Watts On Your Screen

Matt Watts
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A podcast all about the entirely disparate experiences we have on the internet. Matt Watts interviews a series of guests about their internet diet, how they use the web, and how it uses them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Perhaps Vampire Is A Bit Strong

    May 18

    Perhaps Vampire Is A Bit Strong

    🔗 LINKS: ScreenZen: https://screenzen.co/ StayFocusd extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/stayfocusd-%E2%80%93-website-bloc/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji NewsFeed Eradicator extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-feed-eradicator/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg Reddit Enhancer: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reddit-enhancer/onglbklimdjicpdadjieknodkkmjldoa Remove X For You Feed: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/remove-x-twitter-for-you/dokjpibnnijhngancgplopcbealjlegb 🎧 LISTEN TO ME ON 'IS THIS THE NEW INTERNET?' https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-intentional-media-in-a-doomscrolling-world/id1785050370?i=1000767727003 🖼 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT ARTWORK? Oh, that's a picture of something that I wouldn't have seen if I'd been staring at my phone, so it felt thematically appropriate. But I will admit that, when combined with the slightly oblique title, it does look quite peculiar. Ah well. 🙇‍♂️ ATTRIBUTIONS: The town hall bell sound effect was actually a recording from freesound, because I didn't get a chance to pop into town and record the actual Nottingham Council House Bell in time. But this sounds a lot like it: Cathedral bell 9AM 200503_0169.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/626836/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 All the other sound was real recordings made by me, so it's not all lies.   👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  2. Is Life Better With Meta?

    Apr 18

    Is Life Better With Meta?

    I talk to Adam, who uses the Meta AI Glasses to see what his own eyes can't. 🔗 LINKS You can find the previous Meta Glasses episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meta-glasses-all-content-no-consent/id1770285895?i=1000750382402 And you can find the Sunny Skies shop here: https://sunnyskies.shop/ If you're interested in some accessibility-focused smart glasses, check out Echovision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kf6hr9MeTo 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  3. Good Vibes Only

    Mar 24

    Good Vibes Only

    An ambient excursion through positive and peculiar comments on the internet. Headphones on 🎧 for this experimental bit of audio. Don't worry if it's not your cup of tea, the next episode will be more normal. If you like this episode, you may also like: Unseen & Appropriated: https://pod.fo/e/356927 The Final Boss of Ad Data: https://podfollow.com/watts-on-your-screen/episode/bd9e088ac6bcc847bff6f433bd646673ea978f2d/ 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  4. Meta Glasses: All Content, No Consent

    Feb 18

    Meta Glasses: All Content, No Consent

    The stories of two women in Nottingham who discovered Tik-Tok videos of themselves which had been secretly recorded using Meta smart glasses and uploaded without their knowledge or consent. I also explore the motives, attitude, and Discord server of "Carlos", the man behind the glasses. That's him in the cover art. 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  5. Sunsets & Grids

    12/18/2025

    Sunsets & Grids

    An investigation into ubiquitous stock imagery used to depict cyberspace, technology and the 1980s. I examine the pop culture of the 80s, the influence of technology, certain cities, and synthwave. 🔗LINKS: 📰 Useful articles on the subject:  https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/80s-font.aspx https://medium.com/@cywjoel/outrun-the-aesthetic-deconstructed-dbd3cd8679b7 https://wearethemutants.com/2017/02/16/vanishing-point-how-the-light-grid-defined-1980s-futurism/ https://indieground.net/blog/80s-grid-history/ 📕 Michel Tcherevkoff's book: https://archive.org/details/tcherevkoffimage0000tche/page/n151/mode/2up 🎥The Rise of the Synths documentary website: https://theriseofthesynths.com/  🎥My documentary, Follow the Stickers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6Q4uOLIY4  📼The 77-Year-Old Giga-Chad Boomer who loves GIFs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SO7cZU_nM  👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  6. Unseen & Appropriated

    11/18/2025

    Unseen & Appropriated

    A summary of the month of January 2025 told via unseen snippets of mundane video in an audio collage that I narrate. Yeah, it's an odd one, but give it a chance.  🔗LINKS: My Roosevelt documentary: https://youtu.be/uxyP0ue681A 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  7. How to Actually Reduce Online Harms

    10/17/2025

    How to Actually Reduce Online Harms

    Professor Andy Phippen talks about about his 20 years of experience in the world of online harms. We talk about the effectiveness of prohibition, the online safety act, harm reduction, and what young people actually say about their internet usage when you take the time to ask them.  🔗LINKS: The news story about the grooming victim in Wiltshire who was told by the police that he had done something illegal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrdz0qegg3o) Andy's book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-80286-7 My newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ Substack’s nazi problem: https://www.platformer.news/substack-nazi-push-notification/ 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  8. Demolishing local journalism? Clickbait, school skirts, and parish councils.

    09/18/2025

    Demolishing local journalism? Clickbait, school skirts, and parish councils.

    I talk to local journalist Corey Bedford about the various pressures and business interests that are shaping the world of online local journalism.  🔗LINKS: Corey's conversation with Hold the Front Page after he took voluntary redundancy from the Leicester Mercury: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2023/news/cuts-threatened-journalist-quits-for-sake-of-mental-health/  The Mirror's article 'Girl, 12, put in school isolation because her 'hips are too wide for a pleated skirt' https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girl-12-put-school-isolation-24912521The Grimsby Live article 'Parish Council meeting gets heated as residents question councillors over hedge drama': https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/parish-council-meeting-gets-heated-3159518The Rest is Entertainment episode 'The Secrets of Tipping Point': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-secrets-of-tipping-point/id1718287198?i=1000726929576Nottinghamshire Live's drone footage of the cooling towers being demolished: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/gallery/amazing-drone-footage-shows-nottinghamshire-10426683 The ongoing saga between Nottinghamshire Live and Reform UK: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/news-opinion/reform-voted-against-debate-nottinghamshire-10511120 The National Union of Journalists' statement on the situation: https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-responds-to-reform-refusing-to-speak-to-local-journalists-in-nottinghamshire.html 🔉SFX ATTRIBUTIONS  Motorway and Rain - 1.wav by SpaceJoe -- https://freesound.org/s/486613/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 explosion 5.wav by Logicogonist -- https://freesound.org/s/685417/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 👱‍♂️ MORE ABOUT MATT You can follow me on Instagram: @mattwattsmakesdocs Here's my website: https://www.mattwattsmakesdocs.co.uk/ Here's my newsletter: https://themattazine.beehiiv.com/ 💌 WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN? Please send voice notes and messages about your unexpected online experiences to: wattsonyourscreen@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
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A podcast all about the entirely disparate experiences we have on the internet. Matt Watts interviews a series of guests about their internet diet, how they use the web, and how it uses them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Matt Watts
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matt Watts
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    Watts On Your Screen