Endless Thread

Dig into the creepy and paranormal corners of Furby internet — yes, that creepy-looking toy that came out 25 years ago! From haunted Furbys, cursed Furbys to ones that hunt... ghosts, this episode even introduces you to an unexpected guest that Dr. Frankenstein himself would shriek at!

With new and exotic species available at the click of a button, the digital age forever changed the multimillion-dollar arachnid industry. What has that meant for spiders?

Our country would look very different without the gun industry. And without the federal government? The gun industry might not exist at all. The premier episode of The Gun Machine shares the surprising origin story of America’s foundational industry.

In this episode, we go to an historic Boston cemetery to try out findagrave.com — a volunteer-generated database of millions of graves worldwide. We had a hard time finding anyone who's ever heard of the site that's been around since 1995. Despite this, producer Quincy Walters argues that Find A Grave is one of the first social media websites ever.

Back in 2013, the sand dunes of Michigan City, Indiana swallowed a six-year-old boy. It was a phenomenon that scientists thought was impossible. But Facebook recreational naturalists were on the case. Producer Grace Tatter and host Ben Brock Johnson explain what happened, explore the coexistence of miracles and science, and find out what happened to the six-year-old boy.

NBC’s 'To Catch a Predator' captivated millions of viewers as it followed a vigilante group called Perverted Justice, which has a goal to thwart pedophiles searching the internet for minors. Three years later, amid its growing popularity, it came to an end. But nearly two decades later, it's inspired a genre of influencers who have tried to fill the void.

The popular YouTube channel Lofi Girl provides a 24/7 livestream of chill beats to relax and study. The phenomenon has expanded into a record company, inspired copycats, and prompted academic research.

On this 22nd anniversary of 9/11,  join Endless Thread in an episode where teens and young 20-somethings collect the seemingly innocuous sonic artifacts of the original World Trade Center people thought were lost and the lengths they've gone to find them.

The cover art for the 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a winged centaur and a glowering, red-eyed face — is iconic. And yet, for nearly 50 years, no one has known who illustrated it. Well, not NO ONE. Not anymore... Endless Thread cracks the case!

A Redditor proposed a quick fix to one of humanity’s greatest threats. But the real threat may be our fixation with quick fixes.