The focus of this episode is on meaning and happiness, with a look at the poet John Donne and some evidence based research. In addition there is the usual selective view of the week's events and a take on the latest artificial intelligence debate. And maybe one or two rabbit holes ... LISTEN HERE
Episode 24 May 15th 2023
This week - a rear view mirror on my world; the fabulous talent of Tom Lehrer; AI on screen; and Mental Health Awareness Week LISTEN HERE
Making Brexit History
Why 10th September 2023 should be a date that marks the start of something better The referendum vote on Britain’s continued membership of the EU took place on 23rd June 2016 but it wasn’t until midnight on the 31st January 2020 that we finally cut our ties. That’s a total of 1,317 days spent in …
Eyecatching Words podcast Episode 23
As well as a rear view mirror on the week and those local election results, I'll be giving a proper reaction to the coronation, explaining why September 10th this year could be a date to fix on when fixing the country, and as usual scanning the news for the latest on AI. LISTEN HERE
The Skeleton in the Cupboard
A 35 minute audio book fiction special for the coronation of King Charles III. A change of monarch causes a surge in the supernatural as ghosts of the British Empire come back to haunt a suburb of South London ... CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Podcast Episode 22
A rear view mirror on the week and the week's news; the new Tory policy brainwave - just get on with it; Lost Mills and Ghost Mansions; and this week's take on Artificial Intelligence. LISTEN HERE
My first encounter with CHATGPT
Today I experimented with ChatGTP for the first time, I presented it with six tasks / questions. These are it's responses - completely verbatim Tell me a story involving skeletons that come to life Once upon a time, in a small village nestled deep in the woods, there was a legend that spoke of a …
Democracy unpicked
In one of my first podcasts I reviewed Ian Dunt’s book How to be a Liberal. He has now written a stunning new volume entitled How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn’t. There are four things at the heart of this book which any follower of organisational theory will understand straight away and which explain …
RIP a comic genius who won’t, alas, be repeating this stunt at the coronation
The Eyecatching Words Podcast Episode 21 – April 24th 2023
The week in the rear view mirror; Surviving depression; Reflections on the death of Stephen Lawrence thirty years on; Why you can't trust this Brexit obsessed government with Artificial Intelligence; and special bonus material: A walk along the Thames. LISTEN HERE
