Episode Four: The Rewind

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Episode Four: The Rewind

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22 minutes

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Aug 18, 2022

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Sometimes journalists pursue a mystery; other times, it pursues them. An unexpected phone call from Naomi Halbrook leads to more revelations, while a competing documentary project about Polybius leads to conflict.

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Aug 18, 2022

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Originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase, The Polybius Conspiracy tells the story of a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in the Pacific Northwest is fueled by a blending of fact and fiction.

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The Polybius Conspiracy: Teaser: The Polybius Conspiracy is a seven-part series, originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase in 2017, which tells the complex story of two men united by a decades-old urban legend. Polybius, a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in t by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode One: The Player: An investigation into the origins of the Polybius legend leads to Bobby, who claims the game was responsible for his abduction as a teenager. In the thirty-five years since, Bobby has remained steadfast with his story, going so far as to organize a for-pr by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Two: The Missing: As a man comes forward to potentially corroborate Bobby's story, the path forward plunges into the darkness of another Oregonian legend: the infamous Shanghai Tunnels. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Four: The Rewind: Sometimes journalists pursue a mystery; other times, it pursues them. An unexpected phone call from Naomi Halbrook leads to more revelations, while a competing documentary project about Polybius leads to conflict. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Three: The Cassette: The search for answers leads the team to a retired journalist with a bizarre connection to Coin Kingdom, and unsettling allegations of abuse at an international youth academy. by The Polybius Conspiracy
29 min listen
Episode Seven: The Final Level: Fact, fabrication, history and hoax converge as the search for Marc comes full circle. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Six: The Code: Questions about Bobby result in a surprising lead, as Rubin comes to believe he's cracked the code on Polybius. by The Polybius Conspiracy
26 min listen
Episode Five: The Seller: New clues about the whereabouts of Rubin's missing partner shed light on secrets Bobby might prefer stay hidden. The team looks into how one might go about vetting the authenticity of a Polybius cabinet. by The Polybius Conspiracy
28 min listen
A message from... by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Introducing...The Incident at Ong’s Hat: Premiering Friday, January 27th from BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds... Sarah Larsen, a yoga instructor, and her friend Charlie Brill went in search of Ong’s Hat, a fabled gateway to another dimension. Now Sarah is missing. A new mystery from the makers of by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Introducing...The Incident at Ong’s Hat: Premiering Friday, January 27th from BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds... Sarah Larsen, a yoga instructor, and her friend Charlie Brill went in search of Ong’s Hat, a fabled gateway to another dimension. Now Sarah is missing. A new mystery from the makers of by The Polybius Conspiracy
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The Polybius Conspiracy: Teaser: The Polybius Conspiracy is a seven-part series, originally heard on Radiotopia's Showcase in 2017, which tells the complex story of two men united by a decades-old urban legend. Polybius, a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in t by The Polybius Conspiracy
3 min listen
Episode One: The Player: An investigation into the origins of the Polybius legend leads to Bobby, who claims the game was responsible for his abduction as a teenager. In the thirty-five years since, Bobby has remained steadfast with his story, going so far as to organize a for-pr by The Polybius Conspiracy
36 min listen
Episode Two: The Missing: As a man comes forward to potentially corroborate Bobby's story, the path forward plunges into the darkness of another Oregonian legend: the infamous Shanghai Tunnels. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Three: The Cassette: The search for answers leads the team to a retired journalist with a bizarre connection to Coin Kingdom, and unsettling allegations of abuse at an international youth academy. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Five: The Seller: New clues about the whereabouts of Rubin's missing partner shed light on secrets Bobby might prefer stay hidden. The team looks into how one might go about vetting the authenticity of a Polybius cabinet. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Six: The Code: Questions about Bobby result in a surprising lead, as Rubin comes to believe he's cracked the code on Polybius. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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Episode Seven: The Final Level: Fact, fabrication, history and hoax converge as the search for Marc comes full circle. by The Polybius Conspiracy
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