Podcast with Simon Snaize - 21st July 2020

Simon Snaize is a full time musician from York. He runs an open mic at "The Habit" every Wednesday.
In this podcast we talk about how he dealt with the pandemic as a musician and his opinions on events of the last 16 months.

00:00 Lockdown was somewhat of a blessing in disguise
02:45 Making money from music online
03:19 What was going through my mind at the time
04:36 Looking at the data and coming to conclusions
06:35 Taking a balance view between the two narratives
09:15 Are we moving towards fascism?
13:53 Why do some people feel unsettled by all this, and others don’t?
16:34 Are we living in a tyranny?
18:17 Will will be OK in five years time?
18:58 People’s opinions are really polarised, but we need to keep talking
21:03 Moving towards more state control and away from freedom
22:18 Will they really bring in medical apartheid at music venues?
22:38 Psychological warfare/deliberate confusion and chaos
25:04 Century of the self
26:31 Do you think there will be more crises coming up eg a food shortage?
29:27 Taking sides/getting triggered
34:28 Being creative/productive with the situation
36:05 We have lost our sense of parallelity
39:40 Are there sinister intentions behind lockdowns, social distancing etc?
43:07 Never ending furlough and it’s effect on the future economy
46:20 Crazy people have completely changed the psyche of the nation
48:10 Long term mental health problems
49:43 “Experimental” feeling to all of this
51:32 Weighing up pros and cons of the jab
54:25 Must be hard for people with kids
55:13 I blame the government for the fear tactics they used
56:17 Simon’s calendar booked up for the rest of year
58:05 We need to build back relationships and closeness again
59:20 Can’t live your life waiting