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Podcasts – The Chattering Classes Matt Barry
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Matt Barry chats to everyday people about their lives, their passions, in an effort to get past their personas.
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Episode 177: I Get Annoyed by Happiness
I am joined by two lovely friends, Ludwik and Emily, for a chat about their friendship for the past 11 years. Both were students of mine in 2018-19 and had very different experiences in English. They discuss what values they … Continue reading →
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Episode 176: My Day of Job
Amber Quigley (Episode 137) was once a student in my English class and is now an Art and English teacher. We talked about their love of ceramics, being a glass sibling, being a man stealer, and the benefit of knowing … Continue reading →
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Episode 175: Slapped About The Chops
Alyson Hill joins me yet again for a virtual coffee catch up. I had a series of questions prepared and at the end of the interview Alyson wondered if she answered any of them. It doesn’t matter because we have … Continue reading →
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Episode 174: Slightly Different Suburbs
Nick Maniatis and Wiggo are back and we are chock full of metaphors and imagery. Plasticine man, arms and hands, tetris bodies and hats on top of hats. We go over our friendship again and discuss the specificity of our … Continue reading →
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Episode 173: I’ve Never Made a Bed in My Life
Adam Bode joins me for the first time but not for the last time. Adam has done many amazing things, studying gymnastics in Texas (they are skills not moves or tricks), studied a language, danced the night away, is currently … Continue reading →
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Episode 172: Wearing Each Other’s Faces
Wiggo takes over the hosting job and talks to Nick Maniatis and me about the 17 years we’ve known each other. The intensity of discussion, fandom and interests and my issue with skipping between my two friends. Which sports make … Continue reading →
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An enjoyable dalliance into the minds of people I haven't met, and would thoroughly like to. People have cool stories, and if you like cool stories, then I'd suggest giving this a red hot go.
Eavesdropping on conversations more interesting than your own
Chattering Classes is like listening to conversations in the cubicle next to yours at the pub, and finding them more interesting than the one you’re supposed to be participating in. Whilst listening to the podcast, one may find themselves joining in in their heads, as inevitably the topics raised bring about a level of personal introspection…this is preferable to randomly joining in at the pub, which often ends up being awkward for everyone.
Chimp Chooses Chattering
Hello there. I am a chimp. The fact that I have discovered how to listen to podcasts and have grasped the concept of sharing my opinion as well as being able to master the written word enough to be able to type should suggest to you that this podcast is good and worth your time. If it is good enough for me to evolve for and unlock new abilities unknown to chimpkind previously, it is good enough for you to have a lazy listen to one pleasant Sunday afternoon in June banana tree grooming screech Lancelot …….dammit.