Time Off

 

What happened?

During the time off on Tuesday and Wednesday March the 26th and 27th, there was a fair amount of podcast work done, with Tuesday evening seeing the recording two episodes of Toppermost of the Poppermost with my co-hosts Ed and Kit, looking at the singles charts for the U.K. in April of 1964, and the first of two parts about the same month in the US. 

The US is always a longer discussion, because in the US it’s about the “HOT 100”, whereas in the U.K. it’s about the top 50. Well, I say that, but I seem to remember that the charts on the Top of the Pops tv show and the radio were the top 30, until it became about the top forty in the mid to late eighties. I might be wrong, so please let me know if I am. 

On Wednesday I recorded three episodes of Pods Like Us, which will have to be rescheduled for release dates, as they were all film related shows, albeit looking at different sides of films, but still film nonetheless. 

Those PLU episodes were Piecing It Together, Visually Stimulating Film Podcast, and The Best In Song Podcast. 

After having never seen a full episode of QI, we watched four or five of them, and I don’t remember what else we watched. What a great show. I don’t know why I’ve never watched a full episode until now, after it’s been running for 21 years. 

As an aside I caught a video where in a chat show with that presenter Sandi Toksvig was on, she mentioned that she was on equal to 40% of the money that previous presenter Stephen Fry was getting. - https://youtu.be/DWOVx6accDo?si=Xs1ZY3kFK_oFMhXS

We played more Beat The Intro on the Alexa device, and listened to a mix of Greatest Hits Radio, Heart 80’s, and Classic FM. 

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) 

Daily Dad Jokes - 26 March 2024

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - 26 March 2024: kismet

Composer’s Datebook - 26 March 2024: Schubertiades

7 Good Minutes - 26 March 2024: Positive Thinking: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

Wikipedia - 5 November 2023: Logic

The Slowdown - episode 852: 10 April 2023: Today's poem is Forestbathing (or Trees) by francine j. harris.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 12 January 2024 

StarDate - 25 March 2024: Moon and Spica

The Stupid History Minute - 26 March 2024: Tie Dye

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - 26 March 2024: A Tip For..Protecting Your Ice Maker

Breaker Whiskey - 26 March 2024: One Hundred Seventy Seven

The Daily Business and Finance Show - 12 January 2024 

7 Good Minutes - 26 March 2024: Extra - If you believe it will work out...

Daily Dad Jokes - 26 March 2024 

A Daily Dose of History - 20 June 2023 

The Wild West Extravaganza - Trailer: 20 February 2023: *Trailer - The Wild West Extravaganza is a history podcast that delves into the fascinating and often tumultuous world of the American Old West. From outlaws like Billy the Kid and Jesse James to lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok to trailblazing pioneers, Native Americans, and frontiersmen, The Wild West Extravaganza tells the stories of those who shaped this iconic period of American history. So, saddle up and discover the true history of the American frontier - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The Daily Quiz Show - 25 March 20 2024: Sports and Leisure

Naked Scientists In Short - 6 February 2015: *From venom to medicine - A novel approach to detecting interactions between scorpion venom and its target molecule could aid in the discovery of new drugs for treatment of a wide range of nerve disorders.

Daily Facts - 15 December 2023 

Question of the Week - 15 December 2014: *What causes the Earth's plates to move? - The tectonic plates below our feet move. But where does the energy for this come from? / Apparently the reason is analogous to how your porridge gets heated up in the morning. / We find out why!

Daily Poem - 17 June 2023: *Whisky-Haired Warrior: Rising Above Insults in a Scottish Pub - Today's poem is about Insulted in the style of Robert Burns.

Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios

TED Health - 7 February 2023: An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear - Getting pregnant as a track and field athlete is often called the "kiss of death" -- a sign your athletic career will soon end. Olympic champion, entrepreneur and proud mother Allyson Felix thinks it shouldn't be that way. / She tells the story of starting a family while fighting to change her former sponsor's maternity policy -- and paving the way for others to get greater protection and more support. Her message is a testament to the power of believing in and advocating for yourself. "You don't have to be an Olympian to create change for yourself and others," she says. "Each of us can bet on ourselves."

The Puzzler - 26 March 2024: "Other Rooms" w/ David Spira, Lisa Spira, and Peih-Gee Law

Daily Dad Jokes - 27 March 2024: World Theatre Day 

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - 27 March 2024: auxiliary 

Composer’s Datebook - 26 March 2024: Vaughan Williams' spin on life in the big city

Breaker Whiskey - 27 March 2024: One Hundred Seventy Eight

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - 27 March 2024: *A Tip For...Morning Hydration 

The Stupid History Minute - 26 March 2024: 

StarDate - 26 March 2024: 

7 Minutes For Yourself -