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Endless Thread

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Social Media
Carnivore Diet
Tiktok
Health and Nutrition
Meat Consumption
Reddit
Dietary Supplements
Minnesota Timberwolves
Climate Change
Functional Medicine
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
NPC Streaming
Video Games
R/sounds Like Music
Today You, Tomorrow Me
NBA
Public Health
Genetics
Nutrition Science
Chabad Lubavitch

Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.

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In keeping with Endless Thread tradition, Ben and Amory are celebrating spooky season with another installment of "Endless Dread." This time, we're bringing you along on both an actual haunted hayride — thanks to McCray's Farm in South Hadley, MA — a... more

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 edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic, spooky sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a rai... more

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 in 1992, witnessing firsthand the company's tumultuous experience in the "console wars" against Nint... more

Video games are arguably the antithesis of nature; highly constructed worlds, synthetic, inorganic. If you grew up gaming, you may recall grown-ups telling you to shut down the console, go outside, and touch some grass.

These days, though, touching ... more

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Recent Guests

Sarah Elizabeth
Author and blogger known for her in-depth explorations of art and literature
Episode: Episodes we love: Artist Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit
Tez Okano
Sega employee and video game developer
Sega
Episode: Hidden Levels Ep. 6: Segagaga
Cassie Anne
Minecraft influencer known as Snifferish
Episode: Hidden Levels Ep. 5: Press B to Touch Grass
Butch Rosser
Surgeon known for integrating video game skills into surgical training
Episode: Surgical Precision: One doctor's quest to show how video games can save lives
Stef Sanjati
Content creator on YouTube, transgender advocate, hardcore gamer
YouTube
Episode: Hidden Levels: Choose Your Player (Side Quest)
Dr. Sheen Rivera
Psychiatrist and psychoanalytic therapist mainly working with LGBTQ youth and young adults
Columbia, South Carolina
Episode: Hidden Levels: Choose Your Player (Side Quest)
Nora Bensahel
Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Episode: Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU
Casey Wardynski
Creator of America's Army and former Army Colonel
U.S. Army
Episode: Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU
Matthew Thomas Payne
Associate Professor at Notre Dame studying military and video game relations
Notre Dame
Episode: Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU

Hosts

Ben Brock Johnson
Co-host of Endless Thread, he engages with diverse topics using a blend of humor and education while navigating the peculiarities of online culture and technology.
Amory Sivertson
Co-host of Endless Thread, she shares her insights and experiences while exploring the intersections of culture and technology in the modern online landscape.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 4k ratings
  • Tone deaf at best

    Listened to this show for 6-7 years and it was ok for a mindless junk food listen until last month it platformed an absolutely chilling individual whose response to his country’s ongoing perpetration of war and genocide is… to create a podcast of stale analysis of fairytales using AI, including bot hosts. The Endless Threads hosts, faced with someone who is literally taking away space from actual creatives and human podcast hosts like themselves, asked no pertinent questions and in fact giggled... more

    Apple Podcasts
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    Drus1298
    United States2 months ago
  • Lost their ways

    This used to be a great podcast about reddit stories and posts. Not so much any more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    reisse
    United States2 months ago
  • Zionist platform?

    Incredibly disappointed with the recent episode featuring an “Israeli” guest; in a time where there is an ongoing genocide of Palestinians, the last thing that’s needed right now is giving a platform to a Zionist. Free Palestine.

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    jackiegeeeee
    United States2 months ago
  • 👌👌👌👌👌👌so good

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    Apple Podcasts
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    avery one and only
    Canada2 months ago
  • never will listen again

    i listened to this show for for years, but platforming an israeli in the midst of the ongoing genocide and forced starvation in gaza is morally reprehensible. i never will listen again

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    sandwichenjoyment
    United States2 months ago

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Episodes we love: Artist Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit
Q: What did Sarah Elizabeth eventually discover about the artist?
She discovered that the artist was Richard Bober, as confirmed by his family after a long series of investigations.
Episodes we love: Artist Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit
Q: What was the quest Sarah Elizabeth embarked on regarding the A Wrinkle in Time cover?
Sarah Elizabeth aimed to uncover the identity of the artist behind the mysterious 1976 cover of A Wrinkle in Time, which had remained uncredited for decades.
Hidden Levels Ep. 2: Stick It to 'Em
Q: What makes, in your mind, a video game controller the right tool for operating the kinds of advanced weapons that the military is using it for?
It's generally a matter of familiarity.
Message in a laptop
Q: Was there any part of it for either of you that as touching as it was, that felt a little weird?
Both Noah and Drew express mixed feelings about sharing such personal content, but ultimately find value in the experience of reconnecting.
Message in a laptop
Q: Is this you?
Drew recognizes the laptop and begins to recall his childhood memories associated with it.

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1. Sarah Elizabeth
2. Tez Okano
3. Cassie Anne
4. Butch Rosser
5. Stef Sanjati
6. Dr. Sheen Rivera
7. Nora Bensahel
8. Casey Wardynski

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