It can be debated whether NPR has a liberal bias, but the bias of this show is quite clear. Amory is delightful but I feel that Ben Brock Johnson performs his beliefs continuously in many forms from episode to episode. A good show, but it could be better.

The mansplaining. Not great to listen to

I’ve been listening to endless thread for years now, I was especially invested after listening to the kindness episode in the car with my parents and we were all sobbing haha. Anyway, I just listened to the meat episode and had to come on here to appreciate that endless thread includes all different voices and perspectives, including voices from people like Saladino who take simple questions as personal attacks lol. Well if anyone convinced me about how NOT to eat and how science doesn’t work it’s him. Anyway, if you appreciate honest reporting from podcasters that include humor and real stories and real data, this one’s for you! PS I love Amory’s giggle! Pure joy

The first time I listened to this was when my mom showed me the episode on the art of a wrinkle in time and being a person who loves creepy stuff this show is incredible

So glad you guys gave voices to conservatives who have been treated like garbage and not just the hurt feelings of democrats. Please just call the episode “Breaking Democrats” because that was a slob fest with not an ounce of fairness to the other side. I hope you folks don’t call yourselves journalists because you don’t want a fair and balanced view of both sides. Clearly.

I listen to this show to fall asleep and I love it! It’s funny, interesting, and well made. Highly recommend, there is something for everyone in this show! :)

Thank you!

Extreme leftist insanity with a mask. Thats all it is folks

I’ve listened to this podcast for a whole bunch of years now and look forward to new episodes. I love both hosts and how they work together. I feel like the podcast has taken a really serious turn the last few months and I miss the fun!

I can’t handle these peoples valley girl speaking style. Cannot listen.

Such a gem! Ignore the right wing trolls.

about what I expected from npr related anti American propaganda.

Why is she laughing at things that aren’t funny? Such an annoying habit. STOP.

Surprised at some low reviews . Some may not be into what they research, find and discuss, but that shouldn’t skew the reviews. The way they present the topics and research them is fabulous and they include humor. I get that you may not be interested in some of the topics , but they do a great job and I love this podcast!

Interesting topics are covered. But the hosts are a bit too giggly and easily amused. They sort of have stereotypical “morning TV host” perky personalities which is a bit annoying to listen to.

Love the show, big fan. However this review pertains to the two most recent episodes on secret tunnels. I gave you a 4.9 out of 5 because you missed an opportunity to include a snippet of the song “Secret Tunnel” from the show Avatar the Last Airbender. I waited to no avail. Perhaps you can redeem yourselves by bringing me on the show.

This show is awesome. I love all of the episodes except for the one about Carnivore diets. You would have been better informed to have interviewed Dr. Shawn Baker. I think Paul Saladeno is a total A-hole. I was a vegetarian for 23 years I have epilepsy which was awful and began suffering from an autoimmune disease. All of this improved when I started slowly converting to a meat-based/carnivore thing. Sadly there’s no mention in this episode of how carnivore people are encouraged to eat ethically sourced and regenerativly farmed animals which is an answer to a lot of climate concerns with factory farming.

What would it cost me to get Ben and Amory to be woken up by having a bucket of water dumped on their head?

As an aging millennial disillusioned with technology, I increasingly feel that I have no idea what’s happening on the internet. I’m not on Reddit or TikTok and aiming to use my phone less

This was such a fascinating thread! NPC’s as people we interact with daily, life imitating art! 🎭🎪🎤🎮🎨🎬👍🏼🤣🙏🏽✨

Endless Thread dropping new episodes is yet another reason to love Fridays.

Entirely too sympathetic to pedophiles/child predators. A mental illness? Give me a break. This is not “problematic” they have entirely brought any consequences on their own heads.

I love how the hosts transition from the chatty intro to episode content so smoothly! #nonappearancebasedcompliment

Love how this podcast literally shows up whenever even amongst the fog of war!

As a scientist I was a little confused about asking a gender studies ecologist to comment on the invasive species story. It soon became clear that neither knew the dangers of ecological destruction caused by invasive species, or at least downplayed it in an attempt to draw parallels to immigrants. While the two may share some commonalities, both hosts seemed far too uninformed about the topic and more worried about prioritizing “xenophobic” language about plants instead of eradicating things like zebra mussels that cost billions of dollars of damage in the Great Lakes. Idiotic.

But (were you waiting for a but?) the latest episode on 15-minute cities didn’t acknowledge the people who commute to cities for work out of necessity. In many places, driving more than 15 minutes is a simple math solution to the relative excess of occupations in areas with more housing/more expensive housing compared to rural or suburban areas. Zoning changes and support for small businesses have to come first. Radical or ‘futurist’ thought experiments (beautiful as they may be) are valuable only as such unless we solve the immediate causes imo

I’ve been a listener since day one, but this podcast rarely covers any of the interesting content found on Reddit anymore. I’ve tried to continue listening, but it no longer catches or holds my interest. Sadly, I guess it’s finally time to unsubscribe.

