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Political feuds don't take vacations
Ben and Amory are, sadly, not the type of people who truly "unplug" when they go on vacation, but this week's story is proof that those people do, in…
4 years, 7 months ago
Goblins, Toenails, and Beach Rap
In times like these, you've got to take joy wherever and however you can get it. Amory and Ben swap unexpected sources of joy they've bumped into rec…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ballerina in the Sky
This is the story of a shocking event that sent Endless Thread producer Quincy Walters, and countless others, down a disturbing and fascinating rabbi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Eugene from Ukraine
"How to prepare your house for an active wartime?"
This was the title of a post on r/NoStupidQuestions about a month ago. The Reddit user, a 32-year …
4 years, 8 months ago
Dogs in Elk
"I know how to take meat away from a dog. How do I take a dog away from meat?" This was a real question posed in Salon.com's Table Talk forum in 1999…
4 years, 8 months ago
Space Heist! (Or, How to Steal a Planet)
On December 28, 2004, CalTech astronomer Mike Brown and his colleagues found an unnamed dwarf planet drifting through the far reaches of the solar sy…
4 years, 8 months ago
Li Ziqi: China's Quarantine Queen
While you were tending to your quarantine sourdough starter, Chinese YouTube star Li Ziqi was growing mushrooms, making peach blossom crowns and list…
4 years, 8 months ago
Murph
Jack Murphy, or "Murph the Surf," is best known for pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history. But Amory's here to tell you about …
4 years, 9 months ago
The complicated, chaotic rise of 'antiwork'
"Unemployment for all, not just the rich!" That's the catchphrase of r/antiwork, a Reddit community of more than 1.7 million people who want to end w…
4 years, 9 months ago
Tales of the Tailed
Heads up: This episode mentions the tragic death of a dog. Take care when listening, and hug your furry loved ones.
Amory, Ben, and producer Quincy …
4 years, 9 months ago