Episodes
The second and final installment of our two part collab with Slate’s ICYMI! Mike talks with mis- and disinformation researcher Joan Donovan about the line between gossip and conspiracy; then ICYMI’s Candice and Rachelle join us to talk about what it feels like swimming in the wide open sea of monocultural event discourse. Also: C-SPAN’s earliest internet memories! Special thanks to Candice, Rachelle, Se’era, Daisy and the whole ICYMI team! Please listen to them on slate.com and wherever you...
Published 05/11/24
Published 05/11/24
This week, we got TWO episodes coming at you - one today and one on Saturday. Both are a collaboration with the incredible team at the Slate Podcast ICYMI. In today's episode, the first of our collaboration, Mike guests on ICYMI, where they break down one of 2024’s biggest internet stories and ask: what's the recipe for a rare monocultural event? It's been more than a month since Kate Middleton announced she'd started preventative chemotherapy treatments following a cancer diagnosis. Which...
Published 05/08/24
Senior producer Hans Buetow investigates the transit vacuum that’ll be left when Uber and Lyft leave the Twin Cities; Mike looks at how the car has become a default setting for vertical, short form video. Also: PLANES, TRAINS… BIKES Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/And Listen to Who? Weekly, wouldja? https://www.whoweekly.us/ – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com– Intro Links The House just voted...
Published 04/26/24
😷 -- ❤️‍🔥 Become a member at https://neverpo.st☎️ 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 -- 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 easier to read the mind of a fox than to guess    what a man’s about to say when he returns ...
Published 04/24/24
We respond to your comments!--☎️ 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 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 ★
Published 04/17/24
Contributing Producer Marie Kilaru discusses the emotional impacts of making and seeing Before and After posts; Charlie Harding of Switched on Pop joins Jason to talk about what pop-musical acts have sounded like the internet. Also: Georgia reads Franny Choi’s “Unrequited Lovesong for the Panopticon” -Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/ Join us on Twitch, Friday, April 12th @ 2pm ET to chat about audio production! – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mailDrop us a voice memo via...
Published 04/10/24
Georgia and guest producer Luis wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose; Mike talks to Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet. Also: posts from the field! – Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/ – ☎️ 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–– Intro The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is...
Published 03/27/24
Hans wonders why ‘being informed’ is so exhausting, and if there’s anything he can do about it (short answer: sorta) and a few members of the Never Post team discuss “important emails”. Also: the hunt for Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper continues. Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/ – ☎️ 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– Intro Links The Media-Sensational Rise and Fall of “Jim Spanfeller Is a...
Published 03/13/24
We respond to listener comments about independent media co-ops, the disappearance of tween fashion, posting disease, influencer voice, mourning online, and human height throughout history.--This conversation contains a single, brief mention of suicide.--☎️ 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-- Check out Join the Party wherever you get podcasts and also at...
Published 03/06/24
Georgia talks with Tamara Kneese about how the software of the platform internet works against the social flows of grieving, and mourning. Mike then talks about men who throw ping pong balls into solo cups. ALSO: chill, lo-fi, public domain beats. – Share the show with a friend! https://www.neverpo.st/ – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mailDrop us a voice memo via airtable: https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/formOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot...
Published 02/28/24
Mike talks with sociophonologist Lisa B. Davidson about why influencer voice exists, and with bass player and YouTuber Adam Neely about the people who have been retiring from YouTube. - Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/Extended cuts of Lisa and Adam will be uploaded to the Every Post+ Members Only Feed on February 21, 2024 – 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...
Published 02/14/24
On the disappearance of tween-specific fashion trends, and the epidemic of Posting Disease plaguing social media. Also: a man on a mission. -- 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 – Join us at https://twitch.tv/mikerugnetta on Friday, February 9th at 2pm ET to hang out and chat about the show – Become a member at...
Published 01/31/24
To kick things off, we had a roundtable conversation with a trio of makers and thinkers, all of whom are creating independent media. They are Gita Jackson (Aftermath), Alex Sujong Laughlin (Defector Media), and Rusty Foster (Today in Tabs). We wanted to talk with Gita, Alex and Rusty about the current state of media, and why each of them has decided to strike out beyond the big, legacy media organizations and create something new. You can find Never Post, including all episodes, at...
Published 01/31/24
Welcome to my hometown. First episode in early 2024. Become a member at https://neverpo.st Thanks to our guests Michael, Rob, Amanda, Vanessa, Tara, Jason and Bijan ★ Support this podcast ★
Published 01/18/24