Never Post

Senior producer Hans Buetow leads a conversation with three makers and thinkers in the podcast space — Mia Lobel (Freelance Cafe, fmr. Pushkin Industries), Lauren Passell (Tink Media) and Ronald Young, Jr. (Weight For It). We perform a health check on the podcast industry, to see who it’s working for, and who not. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials] * and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE – Links: * Alex Goldman’s podcast economics Tweet [https://x.com/AGoldmund/status/1838209346062151956] * Buzzsprout’s podcasting industry stats [https://www.buzzsprout.com/stats] * IAB’s 2022 Podcasting Advertising Revenue Report [https://www.iab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IAB_2022_Podcast_Advertising_Revenue_Report_2023.pdf] – Find Our Guests: * Mia Lobel — Freelance Cafe [https://freelancecafe.substack.com/] * Lauren Passell — Tink Media [https://tinkmedia.co/] * Ronald Young, Jr. — Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@ohitsbigron], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@ohitsbigron], Twitter [http://twitter.com/ohitsbigronstew] – 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 ★ Support this podcast ★ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/signup]

Georgia talks to Cliff Lampe, Professor of Information at the UMich School of Information about how Find My has become indispensable technology of friendship in a hypergamified social-media landscape. Then, Hans talks with Dr. Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, about the need to be vulnerable as an influencer. And also: [REDACTED] – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials] * and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE – Intro Links * Elon Musk's X blinks in standoff with Brazil – Yahoo.com [https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musks-x-blinks-standoff-162256773.html?guccounter=1] * Elon Musk’s X Backs Down in Brazil – NYT [https://archive.is/3V95f#selection-666.0-666.1] * Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library – Hollywood Reporter [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lionsgate-deal-ai-firm-runway-1236005554/] * Runway Partners with Lionsgate – runwayml dot com [https://runwayml.com/news/runway-partners-with-lionsgate] * Three Mile Island to Host New Disaster in Exclusive Deal to Power Microsoft AI – Splinter.com [https://www.splinter.com/three-mile-island-to-host-new-disaster-in-exclusive-deal-to-power-microsoft-ai] * Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI – WaPo [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/20/microsoft-three-mile-island-nuclear-constellation/] * After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement – CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/tech/telegram-ceo-durov-arrest-user-data-changes/index.html] * Read Oldster [https://oldster.substack.com/p/plugging-in]! * Find me on Something Rotten [https://open.spotify.com/episode/07Hyz8mrZ8CgIuY4yQgUc7] talking about Spec Ops: The Line * Jacob Geller’s Swordstream 2024 Announcement [https://x.com/yacobg42/status/1838252224130019836] * Find me on Jay Springett’s Experience.Computer [https://experience.computer/] on Sept. 26th – Find My Friend Surveillance * Find Cliff on Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aT8oqcoAAAAJ&hl=en]  * Gamification and Social Media [https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/chapter-pdf/2267542/9780262325714_cbe.pdf]  – Vulnerableposting * The politics of vulnerability in the influencer economy – Sagepub [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13675494231212346] * Find Brooke @ brookeduffy.com [https://www.brookeduffy.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.  Now I promise the shriek that the pressure of days, the pressure of days will be weapon. We drive and we drive, we blare music, we go on. On the highway of our lost intentions, all signs are strident, all exits goodbye. Except of [Now I promise…] by Karen Volkman Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure ★ Support this podcast ★ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/signup]

