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Still Breaking

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36 minutes

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Jun 14, 2018

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Redditors discover a massive online conspiracy. A man risks life, limb and the ire of morning motorists to protect the ideal of a free and open internet.

Released:

Jun 14, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

The front page of the Internet--also known as Reddit--is making noise. Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the site's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities, collaborating with Reddit's 330 million users and over 140 thousand communities to find all kinds of jaw-dropping narratives. A collaboration between WBUR and Reddit.

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Introducing Click Here: "Israel, Gaza and all the light you cannot see": An episode from the Click Here podcast from Recorded Future News. The story of two ordinary people who decided to tackle two extraordinary problems: identifying the thousands who went missing in Israel in the days after the October 7th attacks, and one man’s leap of faith to get internet and cellphone service into Gaza. by Endless Thread
29 min listen
This episode is a sign from the universe: Manifestation, astrology, tarot — during tumultuous times, people are more likely to look for answers from the universe, and social media has caught on. Endless Thread looks into the difference between signs from the universe and signs from an algorithm...and why signs from either are so likely to feel true. by Endless Thread
24 min listen
The Minnesota Timberwolves score NBA fandom in Brazil, but there's a kink: Rodrigo Barbosa runs social media for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves Brazilian fan club. He's fluent in Brazil's particularly zany brand of internet humor. But when one his weirdest tweets went viral in the U.S., he had some translating to do. by Endless Thread
32 min listen
Encore: Today You, Tomorrow Me: Ten years ago, a man was stuck on the side of the road for hours with a blown-out tire. Just as he was about to give up, something changed him forever. by Endless Thread
23 min listen
Where's the Beef?: Meatfluencers on TikTok and Instagram have a message: Vegetables are bad for you. Could the carnivore diet be your cure? by Endless Thread
53 min listen
The schism at the end of the tunnel: The discovery of a secret tunnel attached to a Brooklyn synagogue earlier this month quickly went viral, fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories that long predate the internet. Endless Thread host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Grace Tatter dig into why a group of yeshiva students in Brooklyn actually got into extracurricular excavation. by Endless Thread
23 min listen
Dinner and a (Slide) Show: Instead of a typical first-date conversation, he presented 29 slides about his favorite movie. The internet loved it. But did his date? by Endless Thread
27 min listen
Half a million eyes are on TikTok's "tunnel girl": In 2022, a TikTok creator who identifies herself as "Kala" began digging. What followed was a viral series of TikToks chronicling the efforts of Kala, who the internet dubbed as "tunnel girl". Her almost half-million followers weighed in with support, suggestions and at times, concern. That is until a stop-work order halted the project in its tracks late last year. by Endless Thread
27 min listen
Encore: The Faker: New Hampshire officials are investigating political robocalls as deepfakes. But as manipulated media gets easier to make, could anyone become a target? by Endless Thread
40 min listen
The Music Man, Part 1: He says he'll turn you into a virtuoso. Critics say he'll make you a Scientologist. by Endless Thread
29 min listen
Endless Thread: The Musical: As Shakespeare once said...all the internet is a stage, and all keyboard warriors merely players. In this episode of Endless Thread, the members of the Nashville-based musical improv group Cherry Bomb stage an homage to their very active neighborhood Facebook group, and put some posts inspired by the Endless Thread subreddit to song. by Endless Thread
25 min listen
Recess Therapy's Julian Shapiro-Barnum is skeptical of kids becoming social media stars: The point of Julian Shapiro-Barnum's Recess Therapy, a video series where he interviews kids about life's bigger questions, was never to make the kids social media superstars. But with one video in the summer of 2022, that's exactly what happened. by Endless Thread
23 min listen
Nerd Fight: The online debate over a new theory of gravity has turned catty. And hilarious. by Endless Thread
20 min listen
Encore: Getting home: Endless Thread's Amory Sivertson spent three years unraveling a cold-case murder. Her investigation starts here. by Endless Thread
37 min listen
Endless Thread introduces "Beyond All Repair", Amory Sivertson's new podcast: A box shows up on Amory Sivertson’s doorstep. Inside are the details of a murder. by Endless Thread
26 min listen
Shaq Time: Is Shaq OK?: The former NBA star said he lost his family and lives alone. Redditors grew concerned. by Endless Thread
27 min listen
The Music Man, Part 2: In the second part of our investigation into a ubiquitous online piano academy, we dig into why some people think it's a front to recruit students to the Church of Scientology and track down the man behind the piano himself. by Endless Thread
40 min listen
The Jackie Show: Our interactions with nature are increasingly mediated by technology. Jackie the eagle shows how that’s not entirely a terrible thing. by Endless Thread
25 min listen
Green Memes: The Facebook group Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends began as a place for silly, nerdy fun. It turned into so much more. by Endless Thread
38 min listen
RIP Lil Miquela: In 2016, followers flocked to an Instagram user purporting to be Miquela Sousa, a 19-year-old Brazilian-American model, singer, and sometimes activist. For years, no one was quite sure if Miquela was made-up, or to what degree. Was she a model rendered doll-like by filters? An actress? A totally fictional character? by Endless Thread
29 min listen

