Senior Producer Hans Buetow digs into the data from the 2025 Pornhub Year-in-Review, and wonders aloud to sexual wellness educator Courney Brame, and co-founders of SWR Data, MelRose Michaels and Mike Stabile - what’s going on with the sudden rise in SFW content on a decidedly NSFW platform?–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”–<ul>
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</ul>–You can find all sorts of 24/7 camera streams at <a href="http://webcamtaxi.com">webcamtaxi.com</a>–Pornhub Is Entering Their FrictionMaxxxing Era<ul>
<li><a href="https://spfpp.org/courtney">Courtney Brame</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/MelRoseMichaels/">MelRose Michaels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikestabile.bsky.social">Mike Stabile</a></li>
<li>SWR Data <a href="https://www.swrdata.com/">Website</a>
</li>
<li>SWR Data <a href="https://swrdata.substack.com/">Substack</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2025-year-in-review">Pornhub 2025 Year-In-Review</a></li>
<li>Mia Khalifa on <a href="https://archive.org/details/roosterteeth-2243">Always Open</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html">In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing</a> (The Cut)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/how-i-frictionmaxx">How I Frictionmaxx</a> (P.E. Moskowitz)</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jessicadefino.substack.com/p/thutt">THUTT!</a> (Jessica DeFino)</li>
</ul>–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 &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Senior Producer &lt;strong&gt;Hans Buetow&lt;/strong&gt; digs into the data from the 2025 Pornhub Year-in-Review, and wonders aloud to sexual wellness educator &lt;strong&gt;Courney Brame&lt;/strong&gt;, and co-founders of SWR Data, &lt;strong&gt;MelRose Michaels&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Stabile&lt;/strong&gt; - what’s going on with the sudden rise in SFW content on a decidedly NSFW platform?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for access to extended and bonus segments, and our side shows like “Slow Post”, “Posts from the Field” and “Never Watch”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drop us a voice memo via &lt;a href="https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;airtable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find all sorts of 24/7 camera streams at &lt;a href="http://webcamtaxi.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;webcamtaxi.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pornhub Is Entering Their FrictionMaxxxing Era&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://spfpp.org/courtney"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Courtney Brame&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/MelRoseMichaels/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MelRose Michaels&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikestabile.bsky.social"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Stabile&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SWR Data &lt;a href="https://www.swrdata.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SWR Data &lt;a href="https://swrdata.substack.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Substack&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2025-year-in-review"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pornhub 2025 Year-In-Review&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mia Khalifa on &lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/roosterteeth-2243"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Always Open&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (The Cut)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/how-i-frictionmaxx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How I Frictionmaxx&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (P.E. Moskowitz)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://jessicadefino.substack.com/p/thutt"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THUTT!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Jessica DeFino)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

What do record searches for SFW content mean when done on Pornhub?

Senior Producer Hans Buetow digs into the data from the 2025 Pornhub Year-in-Review, and wonders aloud to sexual wellness educator Courney Brame, and co-founders of SWR Data, MelRose Michaels and Mike Stabile - what’s going on with the sudden rise in SFW content on a decidedly NSFW platform?

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You can find all sorts of 24/7 camera streams at <a href="http://webcamtaxi.com">webcamtaxi.com</a>

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Pornhub Is Entering Their FrictionMaxxxing Era

<a href="https://spfpp.org/courtney">Courtney Brame</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/MelRoseMichaels/">MelRose Michaels</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mikestabile.bsky.social">Mike Stabile</a>
SWR Data <a href="https://www.swrdata.com/">Website</a>

SWR Data <a href="https://swrdata.substack.com/">Substack</a>

<a href="https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2025-year-in-review">Pornhub 2025 Year-In-Review</a>
Mia Khalifa on <a href="https://archive.org/details/roosterteeth-2243">Always Open</a>

<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html">In 2026, We Are Friction-Maxxing</a> (The Cut)

<a href="https://mentalhellth.xyz/p/how-i-frictionmaxx">How I Frictionmaxx</a> (P.E. Moskowitz)

<a href="https://jessicadefino.substack.com/p/thutt">THUTT!</a> (Jessica DeFino)

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Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Pornhub Goes SFW

