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Never Post

Charts & Leisure

A podcast about and for the internet, hosted by Mike Rugnetta

technology

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42:11

News Post: On the Impending Silicon Goods Shortage

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2026/02/25

Mike chats with Jeffrey Parkin of Rogue and Rory Carroll of Alloy about the impending chip shortage caused by the construction boom in AI Data centers. How did this happen, why is there no easy way out, and how should you – as a consumer – be thinking about this these things?–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to an ad-free feed, and member-only episodes.–Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at

29:14

What Kind of Place is the Internet?

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2026/02/19

Producer Georgia Hampton looks to writer and blogger Katherine Dee and academic Charles Soukop to help her figure out how to visualize the internet. As in, what kind of a place is it, if it’s even a space at all?–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to an ad-free feed, and member-only episodes.–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 –Find Charles Soukop:Charles’s 2006 study on

52:54

Pornhub Goes SFW

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2026/02/12

Senior Producer Hans Buetow digs into the data from the 2025 Pornhub Year-in-Review, and wonders aloud to sexual wellness educator Courney Brame, and co-founders of SWR Data, MelRose Michaels and Mike Stabile - what’s going on with the sudden rise in SFW content on a decidedly NSFW platform?–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

21:14

Posting Disease, with Bijan Stephen [Archive Pull]

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2026/02/05

Originally published in our first episode I'm Mad, You're Mad, We're All Mad Here on January 31, 2024, enjoy Mike's segment on the epidemic of Posting Disease plaguing social media.Listen to the original episode here: https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–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 –Find

39:32

News Post: Is It Time To Delete TikTok?

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2026/01/30

Mike, Hans, and Georgia discuss the recent U.S. deal with TikTok, how it’s changed the app, whether it’s worth sticking around to see what happens, or if it's better to just log off for good. –Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–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 –DuckDuckYesNo Kalshi gets banned Court order against Kalshi - Mass

09:55

Announcement: 2026 Never Post Olympiad

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2026/01/22

Never Post is live streaming their very own Olympiad!Join us on Monday, February 2nd at 11:30am ET to watch intrepid competitors try to win the internet by doing various internet-related tasks for points.Want to compete? Go to neverpo.st/olympiad to find out how! Tryouts must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on Wednesday, January 28.To watch the 2026 Never Post Olympiad, head over to twitch.tv/theneverpost.–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus

56:31

State of the Pod: 2026

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2026/01/14

To celebrate Never Post's second birthday, Mike, Jason, Hans, and Georgia gather to talk about how it went; and to break down how many people listened, how much money changed hands, and changes coming in 2026.–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 voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost

50:31

What Is Going On In Minnesota

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2026/01/10

Producer and Minnesota resident Hans Buetow talks with journalist and Minnesota resident Em Cassel about Minnesota - the fraud, ICE raids and killings, and how it’s all about the posts.–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 –Eat Hot

01:06:37

Post-Mortem: 2025

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2025/12/31

A three-round trivia game with 6 of our favorite internet professionals to send off 2025–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 voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Our Esteemed Panel:The Dog Hots Akilah Hughes! Rebel Spirit on iHeart Jamie Loftus! The Bechdel Cast;

01:03:01

Posting from Inside

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2025/12/17

Dexter Thomas of the tech podcast kill switch interviews Jeremy Busby about his work as a journalist from solitary confinement, within a maximum security facility.–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 –It’s the Radiotopia

55:28

Mailbag #11: Someone To Tell Us How To Be

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2025/12/10

We respond to your questions and comments!–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 voice mail🗣️ Drop us a voice note via airtable📧 Email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com🌐 Leave a comment at neverpo.st--Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our

53:49

Don’t Do It Yourself

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2025/12/03

Audrey talks with cloud-server DIYer Drew Lyton about what its like trying to rebuild the internet in your living room. Also: LASERLAKE–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 –It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! Click here to donate to

58:49

When We Fight We Win

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2025/11/05

Hans talks with Paul Levy about the case of Pool World vs Prepared Food Photos; A WIGOH for the broken hearted; Tokyo!–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 –It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! Click here to donate to all your

49:21

Practical Magic: A Witch’s Guide to Etsy Witches

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2025/10/22

Georgia talks with Mahigan St. Pierre about witches Etsy-and-not, and Ph.D candidate in forensic psychology Alex Frampton about the image of witches today. –Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows–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 Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for

53:12

A.I. and New American Fascism

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2025/10/08

Mike asks if there’s anything in the connection between fascism and the aesthetics of A.I.. And if they are connected, how are they? Is there something inherently fascistic about these technologies? Also: OPEIU Local 153 is union PROUD!–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

57:25

Mailbag #10: Bring Back Ringbacks

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2025/10/02

We respond to your questions and comments!–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 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 the extensive morning alarm routine--Never Post's producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia

49:51

Is It Even Possible To Ban A.I. In The Classroom?

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2025/09/26

Tori Dominguez-Peek returns to look at the prevalence of AI in the college classroom, and what it takes to ban it. Also: BOP SPOTTER!–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows–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 Vote for us in the Signal Awards! Google to reinstate banned YouTube accounts censored for political

54:03

The Pornstar Cassandras of Our Internet Era

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2025/09/10

Hans talks with adult content creator Siri Dahl about age verification online; Georgia talks with James Beard Award-nominated producer and recipe developer Gabriella Lewis about the state of recipe sharing online; and also: sonification!–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

54:01

Where Are My Flying Cars?: A Team Chat

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2025/09/03

An episode-long staff round-table with special guest Meghal Janardan. Recorded LIVE with chat during the Never Post Member Stream Week, the team discusses the future tech that was made to seem inevitable - have we reached it? Will we ever?–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

01:00:32

Assigned Male At Login

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2025/08/13

How do social algorithms perceive and prescribe gender? Contributing producer Toby Martin investigates. Then Mike goes deep on the ins-and-outs of RSS. Also: Internet Instruments!–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/–Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Send a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com –Intro Links-Reddit to block Internet Archive-OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train AI on your posts-Google cut deal with Reddit for AI

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