Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It would've seemed to me like Bluey could've broken through that. Adults love it. Critics love it. It's a rare piece of art that might still be part of the monoculture. Based on per minute of streaming, it is watched more than anything else on TV. But all the biases you mentioned won out. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How can a list like this not include Bluey? Was it intentionally limited to "adult" TV? 1131
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On a serious note, kids watch a lot of TV. The fact that the list has only 1 cartoon and no kids shows is a tad flawed. Not really reflective of who and how TV gets watched. And as pretty much everyone agrees, Bluey is exceptionally good TV, it should be there somewhere. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No Bluey. Only 1 animated show overall. List should be relabeled as best adult tv. It’s missing a lot of what actually gets watched! Bluey is most streamed show of last few years. Viewership isn’t everything. But come on Bluey is amazing TV. 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Disturbingly, this SCOTUS would likely say it's illegal to force kids to go to "other" schools. They'd probably support Plessy V Ferguson and overturn Brown V Board. 230
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our message to parents that care about fixing the system has been partly: "Improving low performing school requires academic harm to your child." And it's not surprising that even the most socially justice minded parents won't go for that in any large number. So what the heck do we do instead? 062
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In the big picture, are there really only two solutions? 1) Congress says the NCAA is special and can restrict player movement, ability to earn money etc. 2) Players are employees and collectively negotiate enough restrictions the colleges go for it? 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Because of fantasy sports and maybe video games, fans are strangely sympathetic to billionaires that won’t spend money. Salary cap will only further enable this behavior. Always. Always support labor vs. management. Especially when the owners all have plenty of money. 010
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026WNBA is caught in culture wars. FIFA and UEFA are fighting. College athletics are mired in lawsuits and threats to blow it all up. God I miss smart people discussing this shit on Hang Up 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Love scones. But still not helpful to an American readership. Might as well use Eton mess. 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026HS chem teacher here: Dilemma every year. Blueberry muffin is the best analog I use. 3360
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Consequences are severe. Different from American team sports. 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Someone can say please and thank you, hold the door open for you and still cause harm and work to deny you your rights. But many people don’t believe this. They loooove performative politeness. 1140
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Maybe reporters should just quote his party's leader: www.politico.com/story/2016/0...politico.comTrump: Lindsey Graham a 'disgrace,' 'nut job,' 'one of the dumbest human beings'“He’s one of the dumbest human beings I’ve ever seen,” Trump says. 1166
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A fair explanation: www.facebook.com/reel/3513779...facebook.com 100
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Awarding a red for studding someone from behind into the ankle is well within the LOG. Intent and situation don't matter. You own where your foot lands. You might think it s a soft red, but, it was not so egregious as to needing a post-game correction. 210
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The red was not egregious. Once it hit VAR, it almost has to be red. If this ruling said: VAR was misapplied therefore we are rescinding the suspension I'd feel better. But awarding red after those videos was well within Laws of the Game. This screams of standard FIFA corruption/backroom dealing. 280
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Sadly, there is new space in the cultural criticism podcast world. I’d listen the hell out of someone like you taking video games seriously. I really need something to fill the gabfest sized void in my soul. 010
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 01/07/20261) It's amazing how they found so much consistent quality for these quests. The FOPs were a key part of the experience. 2) I would totally sign on for a similar show if any of these people want to do it. 120
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Just time. The hosts have other projects and are in different places in their lives/careers. 18 years is a long time for any type of media. Normal ebb and flow of these things. 010
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026@junethomas.bsky.social was the last FOP I was hoping to hear from! Absolutely the right choice for the final guest. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Conservatives care way too much about who wins a high school sports contest. 1413
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 29/06/2026It’s ok to be racist as long as you cover it up with the tiniest of fig leaves. 081
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Can we make a community nicer in such a way that no one wants to live there? 040
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Co-sign. If you Jamelle, Isaac, June, Sam, and all the other FOPs want to start a similar show. I’m all in. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I wish Hang Up and Listen still existed to hear you rant. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I’m absolutely gutted. My single favorite item of media to consume every week for over a decade. 040
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 31/05/2026You are a worse person for complaining loudly about the boot on your neck than they are for controlling the foot. 0101
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026This precise argument is the life's work of E.D. Hirsch. A left-liberal, democrat himself who believed in what is usually labeled as a conservative approach to education. Denying young people the canon locks them out of lots of conversations/rooms/power. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._H...en.wikipedia.orgE. D. Hirsch - Wikipedia 010
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Until relatively recently, you were part of the Republican Establishment! I would read the book where you lay out what you missed breaking bread with these people for decades. And perhaps some critical self-reflection of how you enabled some of where the GOP/right is today. 000
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I also thought they pulled the punch. But I don’t know if following through would work for a kids show. But they did also have Stripe wake up in the bushes. So they definitely left non kid stuff in too. 160
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In the last decade I've really come to see all appeals to decorum or civility as tools of oppression. Not only is the boot on your neck, but how dare you express discomfort with it such offensive language. 080
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I teach science and have gotten in heated discussions with ELA teachers where they claim reading doesn’t count as homework, which I find absurd, but many of them hold as true. 100
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Yes. But when we talk about HW impinging on wellness, family time and other activities, I think reading is the worst offender, because many kids can't read at pace. So when a teacher assigns a 20 page chapter, which sounds reasonable, that might be an hour for some students. 100
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026“Science must do something cause these people don’t trust science. Colleges must do something because these people don’t trust colleges.” But nothing about how these people have been fed lies and been manipulated for poltical gain for decades. 071
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 20/04/2026It’s infuriating how many of these analysis start with the premise that everyone is acting in good faith. When there is tons of evidence that is clearly not the case from the America Right. 1140
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Decades+ listener of Hangup here: Thanks for your work! I was really enjoying the rapport of the new crew. Sad to see it go. 120
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Shame. I thought the new crew had breathed life into the pod. I loved it. 020
Matt Ford @mcford.bsky.social · 07/04/2026It's actually humanizes them to hold them responsible for their choices. They are not children. They are not automatons. It's dignifying to treat people as conscious adults. 050