Originally published in our first episode I'm Mad, You're Mad, We're All Mad Here on January 31, 2024, enjoy Mike's segment on the epidemic of Posting Disease plaguing social media.Listen to the original episode here: <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/">https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/</a>–Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–<ul>
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</ul>–Find Bijan:His blog: <a href="https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/">https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/</a>Bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social</a>–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. – CC-BY Licensed Audio Used <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4 </a><a href="https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/">https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/</a> 2010 Pop by Akira Sora at Free Music Archive Dream Pop by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive Retro Synths by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive–Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Originally published in our first episode &lt;strong&gt;I'm Mad, You're Mad, We're All Mad Here&lt;/strong&gt; on January 31, 2024, enjoy Mike's segment on the epidemic of Posting Disease plaguing social media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to the original episode here: &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drop us a voice memo via &lt;a href="https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;airtable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find Bijan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His blog: &lt;a href="https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bsky: &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;–&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CC-BY Licensed Audio Used&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;2010 Pop by Akira Sora at Free Music Archive&lt;br&gt;Dream Pop by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive&lt;br&gt;Retro Synths by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

On how to exist online without going mad

Originally published in our first episode I'm Mad, You're Mad, We're All Mad Here on January 31, 2024, enjoy Mike's segment on the epidemic of Posting Disease plaguing social media.

Listen to the original episode here: <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/">https://www.neverpo.st/never-post-2/</a>

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Find Bijan:

His blog: <a href="https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/">https://newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/</a>

Bsky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/bijan.bsky.social</a>

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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.

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CC-BY Licensed Audio Used

<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4">https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/blue-season-4
</a><a href="https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/">https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/679130/</a>
2010 Pop by Akira Sora at Free Music Archive
Dream Pop by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive
Retro Synths by Holizna CC0 at Free Music Archive

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Never Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

Posting Disease, with Bijan Stephen [Archive Pull]

Mike, Hans, and Georgia discuss the recent U.S. deal with TikTok, how it’s changed the app,  whether it’s worth sticking around to see what happens, or if it's better to just log off for good. –Become a Never Post member at <a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/">https://www.neverpo.st/</a> for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content–<ul>
<li>Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail</li>
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</ul>–DuckDuckYesNo<ul>
<li><a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/kalshi-sports-wagering-to-be-banned-in-massachusetts-court-says">Kalshi gets banned</a></li>
<li>Court order against Kalshi - <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-secures-court-order-that-will-block-kalshi-from-offering-unlawful-sports-wagers-in-massachusetts">Mass Gov</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/iZXBq">Boston Globe</a></li>
<li>Hackers against ICE - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/">Techdirt</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/eff-v-doj-dhs-ice-tracking-apps">EFF vs ICE tracking apps</a></li>
<li>France bans Zoom - <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio/">Politico</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2026/shopify-merchants-to-pay-4percent-fee-on-sales-made-through-chatgpt-checkout/?hashed_user=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a">Shopify comes to ChatGPT</a></li>
<li>The new era of AI storefronts - <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-agentic-commerce-opportunity-how-ai-agents-are-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-consumers-and-merchants">McKinsey</a>
</li>
<li>Craig Newmark pulls back on funding journalism - <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/craig-newmark-explains-why-hes-pulling-back-on-funding-journalism/">Neiman Lab</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://noai.duckduckgo.com/">NoAI for DuckDuckGo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/#chat">YesAI for DuckDuckGo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/1qpevtl/duck_tales_episode_16_the_story_behind_our_yes_ai/">DuckDuckGo’s statement on their study</a></li>
<li>The U.S. / TikTok deal - <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-finalizes-deal-operating-us/story?id=129475609">ABC News</a>
</li>
</ul>–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.There is no promise like the present though the present’s not promise at all. The grifter flashes a glimmer like it was a sure thing. Clinging to these turns blindsides what’s before the eye, a fist behind dice. I want distraction even more than you, but both of us lost the duel when our seconds went missing.Excerpt of Against Hope By Charles BernsteinNever Post is a production of Charts &amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Mike, Hans, and Georgia discuss the recent U.S. deal with TikTok, how it’s changed the app,  whether it’s worth sticking around to see what happens, or if it's better to just log off for good. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a Never Post member at &lt;a href="https://www.neverpo.st/#/portal/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.neverpo.st/&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for an ad-free version of the show and bonus content&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drop us a voice memo via &lt;a href="https://airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5ikRbF0/pagjGcjdYg2alw8cD/form"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;airtable&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DuckDuckYesNo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/kalshi-sports-wagering-to-be-banned-in-massachusetts-court-says"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kalshi gets banned&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Court order against Kalshi - &lt;a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-secures-court-order-that-will-block-kalshi-from-offering-unlawful-sports-wagers-in-massachusetts"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mass Gov&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.is/iZXBq"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hackers against ICE - &lt;a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Techdirt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/eff-v-doj-dhs-ice-tracking-apps"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EFF vs ICE tracking apps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;France bans Zoom - &lt;a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Politico&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2026/shopify-merchants-to-pay-4percent-fee-on-sales-made-through-chatgpt-checkout/?hashed_user=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shopify comes to ChatGPT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The new era of AI storefronts - &lt;a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-agentic-commerce-opportunity-how-ai-agents-are-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-consumers-and-merchants"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;McKinsey&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Craig Newmark pulls back on funding journalism - &lt;a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/craig-newmark-explains-why-hes-pulling-back-on-funding-journalism/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neiman Lab&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://noai.duckduckgo.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NoAI for DuckDuckGo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/#chat"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YesAI for DuckDuckGo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/1qpevtl/duck_tales_episode_16_the_story_behind_our_yes_ai/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DuckDuckGo’s statement on their study&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The U.S. / TikTok deal - &lt;a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-finalizes-deal-operating-us/story?id=129475609"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABC News&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;–&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no promise like the present&lt;br&gt;though the present’s not promise at all.&lt;br&gt;The grifter flashes a glimmer like it was&lt;br&gt;a sure thing. Clinging to these turns&lt;br&gt;blindsides what’s before the eye, a fist&lt;br&gt;behind dice. I want distraction even&lt;br&gt;more than you, but both of us lost&lt;br&gt;the duel when our seconds went missing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excerpt of Against Hope By Charles Bernstein&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Never Post is a production of Charts &amp;amp; Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia&lt;/p&gt;
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On whether it's worth sticking around, or logging off for good

