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Originally published on April 10th, 2024, enjoy a conversation between Charlie Harding of Switched on Pop and Executive Producer Jason where they talk about what pop-musical acts have sounded like the internet. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments! – 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 – What Does the Internet Sound Like? You should listen to Switched on Pop generally, but also here’s the interview they did with 100 gecs.– 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

After a confusingly whirlwind week on the AI battlelines, senior producer Hans Buetow seeks the counsel of researcher Dave Karpf to understand what the heck even happened in the past week with all the tweet storms, screeds, panics, and prognostications - is AI going to kill us all in 10 years or not?!?!?? – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments! – 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 – The World's Most Special Boys Building the Apocalypse Find Dave Karpf: Website Bluesky Blog New book - Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present Links: Jacob Coxon’s thread (X) Dario Amodei’s response (blog) Lina Khan’s response (X) Sam Alman and Elon Musk’s responses (News18) Cal Newport (podcast) Kat Tenbarge (Spitfire) Ciaran Martin (The Economist) Will Knight (Wired) How Much of the Internet is Written With AI? (Pew) Young Adults in the US Are Increasingly Wary of AI (Pew) Half of Americans fear AI could put someone in their household out of work (Reuters) Pro-Human Assembly (MSN) AI Diplomacy (Politico) – 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

The Never Post staff meet to discuss four academic papers on how the internet is getting worse, each from a special edition of the European Journal of Cultural Studies. How is slop like gelatin? In many more ways that you might immediately assume! Tune in to hear about them all! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for access to extended and bonus segments! – 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 – Brainrot, AI slop, and the enshittification of the Internet Intro  Georgia, Doing the numbers: The operational aesthetics of AI slop Hans, Feed them slop: Alignment, attunement, and the affective lure of slopaganda Jason, Degenerative AI: AI slop, brainrot, and the gimmick of generative culture Mike, Computational Gallerte: Compressions of culture – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Jesus Christ, my dusty socialist, “There’s enough sun for everyone,” you state, your crown chipped like a front tooth after a bar fight. Behind you a red curtain. Excerpt of Ephphatha by Spencer Reece Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and distributed by Radiotopia. Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Georgia talks to Matt Sitman, host of the podcast Know Your Enemy, about Pope Leo XIV's recent comments about the algorithm, and why so much of his papacy seems concerned with the cultural impact of AI.  -- Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – News Links NVIDIA could buy HuggingFace  HF valued at $4.5 billion HF turned down earlier deal  News on AI doctors from Harvard Health, Futurism, 404 Media NYT on AI meds ads Substack post on fake doctor accounts Dangers of mushroom foraging CDT on bot traffic online Cable faults affect Vietnam's internet  Pope Leo XIV warns AI could lead to tech domination – The Pope and AI Algorithm could be "subtle form of domination" Pope Leo XIV encyclical warns against AI  Find Matt: Know Your Enemy– suck up stork torso into the jet engine like a fork in the throat so the engine goes yolo bogo putt-putt flashing its famous lights like teeth tho excerpt of Day of Being by Joyelle McSweeney – 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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With the help of listener submissions and the insight of experts Drs Casey Fiesler and Alex Hanna, Senior Producer Hans Buetow investigates how people resist the integration of AI into the workplace, why folks might feel hesitant to broadcast that resistance, and why this topic feels so different from just a year ago.  – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – AI At Work? In This Economy? The Luddite Lab (DAIR) The Luddite Lab launch stream Global Evidence on Gender Gaps and Generative AI Over Time (HBS) Find Dr. Casey Fiesler: Bluesky Website Casey’s video about AI incentivizing cheating Find Dr. Alex Hanna: Bluesky Website – 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. Of course there are victims in this poem: victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim you are here victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  victim victim victim victim victim  Excerpt of History by Tracy K Smith Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia DISCOUNT for ½ off a yearly membership – offer ends on August 17th, when stream week begins!

Mike talks to security researchers Jan Pennekamp and Johannes Lohmoller about how many academics are allegedly doxxing themselves in the process of publishing their own research, and why it’s so hard to get sensitive, secretive information off the internet after it lands there. – Tell your pals to take the survey here! -- Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – News Links Hbo Max introduces shorts  Streaming platforms try to beat TikTok at their own game France bans social media for teens Vietnam proposes social media ban for teens Doom is a top influential piece of American culture Doom as part of Trump's election strategy arxiv.org  – Doxxing Yourself For Science  Read the paper here See Jan and Johannes’ other work here – 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

We respond to your questions and comments! – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content – ☎️ 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 contributing producer is Meghal Janardan. 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 & Leisure.

