Podcast Episodes

Hype Cycle

The Vision Pro is Apple's new $3,500 virtual reality headset.

Since its debut in February, users have found new ways to use this latest iteration of …

2 years, 2 months ago

Episodes We Love: Doom Jelly

Imagine sitting in a hospital room for 24 consecutive hours in the most agonizing pain you can possibly imagine. You feel a sense of impending doom. …

2 years, 2 months ago

The Jackie Show

Our interactions with nature are increasingly mediated by technology. We scroll through wildlife feeds on TikTok. We use Instagram to plan hikes. Eve…

2 years, 2 months ago

Green Memes

In 2017, Rhett Barker and his friends needed a way to stay in touch after graduating college. They were ecology majors, and meme groups were in vogue…

2 years, 2 months ago

RIP Lil Miquela

In 2016, followers flocked to an Instagram user purporting to be Miquela Sousa, a 19-year-old Brazilian-American model, singer, and sometimes activis…

2 years, 2 months ago

Nerd Fight

The halls of science, known for prim propriety and careful debate, are feuding. A new theory of gravity challenges Einstein's general relativity, our…

2 years, 3 months ago

Shaq Time: Is Shaq OK?

Shaquille O'Neal has some advice: "If you are going to retire, accept it. Enjoy your family," he recently said on The Big Podcast With Shaq. "I made …

2 years, 3 months ago

The Music Man, Part 2

In the second part of Endless Thread's investigation into a ubiquitous online piano academy, we dig into why some people think it's a front to recrui…

2 years, 3 months ago

The Music Man, Part 1

You may have seen this ad: A frenetic, wild-haired concert pianist says he can make any newbie a virtuoso in months. Just take his online course for …

2 years, 3 months ago

Endless Thread introduces "Beyond All Repair", Amory Sivertson's new podcast

Last week, you heard Endless Thread co-hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson re-introduce you to how Amory's new podcast, Beyond All Repair, be…

2 years, 4 months ago