Here’s Looking at You

Here’s Looking at You

Author: Charts & Leisure January 29, 2025 Duration: 58:46
Georgia talks with politics and internet reporter David Mack about whether disgraced politicians are attempting to launder their reputations on Cameo. Plus, Hans finds out what it feels like to answer an unanswerable question about how many cameras there are in the world. Also: the sounds of our collective TikTok Journey. – 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 See what interstitials we need submissions for – Intro Links FCC -- Carr Welcomes Court Order Invalidating President Biden’s Plan to Expand Government Control of the Internet Through Title II Regulations MSN -- Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC ALA -- Net Neutrality: An Intellectual Freedom Issue – Cameo’s Reputation Machine Find David: Bluesky Slate Rolling Stone Buzzfeed – How Many Cameras Are There? Segment Links: Archive.org -- Opening the Era of Outer Space Union of Concerned Scientists -- Satellite Database FAA -- Drones By the Numbers IHS Markit -- Video Surveillance Datasheet Allied Market Research -- Video Surveillance Market CNET -- Google Maps has now photographed 10 million miles in Street View NYC DOT -- Cameras List 404 Media -- Researcher Turns Insecure License Plate Cameras Into Open Source Surveillance Tool Electronic Frontier Foundation -- Atlas of Surveillance International Telecommunications Union -- Facts and Figures 2023 Business Wire -- Amazon's Ring Remained atop the Video Doorbell Market in 2021 Decision Research -- Psychic Numbing Daniel Västfjäll, Paul Slovic, Marcus Mayorga, Ellen Peters -- Compassion Fade: Affect and Charity Are Greatest for a Single Child in Need The Journalist’s Resource -- The effect of CCTV on public safety: Research roundup Ars Technica -- Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison – 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. Slowly the fog did what fog does, eventually: it lifted, the way veils tend to at some point in epic verse so that the hero can see the divinity at work constantly behind all things mortal, or that’s the idea anyway, I’m not saying I do or don’t believe that, I’m not even sure that belief can change any of it, at least in terms of the facts of how, moment by moment, any life unfurls, we can call it fate or call it just what happened… Excerpt, Sing a Darkness, by Carl Phillips Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure

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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Duration: 49:19
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…
#MemeingTheNews [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:34
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! – Call us a…
Mailbag #4 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:03
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 See what interstitials we…
To BRB Or Not To BRB [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:12
Contributing producer Victoria Dominguez attempts to understand the practice of digitally resurrecting deceased loved ones using artificial intelligence. Also: home movies. – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail…
Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:25
Mike chats with EX Research about their new report which goes deep on Roblox, the massively multiplayer online game played by HALF of all American teenagers. Georgia takes a look at Love Island UK – as many people have o…
Everything Old Embeds Again [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:10
Mike talks with unsung internet pillar DylanPDX, steward of vxTwitter and others, who single-handedly does what Big Social doesn’t want - keeping your embeds working. Senior producer Hans gets the ambrosia from Tallulah…
The Sound Files of Summer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:56
An episode-long staff round-table about music library management with special guest Meghal Janardan. – 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…
Mailbag, Episodes 7-10 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:14
We respond to you! – LINKS! Angelmamii7 in Limerance Burnt toast about burnt toast HEADPHONE USERS BEWARE – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at g…
Who Hires the Hiring Bots? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:03
Georgia chats with Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Hilke Schellmann about the job market, and the increasing prevalence of Artificial Intelligence in hiring. Mike talks with comedian, writer and podcast host Ja…
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:06
Georgia digs deep into the enshittification of dating apps, and pays dearly as a result. Mike talks to Aftermath co-founder Luke Plunkett about recent, massive changes to Google’s Page Rank algorithm, and the risk of rec…