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The Internet Is A Megadungeon [Archive Pull]

Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy Mike's conversation with Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Megadungeons * Megadungeon: A Model for Media Complexity [https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/magazen/2023/2/megadungeon-a-model-for-media-complexity/], Magazen * Megadungeon: New Digital Volumetries in Art and Media [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkDEscu2r2rwRFTDJ9uCaHuC8d7jYXHm], YT Playlist * paranom.asia [http://paranom.asia/], Gabriele de Seta * unive.it [https://www.unive.it/data/people/25507257/curriculum], Paolo Berti – 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.

Hunting for Trash in Disneyland

Contributing producer Rose Witmer and her sister Maggie explore the nature of collecting — specifically, collecting Disney branded enamel pins — in an age where social media dominates hobbies across the board, and clicking "purchase" is easier than hunting for something IRL.  – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * 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 and is distributed by Radiotopia

How Hard Is It To Stop Using American Tech?

Mike talks with the German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty’s Head of Open Source Product & Delivery about Digital Sovereignty and the process of divesting the German state from American technology products. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content. We're also offering an Independent Media Collective bundle [https://trustfnd.com/aftermath/c/independent-media-collective--QCZa1yLMKZDyDopXX7Pa?ref=aftermath.site], where you can subscribe to us, Aftermath, Rogue, and Rascal all at once for a sweet, sweet deal — 30 days, complete member access to all four platforms, for $12.  – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – News Links * Brazil Bans 27 Prediction Platforms [https://menafn.com/1111031004/Brazil-Bans-27-Prediction-Platforms-Kalshi-And-Polymarket-Affected] * MSN on Brazilian ban [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/brazil-bans-27-prediction-platforms-as-us-takes-opposite-path/gm-GME199A221] * Brazil tightens rules to curb 'bet-like' products [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-blocks-prediction-platforms-tightens-rules-curb-bet-like-products-2026-04-24/] * Soldier charged in $400K Polymarket bet [https://apnews.com/article/solider-justice-department-polymarmet-74047663d9ae104127948896fdfb59d9] * Kalshi, Polymarket lobby as insider trading, betting eyed by Congress [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/kalshi-and-polymarket-congress-regulation-washington-influence.html] * RedNote after the 'TikTok refugee' moment [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/rednote-chases-us-expansion-after-its-tiktok-refugee-moment-fades/ar-AA20QWkU] * Judge rules in favor of Indiana man in ICE tracking app lawsuit [https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/software/judge-rules-in-favor-of-indiana-man-in-ice-tracking-app-lawsuit/ar-AA21pEE3] * Co-Writing with AI [https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3772318.3791529] * Mor Naaman [https://bsky.app/profile/informor.bsky.social/post/3mjmh6x375c2t] and Advait Baht [https://bsky.app/profile/advaitmb.bsky.social/post/3mjn6pf6qik22] on bsky * Aadam Jacobs Collective  [https://apnews.com/article/aadam-jacobs-collection-concerts-internet-archive-chicago-b1c9c4466a2db409a83523ad84b79d62] * 98% of IT leaders want digital sovereignty [https://www.zdnet.com/article/suse-bets-its-future-on-digital-sovereignty/]  * Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives [https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/] – ZenDis, and Digital Sovereignty * https://www.zendis.de/ [https://www.zendis.de/] * https://www.opendesk.eu/en [https://www.opendesk.eu/en] – 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

Why No One Wants to Hard Launch Their Man

Georgia speaks to writer, researcher, and academic Carolina Bandinelli about embarrassing boyfriends and the online culture of cynicism, shame, and blame that has spread throughout the modern dating scene. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content – * Vogue — Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? [https://web.archive.org/web/20260211075902/https://www.vogue.com/article/is-having-a-boyfriend-embarrassing-now] Find Carolina * Her website [https://carolinabandinelli.com/] * Her study on dating apps and marketized love [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17499755211051559] – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * 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 and is distributed by Radiotopia

Georgia Gets Banned From Hinge Forever [Archive Pull]

Originally published on May 22nd, 2024 in our episode Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places, enjoy Georgia's segment where she investigates the walled garden of dating apps, and pays dearly as a result.  – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * 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 and is distributed by Radiotopia