This episode is a sign from the universe

Endless Thread

WBUR

Reddit, Technology

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Manifestation, astrology, tarot — during tumultuous times, people are more likely to look for answers from the universe, and social media has caught on. People are manifesting their luck with the mantra "delulu is the solulu," and TikToks are claiming they know what the future stores for people scrolling by.

Ben Brock Johnson, Amory Sivertson and producer Grace Tatter look into the difference between signs from the universe and signs from an algorithm...and why signs from either are so likely to feel true.

Credits: This episode was produced by Grace Tatter. Mixing and sound design by Paul Vaitkus. Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson are the co-hosts.

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0:00.0	W-B-U-R Podcasts, Boston.
0:09.0	Hey y'all. Hey Grace.
0:10.0	Hey Grace.
0:12.0	Producer Grace Tatter, ladies and gentlemen gentlemen in the driver's seat today.
0:15.6	Me and Amory are just passengers as she looks into her endless thread episode, Crystal Ball.
0:20.6	So I have some bad news.
0:23.0	Oh no.
0:24.0	As we record this, Mercury is about to go into retrograde.
0:28.0	Oh, man, I thought this just happened.
0:31.0	Our workflow is very sensitive to Mercury's placement.
0:34.4	It's true.
0:35.4	Something else I have observed during endless thread meetings is that some of us are getting a lot
0:40.0	of astrology on our socials.
0:41.6	Some of us know when Mercury in retrograde is happening and some of us are not.
0:46.7	I'm not. I don't know anything about this. But I do pay attention to the ebbs and flows like I feel like there are a couple of times a year
0:53.9	when everyone hates me and I just know
0:55.9	when that's gonna happen.
0:57.6	So like I just try to pay attention to that
0:59.8	and be like do my best to be slightly less annoying during those times.
1:04.0	Is that when you bring in donuts? Is that why you do that?
1:07.0	Please.
1:08.0	I'm in the camp that my Tik-Toc Instagram, everything does tell me when Mercury is in retrograde.
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