My name is Matt, btw

Welcome aboard friend 🙏

pinballa

Cheers Matt I just joined up... Greetings from the mission district of SanFreaking Francisco USA

Dan Mackey

Pegged the accent because I watched the Red Riding trilogy too many times

NYCM&AHole

This is what it feels like when doves cry (god I hope you get the Simpsons reference or this is just a weird thing to post at you)

pinballa

!!

Ahhh I see, must have slipped your handlers mind to give you a name till just now lmao

Hello, fellow generic-name-haver. Hope you're well, and thank you for producing such a high-quality and insightful show.

Many thanks dude. 2nd part of Zodiac up next week.

pinballa

I may or may not have weekend plans depending on whether other people turn out to be ill with what may or may not be covid. Not overly concerned if they end up falling through, I do enjoy time doing nothing

Stewart Robertson

What it do? Love the show.

James Bradley

G'day Michael ✌️

pinballa

G’day Matt!

Michael David

I hope you're having a great day Matt, ty for making this show <3

Stupid question but you always sounded absurdly familiar and I assumed you were from Leeds or Wakefield where I was stationed for a few years 02 to 05, don't suppose you were hanging out with art/uni/techno circles in those days. Tangentially new a couple matt's in those days.

Divad Kong

Many thanks Louie 🙏

pinballa

Hey Matt, love the show.

Louie Van Patten

Hi David. Hope you enjoy. We get even weirder next week.

pinballa

Just signed up. Love the show. Thanks.

Strangely Enough

Hi Matt,

Strangely Enough

i am now beginning each episode thinking "hello, matt" like hannibal lecter

thee stallion's cowboy

I always thought Brendan was standard. I have never encountered a Brendon. Lots of people spell my name with one T but I have also never encountered a single T Matt anywhere. People get some strange notions in their heads.

pinballa

I’ve come around on it as an adult, but when I was a kid it was pretty uncommon, and therefore weird. Lots of Brandons, of course, but then there was also a few Brendons in my grade. It’s weird, I feel like Brendan is the standard spelling, but I’ve always had to spell it for people. “Brendan with an a. No, not Brandon, an a at the end.”

Brendan Garcia

I have a friend called Brendan and I've always been quite jealous of that name tbh. I shudda been a Brendan.

pinballa

A little disappointed you’re not a Clive or a Neville, but I guess Matt will do.

Brendan Garcia

I'm feeling good Stewart. Any weekend plans? For some reason I have decaffeinated tea in the house so I'm drinking a cup. It's not bad.

pinballa

I am from the same city as the Yorkshire Ripper and Jimmy Saville. The area I grew up in there was/is extremely deprived. Lots of unemployment, mental health problems, gangs, crime, racial tensions, and just all-out murderers and such. We were also raised with stories of how MI5 and Special Branch effectively went to war with the north in the 80s, so we know we have to be suspicious of authority, especially cops and politicians etc. So I guess growing up seeing lots of crime, thinking about why that happens, where it comes from, and just reading loads of stuff. Then eventually I thought, I could do a show like Trueanon or Media Roots and explore all this stuff in a healthy way, rather than annoying my girlfriend and people at parties. Edit: I should emphasise that my city isn't the hellhole it might seem from that ☝️ It's actually pretty cool with fun people and interesting places to explore. Like anywhere, some areas are a little rougher than others.

pinballa

Hello. I am perfectly well thank you how are you?

Stewart Robertson

What is your backstory to starting GSFTEOTW? Where did the interest in parapolitics come from? It’s feels like the podcast just appeared one day and everyone was recommending it

Timothy