The Pod Files - Saturday 15 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


Desert Skies - 10 November 2025: *Chapter 25 The Rest Area - Does anybody need to go? Go somewhere where they can unburden themselves of regrets they accrued on the Physical Plane, that is. Welcome to the first of eleven Rest Areas along the Celestial Highway. What will be revealed in the stalls?


History & Factoids about today - 14 November 2025: *Pickles, Run DMC, Yanni, Patrick Warburton, Josh Duhamel, UK 1st #1 Song, McClean Stevenson - National pickle day. Entertainment from 20104. Marshall University football team plane crash, England ups speed limit to 14MPH, 1st blood transfusion. Today’s birthdays - Brian Keith, Mclean Stevenson, Yanni, Joseph Simmons, Patrick Warburton, Josh Duhamel. Booker T. Washington died.


Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 15 November 2025: radial



The Stupid History Minute - 14 November 2025: Invisible Man


StarDate - 14 November 2025: Cartwheel Galaxy


Devil Loose: The Life And Music Of Harry Vanda - Episode 1: 28 September 2025: *The Easybeats and the early years - In the first episode of Devil Loose: The Life and Music of Harry Vanda, Vanda talks to Australian journalist Bernard Zuel about his early days in Australia, digs deep into some of the Easybeats' biggest hits and those early fame years. / Harry Vanda's debut single Devil Loose is out now! 




Fail Better with David Duchovny - 16 April 2024: *Coming Soon... Fail Better with David Duchovny (Official Trailer) - To be human is to fail. And not just to fail once, but to fail a lot. But if it's something we all do so often, why are we so afraid of it? As the author Samuel Beckett once said: "Fail again. Fail better." This saying means a lot to me and my family - so much so that my daughter even got a tattoo of it. I want to fail better, dammit. So, I'm sitting down with thoughtful people every week to talk about it. / Because maybe if we fail better, we'll feel better. Fail Better - coming May 7, from Lemonada Media.


7 Good Minutes - 9 September 2025: Release Tension Before You Begin: Creating Space for Your Best Day


BirdNote Daily - 6 June 2023: *’Ake'ake - Known locally as 'Ake'ake, the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel is one of the smallest and rarest seabirds that nests in the Hawaiian Islands. To protect the nests of these rare birds, scientists have to find them... but it's not easy finding a nest burrow tucked into the mountainside. That's why wildlife biologists such as Michelle Reynolds get help from "detector dogs" specially trained to sniff out ‘Aké'akē nests.



Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 2 episode 250: 14 November 2025: *A Tip For Those Who Lose Their Keys - Tired of hunting for your keys every morning?

This episode reveals why putting things in the same spot every time saves you from daily scavenger hunts. Arielle shares her simple system for never losing keys, phones, or anything else that wanders around your space.


7 Good Minutes - 9 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The archer who draws...


Seaside Pod Review - episode 67: 15 February 2024: “rough episode?” Kev’s food dislikes. Randy and his Mrs stayed up late - ooh! Randy’s travels. “Oh, there’s a monk!” Super Bowl discussion. After General catch up chat, they look at listener’s feedback to the previous episodes random song, Scandal, from The Miracle. After this they go into this episode’s random song choices which is the Freddie Mercury written Get Down Make Love, from News Of The World. Kevin says tomato the way that the Americans say it! Randy asked Kev if he’s just repeated the story that they’ve already talked about on the show?




New Podcasts - 11 November 2025: *What's Your 20? - Australia's National Heavy Vehicle Regulator reaches out to truck drivers and fans with their new podcast, What's Your 20? which launched today. Hosted by truck enthusiasts Rob and Sarah, the podcast gets out and about to speak to Aussie truckies about life lessons, safety lessons and where to get a good feed. It's the light side of heavy vehicles!


Podnews Daily - 14 November  2025: *Ireland's award-winning podcasts - Nicky Byrne won the Spotlight Award. 


MinuteEarth - 3 April 2025: Why Malaria Isn't Just A Tropical Disease


Daily Facts - 16 October 2025



BirdNote Daily - 7 June 2023: *Behind the Scenes - It takes a lot to bring you the rich sounds of birds yodeling, cooing, and screeching to you each day. It's a meticulous process of researching, writing, fact-checking, editing, recording and sound design. That's all done by our in-house production team! BirdNote is a non-profit organization - and this week, we're asking for your help. Your donations - at BirdNote.org - ensure that every word, every sound, every minute is as stunning as the next.


Sounds Profitable - 14 November 2025: *Indie Podcaster Report, Podcast Movement Evolutions @ SXSW, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: Podcast Movement Evolutions is going to SXSW next year, Netflix is looking to have a big library of video podcasts, the Independent Podcaster Report, how Youtube podcasts can help with Al search, and USC report finds podcasting's diversity problem at the top of the pack.




The Stupid History Minute - 15 November 2025: *The Catcher in the Rye [I’m not a fan of The Catcher In The Rye because I find the main character to be obnoxious, with no redeeming qualities at all. He disrespects all forms of authority, including his own parents.] 


