The Pod Files - Saturday 25 October 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

Ghost: Scary Stories for Halloween - 23 October 2025: *The October Records Episode 23: The First Death - Thomas Brennan, ninety-three years old, reveals he actually died in 1924 at age forty-two-drowned in his bedroom with no water present-but got up the next morning and has been dying in reverse for fifty years with his heart beating backward i, pulling blood in instead of pushing out. In his gravity-confused house where furniture exists on ceilings, Thomas demonstrates his death by separating into age layers on his bed, drowning in water that doesn't exist until a smaller water-Thomas crawls from his corpse's mouth, explaining "it" kills you then wears you while you remain conscious inside. / When Thomas pulls Margaret into a mirror, she sees the truth: everyone in Millbrook is a fragment of Sarah Blackwood's shattered death from 1774, not people but pieces of an ending that won't stop. The room floods with real water revealing an underwater neighborhood where hundreds of dead Brennans live in perpetual drowning, and when Margaret breathes water instead of air, she experiences being everyone and no one simultaneously. After Thomas pulls her back and melts into water himself, Margaret's scaled arm has written "TOMORROW" obsessively across all its scales, knowing something crucial will happen in the next recording.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 25 October 2025: wreak

StarDate - 24 October 2025: Mirach

Als Talk About Podcasting - 26 August 2025: *The Most Powerful Humans In Podcasting - The human centric world of podcast media slaps themselves on the back and decides who is the most powerful. Meanwhile, half the podcasts about podcasting can't be bothered to do shows every week for some reason. / Truly, it is the bots who have the power.

The Stupid History Minute - 25 October 2025: The Zodiac Killer

Station 151 - Season 2 Episode 7: Cold Storage - Wayne fights to retrieve Buzz from the healing chamber, despite Dr. Alfieri's protests. / The happy reunion is short-lived, however, as the terrifying voices return, insisting that Wayne take control of the situation. / Content warning: profanity, loud noises, violence. 

I’m sorry I Haven’t A Clue - 2021-12-06 - s76e02 - Cat's Film Club

7 Good Minutes - 20 August 2025: Speak Kindly to Yourself First: The Foundation of All Love

BirdNote Daily - 1 May 2023: *California Quail, Up and Running - The most distinctive characteristic of the California Quail is the black, forward-facing topknot that juts out from its forehead like a small flag. The California Quail - the state bird of California - builds its nest right on the ground. Almost immediately after hatching, the precocial chicks are up and running, following their parents to feed.

New Podcasts - 23 October 2025: *Boots Opticians Presents See What's Possible - Boots Opticians Presents See What's Possible is a new podcast launching today from Myleene Klass, a UK broadcaster and health advocate. The show aims to share secrets behind the achievements and mindsets of inspirational guests; and it's in video and audio.

7 Good Minutes - 20 August 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The kindness you show yourself ...

The Gerry Anderson Podcast - Richard and Jamie presenting. They are joined by Henry Shields, co-founder of the Mischief Theatre Company. Mischief at The Royal Variety Performance. Henry picks the random Gerry Anderson product to watch for next timers episode, which is a Space Precinct episode. Chris gives us a fab fact about Space Precinct. Hmm, LEGO Space Police. After this they go to a prerecording of Chris and Richard joined by Jamie Anderson to respond to questions sent in from listeners. 

New Podcasts - 23 October 2025: *The People's Republic of Astoria - The People's Republic of Astoria is new today - following the grassroots movement in a a Queens neighborhood that defeated a ten-term congressman, took on Amazon, and is now competing for City Hall - told through the eyes of those who built it from the ground up.

Sounds Profitable - 22 October 2025: *How YouTube DAl Changes Upfronts, Lessons from SXSW Sydney, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: Adam Bowie on the Spotify Netflix deal, how YouTube's dynamic brand insertion tool could change upfronts in 2026, Netflix's Still Watching report, and 11 lessons for podcasting from SXSW Sydney.

