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 59 (Do any of us really care about climate change?)
McGST Podcast Episode 58 (You name it, we talked about it)
Tom and I had what was supposed to be a quick discussion about a couple of topics. It went on a bit…
We covered the following-
Racism in the UK
How do you solve big cultural issues such as race and g…
McGST Podcast Episode 57 (What is music? Part 3. With Tom Munch)
Over the past year Tom Munch has been entertaining his fans through Facebook and while doing so he has had to learn upwards of 40 new songs a week to fulfil requests. In a troubling time for all of u…
McGST Podcast Episode 56 (Questions #5)
In this episode I answer the latest questions sent in by yourselves. Some people are getting angry...🙄
What have you learned from lockdown and what will stay with you? Carl
Why do you love the EU so …
McGST Podcast Episode 55 (#notallmen)
Joanne and I discuss #notallmen and it turned out to be quite a wide ranging discussion.
References: the tragic Sarah Everard case and this thread by Julie Cohen.
Music by Tom Munch.
More at McGST.
McGST Podcast Episode 53 (What makes the not so special Apple Watch special?)
McGST Podcast Episode 50 (bullies, governments, cats and dogs)
Somehow we got to episode 50 in which Joanne and I discuss the following-
Should bullies be forgiven for what they did at school?
Why do we let governments govern?
QUESTIONS-
Cats or Dogs? Millie
I w…
McGST Podcast Episode 49 (My Princess)
I intended to talk to Alice about the way we use casual sexism in speech, but we needed up discussing gender fluidity, gender-specific toys for children, gay / straight / bisexual, men and women, fat…
McGST Podcast Episode 48 (citizenship, healthcare and digitised analogue tasks)
In this episode Joanne and I discuss the right to citizenship, socialised healthcare (the good and the bad) and digitised analogue tasks.
It was quite a low key epode and I was pondering whether to r…
McGST Podcast Episode 47 (Relationships, sex and being suitable)
An unplanned episode where Jo and I discuss relationships and how people's expectations have changed over time. We come to some unexpected conclusions about how such things could actually be better t…
McGST Podcast Episode 46 (vaccine passports)
In episode 46 I filled up my lunch break by discussing vaccine passports. I then sent the episode to my son, Tom, and he pushed back big time on my thoughts so I decided to speak to him and create a …
McGST Podcast Episode 45 (being British, 4 out 0f 100,000 and small vs big)
What is it to be British?
Does the media only blow up the negative? 4 out of 100,000...
Small vs big business.
Styluses and watches.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 44 (Scared to go out?)
Will people be scared to go out after lockdown? This is the main topic for this episode.
Emails answered-
You probably had flu, those covid tests in hospitals are fake you know. Dan.
Jo, as a nurse d…
McGST Podcast Episode 43 (Tomorrow will be a better day)
A quick solo discussion about Sir Captain Tom Moore and some thoughts about white goods.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 42 (America!, Long(ish) covid and possessions)
A quick episode about lowering the bar when America elected Joe Biden, long(ish) covid and material possessions.
Music by Tom Munch.
McGST Podcast Episode 41 (20 days of Covid)
In this episode Jo and I discuss Covid-19 and what the past few weeks have been like since we both became infected from just before New Year.
We would be listed on the Covid stats as mild to moderate…
McGST Podcast Episode 40 (What is music? Part two. With Tom Munch)
In episode 40 Tom Munch and I discuss music again, a subject which we are fast discovering is never ending and with good reason.
First up, I share March of the Black Queen by Queen with Tom and he ga…