Frannie Monahan

What does the thumbs-up emoji mean to you? Or the wilted rose? The meanings of emojis are limitless and can differ across social groups or generations. On this episode of

Kristen is now a handful of creators on TikTok who are making consensual doxing videos as educational content, encouraging viewers to think more deeply about what they post online, and where.

On this week's Endless Thread, host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Grace Tatter bring us two stories about the power of livestreams – one from the Coldplay concert box seats, and another from a notorious rat corridor in Brooklyn, NYC.

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.