MinuteEarth - 20 March 2025: Are Plastics Too Strong?

Daily Dad Jokes - 30 June 2025

Podnews Daily - 23 October 2025: *Where to promote movies for the ears? - The podcast showing trailers in the cinema. 

 

Ghost: Scary Stories for Halloween - 24 October 2025: *The October Records Episode 24: The Cover-up - Mayor Davidson demonstrates the town's supernatural isolation to Silas-every call for help becomes weather chat, every evidence photo becomes a family portrait, every letter about deaths becomes mundane requests, because the town charter is written on living skin that rewrites all communication with the outside world. Margaret wakes up leaking water from her human parts while Davidson reveals he's not Davidson but the thing that's worn the Davidson family like suits since 1774, showing her the real charter written in blood on flesh that depicts Millbrook being summoned from the lake, not founded. / Through the charter, Margaret sees the truth: there is no town above water, just shadows moving on a lake bed, all of them ghosts who don't know they're dead, kept unaware by the charter's translation filter. Davidson rips off Margaret's scaled arm when it writes "THE CHARTER IS HIS BODY," then eats it before revealing he IS Millbrook itself-every building his bone, every street his vein, every person his cell. Margaret's new transparent arm grows back containing a miniature Millbrook with tiny people inside, recursively drowning in infinite smaller towns within towns, each tiny Margaret playing recordings and dissolving as they become too real to exist in a place where only dreams and lies can breathe.

BirdNote Daily - 2 May 2023: American White Pelicans - American White Pelicans have a nine-foot wingspan, nearly that of the California Condor. In summer, they breed mainly in the interior west of the United States and Canada, favoring shallow portions of lakes, marshes, and rivers, where they scoop fish from the water in the pouches of their beaks.

Sounds Profitable - 23 October 2025: *BBC Sounds' Q3, YouTube Sponsorships are Up, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: YouTube sponsorships are on the rise, BBC Sounds has their Q3 report, Audacy has a new State of Audio, Solar ran ads in a theater chain, and a new report finds e-commerce sites don't see much conversion from ChatGPT referals.

New Podcasts - 24 October 2025: *Catskull - Launching today, catskull is a gritty Singaporean neo-noir thriller adapted from Myle Yan Tay's award-winning novel. It follows Ram, a young man overlooked by everyone, as he searches for meaning. When his best friend becomes trapped in an abusive home, Ram takes justice into his own hands - but what he finds is something even more dangerous than revenge: the pull of finally mattering. Produced by the award-winning team at Andas Productions.

7 Minutes For Yourself - 14 May 2024: Ditch the Perfectionism & Embrace Progress

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast - Episode 255: 22 October 2025: *Hallowine Rusty & Sour: Haunted Vineyards, Spooky Pairings, and

Cauldron Sangria - Haunted vineyard cold-open with playful ghost banter / Hallowine party pairings: Zinfandel + "bloody" meatballs / Cabernet + roasted pumpkin seeds / Cauldron sangria centerpiece (red wine, orange & apple "ghost" slices) / Glow-in-the-dark label trick turns your cellar into a paranormal hunt / Sour Grapes' "adult trick-or-treat" porch bit—mini wine bottles for grown-ups / Sign-off: "Happy Hallowine" from Rusty & Sour

Happy Place - season 7 episode 10: 6 July 2020: *Holly Tucker MBE - She may have founded one of the biggest online retail success stories in British history, but Holly Tucker hasn't stopped dreaming big. In this inspiring chat with Fearne, she discusses the hard work that went into starting Not On The High Street, her new project Holly & Co, and the stresses that success has put on everyone involved.

New Podcasts - 24 October 2025: *WOMEN X AI - Step inside the rooms where women are redefining artificial intelligence on WOMEN X Al. Each episode brings you bold, unfiltered conversations with the founders, investors, and product leaders shaping what's next in tech. Hosted by Jenny Kay Pollock and Reut Lazo, you'll hear how real women are building smarter products, leading ethical Al, and opening doors for the next generation.

