The Pod Files - Friday 13 September 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) 

A Breath of Fresh Air with Sandy Kaye - 11 September 2024: Sandy chats with Charlie Musselwhite & Elvin Bishop. Charlie is a legendary blues harmonica player, and Elvin is a top guitarist, most famously known for the classic seventies song Fooled Around And Fell In Love. My introduction to Charlie might have been his work with the band INXS, although I could have heard session work he’s done with people’s because I have listened to a lot of blues and soul music he could have played on. 

New Podcast Trailers - 10 September 2024: *Season four of Tink Media's Feed the Queue is new this week - hosted by a different member of the Tink Media team each week, giving a unique glimpse into the podcasts that have captured their hearts. It will also feature guest appearances and the stories of how team members fell in love with audio, the types of podcasts they cherish, and their dream podcast projects if given a million-dollar budget.

Radio Headspace - 17 December 2020: Sense of Curiosity

The Daily Poem - 25 August 2023: *Ocean's Embrace: A Fisherman's Pleasure Unveiled - Today's poem is about Pleasure in the style of Pablo Neruda. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios

New Podcast Trailers - 10 September 2024: *Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim is new today from Headgum, and Saturday Night Live's Ego Nwodim. Ego has funny, heartfelt conversations with a range of guests about their experiences with their own dads and as parents themselves. Each episode wraps up with her getting practical advice from her guests such as how to get the best deal when buying a house, how to know you’ve found “the one,” and how to perfect your jump shot.

Who Takes The Socks Off? - 9 September 2024: *Episode 5 already, and this time it's Matt from A Pint of Cthulhu facing a random "would you rather" style question! / There's no other episode of a podcast that will feature both an Ostrich egg cod piece and a human executive toy, So come and spin the wheel with us! [Tuxedo or a bathing suit? Ostrich egg underwear. Waxing or hair removal? Outtakes post music.] 

New Podcast Trailers - 10 September 2024: *Knead To Know is back for a new season - describing itself as the #1 baking entertainment podcast. It's a collaboration with Heritage Radio Network, and aims to attract fresh, compelling voices helping to shift the way we think about food.

7 Good Minutes - 12 September 2024: Embracing Change with Positivity

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - 12 September 2024: fraternise 

Composer’s Datebook - 12 September 2024: The Schumanns in love 

7 Good Minutes - 12 September 2024: Extra - Embracing change isn't...

Literally with Rob Lowe - 12 September 2024: *Erin French: Constantly Hungry - Cook, author, and now television host Erin French joins Rob Lowe to discuss her unique restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, the signs of a good local restaurant, the secret to a perfect croissant, hibernating in the winter, weeping in the dining room, and why she asks diners to make reservations via postcards (seriously!). Don’t miss her new show, "Getting Lost with Erin French," on the Magnolia Network.

StarDate - 11 September 2024: Plunging Zone

Podnews - 11 September 2024: *Streamyard pricing ruffles feathers - And LAist gets $2.4mn for local journalism / This is sponsored by Podpage. Podcasters are moving from Wordpress to Podpage: "I spent TOO MUCH time hiring a website developer, TOO MUCH work on all the different pieces, and TOO MUCH money on website hosting and management. Thanks for Podpage!” / Read today’s update in full, and subscribe to our newsletter. Find more podcasts from Podnews. / Episode image: Šárka Krňávková

Daily Tips That May or May Not help You with Arielle and Ned - 11 September 2024: *A Tip For...Creative Birthday Parties - So, you wanna have a party but don't want it to be one of those stand-around-schmoozing-and-drinking parties, huh? / Arielle suggests an alternative.

Daily Dad Jokes - 11 September 2024 

The Stupid History Minute - 11 September 2024: The Top Hat

Phase Zero - 15 April 2024: listening through old episodes since there is no new episode, and the show’s future is unknown at present with Brandon and Jamie having finished working for the company ComicBook, who make the show. This is one of those bonus episodes where they go through films in a rewatch and discuss their opinions. This episode sees Brandon not around because of work commitments, so Jenna, Aaron, and Jamie are joined by Charlie Ridgely to look at X-Men Apocalypse. 

Sounds Profitable - 11 September 2024: *Four Years Strong - Bryan Barletta looks back on four years of Sounds Profitable, and where we can go next. 

The Daily Quiz Show - 27 August 2024: Sports and Leisure 

New Podcast Trailers - 10 September 2024: *Let’s Talk Offline is new from iHeart and LinkedIn - aimed at Gen Z to help them get into work. Each Tuesday, LinkedIn early career development editor Gianna Prudente and community manager Jamé Jackson Gadsden will speak directly to and with Gen Zers about what it takes to thrive in the early years of your career, without sacrificing your values, sanity or sleep.

Naked Scientists In Short - 26 September 2015: *3D-printing body parts - Scientists have announced a revolution in 3D printing. Rather than building things up layer by layer, which is the traditional approach, University of Florida scientist Tommy Angelini prints things inside a gel material using a hollow needle. The gel contains tiny particles that mean it moves easily when pushed by the needle but otherwise remains as a solid, supporting whatever has been printed inside it. Right now it reproducibly prints tumours for testing anti-cancer drugs; long term, entire human organs look likely.

Womanica - 3 April 2024: Helga de la Brache 

Tracing Owls - 24 February 2023: *Fearsome Creatures of Curiosity 5: Crappersnapper - This pain in the ass hides in outhouses all across the US, waiting in delight to pinch unsuspecting poopers!

Those who encounter it live to tell the tale, but choose not to, as the dreaded Crappersnapper preys only on those who within themselves carry a dirtly little secret! / Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cassie Marozsan for hopping onboard my wacky project idea and helping bring these amazingly absurd (and slightly disturbing) creatures to life!

Daily Life Pro Tips - 8 March 2024

New Podcast Trailers - 10 September 2024: *Empire City is new from Wondery and Crooked Media this week. It takes a critical look at the largely invisible history of the New York Police Department to illuminate its impact on New York City and modern-day law enforcement in the United States. It's hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika.

Question of the Week - 20 November 2017: *Why do people pick their noses? - This week we answered the sticky query, Why do people pick their noses?. Lewis Thomson put it to Liverpool GP Dr Laura Wark. 

5 Good News Stories - 11 March 2024: *First up is Rodney's story, who discovered a mouse is cleaning his shed at night. /  The second story is about Chris Farley who managed to continue his streak of running a marathon under three hours thanks to friends. / The third story is Haribo's achievement in setting a new world record by creating a 353.1 sa ft mosaic using over 150,000 gummy bear candies. The fourth story talks about the fans of the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, who set a new record throwing 74,599 stuffed animals onto the ice. / The fifth story is about Charlotte the Stingray, who, despite isolation for eight years, managed to have a miracle pregnancy known as parthenogenesis.

A Daily Dose of History - 18 October 2024

The Rise of King Asilas - episode 66: 1 January 2022: Elimination