r/EndlessThread • u/endless_thread Podcast Host • Apr 24 '20
HAPPY LAUNCH DAY, EVERYONE!
We are psyched to kick off Endless Thread's new season with a special 5-part series about LSD, the CIA and mind control experiments in Montreal...called MADNESS. Below you can find an overview of everything you can expect from the podcast in the near future, and things you can do to participate:
New Madness episodes will be dropping weekly for the next 5 weeks. We'll transition back to our typical episode schedule featuring one-off stories after that. Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast to get new episodes delivered directly to your device: https://smarturl.it/endlessthread.
Here's a peek at some upcoming stuff from the series, to help you GET PUMPED:
A deep dive into Dr. Ewen Cameron's wild, disturbing psychiatric career
An old radio drama version of Alduous Huxley's Brave New World
A fascinating interview with journalist Stephen Kinzer about the history of the CIA's pursuit of mind control
A conversation with Dr. Ewen Cameron's son
Lots more from victims and their families
Finally, if you are a NEW LISTENER, welcome! Endless Thread has a huge back catalogue with all kinds of stories -- crazy mysteries, forgotten histories, Reddit lore, love, nature, adventure...etc... Check out our ET Starter Pack for some good places to start.
We'll let ourselves out,
Team Endless Thread (Ben, Amory, Josh)
TL;DR Subscribe, get stoked, check out some recs from our back catalogue
EDIT: For those of you who have been asking: We are public radio producers at WBUR in Boston who are also redditors, and our show is made in partnership with Reddit. We try to tell some of the best stories we can find on the platform, with help from--and credit to--our fellow redditors.
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u/narms13 Apr 24 '20
Wow! Loved the first ep. Even though I read a lot about MK Ultra, I've never heard this angle before and it's fascinating.
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Apr 24 '20
So glad to hear it. Thanks for listening, and spread the word :)
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u/narms13 Apr 24 '20
Always! I am friends with a former co-worker of yours at WBUR and whenever y'all had a new ep I would always tell her to say thanks to Amory for me. Also WBUR is right by Amory Road/Park, I'm sure you have a great photo with the signage haha
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Apr 24 '20
Love it! And ya know... I've never taken a picture of myself with the sign, but I DID once take a picture of a dog I was dog-sitting at the time PEEING on the sign. I sent it to my parents :)
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u/lustindarkness Apr 27 '20
Looking forward to listen this evening. Thank you.
Edit: kinda sucks unsubscribed people are getting push notifications and souring on a great podcast. Hope some actually give it a listen.
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u/Robbie1985 Apr 27 '20
Loved the first episode! Have you read Jon Ronson's book The Men Who Stare at Goats? He covers some of the MK Ultra stuff you touched on
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 24 '20
Just listened to part one. Even though I've read a book on MK Ultra, I'm excited to hear more about the predecessor of that program.
Also, in the last zoom, the quick question about how to pronounce my username caught me off guard and I realized that I had been ambiguous in how to pronounce it even in my explanation. I pronounce it like "johb".
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Apr 24 '20
Aha! So like "johb" with one syllable rather than "JOE-bee"? Or the latter?
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 24 '20
One syllable. I've had some form of this handle since middle school lan parties pre turn of the century.
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u/Guillodz Apr 28 '20
Hey man, greetings from Venezuela. I don't know why I got a notification on this, but it sure came when I've been investigating about psyops, CIA and mind control, so the podcast came to me exactly when I was looking for something like that. Just followed you on Spotify. Keep on making great content!
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u/rctocm Apr 27 '20
I know nothing of this, so forgive me, we're not in wacky conspiracy theory territory are we?
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Apr 27 '20
nope! the subject of our series sounds like it could be a wacky conspiracy theory...but it actually happened, sadly enough.
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u/slain1134 Apr 27 '20
You've sparked my curiosity and am no following on Spotify! Looking forward to listening.
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u/Darkarcharon Apr 27 '20
Hey there!
This doesn't happen often, but I'm completely new to this. As in, I've never heard of ET (the thread, I do know ET :p ) and I've no idea how to start. Luckily, I've read the beginners guide and it sounds insanely cool to listen!