Podnews Daily - 24 October 2025: *Acast Studios New York opens - We have pictures of the first guest. [post credit superhero sequence initiated!] 

BirdNote Daily - 3 May 2023: *Pigeons Make Milk - Pigeons, one of the most ancient of domesticated animals, feed their nestlings a peculiar, milky substance, straight from the adult's beak to the baby's throat. It's called pigeon milk, a fat-rich substance loaded with antioxidants and immunity factors that enhance the survival of newborns — much like mammals' milk does.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 30 September 2025

Science Quickly - 17 December 2014: *Short-Term Fasting Made Mice Healthier - Mice that ate their entire food for the day in an eight-to-12-hour window had better markers for health than did mice free to eat whenever they wanted. Steve Mirsky reports. 

TED Health - 9 August 2022: *How sugar affects the brain - When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves you craving more. / Nicole Avena explains why sweets and treats should be enjoyed in moderation. (Directed by STK Films, narrated by Michelle Snow, music by Michael Dow.) Stay tuned after the talk to hear our host Shoshana and biochemist Jessie Inchauspé dive into the importance of blood sugar awareness.

New Podcasts - 24 October 2025: *The Divide - The Divide is new today - a British spy thriller in twelve parts. Set in 1964, former M16 officer Paul Wilder is a man caught between two worlds. Unable to explain his escape from East Berlin, he's tried to put his old life behind him. Dragged back into a secret world of new enemies and suspicious allies, can Wilder come to terms with his past or does he risk losing his mind? The show features actors from the Globe theatre, the West End, radio and TV drama, and one that lends his voice to a clay dog movie star called Wallace (who has a dog called Gromit).

The Slowdown - Episode 1203: 25 September 2024: Today's poem is This Living by Amber Tamblyn.

5 Good News Stories - 11 March 2023: Drake's Gender Reveal

Womanica - 15 April 2021: Marguerite Harrison

Daily Shower Thoughts - 18 September 2025

Seaside Pod Review - episode 64: 25 January 2025: preshow sees them doing an almost lounge style version of Keep passing The Open Windows. Catch up chat. Randy hates Moves Like Jagger. Randy laughing at Keith Richards falling over when trying to do a bend backwards pose. They have a Discord server. Mouse on the stairs tune. Listen to feedback about the previous episodes song, which was the Freddie Mercury written keep pressing the open windows, from the album at the Work. Audio footage of Freddie coming up with the song at home on the piano. After the listener feedback they then go onto to find out what the randomly chosen song for this episode is, which is the song don’t cry don’t try suicide, which is another Freddie Mercury song, but this time from the album the game. Recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich. Written in dark humour about an ex-lover of Freddie Mercury’s. After they listen through the song and they vote the song, they then look at the subject of the songs lyrics, which is a real issue. I would vote this song a champion, but the lyrics could be seen as being a bit wrong. A song from Randy band after the show?. I like that song.

Audio Poem of the Day - episode 1864: 17 July 2025: Tunnel to Canada by Jim Daniels

Grammar Girl - episode 501: 28 Jan 2016: Word Families. Caucus

The Daily Poem - 25 September 2025: *The Warrior's Lament: In the Grip of Shadowed Gods and Unyielding Courage - Today's poem is about Fear in the style of Homer. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

Sounds Profitable - 24 October 2025: *NRF Projects High Holiday Spend, Pantheon Media x Spooler, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: content creators are taking over mainstream medai, a blindingly obvious opportunity for podcast revenue growth, how collaboration makes The Hidden Third possible, how Pantheon Media and Spooler came together, and the NRF finds Americans are gearing up to spend a healthy amount this holiday season.

Radio Headspace - episode 21: 3 May 2021: *Where Does Your Mind Live? - We don't associate our hearts with our minds, although what's in our hearts has an effect on our minds. Our thoughts and emotions guide our minds, and make us who we are.

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 03 April 2025:

"Bird Calls" w/ A.J. & Greg