Monday 17 November 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

Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy - Season 1 Episode 10: 17 November 2025: *Only For The Truth - Time may heal old wounds but as much as Taj wants to make peace with the past old wounds and family feuds remain. / Can you really belong to two families at once when you feel like you are two different people? / How does Taj fits in in this new world that has taken a lifetime to discover?

7 Good Minutes - 12 September 2025: Being Present Matters More Than Being Productive

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 17 November 2025: crucible

Daily Dad Jokes - 8 July 2025: National Video Game Day!

StarDate - 16 November 2025: Moon and Spica

Womanica - 10 May 2021: Fanny Durack

BirdNote Daily - 12 June 2023: *Gull-billed Tern - The Gull-billed Tern are terns with black caps and unusually thick bills- like a gull. This lets them eat more types of prey than other terns that rely on fish. Gull-billed Terns tackle crabs and lizards on the ground, catch flies, and even steal chicks from other birds. They're found across the coasts of Central and South America and Southeastern US and California.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the species a Bird of Conservation Concern due to boating or construction work near their nesting colonies.

New Podcasts - 16 November 2025: *New Tales Told: Original Short Stories - When you hit play on New Tales Told, a brand new short story podcast from Short Storyverses, you slip into a world where every episode feels like a forgotten classic someone just handed you in secret. You'll hear short stories that twist, tease, and tug at your memory-tales that feel familiar until they turn a corner you didn't see coming. One moment you're settling into a cozy fireside yarn, the next you're jolted by a strange visitor, a clever child, or a whisper of something supernatural. / Each story leaves you feeling like you've discovered an author you somehow missed... because you did. They're all original. And every week you get that thrill again.

7 Good Minutes - 12 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The depth of your presence...

Daily Dad Jokes - 8 July 2025

The Chronicles of Wild Hollow - 17 November 2025: *The Story So Far... - Anyone in need of a recap? We've got you covered! Christian and Harvey take you on a whistle-stop tour of The Boursin & Gray Trilogies, reminding you of all the major stuff that's happened so far across Wild Hollow. / Honestly, if we'd known we could tell the stories of both trilogies in 5 and a half minutes, we could have saved ourselves a hell of a lot of time. Hindsight, ey. / Highperion Day (Vol. 1) launches 20/11/25.

Compact Murder - 14 November 2025: *The Atlanta Ripper - In 1911, Atlanta was terrorised by a series of brutal murders. Dozens of young Black women were found with their throats cut, and newspapers soon gave the killer a name — the Atlanta Ripper. Fear swept the city as police made arrests but no progress, and the murders exposed the deep racial divides of the time. In this episode, we trace the history, the victims, and the unanswered question that still lingers: who was the Atlanta Ripper?

MinuteEarth - 5 April 2025: River Timelapse

The Slowdown - episode 1218: 16 October 2024: Today's poem is Vulture by Ted Kooser.

Science Quickly - 23 January 2015: *Tech Consequences Voiced by

Carnegie Mellon Prez - At the World Economic Forum, Carnegie Mellon president Subra Suresh talks about dealing with the unintended consequences of ever more sophisticated intelligent devices. 

5 Good News Stories - 13 April 2025: Police deliver Emergency Donuts following 911 call

The Chronicles of Wild Hollow - 13 November 2025: *Highperion Day: Vol. 1 Trailer - Beginning 20th November 2025. / Welcome back to Wild Hollow. Highperion Day is the biggest event of the year, and it is fast approaching. With the outcome of the election deciding the fate of all Hollownians, everyone is eagerly anticipating the results. / Kelly Fluff scrabbles to retain leadership for the Animal Union, whilst Obsidian Vandersplat of the PDP is fast becoming the frontrunner. / Arthur J. Hoot, cartoonist at the Hollow Herald, dreams of becoming a renowned journalist, but soon finds himself way out of his depth. / And on a secluded rock, some way out to sea, Fandango Boursin arrives on the doorstep of Artemis Gray's lighthouse, with a request... / An award-winning original series by Shouting Is Funny, 'The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: ‘Highperion Day' was created by Harvey Badger and Christian Powlesland, with original music and songs written by the company. You can follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and support us further via our Patreon, by searching Shouting Is Funny.

Devil Loose: The Life And Music Of Harry Vanda - episode 2: 5 October 2025: *Vanda & Young, Alberts, songwriting and producing - In the second episode of Devil Loose: The Life and Music of Harry Vanda, Vanda talks to Australian journalist Bernard Zuel about returning to Australia, forming a songwriting and production partnership with George Young, and hits like Love Is In The Air. / Harry Vanda's debut single Devil Loose is out now. 

BirdNote Daily - 13 June 2023: *Why Do Birds Flick Their Tails? - The way that some birds flick, wag, or flare their tails can be distinctive. A flicking or flashing tail might suggest to a predator that a bird is particularly alert or hard to catch, while also warning others in the flock of danger. Tail flicking can also help flush out prey. A Hooded Warbler -- or a Song Sparrow, like this one -- may flare its tail while foraging low to the ground to cause insects to jump, making them easier prey.

Podnews Daily - 17 November 2025: *Australia's one ID for audio listeners - De-duplicating audio listeners and making sure they don't hear the ads too often. 

