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Busy Time Off

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  Tuesday saw me get in at 9am from the Monday night shift, and it took an age to get to sleep.  I was intending to wake up at midday, but slept past that to 1pm, having fallen asleep some time around 10:30am. I had a show booked for 2pm, or at least I thought so. I had actually mistaken CT for ET, so it turned out that it was a 3pm start, not 2pm. My chat with Chris from Walking Tall was dogged by technical issues, which continued to be a problem. I got thrown off the internet during that chat, even when we dropped the video element. Other than the technical issues, the chat with Chris was great, but I worry about bits where the signal was screwy.  I’ll do an edit of the episode, and then see what there is. Chris said to contact him if there’s a problem, so my thinking is that we could do a pick up recording if there are any bits that are just not possible to use. However, one good thing from this is that my organising of block recordings has changed for the better: (Top) Pods Like Us
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The Pod Files - Thursday June 8 2023

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  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Omega Star 7 - (0:26)  Season 1, Episode 45: October 4 2022: 45. 26 - The Great Between  "A fool finds fortune in death, only the wise know its cost."   Holidays After Dark - (0:18) May 23 2023:  Memorial Day 2023 Fallen  But Not Forgotten “In this episode, Holidays After Dark recounts the history of Memorial Day and uncovers the story behind a massacre that occurred on this holiday. Link to short documentary "Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried": https://www.kcet.org/shows/memorial-day-massacre-workers-die-film-buried”  BS 24/7 - (0:14) June 5 2023: The World’s Gone crazy “Scott talks summer and winter vacation and being unvaccinated.”  Daily Dad Jokes - (0:08) 27 May 2023 Merriam Webster’s Word of The Day - (0:02) June 3 223: meet-cute  Producing The Beatles - (0:29) June 5 2023: this time Jason looks at the song Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings. As a change from the usua
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The Pod Files - Monday June 5 2023

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  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) The Gerry Anderson Podcast - (1:31) Pod 260: 5 June 2023: intro. Presented by Jamie, Richard, and Chris. Chat. Special thanks to “Nigel” the health and safety officer, LOL. Fab fact - another this is your life fact. Jamie, those episodes would be in the ITV archive, or Thames television to be more precise, as they were on ITV not the BBC. Listener’s feedback. Jamie is singing expertise returns! The end of the company Network Distribution. Richard‘s dad joke, LOL. News. Listener’s feedback. #WellIt’sNiceToThinkSo Interview - Jamie chats with Evans and Scott Tempest-Mitchell, who work on historical archive material at ITV Content Services. Listener’s feedback. More of Jamie’s musical talents. Randomiser the Fireball XL5 episode Wings Of Danger. Outro. Jamie singing again. Lazy thumbs and clammy ears. Post show banter. New things coming with more effort and more fun. “cheese on toast.”  This Week In Marvel - (0:56) June
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The Pod Files - Sunday June 4 2023

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  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) The PJ’s Show - (0:09) 16 January 2023: not the easiest show to listen to while I’m driving, a sentence isn’t speaking in the first language. Hence why the words aren’t incredibly clear all of the way through. I wonder if they have thought about doing a podcast in the first language?  Review It Yourself - (1:10) June 1 2023: guess who’s back, back again, Bill is back, joining Sean to look at the film the Day after tomorrow. How many intros does it take to start a show? Find out by listening to this episode! The weatherman. Dennis Quaid’s plants. Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford in The Fugitive tangent. “Half of them are frozen to death, my guy!” “Have Dorothy call her.” Has Bill topped up his southern drawl? “No Frank!” Advertising potential. “Shut up Jason!” “A complete douche.” “Scooby Doo moment.” “Pesky palaeontologists!” Sean goes off on another tangent about the film 2012. All I’ve got to say about that film i
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The Pod Files - Saturday June 3 2023

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  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Sounds Profitable - (0:11) episode  99: 31 May 2023:  Presented by Tom Webster. Bill Simmons of Spotify has mentioned that they are developing AI to, as he calls it, deep fake peoples voices for advertising. Malcolm Gladwell. Number one-mentor programatic ads. Number to creating local jobs and community services. Number three - “make Bill Simmons podcast suck a little less.” I love that quote from Homer Simpson at the end.  Daily Dad Jokes - (0:04)  24 May 2023: Jason Alexander & Peter Tilden.  Merriam Webster’s Word of The Day - (0:02)  31 May 2023: enthrall  Composer’s Datebook - (0:02)  24 May 2023: Beethoven's "Bridgetower" Sonata?  Daily Shower Thoughts - (0:05)  26 May 2023 Bucket List Careers - (0:17) episode 86: December 8 2022: Christa speaks with Genevieve Piturro, founder of Pajama Program, public speaker, and author. “Live with purpose. Act with passion.” Helping out at a shelter led to
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The Pod Files - Friday June 2 2023

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  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember) Merriam Webster’s Word of The Day -  (0:02) 29 May 2023: sacrosanct  A breath of fresh air - (0:52) 1 June 2023: Sandy chats with Bill Payne from the band Little Feat. Frank Zappa. Terry Belcher. Charles MansonThe Byrds. The Doobie Brothers. Robert Plant. The Rolling Stones. Led Zeppelin. The band co-founder, Lowell George, passed away tragically at the age of 34 in 1979. They were halfway through making an album when he passed away, and then finishing the album off was very painful and difficult. Peter Asher. Bonnie Raitt.   Naked Scientists: Question of the Week - (0:05) episode 144: 18 April 2011: How do giraffes vomit? Grammar Girl - (0:04) episode 193: October 16 2009: “Diffuse” versus “defuse”.  TEDx Shorts - (0:08) January 23 2022: Why falling behind can get you ahead.  Bill Reads Bad Reviews - (0:26) episode 77: June 2 2023: woohoo, Bill is back after some time away. Welcome back Bill I Am. The intro sees Bil
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