The Pod Files - Saturday 8 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

Hell In Paradise - Season 2 Episode 6: 6 November 2025: *The Folly of Two - John Bender's death soon becomes a cause celebre. But the woman at the centre of police suspicion is now the hospital. Ann's psychiatrist is shocked at her physical and mental state. As the full story of the Benders' isolation unfolds, prosecutors make their move and judges reach a verdict. But the Costa Rican authorities have a surprise in store.

For Luck’s Sake - 15 October 2025: *Lee Child, one of the world's most popular authors and the creator of the Jack Reacher series, talks to Matt Lorenzo about the role luck has played in his life.

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue - series 67 episode 1: 26 June 2017: Bathroom Song Book

Station 151 - Season 2 Episode 11: 26 November 2024: *Highland Park - Wayne and Alfieri face off against Richard in a deadly standoff, uncovering shocking secrets and forming uneasy alliances as their survival hinges on a treacherous promise and the lure of single malt scotch.

New Podcasts - 7 November 2025: *The Europeans | European news, politics and culture - The cross-border team of reporters at The Europeans has been on a months-long hunt for Europe's best housing, childcare, and drug policies, seeking out the places where public policies are actually working. Today, The Europeans will release the final instalment of a new miniseries funded entirely by listener donations - the first time the podcast has funded its award-winning narrative journalism this way in its eight-year history. Listen in to find out "Who Does It Best?"

Seaside Pod Review - episode 66: 8 February 2024: starts with Kev and Randy catching up on chat. It’s early recording, as Randy is away, and it is seven o’clock in the morning for Kevin. For Randy it is eight o’clock in the evening in Bangkok. Randy getting a massage in Thailand - “I don’t bend that way!” After the chat they look at feedback from listeners about the Brian May song Driven By You. “Richard’s rewrite.” After this they look at the randomly chosen song for this week, which this time is another Brian May written song, but this time a band song from Queen, that’s entitled Scandal. I wonder if their research will include Roger Taylor saying on the Queen’s Greatest Hits volume two extras that he really didn’t like the song? I’ll just say that Kev’s editing is superb when they do the listen a second time bit. “I’m going Bangkok bold!” 

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day - 8 November 2025: bromide

New Podcasts - 7 November 2025: *Married to the Machine: Living with Al - Everywhere you look right now, people are shouting about Al - sometimes like it's the future of humanity, sometimes as if it's the end of the world. In Married To The Machine: Living With Al, journalist Stephanie Power and her husband, Al and Spatial Computing Professor, David Reid, cut through the noise. / Aimed primarily at the Gen X listener, they explore how Al is already changing our lives and answer your questions. WARNING: There may be bickering. 

The Bitch Is Back with Charisma Carpenter - 24 June 2025: *Introducing "The Bitch Is Back: A First Watch with Charisma Carpenter" - The Bitch Is Back: A First Watch with Charisma Carpenter *Powered by Patreon* is a spin on the traditional rewatch. Known as the formidable queen bee of the Buffyverse, Cordelia Chase-played by Charisma Carpenter-has finally decided to watch her own shows - and she's taking fans along for the unpredictable ride!

StarDate - 7 November 2025: Lunar Excursion

New Podcasts - 7 November 2025: Business History - Business History was new from Pushkin and Heart Podcasts this week. It is the first podcast from Pushkin Industries that will incorporate full video episodes from launch. / It's hosted by former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith.

Questlove Supreme - 12 October 2022: *DJ Clark Kent - DJ Clark Kent joins Questlove Supreme to discuss performing with Dana Dane, his incredible work with JAY-Z and Biggie Smalls, and signing Das EFX. The esteemed veteran also speaks about his fantastic sneaker collection and turning his passion into meaningful brand partnerships.

BirdNote Daily - 28 May 2023: *The Red-winged Blackbird - The Red-winged Blackbird is the theme bird for this year's Black Birders Week. Deja Perkins, who helps organize the event, introduces us to this species and what the bird represents to her and to Black Birders Week.

Womanica - 29 April 2021: Elizabeth Van Lew

MinuteEarth - 29 March 2025: Planet Formation

Question of the Week - 6 October 2023: *Why don't new species suffer inbreeding problems? - This week's question involves the evolutionary process of speciation. James Tytko asked the University of Sheffield's Roger Butlin. 

The Stupid History Minute - 8 November 2025: Brave New World 

Naked Scientists, In Short - 18 July 2012: Brown water, bats and streetlights, plant methane - This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how browner drinking water presents problems for the water companies; the effect of street lighting on bats and their commuter routes; and how ultraviolet light makes plants emit methane.

Yokai Detective Agency - Season 1 Bonus: 18 November 2024: *DFN News: Animal News - Animal News with CC! / Today, CC (Cassidy Chadwick) is at the home of Sashiro Minagawa of the Yokai Detective Agency to discuss chickens.

Podnews Daily - 7 November 2025: *Elsie leaves Libsyn - She'd been with the company for almost nineteen years. [I have recorded what I think is a great fun chat with Elsie for Pods Like Us, where we spoke about Elsie’s history in podcasting, her thoughts on podcasting, and what she loves about it. It’s because of episodes like this and others that the release schedule has changed for season ten of the show, as I want people to hear these chats.] 

