The Pod Files - Thursday 27 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

Literally! With Rob Lowe - Episode 246: 23 January 2025: *Gene Simmons: How is the Orchestra? - Gene and Rob are here to explain magazines to Gen Z! Legendary KISS frontman and business mogul Gene Simmons joins Rob Lowe to discuss his relationships with the "Holy Trinity" (Cher, Diana Ross, and Liza Minnelli, the surprising historical origins of the classic KISS makeup, his experience as a sixth-grade teacher, and some moving memories of his mother, an amazing woman and Holocaust survivor.

A Most Audacious Heist - Season 1 Episode 9: 25 March 2025: *Catch A Falling Star - It's dangerous to believe your own myth. / Daniel gets a rude awakening as his past catches up with him. And a run in with a stranger makes Sisi see that nothing lasts forever. As their stars hurtle towards earth, Daniel has a trick up his sleeve that might just transform his fortunes. But can you ever trust a thief?

Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production - Season 4 Trailer: 6 September 2024: *Beatrice Ashe is living a quiet life as an assistant at the Woodbine Agency, a small detective firm in the east end of Toronto. / Things change for her very quickly though when she is brutally attacked and left near death. Now, her boss Grace Hawthorne has a choice to make: Let Bea die or... give her a second chance. A second chance that comes with a whole new world that has always been there, lurking in the shadows of the city... / From the creators of Parkdale Haunt comes Woodbine, a podcast about monsters, mystery, and new beginnings.

Sounds Profitable - 24 March 2025: *What Counts as an Apple, Gen Z Video Podcast Survey, & More - One big number? How to combine audio + video podcast data across Apple, Spotify, and YouTube by Dan Misener / Gen Z and Video Podcasts: The Numbers Speak Loudly by Steven Goldstein / How generative Al is changing creator contracts to prevent brand and copyright risks by Antionette Siu / YouTube ramps up podcasting with new ad test by Max Tani / Porn on Spotify Is Infiltrating the Platform's Top Podcast Charts by Ashley Carman / 

Science Quickly - 9 June 2014: *Light Colours Become Fashion Rage for Northern Europe's Insects - As northern Europe warms, the light-colored butterflies and dragonflies typically found in the Mediterranean are moving north, and outcompeting their darker-colored rivals.

Erika Beras reports

Happy Place - 16 September 2019: *Katie Piper - It's hard to describe Katie Piper and her extraordinary career without using a bunch of words she dislikes: inspiring, heroic, brave... but use them we must, as Fearne discusses her life in front of a packed live audience at Happy Place Live.

Composers Datebook - 25 March 2025: Beeson's 'Lizzie Borden'

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 25 March 2025: hobbit

StarDate - 24 March 2025: Virgo Cluster

The Short Shorts - 2 November 2022: *"Make Sense" feat. Ronnie from Rambling Ronnie's Podcast - Fiction: When your brain cannot access the outside world, it will find a way to connect to it. Thank you Ronnie for making this story come alive. Please support Ronnie at Rambling Ronnie's Podcast.

New Podcasts - 25 March 2025: *The Action Catalyst - In The Action Catalyst this week, just in time for March Madness, Tyler Summitt, son of legendary NCAA coach Pat Summitt, shares the story of Pat's humble beginnings, the art of mastering full executive decision making in 90 second or less, the "secret sauce" to Pat's leadership, what she definitely didn't understand about a 5-year-old's soccer game, how to visualize winning in a (very, very) highly detailed way, and the key component that gets you to over a 90% success rate, on the court, and oft.

Daily Dad Jokes - 4 March 2025

The Stupid History Minute - 25 March 2025: The Barbie Doll 

Podnews Daily - 25 March 2025: *YouTube could let you swap ads in videos - YouTube could be switching on dynamic ad insertion, according to a report by Semafor. / 427,000 podcasts from members of The Podcast Standards Project now use additional Podcasting 2.0 features, according to a new update. In a blog post, the group encourages co-operation between podcast hosting companies and podcast apps. / Generative audio Al company ai|coustics has raised €5mn (US$5.4mn) in funding. / The company is aiming to "bring its Al-powered studio-quality sound to every platform and device".

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - 25 March 2025: *A Tip For Great Gaming - Today's tip is a game Ned thinks you should play! Have some fun, let your hair down, blink and it's been 6 hours because Balatro is THAT. GOOD.

Womanica - 27 May 2024: Hiratsuka Raichö

Disability Daily Podcast - Episode 41: 10 February 2025: *February 10: Christine Griffin - Today we celebrate American lawyer and disability rights advocate Christine Griffin!

The Gerry Anderson Podcast - pod 354: 24 March 2025: intro. Chat. Listener feedback. Interview- Richard chats with Commercials Producer

Naomi Opalinska. Royal Bank of Scotland, Hob Nobs. Listener feedback. Randomiser - Jamie, Richard and Jamie watch the an episode of the rare Gerry Anderson produced and directed show You’ve Never Seen This. Outro. Post show banter. Talented pets. 

Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - 22 February 2024: Dookie 

7 Good Minutes - 15 March 2025: How You Can Achieve Anything By NOT Focusing On Results

MinuteEarth - 11 November 2024: Ocean Confetti!

Daily Life Pro Tips - 20 May 2024

7 Good Minutes - 15 March 2025: Extra - Success comes from...

New Podcasts - 21 March 2025: *Podcasting Morning Chat - Clubhouse is still going, it turns out, and Podcasting Morning Chat uses it every day for a talkback community of podcasters (at 7a New York time), and then publishes it. Marc Ronick is the host; today's episode is all about how you keep podcasting fun.

Daily Facts - 20 May 2024

Audio Poem of the Day - 9 October 2024: Autism Screening Questionnaire — Speech and Language Delay by Oliver de la Paz

The Daily Business & Finance Show - 20 July 2023

The Slowdown - episode 1117: 14 May 2024: Today's poem is I Am Waiting by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

New Podcasts - 25 March 2025: *Everyday Sommelier with Kristi Mayfield, Wine Educator - What do the labels on wine bottles really mean? In the Everyday Sommelier, Kristi Mayfield and guest Reid Patterson from Mount Eden Vineyards, will uncover why a wine labeled as one varietal might contain more than just one grape in the mix. Some wines are blended; others aren't - learn why, and Reid shares his family's legacy in wine production.

Bucket List Careers - 21 December 2023: *Alison Hall's Pivot & Path to Founder of Change Agent Coaching for Women - Alison Hall is the founder of Change Agent Coaching for Women, a passionate reinvention specialist. After 25 years of building a traditionally successful corporate career, she reinvented herself to find more meaning in her work, parlaying her experience as a CPA and Corporate Strategist into helping women navigate transitions, build businesses, and create their dream lives. For more than 10 years she has been helping women make smart, informed financial decisions around major life altering personal and career milestones, with a specialization on guiding women who are divorcing, moving on as empty nesters, being laid off, or experiencing burnout. Alison's mission is to inspire women to confidently lean into their strengths, find their purpose, dump the ‘shoulds' and self-doubt, and reinvent themselves to create the lives they want and deserve.