Episode

Why Does Everything Run Doom?

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Never Post
Published
May 28, 2026
Duration seconds
3329
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Summary

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: biology) known to man – Become a member at https://neverpo.st – Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voicemail Drop us a voice memo via airtable Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com – Everything Plays Doom Xaser Acheron on Doomwiki and Github Bijan Stephen’s Website and Bsky John Matter’s Website and Bsky Matthew Gantt on Instagram and Diagnostics , his record on OMR Doom Guy: Life in First Person , by John Romero Master of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture , by David Kushner Next Generation Magazine, 30 Jun 1997 Compute! Magazine Issue 163 Computer Gaming World Issue 116Computer Gaming World Issue 116 Doom Editing Utilities , Doomwiki Other uses for DOOM engine , Usenetarchives Zfootball , Doomhockey , Hellshots , Gallery Experience , MyHouse.wad – 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. I got a tattoo of God. You can’t see it but it’s everywhere. If I seem out of it, do the math. I was put on earth. And then you were, making up your feet as you went along. New thinspo clanks the spank bank. New emoticon makes a Holocene. Excerpt of Money Bin by Michael Robbins Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure and is distributed by Radiotopia