Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes Rotten Mango - episode 495: 26 February 2026: *Part 1: "Puppet Master" Killer Set Up The Most Elaborate Murder Plan To Kill A Woman - In the event of a break in, usually something of value is stolen from a house. But what if someone breaks into your home and steals a single, random item. Your hairbrush. Your pet's ashes. Your family picture but leaves the frame. Your one spare house key? / Daniel Krug, patriarch, calls the police after his wife, Kristil comes home and realizes that the spare key they keep hidden in their garage is missing. They could've just misplaced it right? / With three young children at home though, the family doesn't want to take any chances. /  Especially after Daniel, the father,  remembers pulling into his driveway, before the key went missing, and saw someone jump their fence and take o...

  The Pod Files posts for now at least will not be dated, as it’s all over a period of time as opposed to while I’m at work, since I’m not working at present.  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes) Pod, Actually - 18 February 2026: *Today In Focus - Today on Pod, Actually, we are joined by Giorgia, a visual artist and science communication manager from London. / Giorgia talks to us about the podcast she listens to "almost religiously" every morning: Today In Focus from The Guardian. / For Giorgia, In Focus isn't background noise. / It's ritual. It's dog-walk companion. It's commute soundtrack. It's how she makes sense of a relentless news cycle without drowning in it. / Giorgia also shares how listening shapes conversations with her partner and friends — and why she'd notice if the show disappeared tomorrow. / It's a thoughtful conver...