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Jokes, Part I: Sumer Funny, Sumer Not
What makes the world’s first documented bar joke funny? No one knows.
In a tweet that garnered thousands of responses in March, the Twitter account …
3 years, 8 months ago
Alyssa
When a Reddit post about constant “locker room talk” in a male-dominated office gained traction in the r/TwoXChromosomes subreddit, Ben and Amory inv…
3 years, 8 months ago
Eggs Tyrone and The United States Chemical Safety Board's YouTube Channel
Ben is joined by producer Quincy Walters in this Snacktime episode about little-known government agency with a cult YouTube following and the music m…
3 years, 8 months ago
Swedengate
When a Redditor said that he was expected to stay in his Swedish friend's bedroom while the friend ate dinner with his family, the internet exploded …
3 years, 8 months ago
Encore: Tight Squeeze
You might not think about caves in the same breath as you do the deep ocean or outer space, but you probably should. There are approximately 70,000 c…
3 years, 8 months ago
Aunties
Reddit's Auntie Network, an online community "dedicated to providing information and resources to those in need of abortion services," has been inund…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Loudest Sound
Imagine if an explosion in California was so loud that it could be heard in New York City. This is the story of a real event that was just as loud — …
3 years, 9 months ago
Encore: Giddyup! Riding Groups Tap Into Long History Of Black Cowboys
In the summer of 2020, images of Black men and women riding horses at protests went viral. But the history of Black cowboys goes all the way back to …
3 years, 9 months ago
Lost in Translation
From a seriously violent tale on Duolingo to a Reddit post about a life-changing mistake, we bring you two stories on the pitfalls of jumping to conc…
3 years, 9 months ago
TikTok Tics
When Ben hears a rumor about kids "catching" tics from watching too many TikTok videos, we set out to investigate. We hear from neurologists and TikT…
3 years, 10 months ago