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The Pod Files - Sunday 22 September 2024

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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 )  The Comfortable Spot -  23 October 2022: *with Becky Holmes -  Today my guest is author Becky Holmes. / Becky is an influencer who works tirelessly to expose online perpetrators of romance fraud. / Romance fraud is when somebody uses the ruse of a relationship to extort money. / Through social media Becky publishes her interactions with the perpetrators and exposes their false identities in an effort to raise awareness of this growing problem. I was really happy to have Becky on as a guest to discuss her campaign in detail and also to find out more about her forthcoming book Keanu Reeves Is NOT In Love With You. So I hope you are sitting comfortably and happy to stay with us. Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day -  22 September 2024:  heinous Composer’s Datebook -  22 September 2024:  Leonardo Balada StarDate -  21 September 2024:  Fa

Saturday 21 September 2024

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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 )  Beatles Books -  20 September 2024: * David Hepworth 'Hope I Get Old  Before I Die' -  I'm welcoming David Hepworth back to the pod today, this time to talk about his book 'Hope I Get Old Before I Die - Why Rock Stars  Never Retire'. / David's book begins at Live Aid, where Paul McCartney sings into a defective mic, and ends today where he and Ringo are more celebrated than ever. The book looks at how we got here- via knighthoods and Nobel prizes for rock's greatest generation. Daily Dad Jokes -  19 September 2024 Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day -  20 September 2024:  winnow Composer’s Datebook -  20 September 2024:  Tchaikovsky in Paris StarDate -  19  September 2024:  Neptune Il 7 Good Minutes -  18 September 2024:  Wellbeing Wednesday: Mindful Techniques for Better Sleep Daily Dad Jokes -  21 Septem