Originally published on April 26th, 2024, enjoy this episode where Mike looks at how the car has become a default setting for vertical, short form video. – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – The American Car  Garlic Naan And Butter Chicken Fountain?! – Tiktok David After Dentist – YouTube Taco Reacts – Tiktok The American Room – Paul Ford, Medium It is NOT My day – Tiktok forget a rage room, ima just rent out my car so y’all can scream in it – Evelyn, Tiktok Shanin Blake – Tiktok Dear single parents ~ when I was 18 I got pregnant with my daughter and her dad went to prison right after she was born, so I was on my own. – Shanin Blake, Instagram This is our home her name is Nancy 🚐 – Shanin Blake, Instagram Good morning! I love living in a mom van!!! – Shanin Blake, Instagram – 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.

Georgia talks with automotive journalist Rory Carroll about the memetic rise of the Renault Twingo, its debut on the racing game Gran Turismo, and what the popularity of this dorky car says about online car culture.  – 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 – The Happiest Car On The Internet Find Rory: Alloy's website Bluesky Auto Week Jalopnik Cute Car Links: What is a Kei car? - Jalopnik The Nissan S-Cargo is a Postmodern Masterpiece - Road & Track Nissan Figaro  – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. Revving an engine to Steal attention. Flirting cool furniture with blithe lids Closed. A tidy splash on a mirror. A Fear Of belonging an avoidance of Cleaving to Incompletion As of a flash as of hit by a flash Or an echo Of an echo of a speech into stones. Tone deaf stick lashings who Spoke, along school railings Paramount Noise Excerpt of Stranger, by Cris Cheek Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Senior producer Hans Buetow and contributing producer Kurt White tackle a new type of post - people making content out of the things they inherit from dead people. They talk with Nikki from Dad’s Vinyl Stash, and speculate about whether or not these new posts are leading to a new way of mourning. – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of bonus content – 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 – Links Unravelling interview with Nikki (Ep. 46 - Giving the music life) Dad’s Vinyl Stash Cooking with Congress Goodnatured.studio Dead Greg’s Recipes Soundwaves of Wax Anjali Pinto Mattie on the Homefront - Hans’ Inheritance Posting podcast – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Producer Audrey talks with Mols Sauter and Erin Kissane about what AI hallucinations actually are. – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – Links French spies break with Palantir Palantir should be stripped of NHS contract Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case with teen Research shows Australia’s teen social media ban has little impact Study on effects of Australian Social Media Minimum Age Act Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood YouTube Channel Goes Live Little Dot Studios Buys Content Agency Wing German ruling says Google is liable for its AI Overviews' false answers German court holds Google liable for AI hallucination KPMG pulls AI usage report EY retracts study after discovering AI hallucinations Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia AI hallucination epidemic – You Seein What I’m Seein Search is over - Techcrunch– Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our contributing producer is Kurt White. 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Long and short: Memberdrive Streamweek is Aug 17 - 21 at twitch.tv/theneverpost Sideshow specific feeds are being retired; members will have one feed! Once monthly members' only content will include things like Team Chats, WIGOHs, &c, &c – 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 Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power The Earliest Game of the Year Awards –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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy this episode where Georgia and guest producer Luis López wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose, and decide to give this practice a name: burnt toast audio.   – Become a Never Post member for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – Burnt Toast Audio https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4WXquxJWxG/ https://www.tiktok.com/@cbc/video/7285762769880714501 https://www.tiktok.com/@theporktornadoes/video/7179733641092746542 https://www.tiktok.com/@inf1n1temusic/video/7195244395220749574 https://www.tiktok.com/@cchiphop/video/7232580386759380267 https://www.tiktok.com/@epic.cammy1933/video/7348992219698826539 https://www.tiktok.com/@notamine/video/7347043430738054406 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7310222966363573537 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7313244933232676129 https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7173471436479139078 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzUPZs5l1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3IV11_ZgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-ZO2rGcSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sS5IuR0Gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_r4q2imnQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjQXF5ucO0 – 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Georgia talks to New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka about the state of personal taste on our algorithmic feeds. When popularity reigns supreme and it feels like everything is an ad online, how do we trust our own personal taste?  – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – Did The Feed Ruin Taste? Wired - Geese’s popularity is a psyop Vulture - The entire feed is fake  Find Kyle: His column Infinite Scroll in The New Yorker Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Bluesky – 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 & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia