The Pod Files - Monday 18 August 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

Stew World Order - Rob Stewart is joined by Sean from Review It Yourself to talk about the film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, which is the sequel to the original 30 Days of Night, from four years earlier. It sounds more like two hours of shite from what they’re saying! 

Composers Datebook - 18 August 2025: Salieri Slandered

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - August 18: ostentatious 

Quick Book Reviews - Episode 6: 11 September 2019: Phillips tells us about all of the books that she read while she was on holiday. That include a cross section of books that go between books for teenagers, young adult, and adult literature. 

StarDate - 17 August 2025: Moon and Elnath 

What’s Up with John and Reena - this is actually a moved episode of a show called Daily Emotions that John was doing on his own. 

BirdNote Daily - 21 December 2022: The Rusty Blackbird's Unique Beauty

7 Good Minutes - 2 July 2025: Rediscover Your Spark: How to Reignite Passion in Your Life

What's Up! with John and Reena - 25 November 2020: *Why No Livestream? Avoiding Mission Creep and Preventing Cinestance - I'm talking about Mission Creep, the Observer Effect. and Cinestance. Sounds pretty weird. / It's not that weird. It's not that important anyway. Just another in my daily podcasting workout. Please consider actually leaving a review, email, or voicemail for me over the holiday. I am alone and lonely.

Quick Book Reviews. Spoiler-free author interviews - Episode 7: 13 September 2019: *Brand new jingle which is exciting! Philippa talks about her most favourite recent read - such a good book. She also has something to say about poetry, so have a listen and see what you think. Welcome to Philippa's world of books.

7 Good Minutes - 2 July 2025: Extra - Rediscover Your Spark: How to...

SmartLess Presents ClueLess - Episode 69: 18 August 2025: Odd One Out (w/ Scotty Icenogle)

Four Top Threes - trailer: 18 February 2022: *Welcome to Four Top Threes! Enjoy the trailer to our comedy show that counts up, down and across our top threes in subjects from sci-fi books to favourite meals!

Podnews Daily - 18 August 2025: Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable announce merger

Science Quickly - 3 October 2014: *Reindeer Spit Smacks Down Plant Toxins - Compounds in reindeer and moose saliva interfere with the production of toxins in plants that ordinarily stop animals from dining on the vegetation. Karen Hopkin reports

Womanica - 15 March 2021: In the Driver's Seat: Estée Lauder

New Podcasts - 8 August 2025: *The Binge Cases: Doctor's Orders - The Binge Cases: Doctor's Orders is new from Sony Music and Western Sound. The show explores the shocking story of Dr. Munir Uwaydah, who allegedly built an empire of fraud to the tune of a quarter-billion dollars and was thought by some to be involved in a murder case, though he was never accused or charged.

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - season 2 episode 6: 1 May 2024: *Julia Gets Wise with Patti Smith - On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia connects with legendary 77-year-old musician, poet and author Patti Smith. Julia and Patti reflect on the importance of expressing gratitude daily, life-changing friendships, and saying goodbye to the people we love through art. Plus, Julia talks to her mom, Judy, about a misleading family truism that ends in a nice little nap.

The Sprouting - Trailer: 8 November 2023: An actual play Call of Cthulhu podcast, The Sprouting explores the eldritch horror of a plant apocalypse. / In The Cradle, our humans attempt to survive in a world where mystical plants have taken over, eldritch bargains twist the fabric of reality and each has a goal they must see through to the end.

New Podcasts - 11 August 2025: *This Is Woman's Work with Nicole Kalil - _New on Airwave:_ This Is Woman's Work with Nicole Kalll From boardrooms to studios, kitchens to coding dens, this show explores the multifaceted experiences of today's woman, confirming that the new definition of "woman's work" is whatever feels authentic, true, and right for you.

BirdNote Daily - 22 December 2022: A Crossbill's Beak Does the Job

Counterbalance - Season 1 Episode 1 Trailer: 23 December 2018: *Teaser 01 | Raka - Meet Raka and Auril, two teachers at the university of Karün, as they experiment with new magic technology, while a student recites a Poem for their entertainment.

