Georgia talks with Tim Lawrence about the posts emptying dancefloors, and the team gathers to ask What Is Going On Here. Also: Signoffs! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 36
We respond to your comments! -- ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail 🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable 📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com 🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st -- Head to neverpo.st to see pictures of graffiti and a screenshot of Tyver's Twitter-leaver's oath -- Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show's host is ...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
Hans confronts the technological, moral, and philosophical impacts of using Artificial Intelligence to animate still photos, including those of both personal and historical significance. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Li...
Jun 04, 2025•51 min•Ep. 35
Mike talks with Morgan Sung of KQED’s Close All Tabs podcast and PhD Media and Technology researcher Aurelie Petit about hentai and platforms. Georgia talks with WIRED gear reviews editor Boon Ashworth about the tariffs coming for your fashion microtrends. ALSO: Ask an Expert with Avery Dame-Griff. – Become a Never Post member for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Dro...
May 23, 2025•55 min•Ep. 34
Dr. Martin Shelton tells us what Signal is, and how end-to-end-encryption works. Then: was this show always going to devolve into a poetry reading? Probably. Finally: contributing producer Tori Dominquez Peek wonders what happened to the COUNTLESS FLASH GAMES of the early aughts. Also: Wildflowers! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 50...
May 07, 2025•54 min•Ep. 33
Friends! A Very Special Never Post for you! In this one, Georgia, Hans, Jason, and Mike discuss their screen time stats and habits and what it even means to be informed. -- ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail 🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable 📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com 🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st -- Links: Garbage Day - Did You Hear About The Protest This Weekend? -- Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname ...
Apr 30, 2025•59 min
Jason talks with Hannah Pivo about charts, graphs, truth and proof; Georgia talks with Julian Chokkattu about where all the buttons went. And also: DATA CENTERS – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Google loses ad tech monopoly case [2022] Judge says FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook can proceed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in...
Apr 23, 2025•57 min
Contributing producer Youngna Park looks at why people talk *like that* on LinkedIn. Mike talks with psychotherapist Kurt White about how the internet may help us become ourselves. ALSO: The people united will never be defeated. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Vote for us in the Webbies! Elon Musk’s X Sues Twitch for Alleged Advertising Boy...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 31
We respond to your comments! -- Links: Head to neverpo.st to see OKRA and Garfies Isaac Varzim's “Groovy” sets Humano Studio ’s guest sets Boilerroom sets Ultima Thule Vivrant Radio — Jeremy Olander Above and Beyond — Group Therapy Real Synthetic Audio — Todd Clayton A State of Trance — DJ Armin Van Buren Song of the Day — The Current Morning Becomes Eclectic — KCRW Vegetative Electron Microscopy Source Article from 1959 Article with correction The Age of Surveillance Capitalism — Shoshana Zubof...
Apr 02, 2025•50 min
Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch” – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links How a false story about an anti-Trump band went viral Musk’s X Shuts Down Political Opposition Accounts in Turkey Existing ByteDance investors emerge as front-runners in TikTok deal tal...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 30
We're very excited to let you know that as of today, Never Post is distributed by Radiotopia. We wanted to tell you what that means for us (hopefully a lot), for you (hopefully not too much) and what it changes about the kind of show we make, and how (almost nothing). – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our...
Mar 19, 2025•10 min
Mike talks with Stephen Harrison about why authoritarian governments hate Wikipedia and Georgia talks with Kyle Chayka about how to have fun on the internet. Also: Kidpix! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links ubuweb.com Poetica: Three Sound Poets: Jaap Blonk, Amanda Stewart, Christian Bok (2014)), ubuweb.com Skilled technologists are being forced o...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 29
Georgia talks with Matt Pearce – journalist, former president of Media Guild of the West, and senior policy advisor for Rebuild Local News – about the info environment on Tiktok around its 12 hour ban in the US. The team asks WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. Also: Computer Whiz ! – Intro Links William McFarland Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Defrauding Investors And A Ticket Vendor Of Over $26 Million, justice.gov EXCLUSIVE: Fyre Festival 2: Dates, location and how to get tickets, Today Micro...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 28
Mike talks with artist, researcher and online harassment expert Caroline Sinders about blocking people online. What’s it for, and what kinds of feeling do we have when using it? Then, friend of the show Meghal Janardan speaks to children’s book author Laura Dower about her series “From the Files of Madison Finn”, an early exploration about what it was like being young, and online, at the turn of the millennium. Also: ssshhhhhh library asmr – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a...
Feb 14, 2025•53 min•Ep. 27
We respond to your comments! -- ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail 🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable 📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com 🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st See what interstitials we need submissions for -- Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show's host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts &...
