Getting Away With It

In which Simon and Jon talk about, well, anything.

The long-awaited episode 9. For at least three people. 10/02/2020

The long-awaited episode 9. For at least three people. Jon and Simon discuss lockdown anxiety, international affairs, personal scars and of course, great music. Wanted to get this up there quick, or it might fester in some back corridor and get forgotten. So here it is, no headers or footers, enjoy. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/16247015

Getting Away With It Episode 8 - Henry V at The Barn 06/14/2019

Getting Away With It Episode 8 - Henry V at The Barn Jon finally manages to drag Simon to The Barn Theatre, for a bit of culture in the shape of a throughly modern production of Shakespeare. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, he loves it. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/10155620

Getting Away With It Episode 7 - Post-Lechlade Festival Blues 06/08/2019

Getting Away With It Episode 7 - Post-Lechlade Festival Blues The morning after the night before... Sitting in the sun... headlining in the beer tent... strange campers... barfing waltzers and strange phrases... Huawei and Google... scanning for skeletons in concrete... tech giants breaking industries... and a poem from Simon. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/10097078

Getting Away With It Episode 6 - Post-Christmas Blues 01/11/2018

Getting Away With It Episode 6 - Post-Christmas Blues Manflu and weak tea… Squeaky doors… Alien Station… Ukulele cases and piano passions… Shooting Dom… Perfectionism and 10,000 hours… Yousician and tricky chords… Simon’s words… Skye and piano pedals… Apple Watch, Google Home and Arkansas… Jumpers, comparatibility, Mario and Zelda… Caymans and Uber… Philips Hue and Raspberry Pi… Intel bugs and iPhone batteries and other rambling chat /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/6139878

Getting Away With It Episode 5 - the Antiques Emporium 12/22/2017

Getting Away With It Episode 5 - the Antiques Emporium The antiques emporium… brass… Simon finds an unwanted Jack Vettriano… string pictures… mirrors, frame making and mural taste choices… marbles and burning holes… Captain Mainwaring and ashtrays… the smallest guitar case in the world… early plastic globes… trains and shut churches… markets… Poundland… and back into Waterstones… idiot drivers… books… games… crap games and other rambles about being sorted for Christmas /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/6082367

Getting Away With It Episode 4 - The Hardware Store 12/13/2017

Getting Away With It Episode 4 - The Hardware Store Hardware store… corkscrews and dollies… e-cloths… crap lighting… bedding… a veritable cornucopia of tat… black slippers, rat poison and plastic dinosaurs… broken arrow… drones, wooden mushrooms and weed burners… algorithmic retail and store layouts… wine coolers… tools… chainsaws and teasmades… paint names… almost sage and naughty step… plumbing nightmares and a real plumber… home-made wine, knobs and knockers… health, safety and fireworks… a Santa toilet seat and an apol /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/6040893

Getting Away With It Episode 3 - Pre-Christmas ramblings 12/12/2017

Getting Away With It Episode 3 - Pre-Christmas ramblings Bitcoin (does money exist anyway)… Branson, Sugar, Trump and illuminati… real cream, imaginary milk, Dale Vince and dreadlocks… Eden and Venus Projects, Dom Joly and ringtones… experiences vs possessions… last-minute shopping… organised better halves… Bristol vs Cheltenham… elves, robots, Tesco deliveries… stamp collecting and Airfix models, puzzles, dry stone walling and aesthetics of painting by numbers, meccano, mousetrap and spirograph, LED watches and stapling thumbs on Christmas morn /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/6036534

Getting Away With It Episode 2 - Fit enough? 11/28/2017

Getting Away With It Episode 2 - Fit enough? A journey through the vagaries of what it means to lose a pound, how heavy drinking is a great way to give up smoking, and other adventures in the journey to immortality. Or something. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5987894

Getting Away With It Episode 1 11/25/2017

Getting Away With It Episode 1 The fantastic relaunch episode... was unfortunately lost due to operator error. So here we have - a relaunch episode. Covering Bitcoin and other tech, War On Drugs, High Flying Birds and some other music, the tarmac outside Ed O'Brien's house, dry stone walling, the screams of baby rabbits and a smorgasbord of bits and bobs, in one carefully packaged conversation. Or something. Well, at least it's here. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5978597

