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 much? Look at… Read More ›
McGST Podcast
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 54 (What makes a mechanical watch so special?)
What makes a mechanical watch special? There are almost too many reasons… Music by Tom Munch. More at McGST.
McGST Podcast Episode 53 (What makes the not so special Apple Watch special?)
What makes the not so special Apple Watch special? It’s a conundrum… Music by Tom Munch. More at McGST.
McGST Podcast Episode 52 (What makes the Kindle so special?)
What makes the Kindle so special? Is it because of everything it cannot do? Music by Tom Munch. More at McGST.com.
McGST Podcast Episode 51 (What makes the iPhone so special?)
In this short episode I try to answer a simple question. What makes the iPhone so special? The best designs are invisible. They’re taken for granted because they just work in everyday life without any notice. This is why design… Read More ›
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 want a 50th birthday… Read More ›
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, fathers and daughters, and mums and… Read More ›
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 record it again when we… Read More ›
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 today that they ever have been. Music by Tom… Read More ›