Benjamin Johnson

1 week ago | wbur.org | Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Grace Tatter |Paul Vaitkus

Credits:Episode producer: Ben Brock Johnson and Grace TatterCo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson and Amory SivertsonEditor: Meg CramerShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Emily Jankowski, Frannie MonahanMixer and sound designer: Paul VaitkusThere's a conspiracy theory on Reddit right now suggesting that Reddit is using aggressive tools to hide posts praising or supporting Luigi Mangione's alleged execution-style killing of the CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson.

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Dean Russell |Benjamin Johnson |Paul Vaitkus |Amory Sivertson

Toyota Hilux trucks from the 80s and 90s are famous online. Why? Yemeni fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president pose for a picture in the back of a Toyota pickup truck, raising their machine guns on April 15, 2017, on the road leading to Khaled Ibn Al-Walid base, 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of the government-held Red Sea port town of Mokha which pro-government forces retook in February.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Katelyn Harrop |Franziska Monahan

Credits:Episode producer: Katelyn Harrop and Frannie MonahanCo-hosts: Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock JohnsonShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Emily JankowskiMixer and sound designer: Paul VaitkusWell, the messaging app Signal has been in the news recently, thanks to a snafu in which prominent federal defense officials mistakenly added The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffery Goldberg, to a group chat in which they discussed military strikes in Yemen.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Benjamin Johnson

Windsor (Vermont) Police Department Jennifer Frank is just weeks away from journeying to Milton to take over for retiring Chief Tony Tindell. Frank is set to take over in April, and she's bringing an eye for the community as a key for policing the city. "I'm incredibly honored and excited to have the chance to step into this role as the chief of police for Milton," Frank said. "Really our focus is integrity, transparency, dedication and community policing.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Amory Sivertson |Benjamin Johnson |Josh Crane |Paul Vaitkus

Amory Sivertson — host of Beyond All Repair — also co-hosts Endless Thread, a show exploring mysteries and history connected to the internet. Back in April 2020, she and her Endless Thread co-host, Ben Brock Johnson, released a compelling story about alleged crimes at a prestigious institution of higher education and medicine with ties to the MKUltra experiments conducted by the CIA during the Cold War.