Justin Dix

Eye Catching Words

Society EN ↓ 56 episodes

A sideways look at life from a woke older Brit's perspective. It links to my blog site www.eyecatchingwords.blog where you can find additional content and links. This site is not monetised - no adds, no subscription fees, no hidden costs - and aims to be your friend in an increasingly unfriendly world.

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Justin Dix

Episodes

Episode 6 - Enlightenment History as football 09.01.2023 23:18

A full on episode with enlightenment history as football, Jacob Rees Mogg as a nasty character from Jane Eyre, a twelfth night poem and much much more.

Episode 5 - How to be a successful partygoer 02.01.2023 10:29

How to be a successful partygoer, the ultimate dog's dinner, Glass Onion and the world of the Bronte children - a shorter episode due to over-indulgence at Christmas

Episode 4: Stella and George: The Twelve Days of Christmas (75 min audiobook special) - 1st Jan 2023 01.01.2023 1:13:58

An audiobook presented as a series of twelve stories set around the gifts in the song and featuring the adventures of Stella and George and their journey through life. Beautifully narrated by Tom Daplyn and written by Justin Dix. These stories are for the real life romantics everywhere - and at any time of year.

Episode 3: The chaos that is christmas 26.12.2022 11:55

This week I’m going to discuss (amongst other things) the chaos of life in the NHS, the chaos that is Christmas, and the chaos of political leadership - but with lots of reasons to be cheerful, not least having good neighbours at Christmas.

Episode 2: idiocy and optimism 18.12.2022 12:36

Apart from my usual observations about life - in the freezing cold and around the dinner table - I'm focusing this week on the politics of the Reform Party and the vampire of belief in Brexit that still won't die. Along the way we take in DNA, a short history of Its A Wonderful Life, and the eating habits of central heating engineers.

Episode 1: The fake origins of christmas 12.12.2022 12:21

A short (12 min) first podcast that features Denholm Elliot, the ethics of the Qatar World Cup, the redemption of a 1970s racist, and the fake origin stories of some of our Christmas myths.