The Daily Poem - 30 September 2025: *The Sage of Stillness: Embracing the Whispered Peace Beneath the Heavens - Today's poem is about Contentment in the style of William Butler Yeats. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

Sounds Profitable - 7 November 2025: *Netflix Goes Shopping, Local Radio's Podcasting Power, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: the Podscape is taking new submissions, Netflix is shopping around for video podcast licensing, Livewire Labs has a new list of top podcast hosts by episode share, SiriusXM's Q3 report is here, and local radio is getting into podcasts.

Yokai Detective Agency - 30 November 2024: Season 1 Bonus - The Dark Lantern (Take 2)

The Divide - Season 1 Episode 4:  7 November 2025: *The Air Tastes Different - It seems like Wilder and Dalton's mission is at an end, but it soon becomes clear that there's more to Butterfly than meets the eye.

Audio Poem of the Day - Episode 1,877: 30 July 2025: *Conjecture on the Stained Glass Image of White Christ at Ebenezer Baptist Church by Marcus Wicker. 

The Daily Quiz Show - 6 October 2025: General Knowledge

5 Good News Stories - 1 April 2025: Man finally reads magazine he bought in 1985... here's why

The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast - episode 4: 29 February 2020: *Lava Tubes and Cork Trees: Inside Volcano Winery - Welcome to The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast. / I'm your host Forrest Kelly from the seed to the glass wine has a past. Our aim at The Best 5 Minute Wine Podcast is to look for adventure at wineries around the globe. After all, grape minds think alike. Let's start the adventure. Let's start the adventure. Our featured winery in this episode. / We find out America's Southern Most Winery. / Do you have a guess? Let me give you a hint. / Aloha. Oh, you guessed it's Volcano Hawaii is where we venture to.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 10 October 2025

Stories To Tell with Richard Marx - episode 11: 29 April 2025: *Richard Appel on Leaving Law to Be a Hollywood Writer on Family Guy, King of the Hill & The Simpsons - Richard's childhood classmate Rich Appel joins us to discuss making the hard decision to pivot from a Harvard Law career in NYC with James Comey to becoming a Hollywood screenwriter & show-runner for series like ‘Family Guy', 'The Simpsons' and 'King of the Hill'.

Yokai Detective Agency - Season 1 Bonus: 7 December 2024: Twilight Talent Magic Shop

The Slowdown - episode 1211: 7 October 2024: Today's poem is The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

Science Quickly - 9 Jan 2015: Active Sun at Birth Cut Historical Life Spans - High UV radiation during solar maxima may have degraded expectant mothers' stores of folate, a vitamin essential to development. / Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Daily Dad Jokes - 4 July 2025: Independence Day!

5 Minute Advice for Authors - season 1 episode 20: 6 March 2024: *Joanne Holbrook on Crafting a Legacy of Love Through Parenting - In this episode of "5 Minute Advice for Authors," we are joined by Joanne Holbrook, author of "Your Passport to Parenting." Her message is clear: there is more than one way to be a good parent, and her book serves as a guide to finding what works best for each unique family. In addition to her parenting wisdom, Joanne advises writers to start with a draft of any quality and improve it over time, stressing that perfection is not required in the initial stages. Joanne also highlights the ongoing commitment to marketing a book post-publication, encouraging authors to embrace the role of marketer with creativity and enthusiasm. Tune in as she shares the joy and fun she found in the recording process, especially the supportive collaboration with the Twin Flames team, which made her feel safe and encouraged throughout.

Als Talk About Podcasting - 14 October 2025: *How listeners form para-social relationships with podcasts - The bots take a look at contrasting perspectives on the financial and psychological dynamics of the podcasting industry. One source details the controversy surrounding Apple Podcasts' ad-free promotions, noting that the company requires publishers to forgo ad revenue for featured shows without compensation, which contrasts sharply with Amazon Music's practice of purchasing ad inventory to offer an ad-free experience. / The other two sources focus on the critical role of parasocial relationships-one-sided emotional bonds listeners form with hosts— and how this trust is being impacted by Artificial Intelligence (Al). Specifically, research indicates that humans form distinct

"assistant" or "friend" relationships with Al voices, suggesting that for Al to be successtully adopted in areas like host-read advertising, it must ethically match the specific warmth and competence dynamics already established by the human hosts to maintain audience trust.

Yokai Detective Agency - Season 1 Bonus: 8 December 2024: *Dullahan Doughnuts - Come on in to Dullahan Doughnuts to sate your sweet tooth!

Daily Shower Thoughts - 26 September 2025

BirdNote Daily - 29 May 2023: *The Robin Rescue - When Adé Ben-Salahuddin stopped to help a trapped young bird on his way home from work, he found an unexpected source of help: an older Black woman walking by who had just the skills for the problem at hand.

Radio Headspace - episode 23: 5 May 2021: *A Busy World - Being busy has become synonymous with success, however when we are pushed to the brink of our capacity to be productive, we often feel less successful. It's important to find a balance between being busy and also knowing when it's okay to take a needed break.

7 Minutes For Yourself - 24 May 2024: How to Create Your Own Self-Care Blueprint

Comicbook Nation - season 7 episode 44: 7 November 2025: Kofi, Matt, Janell and Evan presenting. This week’s pic of the week from Matt that you can get at Global Comix is Witchblade. Viral marketing from Marvel. “what the hell did Grand Theft Auto do?” Wonderman coming to Disney Plus in January. Trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic. Five Nights At Freddie’s 2. Latest episode of Welcome To Derry. Devil in disguise: the John Wayne Gacy story. Predator Badlands. Guillermo Del toro’s Frankenstein. Issue 13 of the absolute superman comic. Aliens versus Captain America comic issue one. Marvel Rivals updates.