The Pod Files - Monday 17 March 2025

 

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

Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life - 19 January 2025: *Meet the Collective: Making kilts with Paula Duncan - Preserving the traditional craft of kilt making. / Paula Duncan is a bespoke kilt maker and tutor, with over 11 years of teaching experience, who has adapted her classes to an online format, making it easier for busy adults to embrace their creativity while learning a new skill. / Paula teaches students from all walks of life, some seeking to create a single kilt while others aspire to turn their newfound skills into a business. / As a member of the Creativity Found Collective, Paula thrives in a community of like-minded creatives, where collaboration and inspiration abound. She believes that sharing ideas and experiences enriches the creative process, allowing individuals to grow and learn from one another.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 17 March 2025: limerick

StarDate - 16 March 2025: Cosmic Bar

The Podcast Advice Show - 25 February 2025: *A guide to listener privacy: Understanding audience concerns - Hosted by award-winning podcasters Damien St John and Ant McGinley, the Podcast Advice Show is your go-to place for the latest tips and takeaways. In this episode, we dive into what happens to your listeners' podcast data when they press play. For UK iPhone users, Apple's recent removal of Advanced Data Protection means your podcast information stored in iCloud now has less security. Together with Colin Gray, Founder at the Podcast Host and host of the PodCraft podcast, we explore how podcast apps track your listening habits, what companies do with this information, and the surprising privacy gaps in how your data is handled. And while podcasts might seem harmless, your listening choices can reveal a lot about you. Join us as we unpack the hidden world of podcast data security.

The Daily Business & Finance Show - 27 June 2024 

Naked Scientists In Short - 2 November 2011: *Neanderthal mammoth hunters in Jersey - This week in the Planet Earth Podcast:

Richard Hollingham meets scientists and archaeologists who are working to preserve one of the most important Neanderthal settlements in north-west Europe to find out how they lived; later on, he visits the local primary school to find out what schoolchildren make of the Neanderthals.

The Stupid History Minute - 17 March 2025: The First Computer Program

Podnews Daily - 17 March 2025: *Podstock brings the numbers together - When trying to take stock of your podcast network's numbers, it can be irritating logging into multiple platforms across the internet to put all your consumption data together. A new service called Podstock has launched, to give one view of that data, for shows and networks. CEO and co-founder Michael Paretzky, who led podcast analytics and strategy at Audacy, writes that he hopes the podcast industry can become more efficient with the tool. / Podcasthon started last weekend, with more than 1,700 shows signed up to do a special episode for a charity or cause. / There's a big list on their website, and it runs until Friday. It's the third year for Podcasthon, and its biggest ever. / How many downloads does a popular branded podcast, which earns more than $100,000 in ad revenue, get? Writing on LinkedIn, Sam Parr, the founder of Hampton, has shared download numbers and details of, a personal finance podcast for high net worth people.

One Minute Podcast Tips - episode 121: 17 March 2025: *Why Trailer Swaps Are a Great Way to Get More Podcast Listeners - When it comes to getting more listeners and growing your podcast, one of the most effective ways I've found is via trailer swaps.

Sure, social media can help, but I tend to find that's more for awareness as opposed to listens.

5 Minute Biographies - 12 November 2016: *In the second episode of season 2 of the 5 Minute Biographies podcast, we take a quick look at the life of the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize - Marie Curie.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - 17 March 2025: *A Tip For Spending Quality Time - Here's the tip: hang out with your spouse! That's it!

Нарру Place - 5 August 2019: *Sweaty Betty special: Victoria Pendleton & Sophie Everard - Why do we have best friends? And what part do they play in finding our happy place? / In this special bonus episode of Happy Place, Olympian track cyclist Victoria Pendleton and her BFF Sophie Everard discuss with Fearne their friendship and what it means to  them. 

