The Pod Files - Sunday 8 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)

The Rise of King Asilas - Episode 86: 9 June 2023: Salt of Doubt

The Icarus Complex - Season 2 Episode 5: 11 November 2024: Chapter 16 The One With Rachael

The Daily Quiz Show - 3 October 2024: Music 

Batman Unburied: Fallen City - 26 November 2024: *Episode 1 Brave and Bold - Bruce Wayne, with the help of District Attorney Harvey Dent and City Councilman Coby Williamson, unveils his ambitious Brave and Bold Plan for social change, but a new masked foe is determined to stop him.

The Slowdown - episode 1062: 27 February 2024: Today's poem is A Response to the Misguided Student by Wesley Rothman.

Phase Hero - episode 9: 28 November 2024: Brandon, Jamie, Jenna and Aaron presenting. Loki season two coming out with a deleted scene. Deleted scenes from Hawkeye and a possible second season. Is Deadpool getting a Christmas special for this upcoming Christmas? James Gunn posted on Threads about the difference in release scheduling between DC and Marvel. Does cannon matter? Alan Tudyk playing three roles in Creature Commandos. Christopher Reeve documentary. Peacemaker season two wrapped. Jenna has interviewed Tom King. Star Wars Skeleton Crew. Moana 2. Wicked cinema behaviour. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson quote about people singing out loud at cinema screenings. Gladiator 2. I’m not personally interested in this sequel, but they do mention something about sharks in the film, and the truth of the matter is the actually there is evidence that some of these gladiatorial areas did, in fact have waterways in them for exactly this purpose! Wicked reactions. “How would Jim Viscardi survive the void?” 

New Podcast Trailers - 2 December 2024 *Que Está Pasando en el Podcasting - A spanish-language podcast newsletter has launched a companion podcast. Puerto Rico's Tropical Podcasting has launched Qué Está Pasando en el Podcasting which will cover the latest news, tips, and strategies in the podcasting industry.

New Podcast Trailers - 3 December 2024: *When You're Invisible has returned for a new season - telling the stories of people who are often caricatured and left feeling frustrated and unseen. The show has most recently featured a Black male teacher in Baltimore and a community organiser in Philadelphia - working class people and folks who are othered in American society.

One Minute Podcast Tips - 25 November 2024: *Overcoming Podfade and Loving Your Podcast Again - Whether it's a lack of downloads or just life getting in the way, there are ways to overcome podfade and help you find the joy in podcasting once again. Here are some things to look at and work on.

New Podcast Trailers - 4 December 2024: *Me And My Tiny Human - Ever wondered if having a baby on your own would leave you with enough brain power to string a sentence together? New today, you can find out in Me And My Tiny Human: as solo mum by choice, Rachel Corbett shares the highs, the lows and the "How the hell am I actually managing to do this?" reality of solo parenting.

New Podcast Trailers - 4 December 2024: *Served with Andy Roddick is to join Vox Media. Vox Media will assume sales, marketing and distribution duties for the show, which publishes weekly on Tuesdays on podcast and video platforms, and partner with the Served team on expanding their live event business.

The Tom Petty Project - season 8 episode 14: 13 September 2023: Kev opens with feedback to listener messages. After this he looks at the song Alright for Now. Jeff Lynne doesn’t appear on it. I got the previous trivia question right. This one I haven’t even tried to guess. 

New Podcast Trailers - 4 December 2024: *Podcast But Outside - Since 2019, Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch have set up their folding table and microphones for Podcast But Outside - interviewing strangers and celebrities alike, all for a guest fee of $1. The show today moves to comedy podcast network Headgum, which has had quite the acquisition spree recently. We also hear that Cole is to leave the show - today's new episode is his last.

New Podcast Trailers - 4 December 2024: *The Oprah Podcast is a new weekly podcast from Oprah Winfrey this week, with "today's foremost thought leaders, global newsmakers, best-selling authors, visionaries and cultural changemakers". The show, sponsored by Starbucks, kicks off with Claire Keegan, the author of Small Things Like These. It'll be filmed in Starbucks cafés.

Christmas Prepper - season 3 episode 3: 14 November 2023: *The Peculiar British Tradition of The Pantomime - The peculiar British tradition of the Pantomime. Yet another Christmas tradition whose roots creep back to a time before Christmas existed!

New Podcast Trailers - 5 December 2024: *Crazy Wealthy Podcast - Produce Your Podcast has launched the Crazy Wealthy Podcast - hosted by financial and investor behavior specialist Jonathan Blau, the podcast simplifies the complexities of wealth management and seeks to offer practical, actionable advice listeners can implement immediately.

New Podcast Trailers - 5 December 2024: *Little Devils is new today from Berlin-based

TRZ Media - and is the company's first show in English. We're told It's for fans of Snap Judgment, Mind Your Own with Lupita Nyong'o or Heavyweight - but with European sensibilities in sound design and storytelling. / The show explores the complexity of human imperfections.

The Peggy Mount calamity hour - 3 November 2024: Lord Blackout and Doctor Velvet presenting a Halloween special. They’re drinking Halloween Forever pumpkin ale, and Helles Mouth Lager. This time they are looking at the Murder She Wrote episode Night of the Tarantula. Jamaica. Rag Dolly Anna. Jessica Fletcher doing her best Judith Chalmers. Blackpool Pier. Anti-Danny La Rue? Russ Abbott. John Rhys Davies. Werther’s originals earrings. Jacuzzi sized punch bowl in the hall wall. The Magic Porridge Pot. Thomas Magnum and Airwolf. Filling pumpkins with dog shit. 

