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McGST Podcast

Random thoughts about the world today and discussions with interesting people about the world from yesterday.

Documentary Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
98
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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McGST Podcast Episode 79 (Johnson’s time is running out)

McGST Podcast Episode 79 (Johnson’s time is running out)

We will have a new Prime Minister by Christmas…

Music by Tom Munch.

00:33:06  |   Sat 25 Sep 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 78 (the iPhone 13 isn't bad, but the iPhone 11 is too good)

McGST Podcast Episode 78 (the iPhone 13 isn't bad, but the iPhone 11 is too good)

Why I won't be upgrading to the iPhone 13 or Apple Watch series 7 for two very different reasons...

Why I shouldn't really be thinking about upgrading any device.

Why Biden and Johnson are talking no…

00:18:33  |   Thu 23 Sep 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 77 (Talking to a teenager in 2021: part 2)

McGST Podcast Episode 77 (Talking to a teenager in 2021: part 2)

Alice and I discussed gender (again), AirPods Pro, paper books and a few other select subjects.

Music by Tom Munch.

00:27:22  |   Mon 13 Sep 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 76 (Talking to a teenager in 2021)

McGST Podcast Episode 76 (Talking to a teenager in 2021)

Myself and Alice sat down to have a chat and we managed to cover quite a few topics such as resilience, education and the differences between our generations. It was an enjoyable discussion.

Music by…

00:43:50  |   Sat 11 Sep 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 75 (Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit...)

McGST Podcast Episode 75 (Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit...)

If you are looking for a happy and cheery podcast episode to listen to you may want to avoid this one. We found ourselves falling down a rabbit hole and we struggled to get out of it, but alas everyt…

00:34:30  |   Mon 06 Sep 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 74 (Fweedon Fighting Uneducated Maskless Working From Home People)

McGST Podcast Episode 74 (Fweedon Fighting Uneducated Maskless Working From Home People)

There is no misspelling in the title of this podcast. Fweedom Fighters are real.

In this episode Tom and I discuss the following-

How do we fix education to make it suitable for 2021? It appears that…

00:59:53  |   Thu 12 Aug 2021
McGST Episode 73 (is competition good or bad?)

McGST Episode 73 (is competition good or bad?)

I started off by talking about competition, with myself, while waiting for my daughter in the car. Excuse the sound quality, but I only had my iPhone handy at the time.

When I got home the conversati…

00:58:31  |   Thu 05 Aug 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 72 (Can only men and women compete in the Olympics?)

McGST Podcast Episode 72 (Can only men and women compete in the Olympics?)

Joanne and I discuss Laurel Hubbard's participation in the Olympics as a transgender athlete. 

We thought we knew where we were with the subject until the end and then it hit us. It came to us that t…

00:32:41  |   Tue 03 Aug 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 71 (Marriage, brands, pay rises and being woke)

McGST Podcast Episode 71 (Marriage, brands, pay rises and being woke)

Questions-

I got married last year and am looking forward to many years of happiness. What’s the secret? You two seem very happy together. Lucy

You both speak highly of Apple products. What other bra…

00:39:17  |   Sun 25 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 70 (my Apple Watch instinct)

McGST Podcast Episode 70 (my Apple Watch instinct)

Likely my shortest episode yet in which I talk about my instincts with regards to where the Apple Watch will go next, and how the Garmin Instinct compares to it. They are polar opposites in literally…

00:07:33  |   Tue 20 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 69 (freedom day!?!)

McGST Podcast Episode 69 (freedom day!?!)

A very short episode in which I discuss, with myself, how the UK's freedom day is going so far.

Music by Tom Munch.

00:09:04  |   Mon 19 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 68 (a potentially unfathomable nightmare)

McGST Podcast Episode 68 (a potentially unfathomable nightmare)

“Surely the infection rate + the pinging app + Monday’s potential free for all = a potentially unfathomable nightmare. Why does it feel like the government is in complete denial about this? It’s abso…

00:55:27  |   Sat 17 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 67 (the nocebo effect)

McGST Podcast Episode 67 (the nocebo effect)

The ‘nocebo effect’ is new to me, but it may answer a lot of the questions I have had over the past year about the differing ways people have handles the pandemic.

The ‘luxury effect’ details a recen…

00:19:42  |   Mon 12 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 66 (personal irresponsibility)

McGST Podcast Episode 66 (personal irresponsibility)

A quick talk about personal responsibility and masks. Who exactly is the government protecting with their new unlocking in the UK? 

Image via The Times.

Music by Tom Munch.

00:12:44  |   Tue 06 Jul 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 65 (the last one)

McGST Podcast Episode 65 (the last one)

Joanne and I answered some of your questions to start-

Any good new music recommendations? Matt

Why have you not done YouTube? Marie

No government has succeeded with Covid. We need to accept it is he…

00:29:47  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 64 (Are we living in the Hunger Games?)

McGST Podcast Episode 64 (Are we living in the Hunger Games?)

Joanne and I discussed three questions that has been sent in and then we tried to cover near impossible topics including how long we will have to live with Covid for and if we are in fact all living …

00:39:05  |   Fri 04 Jun 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 63 (Amazon’d, are we stuck and being the parents of adults)

McGST Podcast Episode 63 (Amazon’d, are we stuck and being the parents of adults)

Are we stuck using Amazon and does the company have too much of a lead to ever be caught?

Are we stuck with covid restrictions for years to come and are we heading back to exactly how we were pre-cov…

00:55:43  |   Sat 15 May 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 62 (The need to create)

McGST Podcast Episode 62 (The need to create)

The need to create is undeniable for many of us…

Music by Tom Munch.

00:13:18  |   Tue 04 May 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 61 (Royalty, psychopaths and God)

McGST Podcast Episode 61 (Royalty, psychopaths and God)

A quick chat with Alice about-

The Royal Family

Megan and Diana

Black + white does not = black

God

A new beginning

Psychopaths

Music by Tom Munch.

00:38:41  |   Fri 09 Apr 2021
McGST Podcast Episode 60 (Why fix something if I won’t get credit for it?)

McGST Podcast Episode 60 (Why fix something if I won’t get credit for it?)

Some thoughts about why we tend to prefer to fix things rather than preventing a problem from happening.

“Climate change is a political problem of the future. A government of now isn’t interested in …

00:18:47  |   Wed 07 Apr 2021
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