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Fryders and Alligator Alcatraz tours: When trolls get inventive
Ben and Amory share two stories about some out-of-the-box internet trolling. First, Amory tries to untangle a web of rumors surrounding an unusual di…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episodes we love: Lofi Girl
This November, we're playing some of our favorite episodes from the past alongside new stuff, so that newer listeners can experience our back catalog…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
So Cute!
While some people find Labubus terrifying, millions of others find their big eyes and furry features irresistibly adorable. Why? From Labubu dolls ta…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episodes we love: Welcome to the Jam
Everybody get up, it's time to slam now... again! Yes, we're revisiting our episode about the website for the 1996 movie "Space Jam," which is still …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Endless Dread: Haunted Hayride
In keeping with Endless Thread tradition, Ben and Amory are celebrating spooky season with another installment of "Endless Dread." This time, we're b…
5 months ago
Episodes we love: Artist Known
New to Endless Thread? Wooooo! We're revisiting some favorites from our archives to welcome you.
First up: The cover art for the 1976 paperback editi…
5 months ago
Hidden Levels Ep. 6: Segagaga
The final episode of Hidden Levels explores the story of SEGA developer Tez Okano and the bizarre, meta-game he created: Segagaga.
Okano joined SEGA …
5 months, 1 week ago
Hidden Levels Ep. 5: Press B to Touch Grass
Video games are arguably the antithesis of nature; highly constructed worlds, synthetic, inorganic. If you grew up gaming, you may recall grown-ups t…
5 months, 1 week ago
Hidden Levels: Surgical Precision (Side Quest)
Dr. James "Butch" Rosser was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery in the 1990s. When he credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismis…
5 months, 1 week ago
Hidden Levels Ep. 4: Machinima
Machinima — a portmanteau of “machine” and “cinema” — refers to movies filmed inside video games. The art form had a renaissance in the 1990s, and ma…
5 months, 2 weeks ago