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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 Bijan: His blog: https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/ Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social – 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.–CC-BY Licensed Audio Usedhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/2010 Pop by Akira Sora at Free Music ArchiveDream Pop by Holizna CC0 at Free Music ArchiveRetro Synths by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive – Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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 Gov Boston Globe Hackers against ICE - Techdirt EFF vs ICE tracking apps France bans Zoom - Politico Shopify comes to ChatGPT The new era of AI storefronts - McKinsey Craig Newmark pulls back on funding journalism - Neiman Lab NoAI for DuckDuckGo YesAI for DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo’s statement on their study The U.S. / TikTok deal - ABC News – 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. There is no promise like the presentthough the present’s not promise at all.The grifter flashes a glimmer like it wasa sure thing. Clinging to these turnsblindsides what’s before the eye, a fistbehind dice. I want distraction evenmore than you, but both of us lostthe duel when our seconds went missing. Excerpt of Against Hope By Charles Bernstein Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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 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 – 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

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 at gmail dot com – 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

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 Chip, Post and Lie RacketMN Em Cassel on Bluesky 2024 Auditor Report on Department of Education Feeding Our Future timeline - Axios Feeding Our Future timeline - Sahan Journal FBI Investigates Autism Schemes - Minnesota Reformer DHS Suspends Housing Stabilization - MNDHS The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer - City Journal Key Source Disputes Reporting - Star Tribune I Investigated Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal - Nick Shirley Health Department Pauses Child Care Payments - NYTimes Child Care Centers Operating As Expected - MPR News Charlie Warzel Don Moynihan Cooper Lund  Ryan Broderick Right-Wing Influencers at Whipple Building - Ryan Broderick – 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

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; jamieloftus.xyz 6-7 Nights At Freddy’s Ryan Broderick! Garbageday.email Adam Bumas! Garbageday.email 2 Nerds 2 Furious Lily Alexandre! youtube.com Tom Lum! tomlum.com – Special thank you to Annie Rauwerda from Depths of Wikipedia, Kurt White of the podcast Unravelling, and Morgan Sung of the podcast Close All Tabs. – Assorted links you may be interested in: NY City Mayoral Election Day Stats - Pornhub Le Poisson Steve The dice game Hazard - Wikipedia Act 2, Scene ii of Richard II – 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

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 Fundraiser! Click here to donate to all your faves! $4 $7 Never Post Membership Tier$4 $12 Never Post Membership Tier Intro Links Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings Pew, Striking findings from 2025 Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Reach Landmark Agreement to Bring Beloved Characters from Across Disney’s Brands to Sora Michael Weinberg on Bluesky Michael Weinberg website – social media reveals life behind bars. prisons want to block it kill switch podcast kill switch episode about prison tablets Dexter Thomas Freedom of the Press Foundation – 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 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 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.

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 all your faves! $4 $7 Never Post Membership Tier$4 $12 Never Post Membership Tier Intro Links Reservation of IPv6 Address Block 44::/16 for Amateur Radio Digital Communications (44Net) Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won’t ‘Play AI Music’ or Use ‘AI Generated Personalities’ in Staff Memo The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul Forrest Frank on IG Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon Dating algorithms? Investigating the reciprocal relationships between partner choice FOMO, decision fatigue, excessive swiping, and trust in algorithms on dating apps – Don’t Do It Yourself  Drew’s blog Drew’s 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. Tresspasser. A high stone wall. I continue to obsessively study ‘improving your hurdle technique’ online, the red curve of the track guiding from the right to the left of the image as drills, minidisciplines, are suggested. Over and over. I was young when I heard recounted to me the terror and excitement of being chased of farmland, thinking there was a gun, scaling over to escape with superhuman force. Even then, I wanted to be a part of the chase. Excerpt of The [blank] jumped over the [blank] (along a line a leap a landing) by Rowan Powell Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Meghal! shares her journey trying to rebuild her attention span and then chats with Emily Mazo and Mohamed Ali, organizers of the conference “New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace” Also: MACHINES! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/  – It’s the Radiotopia Fundraiser! Click here to donate to all your faves! Intro Links Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive https://andotherstuff.org/ https://bsky.app/profile/kalina2hu.bsky.social/post/3m5ucuht7vc2e Why the closure of 'Teen Vogue' is a bigger deal than you realize Roosevelt Institute on Closure of Teen Vogue https://kickstarterunited.org/ iHeartMedia and TikTok Launch Partnership TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay Fixing My Attention Span (*Deep Breath*) Meghal on IG (which she is not checking as often)Man vs Machine: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace New Luddism Conference NYC off Tech  Collective Action in Tech Tech Workers Coalition  Mohamed Ali (email link)  Emily Mazo  Brian Merchant Blood in the Machine Gavin Mueller Breaking Things at Work Jathan Sadowski The Mechanic and the Luddite – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This weeks friend of the show is Meghal Janardan. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta. This week's poem is an excerpt of Dalmation People by Jessica Bet Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