Mike talks with Know Your Meme Editor-in-Chief Don Caldwell about the prevalence and decline of the Laser Eyes Meme, and the ever shifting place of internet memes in presidential election season; the staff then talks about posts that baffle and confound us. And also: fair play. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] 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 [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials] * and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE – Intro Links * EU top court ruling paves way for Apple to pay Ireland over €13bn in taxes – Irish Times [https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/09/10/apple-tax-case-ruling-ireland-european-court-of-justice-13-billion/] *  Judge Rules $400 Million Algorithmic System Illegally Denied Thousands of People’s Medicaid Benefits – Gizmodo.com [https://gizmodo.com/judge-rules-400-million-algorithmic-system-illegally-denied-thousands-of-peoples-medicaid-benefits-2000492529] * Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses to Comply Amid Feud With Judge – Time [https://time.com/7016537/brazil-blocks-elon-musk-x-twitter-company-refuses-comply-judge/] * Elon Musk Has Backed Himself Into a Corner in Brazil – WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/x-starlink-brazil-suspension-musk/] * What to know about Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ feud with a Brazilian judge – AP [https://apnews.com/article/brazil-musk-x-twitter-moraes-bef06c0dbbb8ed87495b1afbb0edf211] * Who are Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Dave Rubin? The 6 commentators linked to Tenet indictment – USA Today [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/05/tenet-media-indictment-who-are-six-influencers/75085221007/] * Who Are Tim Pool And Benny Johnson? What To Know About The Six Right-Wing Commentators DOJ Alleges Were Funded By Russia. – Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/09/05/who-are-tim-pool-and-benny-johnson-what-to-know-about-the-six-right-wing-commentators-doj-alleges-were-funded-by-russia/] * YouTube Deletes Tim Pool’s Embarrassing Kremlin-Backed Videos – Gizmodo [https://gizmodo.com/youtube-deletes-tim-pools-embarrassing-kremlin-backed-videos-2000495698] * Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges – DailyDot [https://www.dailydot.com/debug/russia-tenet-benny-johnson-tim-pool-indictment/] * cohost to shut down at end of 2024 – cohost [https://cohost.org/staff/post/7611443-cohost-to-shut-down]  – Laser Eyes * Laser Eyes – KYM [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/glowing-eyes-laser-eyes] * Dark Brandon – KYM [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dark-brandon] * Dark Brandon Explained – KYM [https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/who-and-what-is-dark-brandon-and-what-does-it-mean-the-alternate-reality-joe-biden-meme-trend-explained] * Fell Out of a Coconut Tree – KYM [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fell-out-of-a-coconut-tree] * What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been – KYM [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-can-be-unburdened-by-what-has-been] Find Don: * https://x.com/doncald [https://x.com/doncald] * https://x.com/knowyourmeme [https://x.com/knowyourmeme] * https://www.instagram.com/knowyourmeme [https://www.instagram.com/knowyourmeme] * https://www.tiktok.com/@knowyourmeme [https://www.tiktok.com/@knowyourmeme] * https://www.youtube.com/knowyourmeme [https://www.youtube.com/knowyourmeme] * https://www.snapchat.com/p/41102048-8d2d-4288-b54e-c9e89b1afa44/1147140847384576 [https://www.snapchat.com/p/41102048-8d2d-4288-b54e-c9e89b1afa44/1147140847384576] – What Is Going On Here? * Twitter — runwildkian [https://x.com/runwildkian/status/1832573508121194505] * Reddit — Celebrity Number Six [https://www.reddit.com/r/CelebrityNumberSix/comments/1fc0k7x/celebrity_number_six_has_been_found/?share_id=_iAbU4c2gcJ6rqkqf4V-D&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1] * Reddit — The fabric [https://www.reddit.com/r/CelebrityNumberSix/comments/1fcsr5o/for_those_trying_to_articulate_why_finding/#lightbox] * Google Docs — Hugh’s work [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTYiwRDmd582jN3q6mX7Gsre6Yq6LA8zG1IBOJ3KkbPdMiDmTg9HqRd0eHO87xVPFmCCUaPKZSeaoWB/pubhtml] * Reddit — Hugh’s situation [https://www.reddit.com/r/CelebrityNumberSix/comments/1fc2v30/comment/lm58fqa/] * TikTok — fembasecon [https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8JabopA/] – 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.  All day we leave and arrive at the hive, concelebrants. The hive is love, what we serve, preserve, avowed in Latin murmurs as we come and go, skydive, freighted with light, to where we thrive, us, in time’s hum, on history’s breath,         industrious, identical… Excerpt of Hive by Carol Ann Duffy Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure ★ Support this podcast ★ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/signup]

