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 conversation continued with my son, Thomas, and we began with a quick discussion about trans athletes followed by competition. […]

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 this cannot be resolved in a way that would satisfy the majority, if anyone. Music by Tom Munch.

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 (I think we missed that Lucy was already married in the discussion while wishing her a happy wedding, doh!) You both speak highly of Apple products. What other brands do […]

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 every way, but Apple has the room to kill it overnight. Music by Tom Munch.

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.

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 absolutely bonkers.” James O’Brien “Boris Johnson’s plan to lift virtually all of England’s pandemic restrictions on Monday is a threat to the […]

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 recent experience in a high-end jewellers that made me feel completely alien to the world of luxury. Music […]

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.

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 here for years! Get over it! Stan What 1st and 3rd party apps can you not live without? Tyme Why […]

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 in a version of the Hunger Games. Music by Tom Munch.