Best Fiber Artist Podcasts (2025)

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Type B Knitting- Episode 2: New Year's Resolutions and Goals 35:03

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15h ago35:03

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With 2025 wrapping up, Veronica and Gosia reflect back on their year of knitted projects and what exciting goals and projects are possibly maybe to come in the new year.By Veronica and Gosia

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RUINED by Cats in the Cradle 24:27

5d ago24:27

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Emerson, the handheld cassette recorder, plays Adelle and Lou his version of Harry Chapin's 1974 bummerfolk classic Cats in the Cradle. Lou describes the devastating effect the song had on his young psyche and his future songwriting attempts. Also, the belated November birthday shout-outs just don't stop! WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/j5UId7HAL…

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Lost without you: 20 years of finding (losing?) our way with Google Maps 33:15

5d ago33:15

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2025 marks 20 years of Google Maps — a tool that many of us would be, quite literally, lost without. We hear from New Orleanians who used Google Maps/Google Earth in its inaugural year to survey the damage to their homes following Hurricane Katrina. We also talk to the internet's Map Men, who ask whether "the best maps humanity has ever produced ar…

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Type B Knitting- Episode 1: Knit or purl? 32:13

8d ago32:13

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Welcome to the first episode of Type B Knitting! Two sisters share how they got into knitting, and what knitting techniques and items they would "smash or pass".By Veronica and Gosia

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It's NOT too late for November birthday SHOUT OUTS! RAW Impressions ep. 146 30:22

11d ago30:22

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So what if it's the middle of December, we have some November birthdays to shout about! 4-Track Man is jealous of newcomer/co-announcer Emerson, the hand-held cassette recorder (with AM-FM radio). Barlow Family General Store has expanded to everyday items like Adelle's favorite socks and craft kits! Get the usual handmade crafts and music and stuff…

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The drone web: how consumer drones have covered Ukraine's battle lines with fiber optic cable 38:31

12d ago38:31

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There's a lot of drone warfare footage on the internet from Ukraine and Russia. But over the last year, a surprising change has emerged, via photos from the battlefront posted online. It has become clear that a huge part of the drone war, from dropping grenades on soldiers in bunkers, to dropping explosives on infrastructure or airfields, is wired.…

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willing to wait for Willing To Wait 15:16

16d ago15:16

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Adelle and Lou are back from the U.K./Ireland tour and Lou realizes he's never played Sebadoh's Willing To Wait for the podcast. How is it possible that he's played 70+ originals for the pod but not the most requested song of the tour? The situation is rectified and Lou tells the story of how it was in the running to be Ross and Rachel's (Friends) …

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What's on the menu: Ruby Tandoh on how the internet and algorithms shape our appetites 28:38

19d ago28:38

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The internet decides what's for dinner. Ruby Tandoh is the author of the new book, All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now. A stint on the Great British Bake Off when she was in college launched her into the world of cookbooks — increasingly irrelevant in a world where we're more likely to turn to Google for a recipe than turn to our bookshelv…

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Episodes we love: Sandwiches of History 35:42

26d ago35:42

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In honor of the day-after-Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, we're revisiting our conversation with Barry Enderwick, the man behind the beloved and wildly popular "Sandwiches of History" social media accounts. Barry joined Ben and Amory to make a triple-decker sandwich from 1958, and to talk about his first cookbook, "Sandwiches of History the Cookboo…

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Chiveman and a mountain of margarine 26:37

1M ago26:37

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Endless Thread serves up two of Reddit's most absurd food sagas. First course: Chivegate, in which a Redditor vows to chop a cup of chives daily until the kitchen confidential subreddit declares perfection, only to be accused of fraud. Second course: A Reddit user desperately seeking advice on how to quietly move 13 two-thousand-pound pallets of ma…

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going to the U.K. and Ireland, like, NOW! 32:54

1M ago32:54

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Lou is playing solo acoustic shows through the United Kingdom and Ireland! They’re leaving today! Hear 4-Track Man run down the tour dates! Come see Lou, meet Adelle! Buy tix online before they sell out! https://www.bandsintown.com/a/38301-lou-barlow Glasgow 23 November Nice and Sleazy York 24 November Bluebird Manchester 25 November YES the Pink R…

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The Game Of Life 30:17

1M ago30:17

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Lou re-creates another beloved commercial from the 1970s. This time for the Milton Bradley board game LIFE. Also featured, a new song from Izzy about butts. WATCH on LouTube: https://youtu.be/pwDKdA4dtgk Go to our Substack for extra LIFE commercial cassette recorded nonsense. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ Go to our store for handcrafted…

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Fryders and Alligator Alcatraz tours: When trolls get inventive 31:27