Mike, Hans, and Georgia discuss the recent U.S. deal with TikTok, how it’s changed the app,  whether it’s worth sticking around to see what happens, or if it's better to just log off for good. 

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DuckDuckYesNo

<a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/kalshi-sports-wagering-to-be-banned-in-massachusetts-court-says">Kalshi gets banned</a>
Court order against Kalshi - <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-campbell-secures-court-order-that-will-block-kalshi-from-offering-unlawful-sports-wagers-in-massachusetts">Mass Gov</a>

<a href="https://archive.is/iZXBq">Boston Globe</a>
Hackers against ICE - <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/27/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice/">Techdirt</a>

<a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/eff-v-doj-dhs-ice-tracking-apps">EFF vs ICE tracking apps</a>
France bans Zoom - <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-ban-officials-us-video-tools-zoom-teams-visio/">Politico</a>

<a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2026/shopify-merchants-to-pay-4percent-fee-on-sales-made-through-chatgpt-checkout/?hashed_user=42b8b12ab34e365924f3e70c75fdb85a">Shopify comes to ChatGPT</a>
The new era of AI storefronts - <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-agentic-commerce-opportunity-how-ai-agents-are-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-consumers-and-merchants">McKinsey</a>

Craig Newmark pulls back on funding journalism - <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/craig-newmark-explains-why-hes-pulling-back-on-funding-journalism/">Neiman Lab</a>

<a href="https://noai.duckduckgo.com/">NoAI for DuckDuckGo</a>
<a href="https://yesai.duckduckgo.com/#chat">YesAI for DuckDuckGo</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/duckduckgo/comments/1qpevtl/duck_tales_episode_16_the_story_behind_our_yes_ai/">DuckDuckGo’s statement on their study</a>
The U.S. / TikTok deal - <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-finalizes-deal-operating-us/story?id=129475609">ABC News</a>

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There is no promise like the present
though the present’s not promise at all.
The grifter flashes a glimmer like it was
a sure thing. Clinging to these turns
blindsides what’s before the eye, a fist
behind dice. I want distraction even
more than you, but both of us lost
the duel when our seconds went missing.

Excerpt of Against Hope By Charles Bernstein

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Competing for the Glory of the Internet

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Checking in on finances, audience, and upcoming changes

To celebrate Never Post's second birthday, Mike, Jason, Hans, and Georgia gather to talk about how it went; and to break down how many people listened, how much money changed hands, and changes coming in 2026.

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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 &amp; Leisure

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