Endless Thread

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.

https://www.wbur.org/podcasts/endlessthread

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 28m. Bisher sind 322 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 9 hours 34 minutes

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 November 14, 2019  7m
 
 

The Great Glitter Mystery


Endless Thread solves one of the internet’s most compelling mysteries. Inspired by a New York Times feature about glitter last year, Redditors have obsessed over identifying the mysterious industry buying huge amounts of glitter – information which glitter-makers have now famously refused to divulge. No one has been able to find any answers…until now!


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Endless Dread: Imaginary Friend


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 October 29, 2019  25m
 
 

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 October 24, 2019  13m
 
 

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Snacktime: Restoration


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