Hans Buetow
@hansbuetow.bsky.social
Independent audio producer. Formerly of The New York Times; Terrible, Thanks for Asking, and 74 Seconds. hansbuetow.com
Come have coffee with us. @neverpo.st @mikerugnetta.com @bijan.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/theneverpost
Spoke with @hansbuetow.bsky.social and the folks over at @neverpo.st about the workers who are anti-AI but are afraid to speak up against it at work. www.neverpo.st/ai-at-work-i...
🆕 Never Post! AI At Work? In This Economy?
With the help of listener submissions and the insight of experts Drs Casey Fiesler and Alex Hanna, Senior Producer Hans Buetow investigates how people resist the integration of AI into the workplace, ...
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The folks in charge tell me we need 15 more people who have no clue what @neverpo.st is (but do, ideally, know what a podcast is) to fill out this survey. Are you currently sitting next to that person? Or, uh, 15 of those people? maybe?
Mike Rugnetta@mikerugnetta.com · last mo.Hey, you got a sec? If so – and you *don't* listen to @neverpo.st – can you fill out this survey? Radiotopia wants to know what your FUCKIN PROBLEM IS (just kidding, we're doing audience development research, ok thanks love you byyyyeeee)
For @neverpo.st I'm working on a story about workers who feel anti-AI, but are afraid to say so. If this feels like you, or you have a story about AI being introduced to your workplace, send me a voice memo. You can use your name or not, depending on your comfort. airtable.com/appIvXY8gz5i...
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Philando Castile often paid for the lunches of students who couldn’t afford them or had debt. After his murder, his mother, Valerie Castile, donated money to wipe out lunch debt and was part of getting Governor Tim Walz to implement free school lunch. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
How Philando Castile’s mother helped pioneer Tim Walz’s free school lunch program
Harris’s running mate is lauded for bringing free meals to students in Minnesota, but it’s little known that Valerie Castile’s work – inspired by her son – helped drive legislation
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Zinn Education Project@zinnedproject.bsky.social · 2mo ago#tdih 2016 Philando Castile was shot to death 💔 by a police officer in a suburb of Saint Paul, Minn., at a traffic stop. Castile was known as “Mr. Phil” to students at the elementary school where he was a nutrition supervisor. #BlackLivesMatter #TeachTruth www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ph...
In just over an hour (12:31 CT) we hit Apehilion, where we are the furthest from the sun we will be all year (152.1M km - which is 2.5M km further than average!) and in that moment, who knows what will happen
Well now, www.moth.family is featured right now in New Shows in Apple Podcasts! Super fun to think of new people getting to meet Mattie. Makes my heart very glad.
Is an LLM a fey monster? Mmmmmmmmmaybeeee?
Mike Rugnetta@mikerugnetta.com · 2mo agoPals! A new @neverpo.st! I read the news and Producer @audreyevans.bsky.social talks with @oddletters.bsky.social and @kissane.myatproto.social about AI hallucinations sweeping the nation, what this means for the production of knowledge, and what Dark Elves have to do w/ it all (a fair amount tbh!)
Your buds at Racket took home eight awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists tonight, including three first-place W’s! Thanks to everyone who read and shared our stories and supported our work over the last year. We just love ya.
Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power
Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power
The death of the headphone jack is the cause of “social collapse.”
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Want to hear my dad do a Winston Churchill impression? www.moth.family/the-scarlet-...
🎙️ Episode 10: The Scarlet Scourge - [Nov 9, 1942]
Family drama, the state of the war, and either a grammatical error or polygamy.
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Join me in throwing money at local, independent media who is out there in OUR STREETS. Throw that money. Stretch first, of course, but go deep into that windup and hurl that cash.
Racket@racketmn.com · 3mo agoWith THREE days left in our Spring Member Drive + Raffle... racketmn.com/racket-sprin...
A year ago I wondered aloud in a @neverpo.st editorial meeting if answering “Why can so many things play Doom?” would generate enough material for a segment. After talking to a bunch of people much cooler, and smarter than myself … I can say the answer is a resounding “yes”, and then some.
🆕 Never Post! Why Does Everything Run Doom?
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: bio...
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408 years ago, on the 23rd of May 1618, two Catholic regents and their secretary were thrown out of the window of the council room of Prague Castle. Known as the Third Defenestration of Prague, the event was a signal of revolt against the Habsburg emperor right before the Thirty Years' War. #otd 🗃️
Today is Valborgsmässoafton (Walpurgis Night) and tomorrow is Beltane. Light a big fire. Break something. Put on a costume and break a rule. Let chaos and fire purify us and protect us as we plot the abduction of the Queen of Spring and move into summer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurg...
Walpurgis Night - Wikipedia
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This episode floored me. Given the prompt to speculate about his mysterious uncle Wes, my dad reveals that I might have Mystery Cousins out there somewhere. I would never have thought to ask him about this without this project, and now I can't think of much else. www.moth.family/you-may-have...
🎙️ Episode 5: You May Have Cousins That You Don't Know About - [Oct 8, 1942]
Wes is such a mystery that there may be all sorts of cousins just roaming around out there!
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This is a very cool thing that we're working on in the background. How do we all collaborate? This is one way.
Mike Rugnetta@mikerugnetta.com · 4mo agoThis is a wildly exciting thing @neverpo.st is thrilled to be in on, both generally and specifically. Generally: we've been talking w/ other indie outlets about how to work collectively. Specifically: one of our first offerings is this sub-bundle with @aftermath.site, @rogue.site and @rascal.news!
130 years ago today, the first movie theater experience happened when Edison rushed to beat Lumiere to show paying audiences a motion picture. NY Times - "so enthusiastic was the appreciation of the crowd long before this extraordinary exhibition was finished that vociferous cheering was heard."
This was a really interesting way to look at TTRPGS - as tools for therapy. And on the next (2) episode(s)... I will be joining the team on mic to DO SOME TTRPG THERAPY together.
Brattleboro Retreat@brattlebororetreat.bsky.social · 4mo agoCan Dungeons & Dragons be a tool for therapy? This episode of Unravelling explores how it can help people try new ways of relating, build emotional awareness, and imagine different futures. Dr. Vincent Dehili + E. Merten introduce Collaborative Role-Playing Integrative Therapy. tinyurl.com/3s5rhpnc
I learned about how the Aleutian islands were occupied by the Japanese in 1942. And about scrap drives. And that Mattie is able to rescue a party. Big week for her. www.moth.family/mattie-saves...
🎙️ Episode 4: Mattie Saves the Party - [Oct 5, 1942]
While writing, Matt sees a car accident in front of the house. Plus, we update ourselves about the state of the war, and Mattie hosts a progressive dinner.
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Got my next 3 months of star charts from the Abrams Planetarium in Michigan! $1 a month to learn about the skies.
How much does it cost to start up a podcast? What are the operating costs? How does revenue work? I can tell you, and I will, in a workshop on May 30th via Maine Media. You'll get worksheets and budget tools, and can ask me all the questions. www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/it...
Podcast Budgeting & Business (Online) - Maine Media Workshops + College
Guided by an accomplished podcast producer, get a real world view on the practical aspects of planning and running a podcast.
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Just became a member of City Cast Twin Cities because... and I cannot state enough how excited I am... they are going to send me one of these absolute units to hang in my studio. Get yours. membership.citycast.fm
I need a good document/photo scanner. Like some archive-worthy level. I've been doing some research, but wondering what the lived experience is with any of the options.