Georgia talks with marketing consultant Bryce Whitwam and takes us in and out and further in – maybe further in than any of us have ever wanted to go – to the TikTok shop; Mike talks with media studies professor Shannon Mattern about Drafts – writing while it is still in progress – and how it feels to POST them. Also: Audience participation! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials] – Find the slides for this live performance on our website [http://www.neverpo.st/xoxo-fest-live/]. Intro Links * J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit Filed by Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif After Olympic Win (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety [https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-1236105185/] * “it was so nice when you were following legal advice to shut the fuck up” – death angel [https://x.com/angel_0f_deathx/status/1826977930020261898] * Swifties for Trump? Not so fast-Taylor Swift fires back at Donald Trump's AI-generated endorsement – Marca [https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2024/08/20/66c3dea146163f46068b459d.html] * Fans Suspect Taylor Swift Just Subtly Addressed Donald Trump's AI Image Scandal in New Statement – parade.com [https://parade.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-suspect-addressed-donald-trump-ai-image-scandal-new-statement] * Donald Trump Shares Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement Using AI-Generated Images – Stereogum [https://www.stereogum.com/2276644/donald-trump-shares-fake-taylor-swift-endorsement-using-ai-generated-images/news/] * Trump shares AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her fans supporting him – NBC [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-shares-ai-generated-images-taylor-swift-fans-supporting-rcna167126] * anyway here's the story of how i worked with a cafe (isshiki matcha) to import the olympic village muffins for a popup in nyc… – @kelin_online [https://x.com/kelin_online/status/1825575469934059754] – The Shop Zone More of Bryce Whitwam: * The TikTok effect [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4875868] * Shanghai Zhan podcast [https://zhanstation.com/] * Syracuse University [https://newhouse.syracuse.edu/people/bryce-whitwam]  – Writing is Death Find Shannon Mattern: * wordsinspace.net [http://wordsinspace.net] * shannonmattern.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/shannonmattern.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.  It’s slow writing on re-admission of the abyss so if this body is sleepy-tired please walk around Suddenly there’s nothing in the laws of the alphabet that breaks open revealing what buoyancy am I. Excerpt of Puberty of Puck, by Mark Hyatt Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure ★ Support this podcast ★ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/signup]

Hans talks with Lia Haberman of the newsletter ICYMI about the ostensible death of the hashtag; Georgia talks with media scholar Whitney Phillips about catching breaking news via internet memes. Also: Hit Em! – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/] – * Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail * Drop us a voice memo via airtable [https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form] * Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com * See what interstitials we need submissions for [http://neverpo.st/interstitials], like: SEND US YOUR DRAFTS – Intro Links * Google has an illegal monopoly on search, judge rules. Here’s what’s next – MSN.com [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-has-an-illegal-monopoly-on-search-judge-rules-here-s-what-s-next/ar-AA1ohBlo] * Crooked Media, Producer of ‘Pod Save America,’ Reaches Deal With Union, Which Withdraws Claim Company Engaged in Union-Busting Tactics – Variety.com [https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/crooked-media-union-agreement-withdraw-union-busting-1236101640/] * After Walkout, Crooked Media Union Reaches Tentative Deal With ‘Pod Save America' Company – MSN.com [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/after-walkout-crooked-media-union-reaches-tentative-deal-with-pod-save-america-company/ar-AA1oxlpZ] * Spotify is full of AI music, and some say it’s ruining the platform – FastCo [https://www.fastcompany.com/91170296/spotify-ai-music] * Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Warner Bros. Discovery Kicks Visitors Over to Max – Variety.com [https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/cartoon-network-shuts-down-warner-bros-discovery-max-signup-1236101422/] * 5 Podcasts for the Constantly Online – NYT [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/arts/podcasts-internet-influencers-tiktok.html] * XOXO 2024 Schedule [https://xoxofest.com/2024/schedule/]! – #DeathoftheHashtag Find Lia: * ICYMI [https://liahaberman.substack.com/] newsletter * Website [https://www.liahaberman.com/] * Twitter [https://x.com/liahaberman] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liahaberman/] – Meming the News, Newsing the Memes Find Whitney: * University of Oregon site [https://journalism.uoregon.edu/directory/media-studies/all/wphilli2] * Twitter [https://x.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=/wphillips49] * The Ambivalent Internet book [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ambivalent-internet-mischief-oddity-and-antagonism-online-whitney-phillips/12336966?ean=9781509501274] – 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.  The idea, the teacher said, was that there was a chaos left in matter – a little bit of not-yet in everything that was – so the poets became interested in fragments, interruptions– the little bit of saying lit by the unsaid– was it a way to stay alive, a way to keep hope, leaving things unfinished? as if in completing a sentence there was death– – Excerpt of Ars Poetica (the idea) by Dana Levin Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure ★ Support this podcast ★ [https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/signup]