The Pod Files - Sunday 16 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

Station 151 - 10 December 2024: Season 2 Episode 13: *Extraction - Wayne's worst fears are realized as Dr. Alfieri continues experimenting with the black goo. / After all hell breaks loose, Wayne faces an impossible decision-one that could change the course of his life forever. / Content warning: profanity, loud noises, violence, forced surgery, gory and gooey sounds

Als Talk About Podcasting - 4 November 2025: *Podcasts on Netflix: are they worse for podcast fans? - The bots take a look at some podcasts leaving Youtube for Netflix, just months after we were told that Youtube was the place to be. / Also a look in the burgeoning business of podcasts about the Royal Family.

Floating Space - episode 7 trailer: 13 October 2025: *Floating Space: Live - The hunt for the third place continues... live at the Roundhouse.

Join Katie Stokes for the first live recording of her award-winning podcast Floating Space, in conversation with special guest Chanté Joseph. You'll also hear behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the podcast and have a chance for your voice or third place to be featured in the show.

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - [BBC Sounds] Series 84 episode 1: 10 November 2025: *Catchphrase - The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to the Mayflower in Southampton. On the panel are Adrian Edmondson, Rachel Parris, Miles Jupp and Marcus Brigstocke, with Jack Dee in the umpire's chair. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano. / Producer: Jon Naismith / A Random production for BBC Radio 4. 

BirdNote Daily - 9 June 2023: *Changing How You Hear the World - We often hear from listeners that BirdNote has changed the way they see and interact with the world around them. It's had that impact for those of us who help make the show, too. There's so much life and song and joy out there, waiting for you to just listen for it. BirdNote is an invitation to nature's concert. Listener support makes this possible. Just go to BirdNote.org and make a gift today.

The Divide - Season 1 Episode 5: 14 November 2025: *’We Don't Need an Infodump' - Paul Wilder's world has completely changed and it's left him reeling. Meanwhile, June Dalton's facing a surge of rioting in London and needs his help. Can Wilder hold it together? / Contains violence and very strong language.

The Stupid History Minute - 16 November 2025: In Search of Lost Time 

7 Good Minutes - 11 September 2025: Let Today Be Different: Breaking Free from Yesterday's Patterns

5 Minute Advice for Authors - season 1 episode 26: 17 April 2024: *Finding Your Authentic Leadership Voice with Dr. Steve Yacovelli - In this episode of 5 Minute Advice for Authors, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, author of "Pride Leadership: Strategies for LGBTQ+ Leaders to be the King or Queen of Their Jungle," shares his expertise on leadership and empowerment strategies that can be used to identify areas needing improvement. Steve also offers advice for authors, encouraging them to share their unique stories with the world. He stresses the importance of just starting the writing process, planning, and taking it one step at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the magnitude of writing and editing a book. His experience with Twin Flames Studios highlights the guidance and technical advice he received, making the process of creating his audiobook not only productive but also authentic to his message of leadership.

New Podcasts - 12 November 2025: *Showing Off With Angie and Brian - Brian Newman and Angie Pontani have spent their careers building stages, elevating stars, and finding beauty in the grind it takes to make something unforgettable. In their new podcast, Showing Off, you'll hear their own adventures in the industry, as well as conversations with the people who make shows happen: producers, choreographers, designers, musicians, photographers, drag artists, and more.

7 Good Minutes - 11 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The river that changes its...

Happy Place - season 7 episode 2: 4 May 2020: *Vex King - From homeless child to Instagram star, Vex King has spent a lot of time thinking about thought. The author of Good Vibes, Good Life is on a mission to challenge our ideas about self-love, and in this chat with Fearne the mind coach discusses those early challenges to the issues that face him today.

New Podcasts - 12 November 2025: *The Content Creator's Accountant - The Content Creator's Accountant knows whether you need to form an LLC and how to pay yourself; he knows the truth about tax deductions and write-offs, and how to grow a creator business without financial chaos. It's a new weekly show launching soon from Ralph Estep Jr., a licensed Delaware Public Accountant.

