'Stuff Your 15-Minute Cities!' What do livable and walkable urban environments have to do with "the real life Hunger Games"? And why are people in Oxford, England and elsewhere coming out in droves to... Play Endless Thread 24:21 5 hours ago
The downside of giraffes' long necks From the days of Charles Darwin, scientists have remarked upon the evolutionary benefits of giraffes' long necks. But after two mysterious deaths, Endless Thread turned to the subreddit AskScience to... Play Endless Thread 19:51 Mar 24, 2023
'Violation,' Part 1: Two sons, lost This debut episode of Violation, a podcast from WBUR and The Marshall Project, introduces the story of the crime that has bound two families together for decades. Play Endless Thread 34:49 Mar 23, 2023
Pawn Man: How a WWII photo album created a 'perfect storm' on social media Evan Kail is a wise-cracking antique dealer and TikToker. Last September, his world turned upside down when one of his TikToks ignited an international media frenzy. Play Endless Thread 39:56 Mar 17, 2023
Endless Thread introduces Violation, a new podcast about who pulls the levers of power in the justice system Violation tells the story of two families bound together by an unthinkable crime. It explores America's opaque parole system and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets... Play Endless Thread 03:36 Mar 16, 2023
Owl pursuits: How an owl became part of a campus community Last fall, freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill got a new neighbor: an owl. What wasn't clear was whether the owl was trying to befriend them,... Play Endless Thread 24:01 Mar 10, 2023
Return of the Aunties: What online volunteers have learned about abortion access post-Roe More and more, people are relying on Reddit for help accessing abortion services. Endless Thread revisits r/auntienetwork and looks at how it and other online communities are trying to fill... Play Endless Thread 32:06 Mar 3, 2023
Aftershocks online: How social media responds in the wake of a natural disaster From a Twitter user predicting a catastrophic earthquake just days before a 7.8-magnitude quake hit Turkey, to mysterious lights in the sky that can help geologists better forecast earthquakes, Ben... Play Endless Thread 23:17 Feb 24, 2023
Russian anti-war YouTubers: What happens when your government doesn't allow dissent? Natasha and Zack initially gained traction on YouTube for their videos about Russian food, culture, and daily life. Their slice-of-life vlogs were a huge hit, getting millions of views with... Play Endless Thread 28:59 Feb 17, 2023
My Canadian Girlfriend We all have a friend who claimed they were in a long distance relationship with someone really awesome...but darn it, you could never their SO because they lived in Canada.... Play Endless Thread 26:24 Feb 10, 2023
Him: An AI love story What happens when you date a chatbot? The app Replika lets users design artificially intelligent bots to be their romantic partners. But the real love story may be more about... Play Endless Thread 26:58 Feb 3, 2023
Worm Wars: Invasive species and the stories we tell about them A new creepy crawly is wriggling into The Pine Tree State, and fast. In this episode, co-hosts Ben Johnson and Nora Saks tunnel down a wormhole into the complicated world... Play Endless Thread 34:15 Jan 27, 2023
'Sinbad Smith' and the troll pole: Two tales of things that are not as they seem In this episode, Amory shares a 10-year-old Reddit post with Ben showing a photo of a college student with an epic-looking wooden staff and a caption that baffled the photo's... Play Endless Thread 25:21 Jan 20, 2023
'You are powerful': Missing and remembering Aaron Swartz In this episode of Endless Thread, co-hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson honor the legacy of internet activist Aaron Swartz with two people familiar with his life and work:... Play Endless Thread 30:41 Jan 13, 2023
Encore: Llama at a wedding “What are the dimensions of an adult llama?” asked a Redditor called Mrs. Sam Handwich in the "No Stupid Questions" community. "I've been hired to make a tuxedo for a... Play Endless Thread 18:31 Jan 6, 2023
Encore: Unsent Letters The unsent letter. We all have one, half-composed in our heads or fully-formed as an email draft. Whatever form these letters take, they go unsent because they might be better... Play Endless Thread 28:59 Dec 30, 2022
R.L. Stine, the giver of 'Goosebumps,' on 30 years, countless nightmares, and a lot of luck Our most recent episode on 'Goosebumps The Musical' featured R.L. Stine, author of the wildly popular 'Goosebumps' book series, which turned 30 this year. In this bonus, we share more... Play Endless Thread 15:10 Dec 24, 2022
Listener beware… it’s ‘Goosebumps The Musical’ “Goosebumps” book fans and musical theater fans, unite! In this episode, Amory and producer Quincy introduce you to “Goosebumps The Musical” and find out what it might take to get... Play Endless Thread 38:29 Dec 23, 2022
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part VI: The quest to build machines like us Can a machine think like a human? Can it be conscious? For decades the answer was clear: nope. But artificial intelligence today is challenging that notion. Endless Thread visits Google... Play Endless Thread 40:27 Dec 16, 2022
Good Bot, Bad Bot | Part V: Bots that speak the language of love better than you do If you've ever used a dating app, chances are you've encountered a bot, most likely a fake account or a scammer. But this week on Endless Thread, we investigate a... Play Endless Thread 36:06 Dec 9, 2022
