Friday 12 December 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

DASH - Season 1 Episode 19: 17 December 2021: *The Case of the Mysterious Zita Makara: Chapter 12 The Prayer - Dash and Sal take on Impetu and Cindy puts the missing piece together.

The Daily Quiz Show - 23 October 2025: Music

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 11 December 2025: leviathan

Sleep From Space - season 1 episode 14: 8 February 2024: *Lunar New Year's Celestial Celebration: Year of the Dragon - Celebrate the Lunar New Year with "Sleep from Space" in an episode that intertwines astronomy with cultural festivities. Discover how the Lunar New Year is determined by the lunar calendar and its significance across various cultures. Delve into the astronomical aspects of the celebration, including the phases of the Moon and their impact on traditional practices. This episode offers a peaceful journey through the cultural and celestial aspects of the Lunar New Year, perfect for a relaxing and informative bedtime listen.

StarDate - 10 December 2025: High Blood Pressure

Skipping Through Theatre - season 2 episode 4: 16 February 2025: *With Petra Hadjuk - Maddie and Nathan are joined by Petra who was recently in wicked part 1!!! Listen as she describes how amazing it was to film alongside the amazing Ariana grande and Cynthia Erivo!!. 

BirdNote Daily - 8 July 2023: *How Birds Produce Sound - Nearly all birds produce sound through an organ unique to birds, the syrinx. In many songbirds, the syrinx is not much bigger than a raindrop. Extremely efficient, it uses nearly all the air that passes through it. By contrast, a human creates sound using only 2% of the air exhaled through the larynx. Birds whose syrinx is controlled by only one set of muscles have a limited vocal range. This Song Sparrow, using several pairs, can put forth a cascade of trills and notes.

7 Good Minutes - 2 October 2025: How Your Morning Mindset Creates Unstoppable Daily Momentum

The Stupid History Minute - 10 December 2025: The Robosapien

Daily Shower Thoughts - 10 October 2025

7 Good Minutes - 2 October 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The morning mind is like...

Candy Claus, Private Eye - Season 2 Episode 3: 12 December 2025: *Ho Ho Uh Oh - Season 2, episode 3. Candy helps Santa assess technically nice children with disturbing Christmas requests. Written and directed by Ella Gale.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 8: 10 December 2025: A Tip For Taking Ownership In Your Life (w/ Megan Tan) - What if the only thing standing between you and the life you want is the story you're telling yourself? Guest tipper Megan Tan shares a perspective shift that changed how she approaches every situation. This episode explores what it really means to take responsibility-not as blame, but as power.

The Daily Poem - 15 October 2025: *The Potter's Descent: A Dance with the Tempest of the Soul - Today's poem is about Panic in the style of Khalil Gibran. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

Christmas Pop-up Channel - 29 November 2025: Miracle on 34th Street Christmas Trivia

Radio Headspace - episode 30: 14 May 2021: *Rest Without Remorse - In today's culture of multitasking and being busy for the sake of being busy, it's easy to feel bad about taking a moment for yourself. / We have to disassociate the idea of rest as being a reward. Everyone is entitled to rest.

New Podcasts - 11 December 2025: *Odd One Out - On Odd One Out from Caloroga Shark Media, you are given four items and you have to decide which one is the Odd One Out. An example: Podnews Dally, Radioland, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Podnews Weekly Review. The Odd One Out? The Joe Rogan Experience. The other podcasts all feature James Cridland on mic, The Joe Rogan Experience does not. Three fast rounds daily and you'll be surprised how quickly your brain freezes under pressure.

Naked Scientists In Short - Episode 182: 5 September 2012: *BS 2012 - Seeing through Clothes and Water Voles - In the second special programme from the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, we discover the technology for seeing through your clothes and find out why "Lonely heart" teenage water voles can save whole populations. Plus, we discover why NASA is returning to the Van Allen Belt, and explore the diet foods of the future, which will make you feel fuller for longer.

Odd One Out - 3 December 2025: The Shawshank Redemption or The Lion King? - Today's categories: Movies, Geography, Food. Can you spot which item doesn't belong? Three quick puzzles to challenge your thinking!

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 12 December 2025: waggish

StarDate - 11 December 2025: Stabilising Influence

BirdNote Daily - 9 July 2023: *Just Whose Ducklings Are Those? - It's spring, and a female duck swims across a pond with ducklings in tow. Some of the youngsters might not be her own. Wood Ducks and others may lay some of their eggs in other ducks' nests — or in the nests of other kinds of ducks, like Common Mergansers and goldeneyes. Biologists call this nest parasitism or egg dumping. Perhaps it's a kind of insurance against the loss of a nesting female's own eggs or brood. Hooded Mergansers, like this one, are frequent recipients of eggs from other species. It's a good bet that mother duck has at least one - and maybe more - foster ducklings.

The Stupid History Minute - 11 December 2025: Nintendo DS

SmartLess - episode 279: 10 November 2025: “it’s really good to be with you guys!” Intro music. Who has the most technical problems of the three presenters? Will still owns The Geek Squad property. Jason and Sean going to football games together. After the catch up they go to the surprise guest, this time chosen by Will, who is Tom Freston,  business executive behind Nickelodeon, and other companies such as Viacom. 