Womanica - 6 May 2021: Alice Coachman


Science Quickly - 21 January 2015: Obama Talks Ebola and Climate in His SOTU - In his State of the Union address, the president talked about the need for frameworks to be in place to stop future pandemics and rising worldwide temperatures. 


7 Minutes For Yourself - 28 May 2024: Nurturing Healthy Relationships for Personal Growth


The Slowdown - episode 1216: 14 October 2024: Today's poem is oracle by Duriel E. Harris.



Good Hang with Amy Poehler - 25 March 2025: *Rashida Jones - Radhida Jones loves to dance. Amy hangs with her fellow 'Parks and Recs' alum, talking about doing a cappella at Harvard, memories from working on 'Parks' together, and how to accept bad feedback. / Host: Amy Poehler / Guests: Rashida Jones, D'Arcy Carden, and Retta. 




Audio Poem of the Day - episode 1884: 6 August 2025: Innocence by Okwudili Nebeolisa. 


7 Good Minutes - 10 September 2025: Clarity Comes When You Pause: Finding Wisdom In Wisdom 


The Daily Poem - 3 October 2025: *The Mariner's Solace: Unraveling the Tapestry of Wind and Wave - Today's poem is about Serenity in the style of Derek Walcott. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 


Radio Headspace - episode 26: 10 May 2021: *The Power of No - The word "no" often has a powerful sting that yields a negative connotation. However it's important to realize the instances when saying "no" is the appropriate response to the circumstances that arise throughout life. / Harnessing the power of "no" can lead us to our next "yes".


7 Good Minutes - 10 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - In the space between the question...


Daily Dad Jokes - 7 July 2025: World Chocolate Day! 




BirdNote Daily - 8 June 2023: *An Unlikely Burrowing Owl Boomtown -  The Umatilla Chemical Depot in Oregon, a landscape dotted with a thousand concrete bunkers, may not look like an ideal haven for birds. But the site has taken on a new life — as a luxury subdivision for Burrowing Owls. / That's thanks in part to David H. Johnson, the founder of the Global Owl Project, who helped create Burrowing Owl "condos" by burying plastic buckets at the site.


New Podcasts - 11 November 2025: *On Hold - Meet Ro and Adam, a couple in the US trying to maintain a relationship while Adam is serving a 213 year prison sentence. Will Adam ever be released? Will Ro and Adam get to be together outside of the prison walls? Or will the waiting become too much for them both? / They're the first subjects of On Hold, a brand new podcast series - where Katy Davis explores extraordinary personal stories of waiting, anticipation and delayed gratification.


5 Minute Advice for Authors - season 1 episode 25: 10 April 2024: *Dive Deep into Emotional Equity with Jesse & Lisa Ferrell - In this episode of "5 Minute Advice for Authors," Jesse and Lisa Ferrell, authors of "How You Leave Them Feeling: Your Foundation for Inspiring Love & Relationships," share their journey of writing and publishing their book on love and relationships. They reveal the essence of their work, focusing on the power of relationship equity for deeper connection and understanding. Their advice for aspiring authors is about the importance of starting, the value of an accountability partner, and the journey beyond writing to promoting your book. Plus, Jesse and Lisa recall the expert advice they received during their audiobook recording process with Twin Flames Studios.



5 Good News Stories - 10 April 2025: Alaska Church Builds Tiny Homes for Homeless Seniors


New Podcasts - 11 November 2025: *Gap to Gig - How do you dads build meaningful careers that still leave room for family, fun, and everything that matters most? On Gap to Gig, you'll hear stories that help dads redesign how work fits into life, not the other way around. In the first episode, you'll meet career coach John Tarnoff, who explains how to reinvent yourself mid-career, find purpose in your work, and build confidence after setbacks.


Phase Hero - episode 100: 13 November 2025: Brandon, Jenna, Jamie and Aaron in the studio together to rank the entire Infinity Saga of MCU films. “100 second Viscardi.” I thought that Captain Marvel could have been far better. Guys, I’m with Brandon about The Incredible Hulk. It’s close to the aesthetic of the tel vision wires from the later seventies and early eighties, with the almost Fugitive style. I will say that I’m not fond of Iron Man 3 though. Even though I only saw it when it came out, and haven’t ever since. The whole fake Mandarin thing was god awful. 




Composers Datebook - 14 November 2025: An important date for Copland and Bernstein


Composers Datebook - 15 November 2025: Kern's 'Show Boat' is launched in D.C.


New Podcasts - 11 November 2025: *The Lizzy Hoo Show - The Lizzy Hoo Show is new from MIK Made today, from the popular Australian comedian (and voice of AirAsia's aeroplane announcements, as it happens). The show shares the chaos of life - in video, as well as audio.


Podcasting Insights - episode 65: 18 October 2025: *Why you don't need a camera to grow your podcast! - If you're fed up with hearing people insist you "need to put your podcast on YouTube", ", this episode will give you a sense of relief. / I've just come back from judging the Independent Podcast Awards and spent time with some of the best indie creators around. / What struck me wasn't how eager they were to jump on video, but how quickly the myth started to unravel once we looked at what video actually costs independent podcasters, in cash, energy, and lost focus. 







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