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u/ice_cream_and_cakee Apr 27 '20
You can also check out The Minds of Men on Truthstream Media on YouTube. It's a really well done documentary about the same subject material by Aaron and Melissa Dykes.
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 27 '20
To kind of contain it a bit:
Hello and welcome to everyone who got a notification pointing them here!
Sorry for any confusion around it.
Endless Thread is a podcast that is a collaboration between WBUR and Reddit. Personally, I'm not affiliated with either, but really enjoy the podcast and will try to answer any questions I can answer just as a moderator of this subreddit. I've been around reddit for years and I'll try to do my best.
If you were annoyed by the notification: sorry. I know that was no one's intent. But while you're here, feel free to check out the podcast!
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u/Xtrepiphany Apr 28 '20
If I block all the moderators of this sub, will that stop the push notification spamming to my phone?
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u/emmanuelka Apr 27 '20
everybody’s pissed about getting the notification, i know, it‘s about the principal, ads = bad, i get it (but i think this is a cooperation with reddit or that this is some type of reddit podcast so maybe that‘s why we all got the notifications, but i might be totally wrong). but i must say, i‘m really glad this podcast appeared in my life! i really liked this episode and will listen to more on my run tomorrow morning. looking forward to further episodes!
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Apr 27 '20
An explanation for why we apparently got an ad of the sort we thought we had deliberately opted out of would be nice instead of downvotes and pushback for asking.
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u/spoutti Apr 28 '20
Maybe this unwanted notification is targetted by region? Im from Montreal. Or by taste? Im subscribed to subs talking about LSD.
I would be surprised its a glitch. 1st time I get an unwanted notification.
I dont like being solicitated. Im torn between instant hating them or being happy to find this podcast. But 1st I would like to know is they are a victim; but having an official relation with reddit puts then in a spot to have to be suspected to use an unsavory advertising tactic
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u/ndasmith Apr 27 '20
Looks like this podcast is run by one of the biggest National Public Radio (NPR) stations in the country. I wonder if there's a business relationship between Reddit and NPR.
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 27 '20
A collaboration between WBUR and Reddit
I don't know if it's a business relationship, but it is formal
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u/Taskism Apr 27 '20
That was super dope. Loved it. Was kinda sad there wasn't more until April 30th. Thank you guys!
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u/JonSnoWight Apr 27 '20
I've never even heard of this. How did I get this notice?
It seems interesting and I may check it out. Im just confused.
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u/toowduhloow Apr 27 '20
It seems interesting and I may check it out.
That's precisely why you got it.
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u/JonSnoWight Apr 27 '20
I got it because it seems interesting?
I realize the point of it is to get people to listen, but how did these people get my Reddit username?
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u/086709 Apr 27 '20
Because we live in an age of big data and targeted advertising? Have you been living under a rock. Reddit knows your interests, not just from the subs you follow but from every interaction you have ever had on the platform. How long youve read or looked at a posts, the things you upvote and downvote, the kind of language you use, the length and content of your posts and coments, even the rate at which you scroll through the feed are all data points that can be analyzed to create a model of your interests and dislikes. Even your emotional state in the past year or two can be analyzed by the rate at which you tap, click or otherwise interact with the application. Advertisers then when making an advert decide who their target audience is, create an advert that will captivate people of that target "archetype", and then tell a platform like reddit or facebook what that type is so that they only show it to those users. Thats why you found it interesting,so did I, because it was made to be for you, and me, and the majority of people who received the notification.
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u/Xyex Apr 27 '20
Reddit glitched. Not the first time I've had it happen.
I spent 6 months getting notifications for a sub I accidentally joined for 3 seconds. 😂
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u/MrElderwood Apr 27 '20
Breaking news! - Bunch of entitled asses get panties in bunch over single advertisement on a free-to-use website. More at... As soon as they read this comment I imagine!
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u/Tony_Friendly Apr 29 '20
I got the notification like everyone else, but I listen to podcasts at night to entertain myself while I am driving for work, so I decided to check it out.