1M ago31:27

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Ben and Amory share two stories about some out-of-the-box internet trolling. First, Amory tries to untangle a web of rumors surrounding an unusual dish from New Zealand. Then, Ben takes us aboard Terri's Tourz, an alleged Everglade tourist attraction claiming to offer the nation's first ever tours of the South Florida Detention Center known as Alli…

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Episodes we love: Lofi Girl 38:06

1M ago38:06

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This November, we're playing some of our favorite episodes from the past alongside new stuff, so that newer listeners can experience our back catalogue. And LoFi Girl is one that holds up, big time! If you've ever searched for "chill beats for studying" or some other form of lean back, endless playlists without vocals and with a consistent vibe, yo…

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Nudism, Adelle’s dream job, and the Magic of Mr. Rogers 31:10

2M ago31:10

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Nothing is off topic this week because there is no topic! Lou and Adelle let the conversation roam from young Lou’s desire to be naked to Adelle remembering the Land of Make Believe. WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/IFzzv3OaKgk SEE LOU LIVE (U.K. and Ireland) https://www.bandsintown.com/a/38301-lou-barlow?came_from=257&utm_medium=web&utm_source=ho…

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Labubus, lafufus, and Hello Kitty: How cuteness conquered the internet 27:17

2M ago27:17

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While some people find Labubus terrifying, millions of others find their big eyes and furry features irresistibly adorable. Why? From Labubu dolls taking over TikTok, to emoji taking over our text messages, cuteness is all over the internet. Ben and Amory talk to Joshua Paul Dale, professor at Tokyo's Chuo University and the preeminent cuteness exp…

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Episodes we love: Welcome to the Jam 33:46

2M ago33:46

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Everybody get up, it's time to slam now... again! Yes, we're revisiting our episode about the website for the 1996 movie "Space Jam," which is still up and functioning nearly 30 years later. Amory and Ben talk to the hilarious team behind this digital artifact and hear the unlikely story of its continued existence. Show notes: The Space Jam website…

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Endless Dread: Haunted Hayride 38:04

2M ago38:04

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In keeping with Endless Thread tradition, Ben and Amory are celebrating spooky season with another installment of "Endless Dread." This time, we're bringing you along on both an actual haunted hayride — thanks to McCray's Farm in South Hadley, MA — and a digital one, through a handful of spooky stories from the internet. Ben introduces Amory to a T…

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October B-Day Shout-Outs 25:27

2M ago25:27

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Hallo-who? Is there anything better than an episode based solely upon the announcement of this past month's birthdays? The answer is a resounding no. 4-Track Man leads Adelle and Lou through the several birthday shout-outs they received this October and it’s awesome! Watch on LouTube https://youtu.be/uGpaB_x0v3o join our substack for much extra stu…

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Episodes we love: Artist Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit 46:10

2M ago46:10

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New to Endless Thread? Wooooo! We're revisiting some favorites from our archives to welcome you. First up: The cover art for the 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic, spooky sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a rainbow-winged centaur and a green, glowering, red-eyed face — is iconic. And yet, for nearly 50 years, …

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Hidden Levels Ep. 6: Segagaga 40:38

2M ago40:38

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The final episode of Hidden Levels explores the story of SEGA developer Tez Okano and the bizarre, meta-game he created: Segagaga. Okano joined SEGA in 1992, witnessing firsthand the company's tumultuous experience in the "console wars" against Nintendo and Sony. In the mid-1990s, SEGA struggled to make hardware that kept up with its rivals. The SE…

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-NOT- the Music Machine PART 2 31:36

2M ago31:36

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Lou doesn't need his glasses anymore (maybe), meanwhile Adelle is adjusting to her new Progressive lenses. 4-track Man reminds us all that nothing is funny these days, including Lou's cover of The Vandals 1982 song Anarchy Burger (hold the government). Adelle finds an LP called Music Machine Part II that has nothing to do with The Music Machine ban…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 5: Press B to Touch Grass 41:47

2M ago41:47

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Video games are arguably the antithesis of nature; highly constructed worlds, synthetic, inorganic. If you grew up gaming, you may recall grown-ups telling you to shut down the console, go outside, and touch some grass. These days, though, touching grass isn’t something you have to do outside. As gaming has grown into a 200 billion dollar industry,…

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Surgical Precision: One doctor's quest to show how video games can save lives 24:34

2M ago24:34

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Dr. James "Butch" Rosser was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery in the 1990s. When he credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. The prevailing narrative was that kids who played video games became killers, not doctors. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors. Show notes: The impa…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 4: Machinima 45:08

2M ago45:08

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Machinima — a portmanteau of “machine” and “cinema” — refers to movies filmed inside video games. The art form had a renaissance in the 1990s, and many thought it had a future in Hollywood. Among the early pioneers were the New York animation collective the Ill Clan, who puppeteered characters in real-time inside the video game Quake, bypassing tra…