Yokai Detective Agency - Season 1 Bonus: 13 December 2024: Gossip Corner Episode 1 - It's time for Gossip Corner! Let's spill the tea.

BirdNote Daily - 10 June 2023: *Dry Tortugas Archipelago - From a bird's perspective, the Dry Tortugas, a cluster of islands in the Gulf of Mexico, can be a life-saver. Millions of migratory songbirds fly north across the Gulf and Caribbean each spring, headed for North America. If they run into heavy wind and rain blowing down from the continent, the Dry Tortugas provide their first landfall. In a storm, thousands of storm-tossed birds - warblers, thrushes, cuckoos, and others - seek shelter on the Dry Tortugas. No doubt that this Blackpoll Warbler was happy to touch down here!

Daily Dad Jokes - 7 July 2025

5 Good News Stories - 12 April 2025: Don't do THIS on an airplane! (The Lost Episodes)

 

History & Factoids about today - 15 November 2025: *Nov 15-Uranus, The Drifters, Petula Clark, ABBA, Ellen Griswold, Nickelback, Wendy's, $450.3 Million Painting - National clean your fridge day. Entertainment from 1964. Zeb Pike 1st sees Pikes Peak, 1st Catholic college, 1st Wendy's resteraunt, Most expensive painting in history. Today’s birthdays - William Herschel, Ed Asner, Joseph Wapner, Clyde McPhatter, Petula Clark, Sam Waterston, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Beverly D'Angelo, Chad Kroeger. Roy Clark died.

New Podcasts - 13 November 2025: *We Are Spiralling - Curly hair. What does it mean in our culture? / In We Are Spiraling, award-winning journalist Priya Anand tells stories about curly hair - why so many people hide their ringlets as secret curlies, how politicians who wear their hair curly are vilified, and what Hollywood's hostility toward curls means for our society.

Womanica - 7 May 2021: Charlotte Dod

Yokai Detective Agency - Season 1 Bonus: 16 December 2024: Shiro's Death: The Beginning is The End - Fun Fact: This short was the original opening for Episode 1 of Season 1!

7 Minutes For Yourself - 29 May 2024: How Self-Care Energizes Your Parenting Journey

Audio Poem of the Day - Episode 1,885: 7 August 2025: Staying Power By Jeanne Murray Walker

Counterbalance - Season 2, Episode 14: 15 November 2023: *Building Bridges - CW: Depiction of a Panic-attack / Nespanuka - 102nd day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Var, 101st Generation / Raka, Lyn and Malaki find a bridge they need to cross before they can continue their merry journey. Can they make it across? [2 lots of adverts in the first 3 1/2 minutes.] 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 16 November 2025: writhe

Daily Life Pro Tips - 14 October 2025

New Podcasts - 13 November 2025: Something About Soulmates - Something About Soulmates asks what sustainable, modern love really looks like. / Hosted by a wedding officiant and her best friend/producer, this new interview series explores long-term partnership in all its forms - queer, straight, evolving - and what it means to practice love on purpose. Every ep ends with the same question: what does the word "soulmate" mean to you?

Ri's Records - Episode 11: 16 November 2025: *A Landmark of British Psychedelia: The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

StarDate - 15 November 2025: Leonid Meteors

Daily Facts - 17 October 2025

MinuteEarth - 4 April 2025: The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees

Als Talk About Podcasting - 12 November 2025: *Apple adds Podcast Chapters - how to use and what it means for creators - The bots take a look at the latest addition to Apple Podcasts, Chapters! / How can creators access it, and what to look out for.

New Podcasts - 13 November 2025: *Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche - In Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast, everyone's favorite TikTok lawyer, Michael Foote, and his best friend Mélissa Malebranche, break down news stories, share hilarious anecdotes from criminal court, answer pressing legal questions, and teach listeners how to short-circuit democracy to effect real change in their communities. Today, they talk about the Diddy trial, special immigration juvenile status and interview Congressman Robert Garcia, from California's 42nd congressional district.

