McGST Podcast

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 a lot of what we teach children, and how we do it, is purely out of habit and tradition. Is Google right to want to pay employees less if they work from home? What is the philosophy behind mask wearin...

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. It’s fair to say that we went deep on the subject of whether competition is a good o...

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 . More at McGST .

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 brands do you like and / or rate as highly as Apple? Douglas Sick of NHS people moaning. You get a 3% pay rise when many people have lost their jobs and homes. Many of us would kill for your job security!...

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 .

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

“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 world and provides fertile ground for the emergence of vaccine...

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 by Tom Munch . More at McGST.com .

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 .

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 end the site? Robson And then we discussed the relevant merits of Garmin and Apple for fitness and smartwa...

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 .

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-covid? Thought on being the parents of adults. Music by Tom Munch .

The need to create is undeniable for many of us… Music by Tom Munch .

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 .

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 doing anything that costs them money NOW. Covid is different because they have to do something now.” Simon . “I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one Shaun & Joanne. Most peo...

Do any of us really care about climate change? Probably not is the conclusion Joanne and I came to... Music by Tom Munch . by McGST.com .

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 gender? Should we celebrate difference more? Footballers ‘do’ deserve to be paid more than nurses. Are people too stupid to help us get through the pandemic? Does our government have too much power? Tru...

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 us we start off by answering a few music-related questions, but the discussion goes much deeper into what music means to all of us, and in particular in times of crisis. The result surprised me and it e...

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 the state of their vaccination program! Kris Any advice for someone new starting a website? Adam (aged 15) You are such an Apple fanboy! Lu-cern Music by Tom Munch . More at McGST .

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 .

What makes a mechanical watch special? There are almost too many reasons... Music by Tom Munch . More at McGST .

What makes the not so special Apple Watch special? It's a conundrum... Music by Tom Munch . More at McGST .

What makes the Kindle so special? Is it because of everything it cannot do? Music by Tom Munch . More at McGST .

In this short episode I try to answer a simple question. What makes the iPhone so special? Music by Tom Munch . More at McGST.com .

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 Rolex, but my wife is against the idea even though we have the money for it. Any ideas? Stan If we were told tomorrow that we have to lockdown for another year what would be the fir...