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.–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 voicemailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee what interstitials we need submissions for–Intro LinksFCC -- Carr Welcomes Court Order Invalidating President Biden’s Plan to Expand Government Control of the Internet Through Title II RegulationsMSN -- Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCCALA -- Net Neutrality: An Intellectual Freedom Issue–Cameo’s Reputation MachineFind David:BlueskySlateRolling StoneBuzzfeed–How Many Cameras Are There?Segment Links:Archive.org -- Opening the Era of Outer SpaceUnion of Concerned Scientists -- Satellite DatabaseFAA -- Drones By the NumbersIHS Markit -- Video Surveillance DatasheetAllied Market Research -- Video Surveillance MarketCNET -- Google Maps has now photographed 10 million miles in Street ViewNYC DOT -- Cameras List404 Media -- Researcher Turns Insecure License Plate Cameras Into Open Source Surveillance ToolElectronic Frontier Foundation -- Atlas of SurveillanceInternational Telecommunications Union -- Facts and Figures 2023Business Wire -- Amazon's Ring Remained atop the Video Doorbell Market in 2021Decision Research -- Psychic NumbingDaniel Västfjäll, Paul Slovic, Marcus Mayorga, Ellen Peters -- Compassion Fade: Affect and Charity Are Greatest for a Single Child in NeedThe Journalist’s Resource -- The effect of CCTV on public safety: Research roundupArs Technica -- Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison–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.Slowly the fog did what fog does, eventually: it lifted, the wayveils tend to at some point in epic verse so that the hero cansee the divinity at work constantly behindall things mortal, or that’s the idea anyway, I’m not saying I do or don’tbelieve that, I’m not even sure that belief can changeany of it, at least in terms of the facts of how, moment by moment, any life unfurls, we cancall it fate or call it just what happened…Excerpt, Sing a Darkness, by Carl PhillipsNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure
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State of the Pod: 2025
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.–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 mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee 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 & Leisure
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Post-Mortem: 2024
A three-round trivia game with 6 of our favorite internet professionals to send off 2024–Take the Never Post Audience Survey!–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 mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee 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 TomgressTom Lum! tomlum.comLily Alexandre! youtube.comThe Dog HotsAkilah Hughes! Rebel Spirit on iHeartJamie Loftus! Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) on iHeartThe Garbage MenRyan Broderick! Garbageday.emailAdam Bumas! Garbageday.email–Assorted links you may be interested in:Why Chappell Roan Told MTV VMAs Attendee to "Shut the F--k Up" - E!OnlineNetflix, Paramount Ask Canada Court to Amend New Trudeau Tax – Yahoo! FinanceNot even Spotify is safe from AI slop – The VergeThe #3 Most Viral Song in the World Is an AI-Generated, Xenophobic Parody – PCMag“Dodgers Gawr Gura” on eBay“mistakes into miracles” on DeviantArt (potentially NSFW)emojistats.bsky.shThe Willy Wonka Event’s Lead Actor Speaks Out: ‘It Was Just Gibberish’ - WIRED–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
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The One Thing You Can Do For Yourself
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!–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 mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee what interstitials we need submissions for–Intro LinksTikTok CEO meets with Trump while asking for Supreme Court to take up ban appeal – UPIHawk Tuah Haliey Welch's Crypto Team Nets £2.59M Amid Botched Token Launch, Fans File SEC Complaints – IBTimesResearchers Consider the Relationship Between Misinformation, Outrage, and the Sharing of Content on Social Media – TechPolicyOnline influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco – The GuardianTeens, Social Media and Technology 2024 – Pew Research–The Horrors Persist, But So Do The Little TreatsFind Jessica:jessica-defino.comThe Review of Beauty newsletterSegment Links:Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light – WorldCatStudies on retail therapy — here, here, here and here –Touching TrailFind Rusty:Rusty on BlueskyToday in TabsToday on TrailWould you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You’d be surprised how many would - The ConversationMost of the TikTok users (64%) and almost half of the Instagram users (48%) were prepared to pay to be off them, so long as others were off them, resulting in average valuations across all users of minus US$28 for TikTok and minus $10 for 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.NoOne kneads us again of earth and clay,noOne conjures our dust.Noone.Praised be thou, NoOne.For your sake wewant to flower.Towardyou.Psalm, by Paul Celan Trans. Pierre JorisNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure
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Leaving Social Media Roundtable
Georgia, Hans, Jason, and Mike discuss their experiences leaving social platforms behind.–Take the Never Post Audience Survey!–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 mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee 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.On the last evening on this earth, we sever our daysfrom our trees, and count the ribs we will carry alongand the ribs we will leave behind, right here . . . on the last eveningwe bid nothing farewell, we don't find the time to end who we are . . .everything remains the same, the place exchanges our dreamsand exchanges its visitors. Suddenly we are incapable of satiresince the place is ready to host the dust . . . here on the last eveningwe contemplate mountains surrounding clouds: a conquest and a counterconquestand an ancient time handing over our door keys to the new timeExcerpt of Eleven Planets At The End Of The Andalusian Scene by Mahmoud DarwishNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure
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