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Hi there, it's Robin from PRX. I'm very excited to tell you about NeverPost, the newest show in the Radiotopia family. Have you ever wondered why is the internet like that? That's the question the folks that never posts try to answer in each episode.

Why is there something called influencer voice?

What's the deal with the TikTok shop?

What is posting disease and do you have it?

Why can it be so scary and yet feel so great to block someone on social media.

The Never Post team wonders why the internet, and the world because of the internet, is the way it is.

They talk to artists, lawyers, linguists, content creators, sociologists, historians, and more about our current tech and media moment.

From PRX's Radiotopia, Never Post, a podcast for and about the internet.

Episodes every other week at neverpo.st and wherever you find pods.

Hey dear listener, it's me, Benjamin Walker.

TOE is taking a short break.

I have two upcoming miniseries in production, but both of them are extremely research-heavy,

so it's going to be a minute.

In the meantime, I'm going to do the occasional feed drop of something, a podcast that I think you will like.

Up first is something from NPR's Embedded Podcast.

It's a series called Alternate Realities.

And it's a story from Zach Mack, who is desperate to rescue his father

from the depths of conspiracy rabbit holes. When Zach's father stakes a massive bet,

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