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a tribute to The Music Machine part 1 15:39

2M ago15:39

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Lou is so excited about his tribute to The Music Machine (his most fiercely beloved band) that he forgets to turn Adelle’s microphone on! The result is the RAWEST RAW Impressions ever. Lou trips over his words and launches half-facts left and right in a desperate attempt to make convert you, yes YOU, into a Music Machine fan. A 4-Track version of T…

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Hidden Levels: Choose Your Player (Side Quest) 31:25

2M ago31:25

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Today, Stef Sanjati is a creator on YouTube with over half a million subscribers. Her content mostly focuses on her two greatest loves — makeup and gaming — often combining the two with her otherworldly video game-inspired beauty tutorials. Growing up in small-town Ontario, though, Stef was a quiet, introverted kid who was bullied a lot. For one th…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU 44:10

2M ago44:10

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For decades, the U.S. Army has been on edge about recruitment, hitting its goals for a few years, only to miss them again. As part of their strategy to combat recruiting concerns, the Army has turned its focus online: to the world of gaming and competitive eSports. With nearly 80% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 28 playing video games weekl…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 2: Stick It to 'Em 41:36

2M ago41:36

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In this second episode of Hidden Levels, Amory traces the history of the humble-yet-genius joystick — from early 20th century aviation, to 1970s video game consoles like the Atari 2600, to the Nintendo 64 thumbstick in the 1990s, to what some consider the joystick's greatest implementation: the dual-thumbstick controller. This optimal interface has…

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bump it up 23:25

3M ago23:25

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Bamboozled by the times, Lou and Adelle acknowledge they are at a loss for topics to discuss. A random succession of prompts from the 4 Track (called ‘bumpers’) reminds them that they are going on tour soon! The Barlow family will be visiting the U.K. and Ireland as Lou plays 10 solo shows! Glasgow 23 November Nice and Sleazy 7:30 York 24 November …

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Hidden Levels Ep. 1: Mr. Boomshakalaka 37:16

3M ago37:16

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Welcome to our all-new collaborative series, "Hidden Levels," in which we team up with 99% Invisible to explore how the world of video games has impacted the world beyond. We’ll dive deep into how games are made and designed, exploring everything from the history of the joystick to the faithful recreation of nature in digital spaces. Whether you ar…

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Announcing 'Hidden Levels': how the videogame world has changed the world beyond videogames 5:08

3M ago5:08

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Have you ever jumped on something as you're moving through the real world, and heard that Mario bouncy sound in your head? Or maybe seen someone acting like an NPC when they're a real person? Maybe you know that the first real "in-app" purchase was actually a weapons store in an arcade game version of Double Dragon 3. Wherever you go in the real wo…

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Mini-Music-Fall-Back-Friday MOGO 19:02

3M ago19:02

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Lou treats Adelle to a wacky practice tape recording from 1984. Mogo (the first incarnation of Dinosaur Jr) performs Lou's song Center of the Universe. Lou then plays it live -and then- shares the recording of the original idea from 1983! Wow! Hear the uninterrupted MOGO version on our Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/p/sacred-att…

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A fork (still) in the road: Three members of r/fednews share their stories 30:42

3M ago30:42

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You've heard of the "Freshman 15"... how about the "DOGE 15"? This is how some federal employees have referred to the stress associated with the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency back in January and the "restructurings, realignments, and reductions in force" that came with it, as announced in an email sent to nearly all feder…

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September Birthday Shoutouts! 32:49

3M ago32:49

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Adelle and Lou deliver very special September birthday shout-outs from their very special listeners to their very special loved ones in the very last hour of September! check out Snow Monster!! https://open.spotify.com/artist/3SNfaqPtrLDL48BJETPsXA?si=fFK4MTl5Sm--uGqDVgmVWw subscribe to our Substack! extra flavor, extra fun! https://barlowfamilygen…

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Bridezillas and quiz traps: Petty stories from Reddit 27:49

3M ago27:49

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Ben and Amory share stories about potential pettiness from Reddit. Ben shares a post from r/weddinshaming post about a bride who changed her wedding to a weekday in another state. Amory counters with a teacher who used AI to foil his student's cheating. Petty or just? You be the judge. Credits: This episode was produced by Frannie Monahan. It was c…

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mini-music-monday: SACRED ATTENTION 15:26

3M ago15:26

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Practicing for the (then) upcoming (now done) trio of Sebadoh shows, Lou plays Sacred Attention from Sebadoh's 1993 Bubble and Scrape LP and further befuddles Adelle with the band's convoluted history. WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/XOvbugibN0c Want to support our podcasting efforts? Join our Substack and get all kindsa extra things! https://bar…