Never News Bulletin: WELCOME GARBAGE PEOPLE
Well, well, well.
There I was, staring across the misty moors of my crumbling, Gothic estate communing with the dark forces that keep me bound to this accursed place, when an incredible piece of news broke me out of my reverie.
It looks like we've been getting some new listeners as of late, thanks to a one Ryan Broderick and his lovely shoutout to us in Garbage Day (if you somehow don't know about Garbage Day yet, my god man what ARE you doing?).
To welcome you into the fold, I'm here to offer you a special offer from us at Never Post HQ: a FREE MONTH of member programming for our show. Never Post members get ad-free episodes of the show plus bonus content like team chat roundtables that we record ONLY for members. Normally, membership starts at $4 a month. But why not enjoy a free month on us?
And who's the "us" I'm talking about anyway? Well, I'm Producer Georgia, maiden of the show's newsletter Never News and one sixth of the team at Never Post making the show you crave. I'm one of three producers, working alongside Audrey Evans and the mysteries Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our show's host is Mike Rugnetta, our Senior Producer is Hans Buetow, and Jason Oberholtzer is Executive Producer. You will hear all of us on the show.
"But," you cry in anguish, "where do I begin? What episode should I start listening to first?" Well, I think you can easily jump into the most recent episode and have a fabulous, dare I say extraordinary time of it. But here are some recommendations:
Mike's episode on AI and New American Fascism
Our live show from XOXO Fest (which won us a Webby for Best Podcast Live Recording)
The Sound Files of Summer, our team chat about music, streaming, and music library management
The Hardest Thing To Do Is Nothing, a two segment episode! In it, I attempt (...attempt...) to complete the 75 day no-buy challenge and chat with Avery Trufelman along the way, and Mike discusses threats to Section 230 with TechDirt founder Mike Masnick. It also has what I truly believe is the wildest, most entertaining interstitials we ever made for the show.
And finally, in addition to welcoming you here, I will also say thank you for being here. We're an independent podcast owned, operated, and lovingly produced by a team of six people (myself included). Membership is THE best way to support us and make sure that our show stays on your radio waves. So, if you like what you hear after that first month of membership, I humbly request you stick around and continue to support us. We're a cool bunch to hang out with, I pinky promise.
Alright divas, that's enough from me. I assure you newbies that my approach to newsletter writing is normal, regular, and will never have anything to do with me writing Gothic lore about myself in which I'm a centuries-old vampiric creature of unknown origins who lives in a haunted mansion in the misty moors. Ask anyone!