Reanimator: AI and Shared Histories

Reanimator: AI and Shared Histories

Author: Charts & Leisure June 4, 2025 Duration: 51:05
Hans confronts the technological, moral, and philosophical impacts of using Artificial Intelligence to animate still photos, including those of both personal and historical significance. – Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/ 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 voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Intro Links Why Academics Are Leaving Twitter for Bluesky This Cybersecurity Startup Is Quietly Moderating X’s Community Notes to Fight Crypto Scams Scam Sniffer Nancy Mace ran bot army, had staff run fake accounts to boost profile, report claims: ‘It’s what she does for fun’ RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Cites Research Studies That Don't Exist The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist Roblox’s Hit Farm Game Spurs Underground Digital Fruit Economy – Animating History Falcon Heights, MN City Council Meeting - March 26, 2025 Errol Morris at NYPL Synthesis of a Vocal Sound from the 3,000 year old Mummy, Nesyamun ‘True of Voice’ Making a Dead Lion Roar Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Saigon Execution Oral History with Eddie Adams oldphoto.ai Intersubject Synchronization of Cortical Activity During Natural Vision Ways of Seeing 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident – Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. This episodes contributing producer was Tori Dominguez Peek. 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

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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Did The Feed Ruin Taste? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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 person…
Why Does Everything Run Doom? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:29
Mike talks with two game designers, a nuclear physicist and sound artist about how the iconic videogame became what it is today: something that runs on every piece of technology (and increasingly: biology) known to man –…
Computer Says Kiss [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:16
Georgia chats with Sydney Bradley of Business Insider about dating app Bumble’s termination of the swipe, and the dating app market’s overall pivot to AI – Subscribe to the Trustfnd Independent Media Collective bundle he…
The Internet Is A Megadungeon [Archive Pull] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:52
Originally published on March 27th, 2024, enjoy Mike's conversation with Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet. – Become a Never Post member at…
Hunting for Trash in Disneyland [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:40
Contributing producer Rose Witmer and her sister Maggie explore the nature of collecting — specifically, collecting Disney branded enamel pins — in an age where social media dominates hobbies across the board, and clicki…
How Hard Is It To Stop Using American Tech? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:06
Mike talks with the German Federal Center for Digital Sovereignty’s Head of Open Source Product & Delivery about Digital Sovereignty and the process of divesting the German state from American technology products. – Beco…
Why No One Wants to Hard Launch Their Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:18
Georgia speaks to writer, researcher, and academic Carolina Bandinelli about embarrassing boyfriends and the online culture of cynicism, shame, and blame that has spread throughout the modern dating scene. – Become a Nev…
Georgia Gets Banned From Hinge Forever [Archive Pull] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:55
Originally published on May 22nd, 2024 in our episode Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places, enjoy Georgia's segment where she investigates the walled garden of dating apps, and pays dearly as a result. – Become a Nev…
Should You Trust MrBeast With Your Money? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:12
Business and finance journalist Kit Pulliam examines MrBeast Financial, a soon-to-be-launched financial services platform spearheaded by MrBeast — A.K.A Jimmy Donaldson — himself. But what does it mean for this one, rich…
Mailbag #12: We're Not Built For This [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:41
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