Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic

Mike chats with EX Research about their new report which goes deep on Roblox, the massively multiplayer online game played by HALF of all American teenagers. Georgia takes a look at Love Island UK – as many people have over the last few weeks – and asks why so much of that looking is preoccupied with plastic surgery. Also: the sound of touching grass.–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/–Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mailDrop us a voice memo via airtableOr email us at theneverpost at gmail dot comSee what interstitials we need submissions for, like: SEND US YOUR DRAFTS–Intro LinksWar Thunder does it again, this time with classified documents relating to 3 Russian tanks, cyberdaily.auIt’s happening again: War Thunder players continue to leak classified military documents, dotesports.comCommission sends preliminary findings to X for breach of the Digital Services Act, europa.euMusk says EU wanted “secret deal” to “censor free speech” after fine threat, msn.comChasing YouTube, Spotify adds comments to podcasts, techcrunch.comAn Illinois law requires parents to give 15% of earnings to children who star in their videos, tubefilter.com–Once Day, We’ll All Be In ThereWhat’s the deal with Roblox? An EX Special Report – exresearch.coRoblox fruit jumpscares, x.comThis Brokkhaven Roleplay In ROBLOX Be Weird…, tiktok.comPretending to be a spying christmas tree in roblox, youtube.comROBLOX DOORS BUT IT'S ME, youtube.comRoblox is down.., youtube.comROBLOX DIFFICULTY CHART, youtube.comThe nuggets gonna get ya, tiktok.comThe Strange Origins of "Old ROBLOX Music", youtube.com–Love Island Facehttps://www.tiktok.com/@jackmacbarstool/video/7379780711802309930https://www.tiktok.com/@barrettplasticsurgery/video/7380161281510231326https://www.tiktok.com/@anniereneau3/video/7205726511478115630https://www.tiktok.com/@boldglamour/video/7206238027528637742https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb6CKuD1GTkhttps://www.tiktok.com/@drgarynyc/video/7384530805407829294–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. What can I tell you? It was a summer that seemed to bemaking history — their personal history — almost beforeit began, and they stood back slightly, still in it, butobserving it, saying “the summer this,” “the summer that,”all the while it was going on. They became obsessed witha fountain, for example, one they walked past each day,how abundantly it would reach upwards and yet be pouringback down itself the whole time — all winter this fountainhad been dry, not saying a word. What more can I tell you?Oh, everything…Excerpt of No Name by Emily BerryNever Post is a production of Charts & Leisure ★ Support this podcast ★