Explained in Plain Sight
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Podcast Overview
<p> Explained in Plain Sight is a true crime podcast that takes a second look at stories everyone thinks they already understand. We slow things down, add context, and break down the people, systems, and media narratives behind well-known cases. Some moments are serious, some are frustrating, and some deserve a little side-eye — because understanding what happened matters more than dramatic retellings. </p>
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Publishing Since
12/24/2025
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Recent Episodes
February 1, 2026
Episode 5: Fyre Festival — Sold a Dream, Delivered a Disaster
<p>The episode delves into the Fire Festival disaster, uncovering the power of confidence and branding, the collision of marketing with reality, the unraveling of the fantasy, the chaos behind the scenes, the stark contrast between fantasy and reality on arrival day, and the aftermath with legal consequences. The key takeaways are the clash between confidence and reality, and the struggle between optimism and realism.</p><p></p>
January 22, 2026
Episode 4: Challenger — The Disaster That Started in a Meeting
<p>Most people remember the Challenger disaster as a tragic accident.</p><p>This episode breaks down why it wasn’t.</p><p>In January 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven people aboard. But the failure didn’t start in the sky. It started in conference rooms, late-night calls, and a system that made it easier to say yes than to stop everything.</p><p>In this episode of Explained in Plain Sight, JC walks through what really happened. The pressure NASA was under, the engineers who raised concerns, the decisions made the night before launch, and the warning signs that were ignored.</p><p>We also spend time with the crew of Challenger as people, not symbols, and examine how the investigation exposed a culture where public reassurance mattered more than reality.</p><p>This isn’t a story about rockets.<br /> It’s a story about how disasters happen when no one wants to be the problem.</p>
January 8, 2026
Episode 3: The McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case — The Joke That Hid the Truth
<p>Most people think they already know the McDonald’s hot coffee case. It’s been repeated for decades as the ultimate example of a “frivolous lawsuit.”</p><p>That version is almost entirely wrong.</p><p>In this episode of Explained in Plain Sight, JC slows the story all the way down. From a McDonald’s parking lot in Albuquerque to a courtroom in Bernalillo County, we break down what actually happened, who Stella Liebeck was, what McDonald’s already knew, and why the jury made the decisions it did.</p><p>We also dig into how the media turned a serious injury into a cultural joke, how that narrative stuck, and why this case is still taught very differently in law schools than it’s remembered in pop culture.</p><p>This isn’t a story about coffee.<br /> It’s a story about accountability, narrative control, and how easily the truth gets buried when a punchline is more convenient.</p>
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- What is Explained in Plain Sight?
<p> Explained in Plain Sight is a true crime podcast that takes a second look at stories everyone thinks they already understand. We slow things down, add context, and break down the people, systems, and media narratives behind well-known cases. Some moments are serious, some are frustrating, and some deserve a little side-eye — because understanding what happened matters more than dramatic retellings. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.
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