The Pod Files - Friday 25 July 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

Composers Datebook - 24 July 2025: Hindemith for winds

Limelight - 25 July 2025: *Central Intelligence: Series 2 Episode 6 - The story of the CIA, told from the inside out by veteran agent Eloise Page. Starring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn. In Episode 2.6... It's 1957 and the Agency's legendary spymaster Frank Wisner, haunted by his own unravelling mind, is desperate to keep Indonesia from slipping into the Soviet sphere. His solution - a sordid blackmail plot involving a fake X-rated film meant to ruin President Sukarno's reputation and shatter his hold on power. / But as the plan spirals into chaos, Frank's fragile sanity teeters on the brink - revealing the high human cost of America's shadow wars and the secret toll they take on those sworn to fight them from the inside out.

Al & Us: The Future in Our Hands - Episode 6: 3 July 2025: *Al & Housing - Homes. They're not just about finding shelter - our homes are where we thrive, dream, make memories and build our communities and our futures. / Often when we think about our homes, we think of houses, flats, bricks and mortar - physical, real world things, far from the technical world of coding and algorithms. Join Stephen as he explores the surprising ways Al - artificial intelligence - is affecting our homes and our lives inside them. [I accidentally listened to the last episode, but don’t think that is detrimental. The problem with every episode having the same release date is that if you don’t look at the episode numbers, then you can mess up.] 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 24 July 2025: panacea

7 Good Minutes - 15 June 2025: Simple Ways to Boost Your Happiness Today

Podnews Daily - 21 July 2025: Spanish public broadcaster latest to threaten open RSS

Composers Datebook - 25 July 2025: Copland and Kernis on the air

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 25 July 2025: Sui generis

BirdNote Daily - 20 October 2022: One Species Caring for Another

StarDate - 23 July 2025: Satellite Troubles

The Stupid History Minute - 23 July 2025: Wayfair sells children 

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - season 2 episode 183: 23 July 2025: A Tip For Embracing Life a Bit More (w/ Justin Schuman) 

7 Good Minutes - 15 June 2025: Extra - Happiness is found in...

The Flicks and Friends Podcast - Trailer: 25 September 2024 

Sounds Profitable - 21 July 2025: Apple Podcasts Data Upgrade, Public Broadcast Funding, & More

BirdNote Daily - 21 October 2022: The Firebird's Bright Outfit

Artiste Hangout with Femi Makx™ - season 2 episode 1: 15 May 2022: *Hangout session with Atlanta's finest Ashtray Jonny! - After been away for a while, this intriguing session with AshTRAY Jonny is definitely a must listen! On this episode we spoke about some really interesting stuffs. Which would definitely keep you glued on.

New Podcasts - 8 July 2025: *Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island - It's 40 years since the bombing of Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace flagship, in Auckland Harbour - which killed Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira. Four French agents escaped to Norfolk Island, were taken into custody by Australian police on behalf of their New Zealand counterparts, but then, bafflingly, were allowed to sail away, never to be seen again. From SBS, Fallout: Spies on Norfolk Island uncovers a 374-page secret Australian government file that needs more questions answered. 

Literally! With Rob Lowe - episode 272: 24 July 2025: Joel McHale: Bean Bag Pulls Focus

Audio Poem of the Day - 14 April 2025: The Doors by David St. John

Daily Dad Jokes - 18 May 2025

The Podcast Top 5 - season 1 episode 25: 21 July 2025: *Global Shifts & Industry Rifts: Podcasting's Power Moves from Paris to the Pacific - This week on The Podcast Top 5, host Emily Soule dives into the big waves and bold moves in podcasting across the globe. France is calling for podcasting to be officially recognized as a cultural industry (oui, please), a new player enters the scene with the launch of Mission Media Al, and Audacy shuts the doors on Pineapple Street Studios in yet another shake-up. / Oh, and in case you missed it, New Zealand says audio > video. You heard that right. Tap in for what's changing, what's closing, and what's next in the podcast world.

Radio Headspace - 13 April 2021: Creating The Right Conditions

New Podcasts - 9 July 2025: *Take It From Us with Kent Johns - Take It From Us with Kent Johns is the voice of lived experience - real people sharing honest stories about mental health, addiction, and recovery. This show promises no sugar-coating: just what actually worked and what they wish they'd known sooner.

Podnews Weekly Review - season 3 episode 26: 25 July 2025: *Public Broadcasters vs. Open Access: The RTVE Controversy - The old guard of media gatekeepers are trying to stay relevant as independent creators flourish across podcasting, video, and beyond.

