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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 New Podcasts -  9 April 2026: * Sport Is History -  What really happened behind the headlines? /  What turns victory into legend... or controversy into history? Sport Is History is new today, from Mark Pougatch and Marcus Buckland; the first show focuses on the Grand National, which was unexpectedly postponed in 1997. Daily Dad Jokes -  21 August 2025 New Podcasts -  9 April 2026: * Electric Futures -  Electric Futures starts its third season today, focusing on the large-scale data centers needed for Al, and what they mean for the places where they're built: environmental impact, electricity costs, and who benefits anyway? It's from the University of Southern California. MinuteEarth - 13 June 2025: Why People Hate Hyenas New Podcasts -  9 April 2026: * Cross-Examined is a new podcast from the Law...

The Pod Files

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  Finally I’m catching up with posting, but with a caveat… With one of the shows I do myself transitioning into something more, I am looking at streamlining the workload of posts and articles, which will see me finishing the Pod Files posts as they are at present.  Some aspects of my listening will be included in the weekly newsletter Podbites, of which the first issue came out on Substack this past Tuesday night.  For now though, because it’s a transition, I am hoping to get the notes cleaned up that I had prepared already, “because it’s there” as Captain Kirk said in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.  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 Dexplorers - Trailer: 26 March 2026: *Ever wondered what history was up to right where you're standing? Join Dex the Explorer and together we'll bring some of London's biggest moments to life! Merriam-Webster's Word of ...