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 faves! Intro Links Polidashboard.org No degree, no discussion? China tightens the grip on influencers Not Verified? Not Welcome. China’s Influencer Policy Sends a Message Paid Armies of 'Clippers' Boost Internet Stars Like MrBeast Australia sues Microsoft for misleading M365 users about Copilot subscription options Internet Pricing Is About to Get a Lot Less Transparent Making Trolls Pay Their Own Tolls Paul at Public Citizen Paul’s Blog Paul Levy, the Web Bully’s Worst Enemy Pool World The Complaint and letter WiGOH “i don’t even know how to process this #cheater  #toxic  #betrayl”– 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 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 you Photography, Or The Writing Of Light by Jean Baudrillard X will start selling inactive usernames to paid users A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request 2025 Fiscal Year Among the Deadliest in ICE History for Detained Migrants Nearly two years after the “Chicago Rat Hole” became a viral sensation, scientists have weighed in on the debate over what type of critter made the splat. 'Chicago Rat Hole' was not made by a rat, say rodent researchers Interstitial Music from the Trick or Beep Collection Elvira II - Jaws of Cerberus (Amiga version) Beetlejuice (NES version) Pinball Jam - Elvira and the Party Monsters Sweet Home Noctropolis (MS-DOS version) Spear of Destiny Rise of the Dragon (MS-DOS version) Monster Bash (MS-DOS version) Thrill Kill Castlevania Chakan - The Forever Man (Sega Genesis Version) Castlevania II - Simon’s Quest Gauntlet Dark Legacy  (Arcade Version) The Business of Digitized Witchcraft Find Mahigan Kitchen Toad   Their Patreon (where you can also find their podcast) Find Alex“In The Broom Closet” – 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

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 email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links Vote for us in the Signal Awards! Friend.com ads backlash ICE looking to create social media surveillance team Apple and Google remove ICE tracking apps The bots come for Cracker Barrel – AI and New American Fascism White House Posts Ghoulish AI Cartoon Showing Woman's Deportation (Huffpost) With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’ (LA Times) Eating the Future: The Metabolic Logic of AI Slop (e-flux) The Other Side of the Canvas (Unpopular Front) Ur-Fascism (The Anarchist Library) In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI (404 Media) Antiquity to Alt-Right Pipeline from Ep. 13 Generated-ish from Ep. 22 – Thank you to Dannel Jurado for recording the Kickstarter picket. 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 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 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.

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 speech Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache in shocking broadcast: 'It had a wild effect on women' U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly TProphet on bsky The Irresistible Rise of On Tyranny Here’s what’s happening right now with the US TikTok deal Inside Trump's deal to save TikTok Paramount Skydance eyes takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as high as $24 a share: report LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival, has vague plans to offer 'real experiences' LimeWire, Former File-Sharing Service, Is Revealed as Buyer of Fyre Festival Bop Spotter – Teaching AI Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeFind Everyone: Megan Fritts on X Dr. Rui Sousa-Silva on LinkedIn Tori Dominguez Peek on Bluesky Press Start Pod on 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