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - 17 November 2025: *A Tip For Checking on your Health - Smart watches and health trackers give us mountains of data, but are we becoming too dependent on them? This episode explores why you should use heart rate monitors and health tracking features sparingly. Remember: technology informs, but doctors diagnose.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 29 September 2025

The Stupid History Minute - 17 November 2025: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Desert Skies - Season 3, Episode 26: 17 November 2025: *The Inter State (Part 1) - When last we left the crew, they had just endured a session of flushing out their regrets. Tendy, regretting not giving Mac the time he deserves, is looking for an opportunity for them to spend more one on one time together. In this episode, they get that time, in a place they're not sure is even in time...any time. A place called the Inter State. / Let's take a walk.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 15 October 2025

7 Minutes For Yourself - 30 May 2024: Write Away the Stress: How

Journaling Can Transform Your Self-Care Routine

5 Minute Advice for Authors - season 1 episode 28: 1 May 2024: *Robin Pascoe's Journey of Resilience During Adversity - In this episode of "5 Minute Advice for Authors," Robin Pascoe, author of "The Carry-On Imperative: A Memoir of Travel, Reinvention, & Giving Back" shares the power of resilience, the transformative impact of personal storytelling, and her perspective on never giving up and finding purpose in life's challenges. Robin's advice for aspiring authors is about the importance of humility in the writing process and understanding your audience's needs. Join as Robin recounts her experience collaborating with Twin Flames Studios to create her audiobook, sharing the joy of bringing her words to life in audio format and reaching a broader audience with her message.

Daily Facts - 18 October 2025

Consider This from NPR - 14 November 2025: *A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts - At a recent gathering of Swiss business executives in the White House, the CEO of Rolex presented President Trump with a gold-plated desk clock. / The CEO of a precious-metals company presented the president with an engraved gold bar. / They were not the official representatives of Switzerland's economic agenda - but the following week, their government announced a trade deal that drastically lowered the U.S. tariff on imported Swiss goods from 39 percent to 15 percent - now on par with the European Union. / So were the gifts appropriate for the U.S. president to accept? / We hear from University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter - formerly the chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush.

I'm Not Judging, But.. - Trailer: 31 August 2025: *Welcome to our brand new podcast, hosted by me, Briony May Williams and my two best mates, Charlie Fuge and Vix Willshire. We are girl mums from Bristol, with five kids between us. We often sit around the kitchen table chatting about our kids, re-living embarrasing stories and going over the mistakes we might have made. So why not do it with you guys too. Join us every Thursday to listen in on our chat - where we'll re-live all the horror stories with you.

Floating Space - episode 1: 1 May 2025: *The Third Place - What is a third place, and why do we desperately need one? This episode unpacks the decline of third places, how to identify one, and why the absence of one in your life isn't your fault.

Hitmaker Chronicles - 16 Aug 2024: *Wiggles "We're All Fruit Salad!" - Wiggling into preschool ubiquity, this episode unwraps The Wiggles' highly-anticipated 26th album "We're All Fruit Salad!" Tracing their origins as starry-eyed students pioneering interactive music for kids, it explores how tracks like the titular singalong and hits like "Hot Potato" perfected an unparalleled formula blending educational fundamentals with pure, unrestrained silliness. / The album's new anthems on body autonomy, neurodivergence, and more highlight The Wiggles' lasting impact - making learning a full-body celebration. As generational icons who've soundtracked childhood's developmental milestones globally for 30 years, their latest reminds kids and kidults alike: nurturing one's sparkiest inner child is life's sweetest fruit.

The Daily Poem - 5 October 2025: *The Sentinel of Yearning: When the Heart Awaits the Night's Unfolding Promise - Today's poem is about Anticipation in the style of Carol Ann Duffy. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

SmartLess Presents ClueLess - 17 November 2025: *Word Workout (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman) - On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious comedians, best friends, and co-hosts of I Need You Guys, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, to hit the verbal gym with another round of our old favorite - Word Workout! Before that, you'll be treated to a game of galactic proportions as Elliott quizzes them on movies about astronauts!

The Daily Quiz Show - 11 October 2025: Entertainment, Society and Culture

Toppermost of the Poppermost - [forthcoming episode]

Composers Datebook - [Spotify] 16 December 2025: Gluck sings the blues

Composers Datebook - [Spotify] 17 December 2025: 'To be Certain of the Dawn' by Stephen Paulus

TIK RADIO - [Spotify] episode 134: 8 November 2025: Daily Intake of Love and Light [Nice to see a new episode from Monica after she’s been very poorly for a while. I’m hoping that this means that she is much better now.] 

Comicbook Nation - season 7 episode 45: 14 November 2025: four adverts for jumbo casino before the episode even started, and they’re not the only adverts before the episode. I shouldn’t moan about ads, but the same one repeated that much borders on irritating. Sometimes repetition can cause you to not to want to do something, like with shit songs on the radio. Presented by Kofi, Matt and Evan, with Janelle hopefully joining as soon as she’s got over some technical issues. Matt’s pick of the week to look at from Global Comix is the recent Dick Tracy series of comicbooks. Janell joins after this. The television series Alien Earth has been picked up for a second season. Toy Story 5 film coming in June 2026. I didn’t actually watch Toy Story four, mainly because I didn’t like Toy Story three. Trailer for Super Mario Galaxy. Brie Larson making her Nintendo film debut. We are getting a Mario film before we get the third spider verse film. Cory then from this goes into a discussion about how AI is potentially coming up with films faster than traditional means. That is true in a lot of ways, but I rather hope that they are films that are Assisted by AI as opposed to completely created in every way by AI. Trailer is now out for fallout season two on Amazon Prime. New Vince Gilligan series Plur1bus. Mention of Welcome To Derry. Squid Game: The Challenge. New season of Mormon wives. Kofi sings. Go free then suggest to the other presenters to get all of the trash TV that they’re watching mentioned. Last Samurai Standing. Edgar Wright remake of the running man. Batman static beyond issue number one. Predator Badlands comic book. Marvel Rivals Battle pass? Whispers in the well set from Lorcana. 

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 28 April 2025: "Yelp Reviews of Fictional Restaurants" w/ Josh Radnor

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 29 April 2025: "How I Bet Your Mother" w/ Josh Radnor