Merelymatt - Merely Matt

Step one: Identify a musical theatre nerd. No, not you.

Step two: ask them how many minutes are in this year?

Step three: wait for them to take a deep breath.

Step four: remind them it’s a leap year.

Step five: watch as math and scansion collide head on.

It's all very well me being snarky about people comparing every podcast to TMA, but it can actually be tricky or even a bit overwhelming to find that second podcast.

So, if you're someone who's heard say, 6 or fewer podcasts, wants something new, but doesn't know where to go next, drop into my asks over the weekend and tell me what you've heard, and what you like or are looking for, and I'll give you something to try out.

Dan Erickson, creator of Severance, giving his acceptance speech after winning Best New Series at the 2023 WGA awards

Shujun (Gwen) Liu | Queen Guinevere

from @camlannpod, which I have been obsessing over - this mental image of Gwen with this myth looming over her, haunted by her Name and the role it cast her in but unable to let go of it, grimly dragging herself forward, was the one that set me off on this art kick.

2024 is the year we stop “consuming” and go back to “reading/watching/listening to/playing” things