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.

Jun 25

Millennial Mums & Digital Dads Part 1

The first episode in a mini-series on how millenial parents are approaching screen time with their kids. In this episode I talk to two prospective parents about their plans for bringing new life into an increasingly digital world. We talk about how coming of age online has shaped their approach, how it'll differ from the previous generation's approach, the role video games will play in their children's lives, and how social media can help and hinder parents to-be. 🔗LINKS: The episode about screen time: https://pod.link/1770285895/episode/NmEwYjczYzQwYmI3ZmVjMGUzODljZGIy The episode about rage bait: https://pod.link/1770285895/episode/NjhhNTEwMzI3M2JmNWI2Mjk4YmY4NDFk 👱‍♂️ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.

Creator

Matt Watts
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

22
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Matt Watts
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Watts On Your Screen