Podcast Episodes

Aunties

Reddit's Auntie Network, an online community "dedicated to providing information and resources to those in need of abortion services," has been inund…

4 years 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 — …

4 years 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 …

4 years 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…

4 years, 1 month 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…

4 years, 1 month ago

'He Died in the Goddamn Waiting Room'

With unprecedented hospital staff shortages, COVID-19 has upended the nursing profession. But the r/nursing subreddit offers an online life raft for …

4 years, 1 month ago

When Online Extremism Becomes Offline Violence

On Endless Thread, we talk about the blurring lines between our online and offline worlds. This week, we discuss the role online platforms played in …

4 years, 1 month ago

Cyberwitches

Since the dawn of the internet, cyberwitches have traded in their broomsticks and cauldrons for floppy disks and smartphones. This week on Endless Th…

4 years, 1 month ago

Us vs. Them vs. Andy

From a young age, "Andy" wanted to be a police officer.

But in 2021, after 15 years on the job, he quit. Andy wrote about his decision in the r/OffM…

4 years, 2 months ago

Egg-cellent If True

When a colleague sent us a viral Reddit post from WallStreetBets, we set out to investigate. A redditor who goes by u/throwmetfawaythanks tricked tho…

4 years, 2 months ago