Where I'm At Right Now

Where I'm At Right Now

Author: Charts & Leisure September 25, 2024 Duration: 53:26
Georgia talks to Cliff Lampe, Professor of Information at the UMich School of Information about how Find My has become indispensable technology of friendship in a hypergamified social-media landscape. Then, Hans talks with Dr. Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, about the need to be vulnerable as an influencer. And also: [REDACTED] – 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 and tell us about POSTS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE – Intro Links Elon Musk's X blinks in standoff with Brazil – Yahoo.com Elon Musk’s X Backs Down in Brazil – NYT Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library – Hollywood Reporter Runway Partners with Lionsgate – runwayml dot com Three Mile Island to Host New Disaster in Exclusive Deal to Power Microsoft AI – Splinter.com Microsoft deal would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI – WaPo After CEO’s arrest, Telegram says it will now turn some bad actors’ data over to law enforcement – CNN Read Oldster! Find me on Something Rotten talking about Spec Ops: The Line Jacob Geller’s Swordstream 2024 Announcement Find me on Jay Springett’s Experience.Computer on Sept. 26th – Find My Friend Surveillance Find Cliff on Google Scholar  Gamification and Social Media  – Vulnerableposting The politics of vulnerability in the influencer economy – Sagepub Find Brooke @ brookeduffy.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.  Now I promise the shriek that the pressure of days, the pressure of days will be weapon. We drive and we drive, we blare music, we go on. On the highway of our lost intentions, all signs are strident, all exits goodbye. Except of [Now I promise…] by Karen Volkman 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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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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News Post: A Primer on Torrenting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:32
In the latest installment of Terms & Conditions, Georgia chats with author, professor, and digital piracy expert Aram Sinnreich about torrenting. Peer-to-peer file sharing isn’t new, nor is the legal controversy surround…
Lolcows and the Internet's "Digital Freakshow" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:33
Executive Producer Jason Oberholtzer speaks to Dr. Jess Rauchberg about how the lolcow — a vulnerable Internet persona interacting with an unreliable and often malicious audience — relates to contemporary politics online…
The Disappearance of Tween Fashion [Archive Pull] [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:49
Originally published in our first episode I'm Mad, You're Mad, We're All Mad Here on January 31, 2024, enjoy Georgia's segment talking to Professor Elizabeth Wissinger about how the social internet helped erase an entire…