Feb 05, 2025•58 min
Georgia talks with politics and internet reporter David Mack about whether disgraced politicians are attempting to launder their reputations on Cameo. Plus, Hans finds out what it feels like to answer an unanswerable question about how many cameras there are in the world. Also: the sounds of our collective TikTok Journey. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – I...
Jan 29, 2025•59 min•Ep. 26
To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of launching Never Post, Mike, Jason and Hans gather to talk about how it went; and to break down how many people listened, how much money changed hands, and what to expect from the show in 2025. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname La...
Jan 15, 2025•51 min
A three-round trivia game with 6 of our favorite internet professionals to send off 2024 – Take the Never Post Audience Survey ! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Thanks to EX Research and The Pudding for their help writing questions for Post-Mortem 2024! – Our Esteemed Panel: Nerds of a Feather / The Lilybrary of Tomgress Tom Lum! tomlum.com Lily Alexandr...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Georgia talks with beauty reporter and critic Jessica DeFino about the capitalistic excesses of “self-care” online; Mike talks with Today in Tabs’ Rusty Foster about logging off. Also: UNBOXING. – Take the Never Post Audience Survey ! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links TikTok CEO meets with Trump while asking for Supreme Court to take up ban app...
Dec 18, 2024•52 min•Ep. 25
Georgia, Hans, Jason, and Mike discuss their experiences leaving social platforms behind. – Take the Never Post Audience Survey ! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s ho...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 24
Mike talks with Jon Greenaway, aka litcritguy, about the horror of online food videos; Georgia talks with Katie Notopoulos about why you can’t personalize your social profiles a la MySpace anymore; ALSO leaf crunches! – Take the Never Post Audience Survey ! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links Bluesky hits 20 million users and counting - ZDNet Her...
Nov 20, 2024•56 min•Ep. 23
Mike talks about how and why some authentic media looks like it was generated by AI; Hans talks about KOSA – the Kids Online Safety Act – and how it is shaped by not one, but two concurrent moral panics. Also: RARE TAPES! 📼 – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links https://x.com/MikeIsaac/status/1854202822600106162 Facebook Took More Than $1 Million F...
Nov 07, 2024•58 min•Ep. 22
Episode coming later this week. For now: something meaningless. -- ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail 🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable 📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com 🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st See what interstitials we need submissions for -- Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show's host is Mike Rugnetta. Nev...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min
We respond to your comments! -- ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail 🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable 📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com 🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st See what interstitials we need submissions for -- Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show's host is Mike Rugnetta. Never Post is a production of Charts &...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Georgia talks with communications scholar and privacy researcher Alice Marwick about “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups, and how hard it is to keep private communities private. Contributing producer Noah Hertz files a story about the best, smallest social network you’ve never heard of. Also: MIKE DIES??? 🎃 👻 – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Link...
Oct 23, 2024•50 min•Ep. 21
We visit the funeral for CrowdTangle, a social listening app that was used by disinformation and human rights researchers. Mike talks with Dallas Taylor, host of the podcast 20k Hertz, about why podcasts sound the way they do. And also: videogame menu music! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE – Intro Links Brazil...
Oct 09, 2024•52 min•Ep. 20
Senior producer Hans Buetow leads a conversation with three makers and thinkers in the podcast space — Mia Lobel (Freelance Cafe, fmr. Pushkin Industries), Lauren Passell (Tink Media) and Ronald Young, Jr. (Weight For It). We perform a health check on the podcast industry, to see who it’s working for, and who not. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for and tell u...
Oct 03, 2024•56 min
Georgia talks to Cliff Lampe, Professor of Information at the UMich School of Information about how Find My has become indispensable technology of friendship in a hypergamified social-media landscape. Then, Hans talks with Dr. Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, about the need to be vulnerable as an influencer. And also: [REDACTED] – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at thenever...
Sep 25, 2024•53 min•Ep. 19
Mike talks with Know Your Meme Editor-in-Chief Don Caldwell about the prevalence and decline of the Laser Eyes Meme, and the ever shifting place of internet memes in presidential election season; the staff then talks about posts that baffle and confound us. And also: fair play. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we need submissions for and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE ...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 18
Georgia talks with marketing consultant Bryce Whitwam and takes us in and out and further in – maybe further in than any of us have ever wanted to go – to the TikTok shop; Mike talks with media studies professor Shannon Mattern about Drafts – writing while it is still in progress – and how it feels to POST them. Also: Audience participation! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com See what interstitials we nee...
Aug 28, 2024•49 min•Ep. 17
