigan, trail (58:04) The Fort Hood shooter’s execution debacle (01:03:18) How do you feel about Shrek’s d**k? (01:10:04) One more CIA gold bar update (01:13:49) Hackers heat up French supermarket fridges (01:17:30) Former German spy chief arrested for treason (01:21:58) The Lighthouse of Alexandria signet found underwater Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Email us: [email protected] Follow us on IG: @waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Rob Mahoney Producer: Justin Sayles Video editing: Jordan Satmary Engineering: Sarah Reddy Social media: Paige Ransbury Thumbnail: Matt James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 28m 44s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | Cockpit Axe Attacks, the Plague Is Back, and a Botched-Execution Update | Terror Month continues and we’re looking upward to the skies. Jason and Tyler use last week’s wild flydubai story to discuss other harrowing aviation incidents before hitting updates on the Siberian plague situation, Christa Pike’s botched execution, and more. (00:00) The mysterious case of Ben Padilla (02:57) The flydubai copilot axe attack (08:47) Edibles and passing out on a red-eye (13:26) Germanwings Flight 9525 (30:02) The flydubai "false flag" theory (32:34) Doomscroll: The plague is back? (41:59) Christa Pike update (52:01) Another Epstein death (56:04) The Fed official honeypot scheme (01:02:46) Anthropic gets even more religious (01:07:16) Houthis (and Toyotas 4runners) (01:12:09) The Arizona road-rage AI video Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Email us: [email protected] Follow us on IG: @waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Producer: Justin Sayles Video editing: Jordan Satmary Engineering: Sarah Reddy Social media: Paige Ransbury Thumbnail: Matt James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 21m 58s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | The False Alarm That Almost Started a Nuclear War. Plus: the Tupac Trial, With Joel Anderson. | Wait a Second… is kicking off Terror Month with the most terrifying idea of all: nuclear annihilation. Following news last month that an AI chatbot nearly got us into a war with China, Jason and Tyler look back at the early-’80s incidents that nearly brought the Cold War to a boil. With the help of The Ringer’s Joel Anderson, they talk NORAD and real-life war games. Later, they break down the Tupac murder trial and conviction of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, which Joel wrote about on The Ringer last week. Today’s agenda: (00:00) The real-life ‘WarGames’ (02:39) Our guest today: Joel Anderson (04:00) Could AI accidentally start a war? (08:17) Setting the stage for a nuclear near-miss (26:17) The Cold War gets very, very close (39:13) The Soviet “Dead Hand” System (42:30) The Tupac murder verdict and the conspiracy theories (53:56) The LAPD, Keefe D, and the case against him (58:08) The American Idol Murder Case (01:03:17) A Bob Iger COVID conspiracy (01:06:59) Hackers breach the FBI. What did they want? (01:09:49) The mysterious Milwaukee “bad boy” sound Read Joel’s piece on the Keefe D verdict here: https://www.theringer.com/2026/09/23/music/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-keffe-d-davis-conviction-conspiracy-theories Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Email us: [email protected] Follow us on IG: @waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Guest: Joel Anderson Producer: Justin Sayles Video editing: Jordan Satmary Engineering: Jason Arreola Social media: Paige Ransbury Thumbnail: Matt James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 17m 31s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Houses of Horror: The Lizzie Borden Mystery and a Possible Serial Killer in Philly | Jason and Tyler are back and they're breaking down one of the most mysterious cases in American history: the murder of Lizzie Borden's parents. With the help of producer Justin, they look into the case against Lizzie, alternative suspects, and why the story was ripe for an adaptation in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series 'Monster.'Then, they look at one of the most messed-up cases they've seen recently: the R.C. Horsch investigation in Philadelphia. Are we looking at a serial killer situation? Today's agenda: (00:00) The grisly case of Christman of Kerpen (02:22) Lizzie Borden took an axe ... (10:26) The 90-minute gap. (14:08) Wouldn't it make a noise? (24:27) Let's talk about motive. (30:44) The Lizzie-Bridget theory. (39:11) So who did it? (55:35) One more thought on Bill James. (01:00:45) The Philadelphia house of horrors: What is happening here? (01:15:04) Doomscroll: The Florida plastic surgeon who defended himself. (01:22:39) We almost went to war with China ... because of a chatbot. (01:23:55) The Russian-backed murder plot we're obsessing over. (01:26:50) A new King Tut theory. Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler ParkerProducer: Justin SaylesVideo editing: Jordan SatmaryEngineering: Jason ArreolaSocial media: Paige RansburyThumbnail: Matt James Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 32m 08s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | The 9/11 Building 7 Theory, Revisited: Our Rebuttal, With Wosny Lambre | Seems like a lot of you buy into the WTC Building 7 conspiracies. So, we’re diving back in. Jason and Tyler are joined by friend of the show Big Wos to break down your Building 7 comments, Osama Bin Laden theories, and more. Today’s agenda: 00:06: The 1977 Russian Embassy Fire 02:30: Our guest: Wosny Lambre 04:28: 9/11 memories 17:17: WTC Building 7, Revisited 44:42: Doomscroll: Don Jr.’s Big Fat Russian-Funded Wedding 49:29: The CIA gold bar guy is taking a plea? 52:34: Your Apple Watch doesn’t care about eavesdropping laws 55:10: The Heathrow disaster 57:18: Why are the military commissary freezers malfunctioning? 01:00:28: Ancient cannibalism update 01:02:26: The earliest signs of human drug use Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcast Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker Producer: Justin Sayles and T Cruz Video editing: Jordan Satmary Engineering: Jon Jones and Jamie Yukich Social media: Paige Ransbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 07m 43s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | 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 … maybe01:07:41: DK Metcalf, Dre Greenlaw, and the NFL’s sudden Antarctica fascinationFollow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@waitasecondpodcastHosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler ParkerProducers: T Cruz and Justin SaylesVideo editing: Jordan SatmaryEngineering: Sarah ReddySocial media: Paige Ransbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 16m 00s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | CIA operationsRussia+4 | Chris Ryan | CIA | MoscowRussia+2 | CIAMoscow+7 | — | 1h 05m 35s | ||
| 8/25/26 | conspiracy theoriesdeep dives+3 | Bill Simmons | — | Long Island | conspiracyBill Simmons+6 | — | 1h 19m 16s | ||
| 8/20/26 | Lakers saleBuss family drama+4 | Jomi Adeniran | GTA VILakers+1 | — | LakersBuss family+8 | — | 1h 25m 20s | ||
| 8/13/26 | AI scenariosTrump+4 | Charlie Warzel | The Atlantic | ItalyIran+1 | AITrump+5 | — | 1h 07m 54s | ||
| 8/6/26 | Presidential healthNATO spy scandal+3 | Bryan Curtis | NATOeBay | Amazon | TrumpNATO+6 | — | 1h 04m 53s | ||
| 7/30/26 | cryptidsfolklore+3 | Chris Ryan | The RingerThe Odyssey | — | cryptidsThe Odyssey+3 | — | 1h 08m 09s | ||
| 7/23/26 | data centersChina+5 | Danny Heifetz | The RingerTaylor Farms+2 | — | data centersChina+8 | — | 1h 14m 20s | ||
| 7/16/26 | U.S.-China relationsconspiracy theories+4 | Ben Rhodes | WaymoPod Save the World+2 | — | U.S.-China dealBen Rhodes+6 | — | 1h 05m 07s | ||
| 7/9/26 | FIFA World Cupcorruption+4 | Anthony Dabbundo | ESPNThe Ringer Gambling Show | — | FIFAWorld Cup+7 | — | 1h 08m 19s | ||
| 7/2/26 | conspiracy theoriessports+4 | Jomi Adeniran | — | UkraineRussia | conspiracysports conspiracies+4 | — | 58m 53s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Peter Thielevil billionaires+3 | Adam Conover | Peter ThielOzempic+3 | — | Peter Thielevil billionaires+3 | — | 1h 08m 23s | ||
| 6/18/26 | Karen Read caseElon Musk+5 | Amelia Wedemeyer | Elon MuskPokémon GO+2 | — | Karen ReadElon Musk+8 | — | 1h 05m 27s | ||
| 6/11/26 | crimenoir+5 | Jordan Harper | — | — | Jordan HarperL.A. noir+5 | — | 1h 04m 52s | ||
| 6/4/26 | CIANBA+4 | Wosny Lambre | CIANBA+3 | ArgentinaWhite House | CIA gold bar heistNBA conspiracy+5 | — | 1h 04m 21s | ||
| 5/28/26 | disinformationAlex Jones+5 | Tim Heidecker | The OnionInfoWars+2 | Gaza | disinformationAlex Jones+7 | — | 50m 11s | ||
| 5/21/26 | CIAcartel+4 | Chris Ryan | CIATecámac+2 | Maldives | HantavirusEbola+6 | — | 1h 12m 12s | ||
| 5/14/26 | U.S. interferenceLatin America+4 | Van Lathan | U.S.Israeli | Central AmericaHonduras+1 | Honduras-GateLatin America intervention+4 | — | 1h 11m 06s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Jeffrey EpsteinGhislaine Maxwell+4 | Joel Anderson | The Press BoxRinger Tailgate+1 | — | Epsteinsuicide note+6 | — | 1h 08m 21s | ||
| 4/30/26 | conspiracy theoriesassassination attempts+3 | Bryan Curtis | Scientology | Butler, Pennsylvania | Trumpassassination+6 | — | 1h 06m 27s | ||
| 4/23/26 | surveillanceNBA+4 | Wosny Lambre | Madison Square GardenThe Onion+2 | — | surveillance machineNBA gambling+3 | — | 1h 20m 08s | ||
| 4/16/26 | missing scientistscoked-up sharks+3 | Chris Ryan | Anthropic | Serbia | missing scientistscoked-up sharks+3 | — | 1h 12m 40s | ||
| 4/9/26 | Jeffrey Epsteindeath investigation+4 | Jena Friedman | The Ringer | — | Jeffrey Epsteindeath+5 | — | 1h 10m 24s | ||
| 4/2/26 | Havana Syndromegovernment cover-up+3 | Justin Sayles | The Ringer | — | Havana Syndromeconspiracy+3 | — | 1h 23m 44s | ||
| 3/26/26 | warnuclear threats+5 | Joel Anderson | The Press Box | — | apocalypsewar in Iran+5 | — | 1h 26m 00s | ||
| 3/19/26 | JFK assassinationCIA involvement+4 | Chris Ryan | CIA | — | JFK assassinationCIA+7 | — | 1h 16m 42s | ||
| 3/12/26 | prediction marketsPolymarket+5 | Bryan Curtis | The Press BoxPolymarket+3 | — | prediction marketsPolymarket+5 | — | 1h 17m 46s | ||
| 3/5/26 | AIcloning+4 | Van Lathan | Anthropic AIHigher Learning+1 | Bohemian Grove | AI Warfarekiller robots+5 | — | 1h 10m 50s | ||
| 2/26/26 | Jeffrey EpsteinPrince Andrew+4 | Chris Ryan | British ParliamentThe Ringer | — | Jeffrey EpsteinPrince Andrew+5 | — | 1h 07m 31s | ||
| 2/19/26 | surveillancepop culture+4 | Bill Simmons | Ring1984 | — | surveillance stateRing cameras+5 | — | 1h 19m 12s | ||
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