Georgia and guest producer Luis wonder why there is so much audio online that seems to sound bad on purpose; Mike talks to Gabriele de Seta and Paolo Berti about how the “megadungeon” is a productive model for understanding the internet. Also: posts from the field!

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Intro

• The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is the app really a national security threat? –  Bobby Allyn, NPR
• Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids – Lindsay Dodgson,  Business Insider
• US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones – Lauren Feiner, Verge
• United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage – Sarah Jeong, Verge
• Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer – NYT
• The great Kate Middleton backtracking – Embedded
• Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again – Aisha Malik, TechCrunch

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Burnt Toast Audio

• https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4WXquxJWxG/?igsh=ZGx6eWJiODRxcDg1
• https://www.tiktok.com/@cbc/video/7285762769880714501?_r=1&_t=8ktpSHiLKYQ
• https://www.tiktok.com/@theporktornadoes/video/7179733641092746542?_r=1&_t=8ktqqvEJL2d
• https://www.tiktok.com/@inf1n1temusic/video/7195244395220749574?_r=1&_t=8ktqPN6UmMx
• https://www.tiktok.com/@cchiphop/video/7232580386759380267?_r=1&_t=8ktpfRDu1uR
• https://www.tiktok.com/@epic.cammy1933/video/7348992219698826539?_r=1&_t=8ktunEQdWZy
• https://www.tiktok.com/@notamine/video/7347043430738054406?_r=1&_t=8ktqF4oIwpD
• https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7310222966363573537?_r=1&_t=8kqgpZcBXPb
• https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7313244933232676129?_r=1&_t=8kqgkXi96g3
• https://www.tiktok.com/@tiaraskye_/video/7173471436479139078?_r=1&_t=8klktUzJ8Nr
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzUPZs5l1Y
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3IV11_ZgA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-ZO2rGcSA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sS5IuR0Gs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_r4q2imnQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvjQXF5ucO0

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Megadungeons

• Megadungeon: A Model for Media Complexity, Magazen
• Megadungeon: New Digital Volumetries in Art and Media, YT Playlist
• paranom.asia, Gabriele de Seta
• unive.it, Paolo Berti

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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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