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The Jackie Show: Our interactions with nature are increasingly mediated by technology. Jackie the eagle shows how that’s not entirely a terrible thing. by Endless Thread
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Green Memes: The Facebook group Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends began as a place for silly, nerdy fun. It turned into so much more. by Endless Thread
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RIP Lil Miquela: In 2016, followers flocked to an Instagram user purporting to be Miquela Sousa, a 19-year-old Brazilian-American model, singer, and sometimes activist. For years, no one was quite sure if Miquela was made-up, or to what degree. Was she a model rendered doll-like by filters? An actress? A totally fictional character? by Endless Thread
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Nerd Fight: The online debate over a new theory of gravity has turned catty. And hilarious. by Endless Thread
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Shaq Time: Is Shaq OK?: The former NBA star said he lost his family and lives alone. Redditors grew concerned. by Endless Thread
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The Music Man, Part 2: In the second part of our investigation into a ubiquitous online piano academy, we dig into why some people think it's a front to recruit students to the Church of Scientology and track down the man behind the piano himself. by Endless Thread
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The Music Man, Part 1: He says he'll turn you into a virtuoso. Critics say he'll make you a Scientologist. by Endless Thread
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Encore: Getting home: Endless Thread's Amory Sivertson spent three years unraveling a cold-case murder. Her investigation starts here. by Endless Thread
37 min listen
Endless Thread: The Musical: As Shakespeare once said...all the internet is a stage, and all keyboard warriors merely players. In this episode of Endless Thread, the members of the Nashville-based musical improv group Cherry Bomb stage an homage to their very active neighborhood Facebook group, and put some posts inspired by the Endless Thread subreddit to song. by Endless Thread
25 min listen
Dinner and a (Slide) Show: Instead of a typical first-date conversation, he presented 29 slides about his favorite movie. The internet loved it. But did his date? by Endless Thread
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Recess Therapy's Julian Shapiro-Barnum is skeptical of kids becoming social media stars: The point of Julian Shapiro-Barnum's Recess Therapy, a video series where he interviews kids about life's bigger questions, was never to make the kids social media superstars. But with one video in the summer of 2022, that's exactly what happened. by Endless Thread
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Half a million eyes are on TikTok's "tunnel girl": In 2022, a TikTok creator who identifies herself as "Kala" began digging. What followed was a viral series of TikToks chronicling the efforts of Kala, who the internet dubbed as "tunnel girl". Her almost half-million followers weighed in with support, suggestions and at times, concern. That is until a stop-work order halted the project in its tracks late last year. by Endless Thread
27 min listen
The schism at the end of the tunnel: The discovery of a secret tunnel attached to a Brooklyn synagogue earlier this month quickly went viral, fueling antisemitic conspiracy theories that long predate the internet. Endless Thread host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Grace Tatter dig into why a group of yeshiva students in Brooklyn actually got into extracurricular excavation. by Endless Thread
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Encore: The Faker: New Hampshire officials are investigating political robocalls as deepfakes. But as manipulated media gets easier to make, could anyone become a target? by Endless Thread
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Where's the Beef?: Meatfluencers on TikTok and Instagram have a message: Vegetables are bad for you. Could the carnivore diet be your cure? by Endless Thread
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The Minnesota Timberwolves score NBA fandom in Brazil, but there's a kink: Rodrigo Barbosa runs social media for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves Brazilian fan club. He's fluent in Brazil's particularly zany brand of internet humor. But when one his weirdest tweets went viral in the U.S., he had some translating to do. by Endless Thread
32 min listen
This episode is a sign from the universe: Manifestation, astrology, tarot — during tumultuous times, people are more likely to look for answers from the universe, and social media has caught on. Endless Thread looks into the difference between signs from the universe and signs from an algorithm...and why signs from either are so likely to feel true. by Endless Thread
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Encore: Today You, Tomorrow Me: Ten years ago, a man was stuck on the side of the road for hours with a blown-out tire. Just as he was about to give up, something changed him forever. by Endless Thread
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Introducing Click Here: "Israel, Gaza and all the light you cannot see": An episode from the Click Here podcast from Recorded Future News. The story of two ordinary people who decided to tackle two extraordinary problems: identifying the thousands who went missing in Israel in the days after the October 7th attacks, and one man’s leap of faith to get internet and cellphone service into Gaza. by Endless Thread
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