New Podcasts - 11 August 2025: *First Up: Football - From Footwork Media, First Up: Football launches today - a brand new, daily podcast delivering the biggest footballing stories from around the globe, in a short 10 minute hit. It'll be hosted by Sammy James, and also available on Youtube, X and TikTok.

What's Up! with John and Reena - 17 September 2024: *Secret Son Revealed: Can Al Help Reconnect After 27 Years? - The cohost reveals his secret son from an illegitimate relationship 27 years ago. Host tries to explain how to write better prompts so cohost can use Al to help reconnect with The Boy. Building bridges.

BirdNote Daily - 23 December 2022: Spark Bird: H. Jon Benjamin's Bird Reports 

Daily Dad Jokes - 6 June 2025

The Stupid History Minute - 17 August 2025: Mike the Tiger

5 Good News Stories - 3 January 2025: Sycamore Gap Legacy, Eco-Friendly Plastic, and a Restored Camaro

Wikipedia Featured Article of the Day - 22 April 2024: Kathleen Ferrier

StanLand - Season 1 Episode 2: 5 August 2025: Everything Must Go - Melanie and Stan attempt to survive the deadliest Big Lots of all time. The store's assistant manager, an aging ageless-pixie named Flying Tony, delivers devastating news, while a soft-brained lion delivers delightful sitcom recaps.

MinuteEarth - 3 February 2025: Ambergris: Why Perfume Makers

Love Constipated Whales

New Podcasts - 12 August 2025: *That Sinking Feeling - That Sinking Feeling: Adventures in ADHD and Ship Salvage releases a bonus episode today - the story of a nuclear submarine that sank just north San Francisco, and the ramifications of a son purposefully peeing on the floor of a grade school bathroom. Offering insight into parenting a neurodivergent kid, rather than a prescriptive set of ADHD guidelines, That Sinking Feeling has been downloaded almost 5,000 times.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 28 August 2024

The Slowdown - episode 1168: 12 August 2024: Today's poem is Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri.

New Podcasts - 12 August 2025: *Torsos of Desire - Set in the design department of a romance novel publisher, Torsos of Desire follows a nameless narrator who is looking for love and isn't afraid to pursue whatever, and whoever, she wants — even if it means going on a wild goose chase full of baseball players, cover models, and feuding authors. A comedic novel told in 10 sections, narrated by the author, Nicole Beckley.

Naked Scientists, In Short - Episode 164: 8 May 2012: *How Intelligence Happens - This month, Professor John Duncan explores human intelligence and the neurons and circuits in the brain that enable us to have the thoughts, cognition and problem-solving abilities that set us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom...

Bruno's You Don't Have To - season 1 episode 11: 26 June 2025: *Rebels, Rules, and the Last Day of School - Bruno reflects on structure, scheduling, and why sometimes rules just suck. From resisting podcast "management" to supporting his daughter's refusal to stand in a silent line on the last day of school, this episode asks:

When is it okay to say "nah, I'm good"?

New Podcasts - 12 August 2025: *The Northern Agenda - Sheffield Wednesday and Morecambe don't have much in common in terms of their football histories, but are both in dire financial trouble and face sanctions from football authorities. In the latest episode of The Northern Agenda, the political podcast about the North from the North [of England] speaks to Kieran Maguire (The Price of Football) about how two clubs were left teetering on the brink and what it tells us about modern football.

Question of the Week - Episode 518: 27 May 2023: *How do we reduce emissions from fertilisers? - This week, are biofertilisers an answer to solving the use of chemical fertilisers? Are they more advantageous in any way?

Daily Life Pro Tips - 11 July 2024 

New Podcasts - 12 August 2025: *Hair What I'm Saying - Hair What I'm Saying this season gets real about texturism and lengthism - the quiet biases that tell us which hair textures and lengths are "beautiful," "professional," or "acceptable. From family comments before we even start school, to co-workers questioning if our hair "grew overnight," to school and workplace rules that target Black hairstyles, these unspoken rules shape how we see ourselves. This show starts healing our relationship with our hair and ourselves. Because your hair was never the problem.

