Saturday 20 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

Candy Claus, Private Eye - Season 2 Episode 4:  19 December 2025: *Helsinki or Swim - Candy competes with Tom Gunderson, a depressed Finnish detective, as the conspiracy takes them to the Christmas Cards Department. Written and directed by Ella Gale.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 19 December 2025: veracity

StarDate -18 December 2025: The Charioteer

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 15: 19 December 2025: *A Tip For Convention Exhibit Hall Shopping - Planning to shop at a convention? Wait until the final day. Vendors don't want to haul unsold inventory home, which means discounts and negotiation opportunities multiply. If what you wanted is gone, the decision's made for you.

The Stupid History Minute - 20 December 2025: Furby Boom

Comicbook Nation - 19 December 2025: presented again by Kofi, Matt, Janell, and Evan. New film starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black entitled Anaconda, which is a film about making a film. Meta! Trailer out for Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming film Disclosure Day. Tribute to Rob and Michelle Reiner. Season two of Fallout. Welcome to Derry season finale. Reactions to Avatar: Fire And Ash. I personally thought the first film was rubbish, so I’m not bothered about any of you anything else in the franchise. I get that the visuals are great, I suppose, but they the first film was just a cheap knock off story wise and script wise. Evan leave the chat after the discussion about this film. Reaction to the latest knives out franchise film, wake up Deadman. Matt mentions having seen the film the house made, which stars Sydney Sweeney. Alien versus Captain America comic issue number two. DC KO comic book “round five.” 

BirdNote Daily - 19 July 2023: *Song Neighborhoods - Birds of the same species don't always sing exactly the same as each other. But those that live near each other sometimes have similar songs. Scientists refer to this pattern as a song neighborhood. It's less like a regional dialect among people that's found over a large area. It's more local than that, like a group of friends copying each other's mannerisms.

7 Good Minutes - 9 October 2025: Let Your Breath Lead the Way

New Podcasts - 17 December 2025: *Write Your Path - How can you use writing as a tool to write the life of your dreams? Whether you're ready to intentionally write your path forward, tell your story or build the business you've always dreamt of, Write Your Path is for you. It launched this week.

Christmas Pop-up Channel - 29 November 2025: Christmas Stories: Lego Wonders and Layaway Angels

7 Good Minutes - 9 October 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - Your breath is the...

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - season 3 episode 7: 4 December 2024: *Julia Gets Wise with Patti LaBelle - Today on Wiser Than Me, Julia welcomes 80-year-old singer, actress, and entrepreneur Patti LaBelle. The two discuss Patti's legendary Grammy Award-winning music career and what the "Godmother of Soul" has cooked for friends like Nina Simone, Elton John, and Prince. Plus, Patti tells Julia why she was convinced she wouldn't live to see 50. Also, Julia asks her 90-year-old mom, Judith, if she can remember any racy song lyrics from her youth.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 20 December 2025: decorous

A Murder Most Foul: The Life of a Hitman - episode 14: 29 June 2025: *THEN-THE INVISIBLE HANDS OF GOD - In this chapter, Notch's unit often supports a highly classified special ops unit known as MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group). / This unit conducted covert unconventional warfare operations during the Vietnam War. / Notch's team, although secret, often provides long-range sniper support during these operations…

StarDate - 19 December 2025: Capella

Podnews Daily - 18 December 2025: *Study: YouTube ads work up to 25% worse than audio - The result of more than a thousand campaigns

New Podcasts - 18 December 2025: *UCAS Choices - UCAS Choices is a podcast to guide young people in the UK on their choices in further education, from university admissions through to degree apprenticeships. This week, joining apprentices from McLaren Racing, is the UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer. He talks about apprenticeships and his own experience entering the workforce.

32 Old Mill Lane - 19 December 2025: *On Christmas Eve 1992, three estranged best friends each receive the same mysterious game console - just before one of them vanishes. Now, the others must uncover the truth behind the gift before it's too late. / Content Warning: Language / 32 Old Mill Lane was Written/Created by Nathan McKee, Directed by Ashley Deane, and Produced by EchoLore Productions. [Great production on this, with some really good voice acting, and a superb script. Really nice sound effects. A riveting story. Perfect as a scary Christmassy ghost story. I understand how much work it is to make a show of this quality, but I really wish that this was an anthology, with more great stories. Absolute perfection.] 