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 9: 11 December 2025: A Tip For Lighting Burned Down Candles - Ever struggle to light a candle that's burned too far down? There's a simple kitchen solution that works better than burning your fingers with a short match. Use a piece of uncooked spaghetti as an extended lighter-it catches flame easily and gives you the length you need to reach the wick safely.

Sounds Profitable - 9 December 2025: Chartable Officially Closes, WPP Ad Growth Forecast, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: Chartable formally shuts down, WPP raises their forecast for ad growth this year, and Tink Media publishes their annual Audio Delicacies list.

MinuteEarth - 18 April 2025: Why Is Lyme Disease Getting Worse?

The Slowdown - episode 1230: 1 November 2024: Today's poem is Second Paradise by Chard deNiord.

Podnews Daily - 10 December 2025: *NYC Podcast Awards launches, aiming to recognise creators - It's not just download size that matters, the award organisers say

Christmas Pop-up Channel - 29 November 2025: A Christmas Song: Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 10: 12 December 2025: *A Tip for Making Mismatched Socks More Fun - When you can't find matching socks, turn the frustration into fun by calling it a "team up" if they're superhero themed. It's a simple reframe that makes rushed mornings a bit more enjoyable. Perfect for anyone who's ever stared at their sock drawer in despair.

Womanica - 26 May 2021: Pat Summitt

The Stupid History Minute - 12 December 2025: XBOX 360 

Daily Facts - 29 October 2025 

BirdNote Daily - 10 July 2023: *Seabirds Thriving on Volcanic Slopes - In August 2008, Kasatochi Island erupted in the middle of auklet breeding season, burying tens of thousands of chicks in hot ash. At first, the auklets' future on the island appeared bleak. But in just a few years, the birds had returned in force. Thousands nested within the innumerable chambers left behind by sea-cooled lava.

Phase Hero - 11 December 2025: Brandon, Jenna, Aaron, and Jamie. Housekeeping to start with. Supergirl trailer announced for the day after recording. Over the previous weekend Brandon and Jenna had Ben to a Supergirl based event, and have seen the trailer already. Who is doing the music for Supergirl? The sale of Warner Brothers war between Netflix and Paramount. Brainiac casting rumours. Season two of The Penguin in the works. The Batman Part 2 starts filming in May 2026. DC based theme park rides. Where is the Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer? Marketing campaign for forthcoming Spielberg film started with it still being untitled. Avengers Endgame being rereleased in September 2026. My take on that - I bet they add a post-credit scene. Brandon suggested something similar. What brand suggested though he is interesting where we get a visual for the sound that we heard at the end of the original screening of game, but this time it could be Dr Dom doing that noise with his costume as opposed to iron man. Has Hugh Jackman finished playing Wolverine? Director Ryan Kugler has said that Black Panther three will come out in 2028. This will make it the first Post secret wars film from Marvel. Apparently there are disappointing numbers for the film fantastic four first steps on its Disney+ debut. I enjoyed that film a lot, but I still haven’t seen Brave New World or Thunderbolts. Promo for Wonderman. My question-who is Ben Mankiewicz? Casting for fourth coming hunger games film. Jamie rant about Golden Globes. This might take me some enemies, but I agree with Jamie, in that the best podcast award for the Golden Globes is a joke because all the people I’ve paid £75,000 $75,000 each to put themselves forward, and all of them are related, and big corporate companies. As much as I would like to probably get some of these people on my show, I very much doubt than I would, so I don’t think I’m a friend in any potential guests upon Michael, because quite frankly they will see me as something to step up. 

Science Quickly - 17 February 2015: *Hot Chili Peppers Motivate Mice to Burn Fat - Rodents fed capsaicin voluntarily exercised more than their furry friends on a lower-heat diet. Karen Hopkin reports. 

7 Minutes For Yourself - 11 June 2024: Navigating Social Media's Mental Health Minefield

5 Minute Advice for Authors - season 1 episode 40: 24 July 2024: *Bradley Jones on Turning Service Into Storytelling - In this episode of "5 Minute Advice for Authors," Bradley Jones, the author of

"Treading the Deep: Inspirational Lessons on Life and Leadership," shares how the lessons learned from both triumphs and failures, humorous and embarrassing moments alike, became teaching tools not only for himself but also for his fellow soldiers. His story is a testament to the impact of mentorship and personal growth in the demanding environment of the military. Bradley offers advice to aspiring authors, including the importance of utilizing personal networks and professional resources. Drawing from his own experience, he emphasises the benefits of having trusted feedback during the writing process, the crucial role of a knowledgeable editor, and how these elements contributed significantly to the success of his book. / Lastly, Bradley praises his audiobook director's patience and support during the emotionally charged recording sessions, describing the process as one of the most intimate experiences of his life.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 29 October 2025 

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 6 May 2025: "Earbuses" w/ Dan Levitin

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 7 May 2025: "Hidden Instruments" w/ Dan Levitin