McGST Podcast
Random thoughts about the world today and discussions with interesting people about the world from yesterday.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
McGST Podcast Episode 101 (M.E.)
Jo and I discuss ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and my recent diagnosis, and more importantly the difficulty in getting diagnosed in the first place. It is a hugely under…
McGST Podcast Episode 100 (Should assisted dying be allowed for anyone and any reason?)
Joanne and I discuss the difficult subject of assisted dying in our 100th episode.
There is a tiny bit about Trump at the end. Sorry...
McGST Podcast Episode 99 (managing fairness)
Jo and I have a chat about rioting, a new government, immigration and some other stuff. Usual positive topics!:)
McGST Podcast Episode 97 (resilience in the UK)
Joanne and I ask two questions in this episode-
Is a 20 year old today as resilient as a 20 year old was 30 years ago?
How do we fix the NHS, and by association the UK?
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 96 (the nasty party)
A quick rant to myself about how the UK government has negatively impacted my life over the past 12 years, and how they dealt the final blow just a few weeks ago.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 95 (living with empty nest syndrome in a failing United Kingdom with a cockapoo)
Some questions from me to Joanne-
How real is empty nest syndrome?
Where does the UK go next? Managed to end up debating trans rights…
Do you regret buying a cockapoo?
Final thoughts: The un-ultra Ap…
McGST Podcast Episode 94 (trade unions, bye bye Boris, Roe v Wade)
In this episode Tom and I discuss the following-
Trade unions: have they lost their power? Are workers suffering? Is this a natural change that is unavoidable?
How long has Boris got left?
The recen…
McGST Podcast Episode 93 (non-Apple/Amazon support, what's next and should life be hard?)
My recent experience dealing with ASUS on a Chromebook repair.
What's the next big thing and do we even need it?
Is life meant to be hard?
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 92 (we make them more human than they are)
We make them more human than they are.
I didn’t have much time to edit this one so the sound may be ropey in places.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 91 (living in bubbles, taking in refugees, Apple, dogs and YouTube)
Joanne and I discuss our ignorance of other people’s lives and answer some questions-
Would you take in a refugee? You talk a good left-wing game. Sam
Why do you stick with Apple? The products are s…
McGST Podcast Episode 90 (why do so many of us want to change our lives?)
Jo and I discussed our desire to change where we live, the jobs we do and so much more in the latest episode. It seems that we are not alone as the following from The Sunday Times states-
Just when w…
McGST Podcast Episode 89 (I think I know why Johnson is still PM, Jimmy Carr's moment and I'm running out of space)
Why is Boris Johnson still Prime Minister? I think I know why.
The explosion of complaints over Jimmy Carr's World War II joke is worrying.
Site update: running out of space...
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 88 (the Withings Scanwatch)
The Withings Scanwatch is the best hybrid watch I have used to date, and possibly the best fitness watch of all.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 86 (Should we ban private education etc? Levelling up, the digital economy and our old favourite, Covid)
Tom and I talked for some time about ideas to improve the lives of everyone and how we should be levelling up opportunities. We inevitably discussed moving on from Covid and, at the end, fell back in…
McGST Podcast Episode 85 (Merry Christmas)
I tried to be positive when looking back on 2021, I really did.
I failed of course, but I am more positive about 2022. Thanks for visiting the site and listening to the podcast this year. I hope you …
McGST Podcast Episode 84 (are we storing up tech health problems for the future?)
I this episode I discuss, with myself, if the tech we use today could cause health problems in the future when we realise what effect they have on us.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 82 (The menopause, the manopause and men’s mental health)
This was quite a long discussion between Joanne and I, but we covered a topic that has been on our minds for some time.
Is women’s mental health talked about more because it is often linked with mile…
McGST Podcast Episode 81 (we have learned nothing / we have no margins)
What have we learned about dealing with Covid one year later? In the UK, not a lot...
Where have our margins for creativity gone? Are we all using our tech the same way now because the tech brands wa…
McGST Podcast Episode 80 (Scared of going to work)
For how long can someone go to work where the fear is strong? It's not just a stressful job, it's not just busy, it is scary...
Music by Tom Munch.