Never Post

Radiotopia

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TECHNOLOGIES
CHAQUE SEMAINE

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

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When The Taliban Turned the Internet Off in Afghanistan

Contributing producer and Kabul-based journalist Ali Latifi tells the story of a roughly 48-hour period, at the end of 2025, when the Taliban turned off the entire internet in Afghanistan. – 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 – Cord Cutters https://bsky.app/profile/netblocks.org/post/3mgrehog7wk23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres Shutdown Tracker Optimization Project The Internet, Switched Off Internet Shutdown: How Governments Weaponize Connectivity Iran’s regime has shut down the internet in the middle of war How Iran shut down the internet and built a sophisticated system of digital control Afghanistan imposes internet blackout: What has the effect been so far? The Kremlin says the internet is turned off to stop drone attacks. Russians are fed up Blocked and Bypassed: Russians Evade Internet Censorship – Find Ali https://authory.com/Ali– Thank you to Suha, Fara, Saeed, Samir, Ramin, Mohammad, Hamed, Jabar, Sanam Muradi, Haroun Rahimi, Naser, Ahmad Azizi and Saeed. This episode’s Contributing Producer is Ali Latifi. 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. 1. These are the vague demands you make on me 2. (that I) assemble(to) recollect(to) decode( ) associate 3. that I admit, fraught with difficulty, reintegrationis no day at the beach in eggshell tints“The inmates start to get brave and a little crazy”when they hear that friendly voice–the matron 4. (But that’s also my mind, lost)Her epic poem on the constraints society places on the 5. misunderstood Excerpt of Sybil by Rebecca Wolf Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

37 min
5 MARS

Not What You Know, but How You Know: Science Communicators Roundtable

Mike talks with science communicators Alex Dainis, Trade Dominguez and Joe Hanson about what it’s like trying to do their job in today’s information environment. – 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 – Alex Dainis https://www.instagram.com/AlexDainis/ https://bsky.app/profile/alexdainis.bsky.social https://www.helicasemedia.com/ Trace Dominguez https://www.instagram.com/tracedominguez/ https://www.threads.com/@tracedominguez https://www.youtube.com/tracedominguez https://thatsabsurdshow.com/ Joe Hanson https://www.instagram.com/drjoehanson/ https://www.youtube.com/@besmart https://www.youtube.com/@pbsterra – 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. teach us about life gently implored the little beings and stretched their arms for love of the other shore Canto XVII (for Diana) by Alejandra Pizarnik Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

1 h 8 min
25 FÉVR.

News Post: On the Impending Silicon Goods Shortage

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 theneverpost at gmail dot com – News Links New Mexico's Internet Affordability Program https://acpdashboard.com/ Affordable Connectivity Program TikTok's usership steadies post-sale TechCrunch on TikTok's usership steadying Temu’s global rise runs into a regulatory wall The political effects of X’s feed algorithm Pope says beware of the internet Exclusive: Goldman Sachs launches AI-free index Substack, Polymarket announce partnership Looming Taiwan chip disaster U.S. aim to curb China's chipmaking access Will Intel deliver leading-edge chips? Taiwan won't move chip production to U.S. Why Taiwan Fears ‘America First’ Risks Eroding Its ‘Silicon Shield’ – Chip Chat Rogue.site Alloymag.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 and is distributed by Radiotopia

42 min
19 FÉVR.

What Kind of Place is the Internet?

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 virtual third placesFind Katherine Dee: default.blog NYT: The phone as a portal to the Otherworld – 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

29 min
12 FÉVR.

Pornhub Goes SFW

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 leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – You can find all sorts of 24/7 camera streams at webcamtaxi.com – Pornhub Is Entering Their FrictionMaxxxing Era Courtney Brame MelRose Michaels Mike Stabile SWR Data Website SWR Data Substack Pornhub 2025 Year-In-Review Mia Khalifa on Always Open In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing (The Cut) How I Frictionmaxx (P.E. Moskowitz) THUTT! (Jessica DeFino) – 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

53 min
5 FÉVR.

Posting Disease, with Bijan Stephen [Archive Pull]

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

21 min
30 JANV.

News Post: Is It Time To Delete TikTok?

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

40 min
22 JANV. · CONTENU BONI

Announcement: 2026 Never Post Olympiad

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

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BANDE-ANNONCE

Never Post Is A Podcast About The Internet

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2024-01-18

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Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Rachelle Hampton discusses reader-submitted comedic gossip with guests, diving into the lives and decisions of complete strangers. The second-hand truth really is stranger than fiction. Produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks and Jae Towle Vieira. Created by Kelsey McKinney and Alex Sujong Laughlin. Show art by Tara Jacoby. https://normalgossip.komi.io/

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HUMOUR
Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman

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MODE ET BEAUTÉ
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.

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MUSIQUE
It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so specific, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, a stranger who's lived something close enough to help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former co-host of Invisibilia, at your service. If you’re just discovering the show, a good place to begin is Bisexual Wife Guy, Mic Chooses the Wrong Life, or Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator. The team is hard at work investigating another batch of cases, with new episodes returning mid-April 2026 🚀 Proxy is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join our Patreon for free to get the newsletter 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

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JOURNAUX PERSONNELS
the memory palace

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HISTOIRE
From Samin Nosrat (chef and author of Good Things and Salt Fat Acid Heat) and Hrishikesh Hirway (creator and host of the podcast Song Exploder), Home Cooking is back with a brand new season. If you need help in the kitchen, or just want some creative inspiration, we’ve got you covered.

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GASTRONOMIE

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Delightful

21 janv.

mijustin

What I appreciate most about this show is that a) it’s well made, and b) the people who make it seem to genuinely enjoy making it.
Weekly favourite

2025-11-19

LifeBetterGreen

This podcast always makes me think about the digital world in new ways, something I didn't know was possible at this point. 5 stars.
Hands on my hips, feet shoulder width apart

2024-05-28

GuySnover

Have you heard of this show, Never Post? I think you might like it. Actually, I know you will love it.
Love it!

2024-03-22

CricketandGoat

I’ve been feeling fairly blah about podcasts lately, but this has come like a refreshing spring into my very selective and small rotation of must-listen-at-release shows.