The genre of influencers NBC's 'To Catch a Predator' spawned

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....

The expanding universe of Lofi Girl

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...

Meet the Gen Zs archiving the Muzak of the Twin Towers

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...

Artist: Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit

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...

PARKS! Part 4: Would flooding Death Valley offset sea level rise?

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

PARKS! Part 3: Close Encounters with Mato Tipila

PARKS! Part 2: The internet’s slime guy

Two years ago, he didn’t even know slime molds existed. Now, he may be the internet’s most famous slime savant.

PARKS! Part 1: Social media gone 'wild'

"To avoid crowds, visit areas that are less crowded." These comically obvious words come from the Twitter account of the National Park Service, who has been hitting it out of...

Best of Summer: MEMES: Scumbag Steve

Scumbag Steve spread across the internet like wildfire in 2011. But the full story of what happened to Blake Boston has never been told. In this episode, we go past...

Best of Summer: Goblins, toenails, and beach rap — Finding joy in small doses

In times like these, you've got to take joy wherever you can get it. In this episode, co-hosts Amory and Ben swap unexpected sources of joy they've bumped into recently...

Best of Summer: Krakatau — The loudest sound in recorded history

Imagine if an explosion in California was so loud that it could be heard in New York City. This is the story of a real event that was just as...

Best of Summer: Swimming Hole - The man, the myth, the leap

Ben and Amory take to a secluded upstate New York swimming hole to uncover the story of one of its most legendary regular visitors.

Pup Play: Finding freedom in a dog mask

Earlier this year, a Redditor wondered who uploaded pictures of himself posing in a dog mask and rubber suit to the South Boston Green Space location in Google Maps. Take...