Matt talks about an article by Greta Olson called ‘Reconsidering Unreliability: Fallible and Untrustworthy Narrators’ and comes up with his own categories of untrustworthy authors and unreliable readers.
Homeowner Sublime
Matt writes about a drainage issue and talks about different kinds of sublime.
What is a Fugue Chat Anyway?
Matt tries to describe Fugue Chat as a performance project that exists as a podcast.
Getting sentimental over the long 90s
Matt walks through Deptford and talks about why Nev Clay’s song Staff Room makes him feel sentimental for a magical time when people drank tea, smoked Bensons and were in the Animal Liberation Front: the 90s.
Skill and Deskilling
Matt and Dan walk around Peckham and talk about skill in art, performance, and in teaching those subjects.
The Dot (Part 2)
Matt talks about his theory of the dot after he has done a live podcast recording on the same topic to see if he thinks different things. This is part 2, part 1 was recorded before the podcast recording.
The Dot (Part 1)
Matt talks about his theory of the dot before he goes to do a live podcast recording on the same topic. This is part 1. He’ll come back and do part 2 after he does the live recording and see if he thinks different things.
Looking at Art IRL
Matt talks about the benefits of looking at art in real life.
Hiding Disappointment
Matt and Sophie talk about moments where they have had to hide their disappointment.
Collecting
Matt summarises some points from a lecture about collecting.
Duration
Matt talks about the duration of the podcast and about maybe doing a longer, live version for an exhibition.
Diagnoses
Matt talks about the feeling of being, and not being, diagnosed.
Not Drinking Water
Matt talks about how he doesn’t drink as much water as he used to.
Feeling Festive
Ho ho ho! For the first podcast of 2026 Matt and Ross have a (slightly late) chat about surprising things that make you feel festive such as: bin days, landlords, going up in the loft, prison escapes and more.
Covid Embarrassment
Matt talks about being embarrassed when people talk about Covid.
Ill Children
Matt talks about his daughters being ill. (Spoiler alert: everyone is fine.)
Undermining Yourself
Matt drives home and talks about being given a neat idea to frame his PhD work, along with his worry that he’ll undermine it by going on about it for too long.
Lee Lozano's Notebooks
Matt drives home and talks about the US artist Lee Lozano’s notebooks
Clearing Sewage
Matt makes meatballs and talks about clearing a blocked drain.
Making Art out of Rubbish
Matt talks about a workshop he ran with his students where they all went out and picked up things from the streets to make sculpture.