Mel & Sue Should Know By Now - Chapter 1: * Bread and Dogs

What is the particular alchemy that makes bread rise and does Sue's dog really understand her? / In this first episode of the series Mel confesses that despite working on Bake Off for 7 years she still doesn't quite 'get' how bread works. Turns out Sue isn't the only Bake Off alum who's shocked by her admission... / Meanwhile Mel can't quite believe the life of luxury Sue's dog enjoys and the level of the baby talk it has to endure, so the question of whether or not her dog can truly ‘understand' English, feels like it might just open the door to more problems…

New Podcasts - 17 March 2025: *Life-Changing Challengers - In a new episode of Life-Changing Challengers, Brad Minus sits down with Danielle Young, a master life coach, yoga teacher, speaker, and author of the upcoming book From Surviving to Thriving: A Journey Beyond Trauma. Danielle shares her deeply personal story of growing up in a small town in Indiana, facing bullying and low self-esteem, and a toxic and abusive relationship at a young age.

7 Good Minutes - 10 March 2025: Finding Joy in the Present Moment:

Embrace Now & Live Fully!

The Slowdown - 8 May 2024: Today's poem is Egrets, While War by Tishani Doshi.

New Podcasts - 17 March 2025: *Dairyland Frights - John, host of the paranormal podcast Dairyland Frights, delves into the eerie and unexplained, exploring topics ranging from ghosts and cryptids to aliens, UAPs, and conspiracies. Through interviews with mediums, authors, witches, clairvoyants, and paranormal investigators from around the globe, John brings unique perspectives and stories to his audience - and today he's joined by Blaine and Taylor from the Ghosts and Us podcast.

5 Good News Stories - 25 September 2024: *Boston Lobster Day Special / Presidential Debate and Web Traffic / Colorado Wildlife Crossings / Amazon River Discovery / Innovative Battery Technology

7 Good Minutes - 10 March 2025: Extra - Joy can only be found in...

Daily Dad Jokes - 26 February 2025: Levi Strauss Day!

New Podcasts - 17 March 2025: *Shadow Kingdom - What did Roberto Calvi know? When his bank in Italy collapsed, why did the Vatican pay out almost a quarter of a billion dollars to its creditors? Why did Calvi flee Rome in 1982 using a false passport, and end up being found hanging under a bridge in London a week later? Why did he have five bricks in his pockets which he hadn't touched - and how did he get onto the rusty scaffolding without getting any rust or dirt onto his shoes? / Shadow Kingdom is new from Crooked Media today (in English and in Italian).

Daily Shower Thoughts - 9 July 2024 

New Podcasts - 17 March 2025: *The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast is new today from Max and Warner Bros Unscripted Television: an exclusive source for all things about the beloved show which ran for 279 episodes. The first podcast episode out today features the 280th... an episode that you've likely never seen, the unaired pilot.

The Butterfly King - Season 1 Episode 8: 2 May 2024: *The Rest is History - Host Becky Milligan hears about the king's last supper and wonders if revenge really is a dish best served cold. She learns what happened to the royal children when they returned from exile and realizes nothing is ever quite what it seems. It's time to reveal the whole truth. Can she finally lay King Boris Ill's mystery to rest?

Composers Datebook - 17 March 2025: Loeffler and Anderson in Boston

Daily Facts - 15 May 2024 

MinuteEarth - 4 November 2024: How do Trees Survive Winter?

Womanica - 25 February 2021: Dorothy Thompson

Daily Life Pro Tips - 17 May 2024

Electronically Yours with Martyn Ware - 17 January 2025: *Today's enlightening episode of Electronically yours features a stimulating discussion with Dr. Jim Walsh, CEO of Conway Hall in Holborn, London, home of Conway Hall Ethical Society, an educational charity with an amazing history spanning two centuries. The Hall hosts a wide variety of talks, debates, performances and community events. It is renowned as a hub for free speech and independent thought, for suffragettes, political radicals, scientists, philosophers, artists, performers; campaigns, charities and other non-profit organisations. Between February 11-20, Conway Hall will host ‘Adventures In The Electroverse', Martyn's 3D immersive soundscape installation based on the greatest stories from over 200 episodes of Electronically Yours. Ladies and gentlemen - in today's world we need humanism more than ever - meet Dr. Jim Walsh...