Frannie Monahan

At a number of man camps popping up around the country, men can pay up to $18,000 to undergo extreme boot-camp-like conditioning in the name of reclaiming their masculinity.

The Endless Thread team introduces us to an odd online community called "Stick Nation," a community of folks who appreciate sticks found in nature.

How a treasure hunter found a perfect message of nostalgia in an old laptop.

Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.

A gamer's choice of character has a huge impact on the gaming experience. But when a gamer is given the chance to choose a brand new identity outside of the one they experience every day, the potential impact goes far beyond simple gameplay.

Ben and Amory share two stories about some out of the box internet trolling.

In an episode of its "Hidden Levels" series Endless Thread takes a look at the important role choosing video game characters can have in helping people define themselves, specifically transgender people, who can use the game space to try on different personas.

This week on Endless Thread it's a producer takeover with Grace and Kalyani serving up some delicious online stories.