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The front page of the Internet--also known as Reddit--is making noise. Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the site's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities, collaborating with Reddit's 330 million users and over 140 thousand communities to find all kinds of jaw-dropping narratives. A collaboration between WBUR and Reddit.
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Endless Thread Presents: Mystery of the Mullet
While we're on break working on a new season, we recommend checking out Decoder Ring. In each episode, Decoder Ring explores a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters. Today we're presenting one of their recent episodes: "Mystery of the Mullet."
The mullet, the love-to-hate-it hairstyle is as associated with the 1980s as Ronald Reagan, junk bonds, and break dancing. But in at least one major way, we are suffering from a collective case of false memory syndrome. In this episode, the Decoder Ring team tracks the rise and fall of the mullet, and also the lexical quandary at its heart: who named the mullet? -
Encore: Black Lives Matter IRL And Online
Endless Thread is on break so we're sharing one of our favorite episodes from the past year. We published it back on Juneteenth 2020 after asking for stories that caught our listeners' attention at the height of the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor police brutality protests around the country. The episode was recently included in a roundup of “100 Outstanding Podcasts From 2020” from The Bello Collective.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
It's that time of the year again: Endless Thread is going on a winter break. But don't miss us too much. We'll be back in 2021 with a fresh, new, weird, and wonderful version of the show. Before we say goodbye for now, we check in with some of our favorite guests of episodes past.
Episodes updated include:
Get Motivated: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/01/11/get-motivated
Infectious, Pt 1: Scabs, Pus, and Puritans: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/05/03/scabs-pus-puritans
Brain Melt: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2018/11/09/brain-melt
Nick, Jess, and David: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/12/20/autistic-redditors-explain-autism
Shipwrecked: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/06/14/shipwrecked
Dear Anon: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2018/11/16/dear-anon -
Encore: All You Can Eat... And Then Some (Updates!)
Chicken patrol. Tiny plates. Purses lined with plastic bags. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Endless Thread re-releases "All You Can Eat," an episode that peeks behind the curtain of the strange world of all-you-can-eat buffets, from the strategies buffet owners use to protect their profits to the hungry customers who try to game the system. Listen until the end for an update with Jordan, the Redditor and restaurant consultant featured in the original episode, to hear an insider's perspective on how the pandemic is changing the food industry.
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Niall Needs A Friend
A month ago, we received an email that really caught our attention. It was from a listener in Ireland named Niall, who has been feeling isolated during the pandemic. He was wondering if we could help him make some new friends. So... the Endless Thread team got to work.
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Today You, Tomorrow Me
10 years ago, Justin found himself on the side of the road with a blown out tire. Hours went by and no one stopped to help. But just as he was about to give up, something happened that changed Justin forever.
Customer Reviews
A surprising favorite
I randomly came across this podcast over a year ago and now it’s one of my favorites. It’s a comfortable and entertaining listen on topics that always seem to interest me.
I love this podcast
You guys do a great job of making things funny and just making things that I wouldn’t normally be into very fascinating. Like in the newest endless dread, the person living in the walls, you guys actually made me laugh out loud. It was great. You guys review cool stuff, but also deep and personal stuff, it really balances it out. (Ps: Amory I listened to your music. Human’s my fav) also don’t listen to these bad reviews. They’re Full of it.
I joined Reddit bc of y’all
There’s little I could say that others have not already told you guys, but I love what you’re doing and have been telling everyone i know to listen to your podcast. I love the mix of topics and small series you incorporate into the show. NEVER STOP MAKING THIS SHOW! y’all are so fun and talented! Love you all!