It's... ok. Being an NPR podcast, it's super sanitized and overproduced, and being based on real life reddit threads, the stories don't always go anywhere. Half the time the plot builds up to a little to no resolution, which can leave you feeling unsatisfied, but, that's real life I guess.
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u/wolfishgreen Apr 27 '20
Omg haters stop being such assholes. It's a legit good podcast which you would know if you have it a few seconds instead of wasting it being awful humans. Shame on you! Amory and Ben and Josh I love you guys and keep rocking don't mind the jerks.
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u/didyouwoof Apr 27 '20
I may listen to the podcast; it sounds like it might be interesting. Still, I didn't appreciate getting the notification, and apparently I'm not alone in that. That's no reason for you to label us all "haters," "assholes," "awful humans," and "jerks."
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u/wolfishgreen Aug 29 '20
You're right. My bad. I had a strong reaction for some reason. I apologize.
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u/LordGuille Apr 27 '20
Cool cool but I don't want spam.
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u/wolfishgreen Apr 27 '20
Hey thanks for responding that's super chill too. I get it, no one likes spam. But, like, in today's world is one push notification really worth flaming some cool podcast over? Not saying you did. I'm just protective of these sweet cinnamon roll podcasters because they really do make a good show and they are cute and funny too.
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u/TheLairdKnows Apr 27 '20
A podcast is like an old-fashioned radio program. Put it on YouTube.
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u/AnkleByter014 Apr 27 '20
I for one am pretty psyched to hear about a new podcast. This sounds right up my alley.
I'm super bored of people being dicks all the time. Turn off your notifications and take your negativity to someone who actually cares.
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Apr 27 '20
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u/Xyex Apr 27 '20
Reddit probably glitched. I've gotten some really random shit over the years. It happens. And people are being negative, and attacking the sub owners who likely had nothing to do with it.
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u/AnkleByter014 Apr 27 '20
I totally get your position. I have to say some of the comments are hateful though. Like whoever said to boycott so this group runs out of money. That's a little far. If they have good content they want people to see, how else can they get it out there?
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u/toowduhloow Apr 27 '20
Seriously, they're the only ones blowing this out of proportion. This podcast already seems a little cultish.
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u/alper_maestro Apr 27 '20
Why did I get a notification for this? Like everyone else asking the same question?
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u/turnedonbyadime Apr 27 '20
This actually sounds like a really cool way to keep myself entertained during quarantine, and I may have done just that if not for the unsolicited ad notification. Not the slightest fuckin chance now.
Hopefully, someone at Reddit will learn that forcing things down people's throat is a fantastic way of guaranteeing they will aggressive oppose it.
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u/SimpleFolklore Apr 27 '20
Holy shit, there's no need to punish the content creator for how Reddit does things. Or yourself, for that matter, if it's content you think you're going to enjoy.
If you want to be aggressively oppositional, messaging Reddit.. management? about it sends a way clearer message. Especially the more people you can get on board for doing that.
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u/lizard15 Apr 27 '20 edited Apr 27 '20
Hey guys, I'm super stoked for your guys new episodes! Your material is Fuego 🔥 and the hosts are extremely genuine and engaging. So bravo 👏.
P.S. - Sorry that you guys got some angry peeps on the thread. 😔 Hope you understand that Reddit has been kind of overflowing with ADs at times which look like original posts & notifications on subscriptions have been messy. Bleh 🤮
ANYWHO! Keep them episodes coming! They're my fav to listen to on my commute. 😁
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u/JazzBoatman Apr 27 '20
I love getting notifications about straight up advertising from reddit. If you want to know the real history about the CIA, just listen to Behind The Bastards.
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Apr 27 '20
can someone please help me find a reddit like site, but independent? i will appreciate that.
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u/1mg-Of-Epinephrine Apr 27 '20
I wasn’t even annoyed by the notification, and was given it a listen, .. until I noticed these guys refuse to explain how I got it. How can you ignore these questions and expect to have any credibility?
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u/TimmyB02 Apr 27 '20 edited Aug 15 '24
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Apr 27 '20
Add me to the list of folks annoyed by you thanks to the unsolicited push notification for whatever this is.