What's Up! with John and Reena - 12 February 2025: *Inside The Mind of Keb Pound from Unfiltered Studios - Keb Pound joins us from Unfilterd Studios— a podcast network he formed to help independent podcasters collaborate and promote each other. We talk about his background in stand-up comedy, a recent health scare, and learn where he got such a hardcore work ethic. Learn more about Keb and the other podcasts he works with at UNFPOD.com

New Podcasts - 12 August 2025: *How Do We Manage? - A special episode of How Do We Manage? is released today with the late doctor, scientist, broadcaster and author Dr. Stuart Farrimond.

A few months before passing away peacefully in his sleep, at the age of only 43, he spoke about what it's like to live with a life-limiting illness and what motivated him to push forward despite his cancer. Thanks to Dr. Farrimond's wife, Grace, the episode is released today in order to continue his legacy.

Daily Facts - 13 July 2024 

BirdNote Daily - 24 December 2022: The Red-shouldered Hawk - One Gorgeous Bird of Prey

What's Up! with John and Reena - 6 June 2025: *Presence Over Perfection: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Structure - John and Reena talk about why presence matters more than format. We talk about how audiences connect with people, not schedules. There's also a conversation about episode numbers, back catalogs, and the pressure to be everywhere online. If you've felt pulled toward doing more instead of showing up how you want, this will hit home. / What's Up! is the new show featuring John and Reena catching up on the latest streams, memes, and daydreams. It's like the daily watercooler for people who don't go to an office.

Radio Headspace - 19 April 2021: Getting It Done

The Stupid History Minute - 18 August 2025: Smokey with Guest Host - Neil McGraw

What's Up! with John and Reena - 11 August 2025: *Dave Jackson: What's Up! with Heartbeat and Building Podcast Communities - John and Reena talk with Dave Jackson (The School of Podcasting and Ask The Podcast Coach) about building podcast communities beyond Facebook. We discuss Heartbeat, a platform that offers simple tools for managing groups, courses, and memberships. We share what works, what doesn't, and how to keep your audience engaged without juggling too many platforms. If you're interested in creating a community that feels more connected and under your control, this episode offers practical insight from podcasters who've been there.

Audio Poem of the Day - episode 1798: 9 May 2025: Erstwhile Harbinger Auspices by Matthew Zapruder

Old Man Brad | A Horror Podcast - episode 144: 27 June 2025: *Please Don't Feed the Children | Tales from Tubi - In this Tales from Tubi I give my thoughts on the new Tubi Original Please Don't Feed the Children. Listen to find out if this is a must see on Tubi. Thanks for listening. 

What's Up! with John and Reena - 9 June 2025: * Microneedling, Poop Transplants, and the Will to Live - Skincare meets gut science. John and Reena talk blood treatments, eye bags, Botox, poop transplants, and survival. Health gets weird. / The conversation stays honest.

Podcasting 2.0 in Practice - episode 32: *Basics Update: Holiday Homework - You can now find TrueFans in the App Store or Play Store. / This is an update episode, and so connects directly with a previous episode of Podcasting 2.0 in Practice. / If you are new to the subject of Podcasting 2.0, I highly recommend that you complete the Podcasting 2.0 in Practice course. This is basically a podcast series that looks at just one 2.0 feature - also known as a tag - at a time and teaches you what it is, why it's good, and how to make it work. The course focuses specifically on how each feature can help podcasters with discovery, interactivity or monetisation - or a combination of the three.

Havoc Town - season 1 episode 1: 19 August 2025: *Bury The Hatchet - The peace is broken in sleepy Havock, New Hampshire, when a man with an ax to grind barrels into town.

Composers Datebook - 19 August 2025: Bernstein's air-conditioned urban jungle

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 19 August 2025: euphemism

StarDate - 18 August 2025: Moon and Jupiter

BirdNote Daily - 25 December 2022: The Verdin's Winter Roosts

The Stupid History Minute - 19 August 2025: Blooper 

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 03 March 2025: "Bill Clinton's Bill" w/ Alexandra Petri