Mixed signals: Nextdoor villains and the holiday you’ve never heard of

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October 3, 2026

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Mixed signals: Nextdoor villains and the holiday you’ve never heard of

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Episode producers: Grace Tatter, Frannie Monahan, Dean Russell

Co-hosts: Grace Tatter, Frannie Monahan

Editor: Dave Shaw

Show producers: Ben Brock Johnson, Amory Sivertson, Samata Joshi, and Paul Vaitkus.

Mixer and sound designer: Emily Jankowski

The internet is the great connector. Talk with nearly anyone at any time about anything. But that kind of freedom can lead to misunderstandings. Maybe your neighbors discover your cruder, less friendly persona online. Maybe a debate over holiday lore becomes a battle front.

Endless Thread producers Grace Tatter and Frannie Monahan bring two stories to remind us that the internet is a morass of information that no one can ever control.

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