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Matt's Musings

Written by: Matthew Wood
  • Summary

  • A cultural, historical, literary and political podcast for curious listeners and critical thinkers.

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    Matthew Wood
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Episodes
  • Matt's Musings 9 - Reflecting Upon Mexico
    Jul 15 2020

    Latest Episode: Matt's Musings 9 - 'Reflecting Upon Mexico' featuring special guest Chessie Stephenson, with returning features including potted history, textual connections, mystery sound effect and etymology. #reflection #podcast #Mexico


    Podcast links:


    https://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11763592/rosario-castellanos


    https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/history-of-mexico


    https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/the-untold-story-behind-how-mexico-got-its-name/


    https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/seven-poems-jose-emilio-pacheco/


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    59 mins
  • Matt's Musings 8 - Politics, Populism and Elections
    Jun 24 2020

    Latest Episode: Matt's Musings 8 - 'Politics, Populism and Elections' featuring this week's special guest @Slefevre92, with returning features - including potted history, textual connections, mystery sound effect and etymology - and new intro and outro music composed by 3 talented Lancaster School students. #inquiry #podcast #populism


    Podcast links:


    https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/07/people-sublime-long-history-populism-robespierre-trump


    https://theweek.com/articles/579018/brief-history-populism


    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13746679


    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/what-is-populism/607600/


    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/293163/it-cant-happen-here-by-sinclair-lewis/9780451216588/excerpt


    https://aeon.co/essays/carl-schmitts-legal-theory-legitimises-the-rule-of-the-strongman?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=84848b6167-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_12_02_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-84848b6167-70368321


    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/hard-data-populism-bolsonaro-trump/578878/


    https://unherd.com/2018/07/why-we-cant-ignore-the-working-class-identity-crisis/


    https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/insecure-work?page=0


    https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/sites/default/files/2017-09/teach_first_impact_report.pdf


    https://poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/bad-new-government/


    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monitoring-social-mobility-2013-to-2020


    https://freedomhouse.org/article/mexicos-populist-president-threat-democracy


    https://www.etymonline.com/word/ordinary


    https://www.etymonline.com/word/elite#etymonline_v_5740



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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Matt's Musings 7 - Gaming
    Jun 16 2020

    Latest Episode: Matt's Musings 7 - 'Gaming' featuring this week's special guest Simon Stevenson with returning features including textual connections, Mexican Musing, mystery sound effect and etymological links. #inquiry #podcast #gaming


    Episode links:


    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/15327650_Dungeons_and_Dragons_The_Use_of_a_Fantasy_Game_in_the_Psychotherapeutic_Treatment_of_a_Young_Adult/link/5717f26108ae986b8b79e69e/download


    https://www.historytoday.com/monopolisation-monopoly


    https://theconversation.com/the-uk-games-industry-is-bigger-than-ever-but-it-may-not-be-sustainable-32459


    https://theconversation.com/cooking-cleaning-and-personal-hygiene-why-video-games-make-you-feel-right-at-home-116912


    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-sexualized-video-games-study_n_579b61cde4b08a8e8b5da7cd


    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=games&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cgames%3B%2Cc0#t1%3B%2Cgames%3B%2Cc0


    https://www.historytoday.com/monopolisation-monopoly


    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-women-monopoly/ms-monopoly-board-game-sees-women-players-get-paid-more-idUSKCN1VV27I


    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-in-business-qa-nico_b_11758334


    https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2228/fair-game


    https://theconversation.com/video-games-have-cultural-cachet-so-recognise-their-place-in-society-and-history-35522


    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-gaming/facebook-to-introduce-gaming-app-on-monday-new-york-times-idUSKBN2210RW


    https://theconversation.com/crucible-the-science-behind-why-watching-others-playing-video-games-has-become-so-popular-139190


    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206200-cloud-gaming-may-be-great-for-gamers-but-bad-for-energy-consumption/


    https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/shasn-the-poll-manrti-cards-political-board-games-india_in_5d45029ce4b0aca3411e0a54


    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-tech-gaming/when-did-you-last-see-an-african-video-game-hero-asks-kenyas-usiku-games-idUSKBN1Y92FC


    https://www.mexicanist.com/l/mexico-videogames-industry/


    https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world?language=en#t-496274



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    1 hr and 5 mins

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