Apr 17

A Beige New World

What's your favorite color? If you ask the algorithm, the answer is probably beige. The internet loves neutrals. Aesthetic coffee shop videos feature white walls and minimalist decor. Influencers film from houses decked out with all the beige fixings. When you shop online, you'll ... Show More

27m 58s

Apr 10

How Afroman turned lemons into lemon pound cake

When you think of rapper Afroman, chances are his early 2000s hit song "Because I Got High" is already playing in your mind. More than two decades later, his music has once again broken containment. Host Ben Brock Johnson and Producer Grace Tatter dig into how Afroman turned a po ... Show More

20m 52s

Apr 3

Rewind: Digging Deep with TikTok's "tunnel girl"

In this throwback from the Endless Thread archives, hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson revisit an episode from 2024. In 2022, a TikTok creator who identifies herself as "Kala" began digging. What followed was an increasingly viral series of TikToks chronicling the effort ... Show More

28m 39s

Dec 2024

How Luigi Mangione ignited the internet

When the CEO of a private health insurance company - Brian Thompson - was shot and killed in New York City, the ensuing manhunt for his killer dominated the headlines. But online, a very different story was unfolding. Niall Paterson is joined by Olive E ... Show More

20m 6s

Jan 2025

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter One: A Murder in Manhattan

In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor's meeting of his parent company, UnitedHealth Group. US law enforcement embarked on a massive manhunt. Several days after the murd ... Show More

41m 28s

Dec 2024

Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized By Pain

Robert traces the online history of alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and arrives at a simple conclusion for why he did what he did. James' Links for Syria:  <a href="https://www.defendrojava.org" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="13b2b57f-5014-4b92-9b20-255e09 ... Show More

20m 55s

Jan 2025

The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context

As we record, Luigi Mangione is currently in police custody on suspicion of murdering former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In the second chapter of this ongoing investigation, Ben, Matt and Noel explore recent updates on the case, as well as the larger implications: What d ... Show More

1h 9m

Dec 2024

The Manhunt, the Manifesto and the Murder Charge

Last week, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in Manhattan. A five-day search for the gunman ensued.On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania after an employee at a McDonald’s recognized him and called the po ... Show More

22m 10s

Aug 2025

He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho Murders

<div>He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho Murders Everyone wants to believe that mass killers just “snap.” That something short-circuits and pushes them to kill. But what if that’s not true at all? What if Bryan Kohberger d ... Show More

11m 56s

Oct 2025

World Gone Wrong - Picture of a Passenger

Oh, Malik. You're going to want to buckle in, there is so much more to worry about here. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/t1si7t8addv084pr7c44w/AMaN37RIJL4WmAOk1dTxZBo/Mayfair%20Season%20Two%20Transcripts?dl=0&e=5&preview=WGW+Mayfair+-+Picture+of+a ... Show More

21m 1s

May 2025

Murdered live on TikTok - Mexico’s femicide crisis

The world was shocked when a gunman shot and killed Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez while she livestreamed herself at a beauty salon. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government says it will investigate the murder as a possible case of femicide. Will it mark a turning point for a ... Show More

22m 27s

Dec 2024

The UnitedHealth CEO shooting

Gothamist’s Brittany Kriegstein explains who police just arrested. STAT News’s Bob Herman explains the anger resonating against UnitedHealthcare. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patr ... Show More

25m 24s

Aug 2025

Drug Trafficking on the Dark Web

Ross Ulbricht built an empire in the shadows—a sprawling digital bazaar called The Silk Road, hidden on the dark web. There, drugs, weapons, and stolen secrets flowed freely, all paid for in untraceable cryptocurrency. To his global clientele, he was a legend: the Dread Pirate Ro ... Show More

40m 13s

The Internet Does Its Thing with Luigi M...