The Pod Files - Saturday 21 December 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)

Cold Tapes - 17 December 2024: File 080 The Download

Batman Unburied Fallen City - episode 5: 26 November 2024: The Man and The Mask

Comicbook Nation - season 6 episode 51: 20 December 2024: Kofi, Matt and Janelle are joined by Evan Valentine. First up. They talk about the new teaser trailer for the James Gunn directed the July 2025 release Superman. Reactions to the new film that’s just been released Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Latest episode of Skeleton Crew. New episode of Creature Commandos. After this they talk about their favourite films of the year. Then onto comics. TVA issue 1. Ultimate Spider-Man issue 12. Absolute Batman issue 3. Marvel Rivals. 

Composers Datebook - 21 December 2024: Sheppard's 'Media Vita'

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 21 December 2024: testimonial

StarDate - 20 December 2024: Winter Solstice

The Stupid History Minute - 21 December 2024: The Christmas Song

Al With Jim - 19 December 2024: *Leveraging Al (Artificial Intelligence) In Your World - Learn how to make money with Al or simply better your life in general.

Podnews Daily - 20 December 2024: *A look back at 2024 - Clips from podcasts throughout the year / This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. / From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches. / Read today's update in full, and subscribe to our newsletter. Find more podcasts from Podnews.

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 30 October 2024: "Do Y'all Speak Texan?" w/ Jordan Carlos

Beauty Unlocked the podcast - 16 December 2024: Beware Frau Perchta's Wrath! - Welcome, my creepy ghouls! / In this episode, we step into the shadowy realm of Frau Perchta, the mysterious and fearsome figure of Alpine folklore. Revered as a goddess yet feared as a punisher, she emerges during the year's darkest nights to judge all who cross her path. Known for her dual nature, she rewards the diligent with blessings but unleashes terrifying punishments on the lazy and unkempt. / Join me as I unravel the sinister origins and chilling legacy of this vengeful winter spirit. / And remember... Frau Perchta is always watching! / Listener Discretion is Strongly Advised

The Art of Deciding - 28 November 2024: *Asbjorn Rachlew - lead interrogator of mass murderer, Anders Breivik - On 22 July 2011, Anders Behring Breivik blew up Norway's government buildings. He then travelled 23 miles to the island of Utoya where, posing as a policeman, he shot everyone he saw. By the end of the day 77 people were dead - 38 of them under the age of 20. Breivik was immediately taken into custody - but was threatening that this was just the beginning of an even bigger killing spree. Police Superintendent Asbjorn Raschlew was appointed to lead the interrogation of one of the deadliest individual mass murderers the world has ever seen. The science of decision-making was at the heart of his questioning.

Sounds Profitable - 20 December 2024: *The $1,000 Podcast Listing, Podcasting's 2025 Predictions, & More - Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: The Case for Making a Case for Spoken Word in 2025, Italian Podcast Licensing Invoices, and Industry Experts Predict Podcasting in The New Year. / Find links to every article mentioned at Sounds Profitable.

7 Good Minutes - 14 December 2024: The Impact of Positivity on Mental Health

Naked Scientists In Short - 18 May 2018: *Could exercise at work be bad for you? - Exercise is good for us, it's one of the best things you can do to keep your mind and body healthy for a long age. But perhaps not all exercise is equal. A new analysis out in the British Journal of Sports Medecine reports that exercise at work is associated with an increased risk of early death in men. So what's going on? Georgia Mills spoke to study author Pieter Coenen, of VU University in Amsterdam.

Question of the Week - 18 March 2019: *Why do socks disappear in the wash? - We received this question from Chani... "My socks never stay together in the wash. One always disappears. Is there a scientific explanation for where those socks go? Why are they so unhappy in monogamous relationships?"Izzie Clarke asked Rob Eastaway, mathematician and author of "How Many Socks Make A Pair", to sort out the odds.

7 Good Minutes - 14 December 2024: Extra - Positivity fuels mental health...

Get Flushed - Episode 27: *Jack Sim Mister Toilet - In readiness for World Toilet Day on Thursday 19 November 2020, Pete talks with Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organisation. / Jack describes his vision and explains how the campaign for clean sanitation is driving global change

Daily Dad Jokes - 4 December 2024

5 Good News Stories - 24 June 2024: *Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories. / Highlights include a delayed Eastern Airlines flight due to an escaped sugar glider, a British mechanic setting a new speed record with a motorized wheelbarrow, a promising discovery about statins' role in cancer prevention, a Marge Simpson look-alike on an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, and the world's shortest married couple, Paolo and Catiusa from Brazil, who have a combined height of 71.42 inches.

Womanica - 20 January 2021: Doris Lessing

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 31 October 2024: "Halloween Puzzle Spooktacular" w/ A.J. & Greg

7 Minutes For Yourself - 29 February 2024: How Believing in Yourself Can Pay Off Big Time

Savvy Psychologist - 18 December 2024: *Finding peace amid holiday chaos - Holidays can be joyful but stressful. Monica shares tips on setting boundaries, simplifying tasks, and prioritizing self-care to navigate the season with balance and find moments of peace. / Savvy Psychologist is hosted by Dr. Monica Johnson.

Modern Mentor - 17 December 2024: *How to activate yourself - Activation is the experience of being both deeply productive and engaged. And we all deserve to feel it. Good news is we have the power to create that experience for ourselves. / Learn how to get the ball rolling. / Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke.

Garrison Keillor's Podcast - 15 June 2024: *On the road again, meeting folks again - It's an age of dread, the news perpetually discouraging, TV and media merchandising ugliness, and either you join the Greek chorus of gloom or you go with the American choir of cheerful resolve, and I choose cheerfulness. I am capable of dismay: I'm dismayed by the Working From Home syndrome that is leaving our big office buildings half empty. I call up an office to get answers to difficult questions and I hear Death Chute singing "Vanilla Windows" and a guy says, "Yeah?" and a dog barks and a woman yells, "Put it on headphones!" This is what Allied Federated has come to. I'd prefer to get a woman named Mildred who is an authority on health coverage and who is looking at me across her desk. But never mind me, I'm old.

The Daily Quiz Show - 6 October 2024: Science and Nature 

Daily Facts - 8 April 2024 

Daily Shower Thoughts - 7 June 2024

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman - 23 September 2016: *Richard Linklater on the Music in Dazed And Confused, School Of Rock, Everybody Wants Some!! and Other Films - It's a safe bet that any writer / director who borrows song titles to name his own films is something of an audiophile. Richard Linklater is unquestionably one of these. From Dazed and Confused To Boyhood and the so-called

'Before' Trilogy, the amiable Texan has forged a career making movies with a very specific sense of time and place - accompanied by soundtracks that appropriately underscore the mood he's attempting to create. / His latest film continues this trend. Set in a fictional US college in 1980, Everybody Wants Some!! offers up a stonking array of contemporary tunes - from Donna Summer and Jermain Jackson to Blondie and The Sugarhill Gang. As with so much of his back catalogue, it's also very funny and beautifully observed. / By his own admission he prefers source cues to score - though he's not averse to orchestration when the situation demands - as it did, for instance, in A Scanner Darkly. But it's rock 'n' roll where his heart lies, so expect music from Steppenwolf, The Hives, The Flaming Lips and Aerosmith. You can check out the playlist in full via edithbowman.com too.