Composers Datebook - 8 December 2024: Jean Sibelius

Sounds Profitable - 2 December 2024: *Podcast Show London Tickets Live, Mobile Shopping on Day & More- Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Spotify's video policy, mobile shopping trends, and podcasting's global promise. / Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 8 December 2024: galvanise

Podnews - 2 December 2024: *Podcast Show London 2025 tickets now on sale - And free consulting for people who have lost their jobs / This is sponsored by Split Screen, from CBC. From CBC, Split Screen features character-driven, narrative series, taking listeners inside the unsettling and captivating world of entertainment and pop culture. Now accepting pitches. / Read today’s update in full, and subscribe to our newsletter. Find more podcasts from Podnews.

StarDate - 7 December 2024: Moon and Saturn

Daily Shower Thoughts - 4 June 2024

New Podcast Trailers - 5 December 2024: *Comic Sans returns for a new season today - a POC-led show about comics, for those who are "sans" knowledge. This season, the hosts, Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, are not just covering new comics - but are diving into unexplored genres, spotlighting diverse creators, and welcoming bigger guest hosts who bring fresh perspectives and energy to the show.

Sounds Profitable - 3 December 2024: *Programmatic's 2024 Performance, YouTube's Podcasting Lead Continues, & More - Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: YouTube leads in podcast discovery, global ad spend tops 1 trillion, and the DOJ takes on tech again. / Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.

5 Good News Stories - 29 May 2024: *In this episode of '5 Good News Stories,' host Johnny Mac shares heartwarming and inspiring stories. David set a new Guinness World Record by catching and putting on five t-shirts in 46.09 seconds. A new vaccine patch shows promise in protecting kids from measles. A police dog, Mercury, heroically finds a missing 85-year-old woman. Sean Cummings raises over $83,000 to eliminate school lunch debts in honor of his late wife. / Finally, Ed Dwight fulfills his dream of going to space at the age of 90, breaking the record for the oldest person in space.

Podnews - 3 December 2024: *Acast open studios in London - And Podgagement starts checking 34,000 charts globally / This is sponsored by Split Screen, from CBC. / From CBC, Split Screen features character-driven, narrative series, taking listeners inside the unsettling and captivating world of entertainment and pop culture. Now accepting pitches. / Read today's update in full, and subscribe to our newsletter. Find more podcasts from Podnews. / Episode image: Acast

Womanica - 13 January 2021: Jessie Redmon Fauset Story

Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware - 29 November 2024: Michael Mertens and Ralf Dorper / Propaganda - Today's episode of Electronically Yours features two of Martyn's oldest friends - Michael Mertens and Ralf Dorper from Propaganda, famous for a string of '80s hits that include "Dr. Mabuse," "Duel," and "p:Machinery. And their alliance with producer Trevor Horn. The classic lineup split in 1987 amid legal disputes with their label ZTT. / At last they have some excellent new material, featuring a new lead singer, Thunder Bae! / Ladies and gentlemen, meet the enduring talent of Propaganda.

Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - 22 January 2024: Edward Oxford

New Podcast Trailers - 5 December 2024: *No Place Like Home is the story of one of the largest public art campaigns in Amerian History - Arts for Everybody, which saw eighteen communities across the US staging simultaneous performances hoping to answer one big question: can art help heal our divided nation? First up, this documentary podcast looks at Phillips County, Arkansas.

Sounds Profitable - 4 December 2024: *Podcast Reporting SOON, Paywalls,WARC on Increasing Audio Spend, & More - Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: paywalling podcast journalism, breaking down audio barriers, and Spotify wrapped. / Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.

Daily Dad Jokes - 18 November 2024: National Princess Day! 

Naked Scientists In Short - 30 October 2015: *The problem with childbirth - Despite the hundreds of thousands of babies born every day, we still know relatively little about childbirth and how hormones play their key roles in it. A stress hormone, known as cortisol, is involved in inducing labour in animals, but doesn't seem to work the same way in people. A paper this week published in Science Signalling has suggested a potential way cortisol does have a part to play in human childbirth. Georgia Mills caught up with Professor Joe Herbert, from Cambridge University, to discuss the study.

Podnews - 4 December 2024: *Apple's show of 2024 is Hysterical - That's its name. Plus, Canadian listening increases / This is sponsored by Split Screen, from CBC. / From CBC, Split Screen features character-driven, narrative series, taking listeners inside the unsettling and captivating world of entertainment and pop culture. Now accepting pitches. / Read today's update in full, and subscribe to our newsletter. Find more podcasts from Podnews. / Episode image: Apple

The Saturday Morning Podcast - trailer: 16 May 2020: *Welcome to The Saturday Morning Podcast. / Hosted by Christopher Jay, we'll take a look at all the great Saturday Morning shows of the 1980s. This is an in-depth look at the shows, creators, premiere episode and legacy. / Series starts on June 6th, with new episodes every other week... On Saturday, of course. / Thanks for tooning in.

A Daily Dose of History: 23 November 2023

7 Good Minutes - 28 November 2024 

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Daily Dad Jokes - 19 November 2024

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Question of the Week - 28 January 2019: *What language do deaf people think in? - Bree asked: If a person is born completely deaf and can't hear a thing, what language do they think in? We asked Dr Mairead MacSweeney, director of the Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre at University College London...

The Comfortable Spot - 18 September 2024: *Two Half Pints Podcast - Hi everyone. Great news! A new series of The Comfortable Spot podcast is coming soon but in the meantime, have a listen to a recent episode of my latest podcast production called Two half Pints. / I'm joined by my friend Brian Milne as we we untangle the heart of politics, society, and human behaviour with thoughtful one-on-one discussions, exploring forces that shape our world and the nuances of human interaction. / From current events to historical perspectives, sometimes with special guests adding their unique viewpoints, we aim to challenge your thinking and broaden your understanding. / So, whether you're a seasoned political junkie, a student of human nature, or just curious about the world, join us for compelling conversation.