The Slowdown - Episode 1217: 15 October 2024: Today's poem is Abide by Jake Adam York.

Science Quickly - 22 January 2015: *Diaper Material Expands Wee Microscope Views - The absorbent material in disposable diapers can expand tissue samples, making more structure visible under light microscopes. / Karen Hopkin reports. 

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - 20 Sep 2021: *The World's Largest Collection of Small Versions of Large Things - Artist Erika Nelson didn't set out in life to necessarily become one of the foremost connoisseurs of large things, but her museum in Lucas, KS is nevertheless the ultimate tribute to the roadside attraction. / Read more In the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-

largest-collection-of-smallest-versions-of-largest-things 

BirdNote Daily - 11 June 2023: *Marsh Voices at Sunrise - In marshes across the country, birds awaken on a summer morning. Tall dense grasses and reeds often make marsh birds hard to see, but their voices carry easily across the lush, green landscape. You can hear birds like the Redhead, the Sora, the American Bittern, the Ruddy Duck, this Yellow-headed Blackbird, and many more.

The Daily Poem - 4 October 2025: The Solitary Wanderer and the Weeping Shadows: A Journey Through the Chasm of Desolation - Today's poem is about Sadness in the style of William Shakespeare. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

New Podcasts - 14 November 2025: *Atlanta Is... - From the underground clubs that birthed music that took over the world, to the hustlers who made the city a mecca for filmmaking, and the churches whose pastors influence politics, Atlanta Is... tells the stories behind the rise of one of the most important cities on the planet. Launched this month, it's the first oral history of its kind for Atlanta.

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities - 4 February 2020: *Lay an Egg - The world around us is filled with wonderful treasures, and none are more powerful than the stories we tell. Here are two tales worthy of display in the Cabinet of Curiosities.

5 Minute Advice for Authors - 24 April 2024: Joanne Sweeney's Guide to Transforming Public Communication - In this episode of 5 Minute Advice for Authors, Joanne Sweeney, the author of "Public Sector Marketing Pro: The Definitive Guide to Digital Marketing and Social Media for Government and Public Sector," dives into the discipline of public sector marketing, sharing her extensive experience and insights to empower government and public sector professionals. Joanne also shares advice for authors, emphasizing the significance of not going it alone. By surrounding herself with an editorial team, she was able to produce a work that exceeds even her high standards. / The collaboration with Twin Flames Studios for her audiobook brought her words to life, highlighting the meticulous attention to detail and the personalized guidance that made the process a standout experience.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 28 September 2025

New Podcasts - 14 November 2025: *Winning - Winning is new from Rosenblatt Law - a six-part series exploring the mindset, strategy, and resilience behind high performance across law, business, sport, and the arts. It's hosted by lan Rosenblatt OBE.

Everything Everywhere Daily - episode 86: 30 September 2020: *The Electoral College - The Electoral College is a lot like figure skating. People only care about it every four years. Unlike figure skating, people tend to have a lot of opinions on the subject. Learn more about the past, present, and possible future of the Electoral College on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Question of the Week - 20 October 2023: *Am I manufacturing a mosquito master race? - Joanne sent in this question, which James Tytko posed to Laurence Hurst from the University of Bath...

The Daily Quiz Show - 10 October 2025: Geography 

New Podcasts - 14 November 2025: *Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is the result of a new partnership between Cineverse's horror division, Bloody Disgusting, and fantasy audio studio Echoverse. It's an audio adaptation of the Thomas E. Sniegoski illustrated novel.

Adrift - Season 1 Episode 1: 10 November 2025: *Dark Shadows - In late 1960s England, the young Robertson family is struggling to make ends meet on their farm. They decide to give it all up, sell the farm, and sail round the world. Against all odds, they are making their wild dream a reality. But in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, catastrophe strikes. / Adrift is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Blanchard House.