Did The Feed Ruin Taste?

Did The Feed Ruin Taste?

Author: Charts & Leisure June 3, 2026 Duration: 27:13
Georgia talks to New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka about the state of personal taste on our algorithmic feeds. When popularity reigns supreme and it feels like everything is an ad online, how do we trust our own personal taste?  – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ for an ad-free version of the show and all kinds of 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 – Did The Feed Ruin Taste? Wired - Geese’s popularity is a psyop Vulture - The entire feed is fake  Find Kyle: His column Infinite Scroll in The New Yorker Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture Bluesky – 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

Mike Rugnetta, known for his thoughtful and often playful analysis of digital culture, guides each episode of Never Post. This isn't a series about quick social media tips or gadget reviews; instead, it digs into the deeper currents of online life. The conversations explore how the internet shapes our identities, our art, our politics, and our very sense of reality. You'll hear discussions that feel like the best kind of late-night talk with a deeply curious friend-ranging from the absurdity of memes to the profound implications of network theory. Produced by Charts & Leisure, the podcast operates from a simple, powerful premise: that the digital world is now inseparable from the human one, and it deserves this kind of careful, critical, and celebratory attention. Tuning in feels like getting a clearer map to a territory we all inhabit but rarely stop to examine. Each episode asks us to reconsider our daily scrolls, clicks, and shares, making the familiar strange again. It’s for anyone who has ever felt exhilarated, exhausted, or utterly bewildered by life online, offering a space to step back and make sense of the noise.
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