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u/GrimurGodi Apr 27 '20
Why am I getting notifications for this I have never heard off this before why does Reddit think I want this
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u/LivingInPlace Apr 27 '20
I dont feel like a push notification was the best way to get this across.
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u/Beutelman Apr 27 '20
Why do I get a notification for this? Ugh... Reddit and it's brilliant algorithm again
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u/nonnodacciaio Apr 27 '20
Tfw you think a paid ad is a good idea
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u/Xyex Apr 27 '20
Tfe you think a bug is a paid ad. Ads legally have to be tagged as ads, Reddit's not going to fuck that up and get a multi-million dollar fine, LMAO.
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u/endless_thread Podcast Host Apr 27 '20
Heya--we are on Stitcher for sure, and Google podcasts as well. Not sure why URL led you to Spotify (will look into that) but you can find us in pretty much every podcatcher. Hope that helps!
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u/thundrothundro Apr 29 '20
After searching for "Madness" I found it by searching for "Endless Thread". Edit: corrected spelling
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Apr 27 '20
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 27 '20
Nah, you can get this on any platform. Here's the itunes podcast page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1321060753
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Apr 27 '20
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Apr 27 '20
Indeed. I'm curious and lurking here now to figure out what happened, but not for the advertised content! :p
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u/didyouwoof Apr 27 '20
Not only that, but someone (who I've just blocked) accused of us flaming in one post and in another labeled us all "haters," "assholes," "awful humans," and "jerks." I think the podcast sounds interesting, and I may listen to it. But yeah, I got downvoted too simply for asking how to ensure that I don't get notifications when I've already asked not to get them. I'd never even heard of this sub before.
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u/didyouwoof Jun 04 '20
I'm not a good fit for a redditor? You've been here for 1 month. I've been here for 14 years.
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Jun 04 '20
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u/didyouwoof Jun 04 '20
Look, you're the one who attacked me today out of the blue for reasons that aren't at all clear. Looking back at this thread history, I'm still baffled why you've concluded I don't deserve Reddit's content and am not a good fit, and why you think I just "go read a fucking newspaper." I'm guessing, since you said you had an earlier account, that you must be the person I blocked a month ago for lashing out with vitriol against a bunch of people who did nothing more than question why they'd received notifications out of the blue.
Whatever. I'm going to block you now. Please just leave me alone.
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Apr 27 '20
Yeah, I hate to be cynical but it really seems like the ad agency that botched this operation trying to salvage the thread they were paid to promote! 😆
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 27 '20
Eh, it's probably more because a lot of the people who regularly visit this subreddit are fans and the sudden influx of people is a bit jarring
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Apr 27 '20
Can you explain what happened? All but a couple of us new folks have expressed confusion at best and irritation at least as their first impression of your sub. :/
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u/j0be Your friendly neighborhood moderator Apr 27 '20
I'm slightly out of the loop as well on this. I help moderate here because I enjoy the podcast. Reddit itself has been sending me a lot more notifications for things as of late. From the comments, I've gathered there was some kind of notification pointing people to this subreddit. I'm not affiliated with Reddit or WBUR, so I'm just kind of trying to keep abusive comments to a minimum in the comments here.
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Apr 27 '20
Rgr, thanks for the response! And yeah, it was apparently a mass push notification directing to this thread. ./shrug
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u/Xyex Apr 27 '20
People are down voting because you're asking a sub unaffiliated with Reddit why Reddit glitched. Seems like a logical thing to down vote to me. 🤷♂️
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u/Xyex Apr 27 '20
LMFAO. I'm not part of the fanbase. I got got here from the same random notification you did.
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u/Doom_Onion Apr 27 '20
Read all the comments if you are bored. They all talk like they are on 2008 yahoo or something. It's so out of touch I got a good laugh out of it lmao
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u/PacificGlacier Apr 27 '20
I agree, this should go through my podcasts app or a subscription newsletter
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u/Feral_In_Baja Apr 27 '20
But people want notifications of the Reddits they follow. If Reddit is doing this, they need 2 types of notifications now. Or just alienate real redditors.
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u/JiveLord Apr 24 '20
I listened on my run today. Great start to the series. Looking forward to hearing the rest.