Amory Sivertson
Host and Senior Producer, Podcasts
Amory Sivertson is the host/reporter of Beyond All Repair and the co-host and senior producer of Endless Thread. She's one of the founding producers of Modern Love: The Podcast and the former producer of Dear Sugar Radio (now called Dear Sugars).
Previously, Amory was the studio director and a producer for WBUR’s daily local news program, Radio Boston. She has won a national Murrow Award for her work on Endless Thread and a PRNDI award for her work on Radio Boston.
She's also an independent musician, whose original music can be heard here.
Recently published
Why a comedian is posing as an ICE tip line operator
Comedian Ben Palmer has gone viral by posing as a tip line operator for people to report their neighbors to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Does the internet still have room for chance encounters?
Hosts Ben and Amory pay homage to the magic of online chance encounters with producer Grace Tatter. Together, they explore the ways in which the internet fuels random yet delightful...
Ben Palmer's Brain: Why the comedian made a fake deportation tip line — and why so many people are laughing
Ben Palmer set up a fake tip line for people to report immigrants in the United States, and recorded the conversations. Things got uncomfortable and, to some, surprisingly funny. How...
Why is everything beige?
The color design company Pantone’s color of the year for 2026 is the poetically named Cloud Dancer. It's basically white.
Extraordinary vs. Extra Ordinary: High heels in high places and a celebration of the quotidian
Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson take a hike with producer Grace Tatter, following the digital trail of "Ridiculoubs" — a mysterious climber who traverses the world's peaks in...
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This man has allegedly been buying and returning an anvil on Amazon for almost a year
A guy in Illinois claims to be buying and returning anvils through Amazon, as a form of protest, or maybe just performance art.
A Beige New World: Interrogating the algorithm's favorite color
The world is bright and colorful, but online beige reigns supreme. Neutrals have taken over the internet — from minimalist coffee shops, to influencer home aesthetics, to beige kids' clothing....
Grok undressed her without her consent. She tells her story
Grok, the AI interface available on the social media platform X, has been allowing users to generate sexual deepfake images and videos of people without their consent.
Episodes We Love: Digging Deep with TikTok's "tunnel girl"
A TikTok creator known as "tunnel girl" online excavated and constructed a tunnel system under her suburban home in 2024. Two years later, we have some updates on the story.
How DOGE staffers' video depositions went viral, and a Reddit thought exercise
Hosts Ben and Amory explore how viral clips of DOGE staffers' video depositions found a new life online after a judge temporarily ordered them removed. They also dabble in a...