The Pod Files - Sunday 21 April 2024

 

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) 

King Asilas - episode 76: 5 April 2019: Tremble in Revulsion 

Daily Dad Jokes - 21 April 2024 

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - 21 April 2024: noblesse oblige 

Composer’s Datebook - 21 April 2024: Bernstein and the birds 

StarDate - 20 April 2024: Kochab 

7 Good Minutes - 20 April 2024: Weekend Mindfulness - Unplugging and Reconnecting with Yourself

The Stupid History Minute - 21 April 2024: Heating Pads 

5 Good News Stories - 2 March 2023: *Ed Sheeran volunteers at the hospital PLUS a lost dog rings the doorbell at the shelter - Ed Sheeran stopped by the hospital to sing a few songs. A lost dog returned to the shelter from which it was adopted - and rang the bell.

Womanica - 20 October 2020: Charlene Mitchell 

Atlas Obscura - 2 April 2024: *Nevada Week: The Office of Collecting and Design - Jessica Oreck has spent the last 30 years collecting odd and forgotten objects. Now, they're all beautifully curated and on display in the Office of Collecting and Design in Las Vegas. This episode is part of Nevada Week, where we bring you stories from the Silver State. Find out more about cool things to see, do and experience in the state by visiting Travel Nevada. / LEARN MORE about The Office of Collecting and Design

7 Good Minutes - 20 April 2024: Extra - Disconnect with the world. Reconnect with...

Keeping Up With The Cardassians - 19 December 2022: “Cardacylons.” Elf on the shelf. Before they go into talking about the episodes, Bastille Day and acts of contrition from the series Battlestar Galactica, they have general chitchat for at least half of the show. “James Gunn has killed the DC Universe.” They mentioned that even if all of the three hosts powers were combined, they still wouldn’t be anywhere near how cool the actor Henry Cavill is. Guys, as a friend, you’re right! At least you can admit that. Doing anything to get fame. “Shame on you Mr Gore.” Diabetes gets mentioned in every episode! “Live from the Cinnabon Truck!” Avatar 2 reviews. Teaser trailer for Barbie. Mario - “what makes Chris Pratt a star?” Actors known for only doing one type of part. The first one that comes to mine to me is The Rock. Jack Black does a very good job of playing himself in every film that is in, or a variation of himself. Joe makes a very interesting point in that all of the film previews or trailers that they had seen recently I’ve been based on pre-existing product, such as Marvel comics, DC comics, Barbie, from Mattel, Mario from the games, the film Megan he says he’s very much like the old Chucky films, and that They seem to be the only things that people are making that get to the cinema. He isn’t wrong! They ask if there are any female actors that are ever tight cast. Kate Hudson? Lacey Chabert. Actually, every person that is an actor for Hall Mark and those sorts of studios. Those sort of films, the exact same, bloody film with a different location and different character names, but the same bloody story. The Weird Al movie. After the break they get into the episodes in question. Features the actor Richard Hatch, who was Apollo in the original series. 

The Daily Quiz Show - 18 April 2024: music 

Twenty Thousand Hertz - 17 January 2024: *Welcome - The world of sound is full of great stories. To get in touch with your sonic world, follow Twenty Thousand Hertz right here in your podcast player. If you’re already a listener, send this trailer to someone you know would love the show.

WV Uncommon Place - 20 April 2024: *Overview: Street Fighter Alpha Two, known as Street Fighter Zero Two in Japan, holds a special place in the hearts of many gamers. J.R. takes us on a nostalgic journey back to the days when this game hit the CPS2 arcade and later made its mark on the Sega Saturn…

The Daily Quiz Show - 19 April 2024: geography 

Dolly Parton’s America - trailer: *In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons. Join us for a 9-part journey into the Dollyverse. / Hosted and created by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee.

7 Minutes for Yourself - 1 November 2023: Helpful Self-Reflection Exercises That Will Transform Your Life

The Daily Quiz Show - 20 April 2024: entertainment, society and culture 

Mixtape - trailer: 15 October 2021: *Before there was the podcast and the smartphone, there was the cassette tape and the Walkman — two devices that although not considered much today, were revolutionary. They were recordable, rewritable, spliceable, compact, mobile. For the first time they allowed you to move through the world and listen to a voice speaking only to you. / These cassette tape brought us together, pulled us apart and forever changed how we say those three simple words, "I love you." In five episodes from around the world, Mixtape explores the impact the cassette had and continues to have today.

Naked Scientists In Short - 4 July 2016: *Two Zika vaccine candidates discovered - Back in February the World Health Organisation declared the zika virus epidemic in Brazil to be a public health emergency of international concern. At the top of the list was the link between Zika infection and babies being born with microcephaly or an abnormally small head. Now scientists in the US have taken the first steps towards developing a much-needed vaccine, which they've so far tested successfully on mice. / Dan Barouch from Harvard University spoke to Chris Smith...

The Daily Quiz Show - 21 April 2024: science and nature 

The Price of Paradise - 10 April 2024: *introducing The price of Paradise - When ex-Bunny girl Jayne Gaskin spots the desert island of her dreams for sale online, she decides to risk it all. Trading in their English village home, the Gaskin family relocate to their own private paradise, just off the coast of Nicaragua. And a reality TV crew follows them to film a new show, No Going Back. But soon they all discover that paradise has its secrets. The locals claim the island belongs to them, and it’s been sold illegally. Jayne’s not leaving without a fight. A fight that will soon turn deadly. / Hosted by Alice Levine.

