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You'll never believe what happens in our MrBeast explainer...
December 20, 2024

Jimmy Donaldson — AKA "MrBeast" — has taken YouTube by storm, racking up more than 330 million subscribers with his cleverly edited videos of stunts ranging from performative philanthropy to Fear Fact

The Internet Does Its Thing with Luigi Mangione
December 12, 2024

The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson captured the internet's attention last week. Then, a suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was arrested, and social media really went wild. Why, in a

Stick Nation
December 06, 2024

Anyone who has been a kid before knows that there are few joys in life like finding a really cool stick.

Episodes We Love: Where's the Beef?
November 29, 2024

Meatfluencers on TikTok and Instagram have a message: Vegetables are bad for you. Could the carnivore diet be your cure?

The Unquenchable Thirst
November 22, 2024

As we head into another holiday shopping season, journalist Virginia Sole Smith helps Endless Thread understand WaterTok, the social media trend that pushed the Stanley Cup water bottle into the big t

Breaking Bread or Breaking Ties?
November 14, 2024

Endless Thread listeners share their stories of familial strife, and how they plan to navigate an especially politically divisive holiday season with integrity, humor and love.

Awoken by a Lamp
November 08, 2024

It was a good life. But one day, it came to a crashing halt because of a lamp.

The Truth Social, the whole Truth Social, and nothing but the Truth Social
October 31, 2024

It's not just a Twitter knock-off. Not many people use the social media platform that Donald Trump launched after he was banned from Twitter in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but T

Endless Dread: Campfire Chills 2... Campfire Kills!
October 25, 2024

Endless Thread gathers 'round the campfire at night to share spooky stories from Reddit. Yikes!

Tell us about your weird uncle
October 23, 2024

Do you debate politics with a family member on social media? Has that changed your IRL relationship with that family member? Could the outcome of the presidential election change your plans this holid