Episode 16 - The New and Improved iPhone 09/06/2017

Episode 16 - The New and Improved iPhone Jon and Si take refuge in a coffee shop to talk about the new features of the iPhone, and go on a bit of a ramble about mobile and music history. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5714510

Episode 15 - Tenth Anniversary of the Hashtag 08/28/2017

Episode 15 - Tenth Anniversary of the Hashtag With the hashtag now ten years old, Simon and Jon have a think about just how social media has changed things. For better, or worse. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5684261

Episode 14 - Healthcare Technology 06/23/2017

Episode 14 - Healthcare Technology On the hottest (but slightly less windy) day of the year, Simon and Jon find a shady spot to discuss the latest developments in healthcare technology. And they totally get to the point really quickly. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5475394

Episode 14 - Healthcare Technology 06/23/2017

Episode 13 - BA and the art of computer failure 05/31/2017

Episode 13 - BA and the art of computer failure Simon asks Jon just how a massive company like BA can fail to keep some of its critical computer systems running after a power surge. It's a very good question - and do your backups, people! /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5406850

Episode 12 - Ransomware 05/19/2017

Episode 12 - Ransomware Simon and Jon cover the recent ransomware attack that affected organisations across the world. How did it start, how did it stop and should people be concerned? /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5372735

Episode 10a - Future of Work 05/14/2017

Episode 10a - Future of Work Simon and Jon try to put their awkwardness behind them to cover the impact of technology on employment. They succeed, largely. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5354328

Episode 10 - Gaming Part 2 05/10/2017

Episode 10 - Gaming Part 2 Another noisy environment but that doesn't prevent Simon and Ben from a great discussion on consoles and beyond... with Jon not getting much of a word in edgeways. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5343562

Episode 9 - Gaming 04/30/2017

Episode 9 - Gaming In the setting of a noisy cafe and having admitted he knows very little about gaming, Jon drafts in his son Ben to talk to the far more experienced Simon. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5312321

Episode 8 - Programming 04/23/2017

Episode 8 - Programming The topic is the history and current state of programming, from Ada Lovelace to the present. The context is rather uncomfortable as Simon's programmer friend Dom brings in his expertise. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5291053

Episode 7 - Bitcoin and Blockchain 04/15/2017

Episode 7 - Bitcoin and Blockchain Simon and Jon deal admirably with an unexpected change of topic, covering Bitcoin and its globally-spanning repository Blockchain, which Simon admits is actually a bit interesting. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5268436

Episode 6 - Connected and Driverless Cars 04/10/2017

Episode 6 - Connected and Driverless Cars Jon and Simon go al fresco to discuss how technology is changing transportation, with connected and driverless cars. As Jon explains the rise of the robots, Simon can't wait to play him his new jingle. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5254256

Episode 5 - Artificial Intelligence 04/02/2017

Episode 5 - Artificial Intelligence The duo decide to record the AI episode in Jon's office, which doesn't have the best decor. A mystery voice chimes in - is that the Singularity itself talking? /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5228213

Episode 4 - Cybersecurity 03/25/2017

Episode 4 - Cybersecurity The pair digress into APIs and programming before tackling cybercrime, viruses and hacking. Jon confesses he has never been onto the Dark Net... and who the heck is Dom? /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5202659

Episode 3 - Big Data 03/23/2017

Episode 3 - Big Data In this podcast, we learn why Jon shouldn't tell jokes and should get over cloud computing, that neither Jon nor Simon have a brilliant grasp of Geography, and that brightly coloured cars aren't necessarily the safest. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5198204

Episode 2 - The Internet Of Things 03/19/2017

Episode 2 - The Internet Of Things The conversation starts well but Jon descends into rambling tales of flying unicorns and Star Wars pizza. Simon is less than impressed. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5183330

Episode 1 - Podcasts 03/19/2017

Episode 1 - Podcasts Jon's great idea to record a podcast with Simon doesn't turn out too well, when he admits he doesn't like them very much. Despite things not going quite as planned, the pair agree to give it a go. /episode/index/show/bluecube/id/5183178

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