Ian Winick, Translator & Copywriter

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

Writer for hire! I’m available to help polish up scripts (Edinburgh on the horizon); Make your wedding speech amazing or consult on a writing project you’re working on. 30 years experience working in the telly, radio, journalism, advertising - my website www.mathew-owen.co.uk Please share! 👍👍

I'm in Cologne, and I'm pretty sure I could manage 12 of them and half the tacos if I'd just run 5 miles. Sleep for a few hours, then repeat ... slowly.

love a lot of things about the Brits. Like when they say "Urm" instead of "Um", or "cuppa?" Instead of "would you like a cup of tea?" Or how they "arrest pedophiles" regardless of social stature instead of "making them president." All really cute stuff.

🇬🇧💂

reposted with alt text

That sounds fun!

Don't mess with Cher, people!

04:42 S08E16 Brother from Another Series (4F14) 23 February 1997

"I was saying Boo-urns"

If you like The Simpsons - and forgive a shameless plug - our Eat The Pudding podcast is pure escapism:

open.spotify.com/episode/2RZy...

linktr.ee/eatthepudding

The Scausländer (a delightful Anglo-German wordplay on Scouse + Ausländer/foreigner) is the @liverpooluni.bsky.social's German student newspaper.

Our Honorary Consul in Liverpool Dorothea Mücke-Herzberg took part in the paper's fifth anniversary celebrations – Herzlichen Glückwunsch to the team!

Be Funny Or Die by Joel Morris

Yesterday I finished reading @gralefrit.bsky.social's Be Funny Or Die, which I've been dipping into since it came out. It's excellent, and among other things it made sense of something that's bothered me for years: why do people cut drama a lot more slack than comedy?

Sums up the world at the moment.

Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.

She had some things she needed to get off her chest

Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!! President DJT

Healthcare in Greenland is publicly funded, free at the point of use, and despite geographical challenges considered very good.

Healthcare costs in the USA are extortionate and responsible for 60% of all US bankruptcies.

So maybe Denmark should be sending hospital ships the other way.

"Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie

If you don't know the Strong Songs podcast - analysing classic songs with the world's most fun music teacher - the new episode is on Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie.

Haven't listened yet but Kirk never disappoints!

open.spotify.com/episode/7xdM...

Yet another reason to love Scotland!

Well he 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 say that, wouldn't he?

Actual footage of @metalkevin.bsky.social on the train ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ak...

Once again Michael and @ianwinick.bsky.social have crafted a terrific episode that brings back so many memories and laughs out loud that people on the train look at me like I’m a freak or something. Little do they know…
Another great episode and the Sideshow Bob inference brought back the laughs

The Sunday Guardian headline: Big Tech Loses $1.3 Trillion in 2026 as AI Spending Fears Trigger Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia Stock Plunge—What’s Happening? Follow-up says: Big Tech loses $1.3 trillion in 2026 as AI spending fears hit Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple and Alphabet. Investors demand profit visibility. TSMC, Samsung, Walmart gain. The article is written by Prakriti Parul and was last updated yesterday morning.

genAI is dying repost to make it die faster

How can anyone be too cool for Tori?! 😍

And the lyrics to this song are utterly bonkers, even by her standards!

Can't they fly? Lazy sods!

Can't think of what you mean, no.

Nope, I just know "offene Türen einrennen", e.g. "du rennst bei mir offene Türen ein". Sorry!

No time like the present!

And very nicely done too, sir. Thank you!

Just puttin' this here. Love @mthrjo.bsky.social's posts!

bsky.app/profile/mthr...