This podcast has made really fun episodes where the hosts would track down internet mysteries and find backstories to internet content. It was always a little scripted but it was engaging. I’m finding myself losing interest, as Amory seems to be more distant from the content and the focus of the show has shifted. The most recent episode is about Ben and Quincy commenting about the earthquake in Turkey. While this is an important topic, it is a shift in mood from previous episodes. I used to come to this show for lighthearted content, but now I find the podcast to be banal and tedious. Please bring back more of Amory’s laughter.

Truly disappointed in the episode Worm Wars where they talk about how we shouldn’t be racist to plants and insects. Like, I believe there are racism issues present in ecology, but it is not about wanting to eradicate invasive species which are proven to be harmful to our environments. They drew comparisons to how our culture talks about immigrants and didn’t mention that the real issue is dehumanizing human beings and instead focused on how this was unfair to invasive species. When a host mentioned that the invasive plants in their yard seem really bad, the response was that “plants have always moved around the globe” and that the idea of a native plant is socially constructed. Do they not realize how they sound anti-global warming people use “the planet has always had climate changes” or how people will downplay racism will bring up “we all came from Africa”? Ask anyone who knows about the subject and they will say the issue is THE RATE at which our environments are changing and being taken over by invasive species and that it is caused by humans and is largely preventable. Just because one professor somewhere has an idea doesn’t mean it is good or worthwhile.

These stories are weird, funny, and so human. This podcast is good for the world by reminding us there is kindness on the internet. I love Amory & Ben.

What a disappointment. Listening to the softball examination of cryptocurrency on this blog at such a late date is incredible. You guys had a chance to really ask the hard questions and you flinched.

I recently discovered this show and I really like the content and topics chosen. However, I find the banter between the hosts to be extremely distracting. Like it feels like they are flirting instead of just chatting, which would be okay, but then the dude talks about his wife and kids. Am I reading too much into the giggling? Probably. But it definitely crosses the distracting line for me.

The dialogue is extremely cringy -- sounds like they're reading scripts and adding in fake laughs ☠️☠️☠️

I really liked the show until Ben Brock made fatphobic comments, joked about diabetes, and also said something about people becoming like the movie wall-e. Like truly dude, Reddit is bad enough, why are you bringing that truly awful nonsense to what could be a great radio show? Armory on the other hand is a delight and doesn’t make alienating comments

The hosts make too many inane comments which ruin the stories. It used to be better. Don't know what happened. They are like children trying to call attention to themselves. Sad!!

Used to be a fun podcast, now it’s yet another place for inane woke nonsense.

I used to love this show! I would look forward to every new episode to see what they were going to dig up on Reddit in a guaranteed fun and drama-less way. No controversy, just fun! But over the last year or two things have become increasingly political. It’s almost like every other show they talk about has to do with politics and pushing their own liberally-minded agenda. It was a show that I used to get away from all the politics, news and division, but it feels as if they have taken up a self-righteous banner of “important” topics and slowly inoculating their listeners to think like them. “And for those reasons, I’m out.”

And why does one of the female hosts keep giggling at his “jokes”? They are not remotely and she knows it. So annoying. And makes half of the content so hard to listen to.

This sounds like what The American Life used to be like!!

I like most of the topics and comments, but, Amory, please please stop giggling.

Less than 5 because their dialogue can sound forced/scripted or like the hosts don’t have chemistry, which makes it harder for easy listening. But I’ve learned some cool things from the podcast and if the topic interests me I’ll normally listen!

I love this show. I’ve heard so many smart, interesting stories about topics that are familiar and important to me, and about topics that I would never have even come across without the hosts! They feature so many fascinating, diverse voices, and tell stories with humor, empathy, and smarts. Some of my favorite episodes: Shipwrecked (on grief), Pile of Crockery (internet mystery on random pile of dishware in the middle of the woods), One Pixel at a Time (on collaborative pixel art), and MEMES Part 4: Woman Yelling at Cat (examining meme culture and taking a deep dive into the humanity behind these images).

One of the hosts seems like they’ve never used the internet and the other thinks they’re extremely online but is just an old person who scans Reddit for content. Bad and annoying.

While the subject matter is absolutely fascinating, some of the forced jokes completely disrespect the material at hand. All of the puns seem inexpert and desperate. If there's humor to be had, let it come naturally, don't force it.

Perfection.

Really enjoy the unique stories and perspectives - perfect listening length.

Recent episodes are very different from the show I originally subscribed to. Very political, a little condescending at times. I absolutely believe creators should be able to take their podcasts/work in whatever direction they wish, just don’t act surprised when some listeners decide it’s not for them. Reading the bad reviews for a laugh was the last straw for me- I would have loved to hear them actually address it and talk about the direction of the show. Oh well.

Delicious pomposity meet delectable liberalism. The sum is even greater than the parts. This potent Death Star of a podcast renders all competing podcast mere flaccid echoes of its brilliance.

You don’t have to be riveted to Reddit to enjoy this at all (since Reddit is just an summation of all the things, anyway) These trained journalists know how to put together an entertaining, high production-level show.

Such an insightful show and I’m really glad I found it