StarDate - 24 July 2025: The Cape

BirdNote Daily - 22 October 2022: Powder Down

Disability Daily Podcast - 19 APRIL 2025: April 18 Dr. Ilya Kaminsky

Podnews Daily - 22 July 2025: Tom Webster wins award

Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - 14 April 2024: Walt Whitman's lectures on Abraham Lincoln

BirdNote Daily - 23 October 2022: House Sparrows Can Open Doors

Disability Daily Podcast - episode 110: 24 April 2025: April 19 Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan & Erastus "Deaf" Smith

Sounds Profitable - 22 July 2025: Modern Podcast Monetization, Al Ad Awards, & More

Womanica - 19 July 2024: Cynisca

Phase Hero - episode 80: 25 July 2025: Brandon, Jenna, and Aaron. Spoiler free review of Fantastic Four. what are each of them most excited for over this summer? “Kevin Feige was talking the talk!” Seven years of film and tv are planned. Doomsday stuff in that as well. “Why Thunderbolts and The Marvels flopped.” “One TV show per year…” Quote about them pivoting from Kang to Doom. Live action Miles Morales mention to Kevin. Blade mention by Kevin. Freakier Friday reviews from Brandon and Aaron. Superman box office takings. Wonder Woman reboot writer announced. Clayface casting rumours. After this they are joined by guests Lou Lou Safran and Eric Nally, members of the Mighty Crabjoys!

BirdNote Daily - 24 October 2022: Spark Bird: Kenn Kaufman

Podnews Daily - 23 July 2025: Joe Budden's Patreon earnings

MinuteEarth - 20 January 2025: Why Do Animals Eat Their Babies?

Daily Facts - 5 July 2024

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You with Arielle and Ned - 24 July 2025: A Tip for Saving Money on Future Flights

7 Minutes For Yourself - 12 June 2023: Self Discovery: Tips For Uncovering Who You Really Are & Becoming The Best You

BirdNote Daily - 25 October 2022: Meet the Blue Jay

Sounds Profitable - 23 July 2025: What I Learned From The Longest-running One-Person Show in Vegas

Court-Side Raised - 22 July 2025: *Teaser - Are you READY??? / A new podcast from Host Kris Chaney, son of a collegiate basketball coach, produced by REEL Productions. / Welcome to Court-Side Raised! If you love hoops, you're in the right place. WNBA, Women's NCAA, NBA, March Madness, Unrivaled,— and everything in between. / Think Caitlin Clark's the future? Let's talk about where she still needs to improve. Who's rising in the league? Who's about to hit a wall? / No sugar-coating, just real insights and hot takes — with special guests, from players to coaches. / So, are you ready to dive in? Court-Side Raised starts now.

5 Good News Stories - 14 December 2024: The Kringle Queen of Racine 

The Stupid History Minute - 24 July 2025: Dinosaurs never Existed 

The Media Club with Matt Deegan - 21 July 2025: Bonus - *OFCOM’s Cristina Nicolotti Squires on PSB promience

New Podcasts - 9 July 2025: *The Listening Tube - The Listening Tube examines historical points of relevance from the week, and how they influence today's world. The show has just started Season 12 with an interview with author and activist Beth Green, as well as a story about intrusive banking practices.

In Ten Years Time: How to live a creative life - [TrueFans] 30 May 2025: Welcome to In Ten Years Time: How to live a creative life, Tricia Duffy (AKA singer-storyteller Little Lore) is the Fairy Godmother of creativity, here to enable you to live a creative life by combining long term thinking with small daily steps. Follow and subscribe to catch new episodes as they land.

New Podcasts - 10 July 2025: *I'm Feeling Queer Today! - I'm Feeling Queer Today! centers queer youth voices through personal storytelling, interviews, original music, and joyful (often irreverent) conversation. In season 3, they embark on a road trip to five U.S. cities to capture a holistic view of the queer youth experience in America. From Spartanburg, South Carolina to Provincetown, Massachusetts, each story is uniquely personal and nuanced.

Naked Scientists In Short - Episode 161: 27 March 2012: *Air pollution, dwarf elephants and water footprints -This week in the Planet Earth Podcast, Richard Hollingham hears about new air-quality monitoring that could help mitigate the effects of bad-air days; the effect of climate change on Mediterranean dwarf elephants; and exactly how many litres of water it took to make his morning coffee.

New Podcasts - 10 July 2025: *Secrets We Keep - On March 15 2019 a gunman opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch, killing 51 people. Officially, he acted alone. But what if that wasn't the full story? In Secrets We Keep: Lone Actor which launched today, journalist Joey Watson digs into the digital underworld that shaped Brenton Tarrant — a 28-year-old Australian radicalised online and armed with a global ideology. Joey retraces the steps of the terrorist and asks: Was he really acting alone?

Question of the Week - 14 June 2021: *Will a can in the ocean float or be crushed? - This week, Phil Sansom has been thinking deeply - or rather, sinking deeply - about this question from listener Richard. "Will a can of soda dropped in the ocean sink until it implodes, or float once it reaches equilibrium?" Here's the answer, with help from the Cambridge Science Centre's Mia Foulkes...

New Podcasts - 10 July 2025: *The Resilient Retail Game Plan - The first episode of the new The Resilient Retail Game Plan podcast launches today, after having a makeover by Podknows Podcasting. The practical podcast for independent product-based retailers is hosted by Catherine Erdly; and in this first episode of the new format, you'll hear reflections on what she's learned about the retail industry in the past five years of podcasting - and a look ahead to the next five years.

The Icarus Complex - Season 3 Episode 10: 25 July 2025: *Chapter 35 Summer 2009 - Jayden moves into a temporary home and is faced with a few difficult decisions. An impromptu meeting with an old friend opens up new avenues.