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The Pod Files - Thursday 8 January 2026

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  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 Enzology - Season 1 Episode 3: The band move to London, Mental Notes is re-recorded for the overseas market and the Enz tour the UK just as punk rears its snotty head. An ill-fated promotional tour of the US leads to the departure of key band members. / Neil Finn is asked to join. / Songs in this programme include 'Titus', 'Sweet Dreams', 'Another Great Divide', 'Jamboree' and 'Crosswords' plus rare recordings of 'Love Song' and 'Fallout With The Lads'! / Album Trivia: Second Thoughts - The Enz lived opposite Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren's Sex Shop in Kings Road while recording Second Thoughts (or Mental Notes, as it was known in the Northern Hemisphere). / Eddie Rayner hired a double-Mellotron for these sessions. / Tim Finn was kept away from the studio during the rec...
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Festive time off

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  Tuesday 23 December 2025 -  Some issues at work, and I’m still not feeling tip top. I’ve been taking a lot of Anadin and Ibuprofen at work, because of the pain I’m getting with the face.  I did try on Monday morning to book an appointment with my doctor, but they aren’t available until January 28th - almost five weeks away!  I got in from work at 8:40am, which isn’t too bad to be honest. I had taken some tablets before leaving the office to go home. They started working while I was on my way, and then I was nicely surprised by Louise waiting for me with a cup of tea to take to bed with me.  I woke up at about a quarter past twelve, so that’s probably around two or so hours of sleep before I go and do some bits.  Film - It Happened on Fifth Avenue.  Two episodes of a Christmas cookery programme with Fanny Craddock - a famous tv chef from the sixties and seventies.  Wednesday 24 December 2025 Up at 8am.  Visited our friend Andy’s grave, and t...
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The Pod Files - Monday 5 January 2025

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  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 Rock n Roll Book and Documentary Reviews -    episode 94: 25 November 2025: * Cameron Crowe memoir The Uncool’ Book Review -  The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. /  Cameron Crowe delivers stories only he could tell. Pure rock n roll history here. No one interviewed Bowie, Greg Allman, Jimmy Page, Ronnie Van Zant, Joni Mitchell, Glen Fry-to name a few, at the age of 15!! The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast - episode 1185: 26 December 2025: * Luc Besson's SciFi Fantasy Trilogy:  The Fifth Element, Lockout & Valerian (with Oreo Brewer & Johnny Potoky) - We conclude the 12th Season the day after Christmas for a minisode on Luc Besson's SciFi Fantasy Trilogy: The Fifth Element, Lockout & Valerian. /  Guests Oreo Brewer & Johnny...
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