The Comfortable Spot - 1 April 2024: *Today my guest is photographer Steven Xiao. Steven is based in San Francisco and picked up photography during the pandemic as a way of getting some fresh air. Steven was a finalist for fine art at the Creative Awards at the Siena International Photo Awards, in the professional category. His work has been published in Dodho Magazine, a professional photography magazine, and has been featured in the San Diego History Centre at Balboa Park and many outdoor galleries in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. In addition, his experimental short film "Whispers of the Conscience" was screened at AMC Empire theatres in Times Square, NYC for the All American High School Film Festival. All this while still a college student at seventeen years of age. I was delighted to have Steven on as a guest to get his perspective on the world of photography and also on the introduction of artificial intelligence in the arts, so I hope you are sitting comfortably and happy to stay with us.

Daily Facts - 2 January 2024 

5 Good News Stories - 6 March 2023: *Beach Dog wasn't lost, her owner was windsurfing! - Johnny Mac was all worried about this poor lost dog..but then he found out the story behind Beach Dog! A couple, 99 and 98, shares the secret of their 80 year marriage. A woman completes her dad's bucket list.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 4 February 2024 

Grammar Girl - 23 April 2015: *Most or Almost. Parallel Structure. Follow Suit - Follow along on the website: Most or Almost https://j.mp/1bz6joG Parallel Structure https://j.mp/1EwygtV Follow Suit https://j.mp/1yUH2PL Try my iOS game, Grammar Pop https://j.mp/1H5YiSj Sponsor: The Great Courses https://thegreatcourses.com/grammar 

A Daily Dose of History - 12 July 2023 

5 Good News Stories - 9 March 2023: *A spaniel is trained to sniff out rats, but from there it's the humans' problem. Dave Grohl volunteered for over 24 hours....on the BBQ!

The Most Influential People in History - 22 May 2023: Omar Khayyam 

5 Good News Stories - 13  March 2023: *A bear took 400 selfies using a wildlife camera. Free ice cream if you're in need Butterflies are back baby.

Grammar Girl - 30 April 2015: *Weird Conditionals - Follow along on the website:

Fiance or Fiancee: http://j.mp/1HI4wcy

If-Clauses: https://j.mp/1DA19Qe

Dark Horse: https://j.mp/1Othuk5

The Daily Poem - 3 July 2023: Burning Coal: A Tale of Hatred and Redemption in London's Shadows - Today's poem is about Hate in the style of John Keats. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts.

5 Good News Stories - 16  March 2023: *A survey says that those who have solid relationships of any kind are the happiest. A pasta sauce recipe with just three ingredients is said to be the world's best and are you down with McDonald's Reusable cups?

Spyhards - 15 December 2023: *SpyMaster Interview #67 - Barbara Feldon: Agents Scott and Cam welcome actress and author Barbara Feldon to the show to discuss her iconic role as Agent 99 on the hit 60s sitcom Get Smart, as well as her new book Getting Smarter: A Memoir. She also shares stories about working on The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Dean Martin Show, and more!

Daily Life Pro Tips - 28 December 2023

Greek Mythology Short Stories - 20 April 2024: *Death Penalty: History and The Debate - Episode 73 is Episode 4 of Season 6 of this podcast and it focuses on the death penalty, its history, legal variations around the world, the debate surrounding it, and its future. Follow my Twitter page (@ShortMyths) and stay tuned!

The daily business and finance, Show – 31 January 2024

Womanica - 21 October 2020: Constance Baker Motley

Wikipedia - 24 November 2023: Ormond Beatty

Trailer Park Podcast - 10 April 2024: *"Foods That Matter" Podcast with John Robert Sutton - Meet "The Indiana Jones of Food," AKA John Robert Sutton. In this episode, we feature the trailer for "Foods That Matter. /Come along for a culinary thrill as Foods That Matter transports the epicures, the foodies, and the gastronauts to different corners of the world through stories of adventure with food archeologist John Robert Sutton, also known as 'The Indiana Jones of Food.' [I really enjoyed this trailer a lot. Apparently, it is over two minutes long, which is sort of long, but in this case, I didn’t notice that it was long, because it was exciting, moving. As with Tim, I also noticed that the host name was not mentionedat all, which is a bit of a thing, but as Tim and aerial said, it has great production, values, really good sound and music, and it uses clips. A great trailer!] 

Beyond The Mic with Sean Dillon - 1 April 2020: *Actor Edwina Findley Dickerson Goes Beyond The Mic - Her daughter made her smile last, if she wasn't acting, she would have been a lawyer. / She wants you to watch "If Loving You Is Wrong" on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Edwina Findley Dickerson goes Beyond the Mic. I've had great interview opportunities over my 25+ year radio history that never made it to air. Some were due to length others were because of topic. I decided to flip the table on the rules. Any topic / guest is welcome, but you need to tell a story & must go 'Beyond the Mic.'

7 Good Minutes - 21 April 2024: Sunday Mindfulness: Reflecting on Life's Lessons

Question of the Week - 6 July 2015: *What's the most expensive element on Earth? - This week, Graihagh Jackon drilled into John's question to try and find out what the most expensive element in the world is... But first, how do we define 'expensive?' Chemist Mark Lorch set us straight...

Twenty Thousand Hertz - 1 November 2016: *Siri - When Siri launched in 2011, she permanently changed the way people interacted with their technology. What was it like to be the voice behind that voice? And how did they make that voice come to life? Featuring the original voice of Siri, voice actor Susan Bennett, and Director of Speech to Text Technology for Nuance, Dr. Andrew Breen. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor.

7 Good Minutes - 21 April 2024: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - Your life is…

The Puzzler - 15 April 2024: "B Movies" wl Adam Felber