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1 week ago | 
wbur.org | Amory Sivertson |Benjamin Johnson |Emily Jankowski
Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread. More…Ben Brock Johnson Director, Digital AudioBen Brock Johnson is the executive producer of podcasts at WBUR and co-host of the podcast Endless Thread. More…Emily Jankowski Sound DesignerEmily Jankowski is a sound designer for WBUR’s podcast department. More…Get inked! Or...
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1 week ago | 
wbur.org | Benjamin Johnson |Dean Russell |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski
"Have you ever felt a deep personal connection to a person you met in a dream only to wake up feeling terrible because you realize they never existed?"More than a decade ago, someone posted this question to Reddit. It was a popular post with many responses. But one response would go beyond the realm of popularity into something else. Internet canon, perhaps? The Redditor gave a detailed account of their life. It was a good life, they said. But one day, it came to a crashing halt — because of a lamp.
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2 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Dean Russell |Amory Sivertson |Benjamin Johnson |Emily Jankowski
Credits:Episode producer: Dean RussellCo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson, Amory Sivertson,Show producers: Samata Joshi, Grace Tatter, Frannie Monahan, Paul VaitkusMixer and sound designer: Emily JankowskiThe thing about social media when it was created was that it was public. Ideas shared were debated for all to see. Today, much of that is happening behind closed doors—in group chats.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Grace Tatter |Emily Jankowski |Amory Sivertson |Benjamin Johnson
Credits:Reported, written, and produced by: Grace TatterCo-hosts: Grace Tatter, Amory Sivertson, Ben Brock JohnsonShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Paul Vaitkus, and Frannie MonahanMixer and sound designer: Emily JankowskiAt any given time, 110 people can tell you exactly where James Tatter is. Every single iPhone user has the Find My app on their phone, which allows them to share their location with friends and family.
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2 months ago | 
wbur.org | Katelyn Harrop |Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski
Katelyn Harrop Senior Producer, PodcastsKatelyn Harrop is a senior producer for WBUR Podcasts. More…Ben Brock Johnson Director, Digital AudioBen Brock Johnson is the executive producer of podcasts at WBUR and co-host of the podcast Endless Thread. More…Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread. More…Emily Jankowski Sound DesignerEmily Jankowski is a sound designer for WBUR’s podcast department.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Grace Tatter |Amory Sivertson |Benjamin Johnson |Emily Jankowski
Grace Tatter Producer, WBUR PodcastsGrace Tatter is a producer for WBUR Podcasts. More…Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread. More…Ben Brock Johnson Executive Producer, PodcastsBen Brock Johnson is the executive producer of podcasts at WBUR and co-host of the podcast Endless Thread. More…Emily Jankowski Sound DesignerEmily Jankowski is a sound designer for WBUR’s podcast department.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski |Benjamin Johnson
Credits:Episode producer: Amory SivertsonCo-hosts: Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock JohnsonShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Grace Tatter, Paul VaitkusMixer and sound designer: Emily JankowskiIn the early 1990s, Don Buckley was a marketing executive for Warner Brothers by day, and by night? An explorer. "It was just curiosity and the drive towards discovery," Don says. The source of Don's, and many others' curiosity at this time, was the burgeoning — but not yet mainstream — Internet.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Cici Yu |Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski
Credits:Episode producer: Cici Yongshi YuCo-hosts: Ben Brock Johnson, Amory SivertsonShow producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, Grace Tatter, Katelyn Harrop and Frannie Monahan. Mixer and sound designer: Emily Jankowski, Paul VaitkusWanda Brewer was grieving. After losing her brother, she found comfort in an unexpected place: a soap-opera-esque story on Instagram told in 60-second increments. The story? A mafia boss torn between power, family and love. Wanda’s not alone.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Benjamin Johnson |Amory Sivertson |Emily Jankowski |Grace Tatter
Ben Brock Johnson Executive Producer, PodcastsBen Brock Johnson is the executive producer of podcasts at WBUR and co-host of the podcast Endless Thread. Amory Sivertson Host and Senior Producer, PodcastsAmory Sivertson is a senior producer for podcasts and the co-host of Endless Thread. Emily Jankowski Sound DesignerEmily Jankowski is a sound designer for WBUR’s podcast department. She mixes and designs for Endless Thread, Last Seen and The Common.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
wbur.org | Dean Russell |Emily Jankowski |Benjamin Johnson
This episode originally aired on Jan. 19, 2024What if vegetables are poison? What if, instead, humans evolved to consume an animal-based diet of steak, liver, brain, testicles, eggs, butter, and milk? Shirtless influencers on TikTok and Instagram have acquired millions of followers promoting the carnivore diet. They say studies linking meat consumption and heart disease are flawed — and plant foods are making people sick.
