The Pod Files - Saturday May 20 2023


Oh, what a night! (“Late-ish May in 2023…” - That’s a take on a Four Seasons song!)

It kicked off straight away, with me losing four hours at the beginning through back to back alarm calls, and there were other irregular things throughout the night that got in the way of listening and my regular work.

I rearranged my listening accordingly in a lot of pod choices, with a fair few of the shorter length shows making an appearance.


The ‘casts -

(Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember)


Spyhards - (0:40) SpyMaster Interview #52: May 19 2023: Scott (without Cam) chats with costume designer for Spectre, Skyfall, and other films, Jany Temime. Harry Potter films. House of the Dragon tv series, Black Widow. I must mention that Scott shouts out the author Dr. Llewella Chapman, who has written some books that he mentions that people need to check out. “Fashioning James Bond: Costume, Gender and Identity in the World of 007 and From Russia with Love: BFI Film Classics are available on Amazon.”


Merriam Webster’s Word of The Day - (0:02) 19 May 2023: censure 


Vintage Rock Pod - (0:09) May 17 2023: Paul looks at events and celebrity birthdays from this day in history. Today’s main topic is birthday boy Bill Bruford.  Paul chats with the author Stephen toe. 


This Goose Is Cooked - (0:08) episode 466: 25 April 2023: We review the book "Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion" by Stephen W. Martin and Dan Tabbis. “Some Medusa shit”, LOL. 


Composer’s Datebook - (0:02) May 6 2023: Rautavaara's "Angels"


Daily Facts - (0:07) May 9 2023 




TEDx Shorts - (0:08) 9 January 2022: Let's think about archaeology on the moon 


Daily Shower Thoughts - (0:06) May 10 2023 


Womanica - (0:08) 16 May 2023: Ragers - Luisa Moreno


Create Magic - (0:08) Episode 276: 8 January 2023: Leaving My Mind “Little Sunday morning goblin friend reminding us all to leave our minds behind for a little bit today and see what other ideas may float in. Hope ya have the best day y'all!” 


Daily Life Pro Tips - (0:10) 12 May 2023


7 Good Minutes - (0:05) 19 May 2023: Overcome Self Doubt - Simple & Practical Strategies To Build Self Confidence




Wikipedia - (0:02) 17 April 2023: Roanoke Island North Carolina half dollar 


The Slowdown - (0:06) episode 879: 17 May 2023: Today’s poem is For the Poet Who Is Your High School English Teacher by Gary Margolis. 


Aaron Mahnke’s Cabinet of Curiosities - (0:09) episode 54: 27 December 2018: Unlucky Hand “Connections are often an invisible thing, but they bind us together in unique ways. Today's journey through the Cabinet will reveal a few of the more surprising ones.” 


Atlas Obscura - (0:15) 5 May 2021: Sourdough Library “Inside a living, breathing collection of sourdough starters in Belgium.” 


Audio Poem of the Day - (0:01) episode 1185: 19 May 2023: Dark Ceiling by Edward Dorn


Bucket List Careers - (0:20) episode 85: 1 December 2022: Christa chats with Aimee Hofmann, who was selling products, but wondered how she could sell products that she was inspired by, or passionate about. With an incredible change in her life, she found out that she had an aptitude in painting, and then took that natural talent to use in her new career. 




Daily Dad Jokes - (0:06) May 16 2023: National Waiters Day!


Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - (0:02) 18 April 2023: Providence and Worcester Railroad


Daily Shower Thoughts - (0:06) 11 May 2023


Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song By Song Podcast - (0:16) episode -83: March 25 2023: the Eric’s look at the song Preachin’ The Blues by The Chads. Originally by Son House. Not much of Jeff on guitar on this song, plenty of Margaret on the organ. Eric WinSense and gives us a very quick history of how music would change very soon. The guys want to know what happened to Margaret Reiss after this group folded. Shout out to Jeff. Thought from Troy. 


Betrayal - (0:03) trailer for season one 


Sleigh Bells and Mistletoe Christmas - (0:20) 9 November 2019: the first of a two part chat where Rikki speaks with Carrie Mercer of the Christmas Book Review podcast about what they see as some books to read during the season. After this we get Christmas news with Mary. She shouts out Holiday In The Wild starring Rob Lowe and Kristen Davis, which we saw when it came out on Netflix. 




Naked Scientists In Short - (0:06) episode 864: 14 May 2021: Loan applications rejected more around midday. 


Naked Scientists: Question of the Week - (0:06) episode 142: 4 April 2011: What's the most

efficient way to heat water?


BBC More Or Less: Behind The Stats - (0:10) 20 May 2023: Detecting Bad Science with Data


Merriam Webster’s Word of The Day - (0:02) 20 May 2023: telegenic 


Vintage Rock Pod - (0:07) 18 May 2023: Paul looks at events and celebrity birthdays from this day in history. Today’s main topic is The song bus stop, recorded on this day in 1966 by The Hollies. This is the song that got the band into the charts in the US. Paul chats with lead singer Allan Clarke about this, and about the career of the songwriter Graham Gouldman. 


This Goose Is Cooked - (0:07) episode 467: April 26 2023: We review the book "I Don't Want to be Small" by Laura Ellen Anderson.




Composer’s Datebook - (0:02) 7 May 2023: Dett's "The Ordering of Moses"


Daily Facts - (0:09) 10 May 2023 


TEDx Shorts - (0:08) 14 January 2022: Biomolecular tales of our ancestors


Womanica - (0:11) 17 May 2023: Ragers - Mamie Till-Mobley


Create Magic - (0:07) Episode 277: 9 January 2023: Goblin Breath “An update to an older goblin comic about a little breathing exercises I like to do through out the day. Breathing seams to reflect what we do as weirdo humans in the way we consume (breath in) reflect (hold breath) and share (exhale) on a daily basis. I hope y'all have a wonderful Monday!” 


Daily Life Pro Tips - (0:10) 13 May 2023 




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