The American Lean
It's an idea that pops up on Reddit from time to time: that Americans have a unique propensity lean on things. Walls. Chairs. Anything to keep from holding up our own body weight. In fact, some posit ...
26 Juli 202419min
This Bonus Drop is Marked Seggsplicit
Is it just us, or has almost everything on the internet — even breaking news — become NSFW? In this bonus episode, Endless Thread host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Grace Tatter parse an eggplant em...
20 Juli 202418min
Jamie Loftus' 'main characters'
Comedian, best-selling author and podcaster Jamie Loftus joins Amory and Ben to talk about her latest endeavor: a podcast called Sixteenth Minute (Of Fame) from iHeartMedia’s Cool Zone Media. Jamie ta...
19 Juli 202428min
How to Fight a Shark
When Endless Thread producer Grace Tatter heard a friend confidently assert that she could ward off a shark because of TikTok, Grace was both concerned for her friend's safety, and curious. Why are th...
12 Juli 202435min
Introducing Outside/In: 'The Papyrus and the Volcano'
Endless Thread presents an episode from the podcast Outside/In. While digging a well in 1750, a group of workers accidentally discovered an ancient Roman villa containing over a thousand papyrus scro...
5 Juli 202433min
This is Not a Pyramid Scheme
Every year, thousands of Americans lose money participating in multi-level marketing (MLM). So, last year, when a new business idea that promised to correct MLM's sins bubbled up on Instagram and TikT...
27 Juni 202437min
Worm Wars
When Endless Thread producer Nora Saks learned that a "toxic, self-cloning worm that poops out of its mouth" was invading Maine, she started sounding the alarm about the impending eco-doom. Until, th...
21 Juni 202434min
Looking for a Man, Finding a Record Deal
In April, a TikTok creator mused, "Did I just write the song of the summer?" Girl on Couch's "Looking for a man in finance" song spawned hundreds of remixes, and won her a record deal. While it might ...
14 Juni 202427min
