The threads are endless, but the wait is not!

Today, Boston’s NPR news station WBUR premiered a brand new podcast in partnership with Reddit. Titled Endless Thread (as a nod to Reddit’s ever-entertaining comment threads), the show brings to life some of the most compelling stories on our site, with well-crafted audio narratives from host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Amory Sivertson.

“As a journalist, I’ve been fascinated by Reddit for years, but I’ve also become an avid redditor,” Ben shares in a WBUR press release. “I’m always surprised at what a mystery Reddit is to people who don’t use it. I’m looking forward to solving that mystery for the uninitiated, and helping redditors share their incredible, real life stories with the world.”

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For the series premiere, Ben introduces listeners to Reddit’s nonononoyes community and kicks off the episode with a series of death-defying, IRL “nonononoyes” stories, from a photographer escaping a 100-foot waterfall to airline passengers who survived an engineering failure that sent their pilot halfway out of the cockpit in the middle of a flight.

Between thoughtful interview segments and cheeky narration, Ben and Amory discuss the stories and chat about posts and comments they’ve found on Reddit, bouncing around communities large and small. (Even the credits include a few sneaky Reddit references.)

“We’re going to listen to redditors tell their stories,” Ben shares at the top of the episode. “We are going to wade into the comments. It’s gonna be great! And weird, and fun, and, hopefully if we pay attention, we might even learn a thing or two.”

Endless Thread is in good company at WBUR, the NPR station responsible for hit radio shows like Car Talk and acclaimed podcasts like Modern Love, the audio companion to the New York Times column by the same name. Over the course of this season, sponsored in part by Wistia video hosting and Zip Recruiter, listeners can expect a similar style of highly produced audio treatment with a unique, Reddit-y twist that takes you on a journey just as fascinating and unexpected as some of the best threads on our site. Upcoming episodes include a personal look at life on the edge of homelessness, a grand retelling of a benevolent wartime smuggler forgotten by history, a guided tour of pre-apocalyptic seed storage, and more wide-ranging stories inspired by Reddit threads.

You can stream or download the premiere episode now from your podcast app of choice and discuss it here on Reddit. Be sure to subscribe to the show to get each new episode as soon as it comes out. If you want to reach out to Ben and Amory about a story or give them feedback on the show, you can find them on Reddit at u/Endless_Thread.