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Endless Thread

WBUR

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 2022, people around the world freaked out at the advent of ChatGPT, OpenAI's chatbot. In under three years, artificial intelligence has been incorporated almost everywhere in our online lives. But training the large language models, or LLMs, that ... more

Sometimes, after a long day speaking English, former WBUR podcast fellow Cici Yu just wants to zone out and spend time on the internet where everyone is speaking her native language, Chinese. Her app of choice? Xiaohongshu, or RedNote. So, when Cici ... more

There's a burning question that keeps coming up in internet communities, YouTube explainers, and interviews with stunt people from the film industry: does Steven Seagal actually know martial arts?

In our current news environment, where conspiracy th... more

It's 2025. HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" is one of the most popular shows streaming, and the federal government just announced massive spending on artificial intelligence. The inspiration for "Dune: Prophecy" is in part a prophecy, of sorts, from 1872: One ... more

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 3.9k ratings
  • Love this show!

    I’ve been listening to endless thread for years now, I was especially invested after listening to the kindness episode in the car with my parents and we were all sobbing haha. Anyway, I just listened to the meat episode and had to come on here to appreciate that endless thread includes all different voices and perspectives, including voices from people like Saladino who take simple questions as personal attacks lol. Well if anyone convinced me about how NOT to eat and how science doesn’t work it... more

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    5
    Dels95
    United States2 months ago
  • Best podcast

    The first time I listened to this was when my mom showed me the episode on the art of a wrinkle in time and being a person who loves creepy stuff this show is incredible

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    fairma
    United States2 months ago
  • Breaking bread episode was my last straw.

    So glad you guys gave voices to conservatives who have been treated like garbage and not just the hurt feelings of democrats. Please just call the episode “Breaking Democrats” because that was a slob fest with not an ounce of fairness to the other side. I hope you folks don’t call yourselves journalists because you don’t want a fair and balanced view of both sides. Clearly.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    KatB730
    United States2 months ago
  • Highly recommend!

    I listen to this show to fall asleep and I love it! It’s funny, interesting, and well made. Highly recommend, there is something for everyone in this show! :)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    iloveJC4eva
    United States3 months ago
  • Love this show

    Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    musicandmoss
    United States3 months ago

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