Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic

Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic

Author: Charts & Leisure July 17, 2024 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 over the last few weeks – and asks why so much of that looking is preoccupied with plastic surgery. Also: the sound of touching grass. – 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 See what interstitials we need submissions for, like: SEND US YOUR DRAFTS – Intro Links War Thunder does it again, this time with classified documents relating to 3 Russian tanks, cyberdaily.au It’s happening again: War Thunder players continue to leak classified military documents, dotesports.com Commission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Act, europa.eu Musk says EU wanted “secret deal” to “censor free speech” after fine threat, msn.com Chasing YouTube, Spotify adds comments to podcasts, techcrunch.com An Illinois law requires parents to give 15% of earnings to children who star in their videos, tubefilter.com – Once Day, We’ll All Be In There What’s the deal with Roblox? An EX Special Report – exresearch.co Roblox fruit jumpscares, x.com This Brokkhaven Roleplay In ROBLOX Be Weird…, tiktok.com Pretending to be a spying christmas tree in roblox, youtube.com ROBLOX DOORS BUT IT'S ME, youtube.com Roblox is down.., youtube.com ROBLOX DIFFICULTY CHART, youtube.com The nuggets gonna get ya, tiktok.com The Strange Origins of "Old ROBLOX Music", youtube.com – Love Island Face https://www.tiktok.com/@jackmacbarstool/video/7379780711802309930 https://www.tiktok.com/@barrettplasticsurgery/video/7380161281510231326 https://www.tiktok.com/@anniereneau3/video/7205726511478115630 https://www.tiktok.com/@boldglamour/video/7206238027528637742 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb6CKuD1GTk https://www.tiktok.com/@drgarynyc/video/7384530805407829294 – 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.  What can I tell you? It was a summer that seemed to be making history — their personal history — almost before it began, and they stood back slightly, still in it, but observing it, saying “the summer this,” “the summer that,” all the while it was going on. They became obsessed with a fountain, for example, one they walked past each day, how abundantly it would reach upwards and yet be pouring back down itself the whole time — all winter this fountain had been dry, not saying a word. What more can I tell you? Oh, everything… Excerpt of No Name by Emily Berry 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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Mailbag #9: Don't Livestream at The Club [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:30
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Duration: 1:03:37
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Duration: 50:49
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Duration: 59:39
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