Feed the Fish
By Matthew Courtney
Feed the FishJun 22, 2021
Digital Declutter: Random Video Game Clips
In which Matt talks about what to do with random video game clips. If you're a gamer, this may interest you. If you're not, wait for next week, there's more.
Butternut and Biltong Soup
In which Matt talks about butternut and biltong soup. It is an incredibly easy recipe. Give it a go! Of course, caution, contents hot.
Three Tips to Learn a New Instrument
In which Matt gives three pieces of advice on learning a new instrument. Or any other new skill. They're broadly applicable.
Who I Follow on YouTube and Why
In which Matt talks about who he follows on YouTube and why. This may be an interesting question to ask yourself too!
Inspiration for the Uninspired
In which Matt talks about how to keep up a creative streak when you're out of time or feeling uninspired.
Improve Your Audio With an XLR Mic
In which Matt walks through some tips to make your XLR microphone sound better in your podcast recordings, without spending money buying accessories. This will also help you if you encounter XLR microphones in your everyday life, if you use them every now and again, and if you don't even know what they are.
In this episode, Matt also forgot his Twitter handle, it's @FeedtheFishPod. Really Matt, it's not hard to remember. Maybe he'll remember to tweet about this episode! If he doesn't, maybe you will! Share it with someone who will find this useful and who can stand twenty-four minutes of rambling unscripted podcast.
Picking Your Pics
In which Matt talks about how you should choose the very best pictures to make your family jealous of what you're eating and to share on social media
Inspiration
In which Matt talks about inspiration, and other things
Moving, Horsepower, Coffee
In which Matt kicks off season three, gives some moving tips, talks about horsepower, and recommends dog coffee, which is not for dogs.
Moving, Grinches, and Christmas
In which Matt talks about moving, his annual Grinch party, and Christmas
Not a Murder Mystery
In which Matt tells you how to have younger siblings over without it becoming a murder mystery.
Tales of Toasters and Thumps
In which Matt discusses a video about a toaster and possibly over-romanticises the blessing of good toast, and ruins a story about St. Nick - not the one famous as Santa, the historical one.
The original toaster video mentioned in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y
An update to that video describing just how well it reacts to frozen bread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLk1cjZ4ll0
Talks, Tombstones, Woodland Animals
In which Matt talks about speaking with just an outline, Beatrix Potter's naming conventions, and movies involving woodland creatures
Silence, Sax, Sci-Fi
In which Matt doesn't tell a story, talks about a cannon, and discusses Foundation on Apple TV+
Quite Interesting Canaries Leaping
In which Matt tells a story of a great leap, describes coal-mine canaries, and talks about QI's twitter feed.
Matt's Mac
In which Matt discusses the new MacBook Pro 14in and gives it a bit of a real-life review.
Matt has the 2021 MacBook Pro 14in with an 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
Administration, Age, Apex Legends
In which Matt discusses voting, awards for old age, and Apex Legends.
Dunes, Eagles, and Tech YouTubers
Twenty-six minutes on the twenty-sixth! In which Matt talks about the new Dune movie, the National Bald Eagle Repository, and recommends a tech YouTuber to watch in this month of tech releases.
Elephants, Jackscrews, and John Donne
In which Matt discusses printing a photo from his honeymoon, the raising of Chicago by the means of jackscrews, and reads a poem by John Donne.
Pasta, Borders, Dunes
In which Matt talks about tagliata, not tagliatelle, the thickness of borders on maps and in real life, and a book recommendation that will set you up to enjoy the upcoming movie.
The Carrot Cast! Rabbit While You Can!
In which Matt live reacts to a podcast episode he recorded eight years ago.
Printing Your Pics
In which Matt talks about his experiences printing photos and suggests that you print yours too.
How to Take a Holiday
In which Matt gives some tips on how to have a really good holiday.
Whose Art in Church?
In which Matt asks why modern art works well in a church space
Hello, World
In which Matt chats about greeting strangers, why it's a good idea, and obviously tells you that it's a great way to meet new people.
- Enrichen is not in the Scrabble dictionary, I was right to quibble over it.
Where the Disorganised Things Are
In which Matt talks about organising the one room in everybody's house that's a bit of a mess and gives some tips.
Photography Equipment You Probably Shouldn't Get
In which Matt discusses some photography equipment that is useful... and some equipment that most people shouldn't get!
Quick Trip Pic Tips
In which Matt discusses some quick trip pic tips - how you can take better photos when you're out and about
Ordinary Tales and Dogs that Hoot
In which Matt tells a story involving dogs and tells you how to tell better stories
Special Edition: To Be Or Not To Be
A special edition of Feed the Fish in which Matt reads Hamlet's famous speech
Sticker Stories
Matt talks about some of the stickers in his collection and explains what they're for and where they're from
Ten Things; Seven Days
In which Matt discusses ten things he uses every single week
Three Notebooks
In which Matt discusses notebooks of various kinds and what he uses them for.
At the Gates of Thermopylae
In which Matt reads an original poem about the Spartans' stand against the Persians at Thermopylae.
Talking Normally and Naturally
In which Matt chats with Kendra about the importance of communicating with clients as naturally as possible online.
The Fish Were Fine
In which Matt tells the story of how, as a child, he fed his pet fish.