Odd One Out - 7 December 2025: Golden Retriever or Persian?

Daily Life Pro Tips - 2 November 2025

Christmas Pop-up Channel - 30 November 2025: A Christmas Carol Trivia

Sounds Profitable - 17 December 2025: The Year's Top Podcasting Data Trends, Audio Joins UK Creative Council, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: three big trends in podcasting data from this year, YouTube targets TV advertisers, Oxford Road and Podscribe find YouTube podcasts can be up to 25% worse at conversion than audio podcast ads, and podcasts formally get a seat on the UK Creative Industries Council.

MinuteEarth - 23 April 2025: Why kids skip school (& what to do about it)

Seaside Pod Review - episode 71: 14 March 2024: a bit of catch-up chat to start with. Randy had a joke that he was going to say, but he’s forgotten it. Discussion about the Tom Petty song Mary Jane’s Last Dance, which isn’t about marijuana. “Isn’t all music cultural appropriation?” Listener feedback about last episode’s random song, March of the Black Queen. “Matt Greenham VERIFIED!” There are a lot of comparisons drawn between that song and Bohemian Rhapsody. Mention of the song House of pain. which was the song on the Halen podcast And The Podcast Will Rock. After this they look at this week’s choice of random song, which is the John Deacon written hit single I Want To Break Free from The Works. “More cowbell!” Linn drum programming. The debate about the solo. Some people hate that it is a synthesise a solo on the record as opposed to a guitar. I didn’t have an opinion either way. I’m happy with the solo as it is, but then I also like the live version of the record, when they have a guitar solo by Brian. Then again, the live version does feature proper drums all the way through, with no programmed drums at all. Kev read a dreadful review of the song. “Roger is the sexiest woman!” The stupidity of the whole video debacle in the USA. Dickhead media. The Post show song-LOL. 

Question of the Week - Episode 542: 1 December 2023: Why does my nose run in cold weather? - Charlene wrote in to ask, 'Why does my nose run in cold weather? What are the physiological benefits of this?' To answer it, Rhys James enlisted the help of consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon, Neil De Zoysa.

Sounds Profitable - 17 December 2025: *The Year's Top Podcasting Data Trends, Audio Joins UK Creative Council, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: three big trends in podcasting data from this year, YouTube targets TV advertisers, Oxford Road and Podscribe find Youtube podcasts can be up to 25% worse at conversion than audio podcast ads, and podcasts formally get a seat on the UK Creative Industries Council.

New Podcasts - 19 December 2025: *Happy To Be Here - Happy To Be Here launches today - an interview podcast for the recovering perfectionist and the perpetually curious. It's full of conversations with people who will delight and inspire -- journalists, chefs, authors, and all kinds of excellent humans. / The show is created by book nerd Greta Johnsen, former host and co-creator of WBEZ's Nerdette. Greta also co-hosts HBO's Official Game of Thrones Podcast and writes the GRETAGRAM newsletter on Substack.

Season's Readings - 12 November 2025: *Reginald's Christmas Revel: a Classic Christmas Tale by Saki - A holiday gathering, a knowing smile, and a narrator who sees more than he lets on. Reginald's Christmas Revel blends elegance and humor in that unmistakable Saki way-light as champagne, sharp as its bubbles. A perfect seasonal listen. / If you enjoy this story, you'll find more like it at ShortStoryverses.com, home of Litreading, New Tales Told, Season's Readings, and more. / Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) balanced elegance and satire with effortless skill. His stories continue to resonate for their humor, subtle bite, and perfect brevity. / Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) balanced elegance and satire with effortless skill. His stories continue to resonate for their humor, subtle bite, and perfect brevity. If you enjoyed this performance, consider rating or reviewing the podcast, and share it with someone who might appreciate timeless short fiction.

Science Quickly - 25 February 2015: *Fishes' Lateral Lines Sense Pressure and Predators - Flow sensors on the bodies of many fishes act like a hydrodynamic antenna, picking up signals about the flow of water around them. / Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports. 

Sounds Profitable - 18 December 2025: *The Inventory and The Scale - Podcasting has a creator churn problem that needs fixing. / Written and narrated by Tom Webster / Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis / Audio editing by Gavin Gaddis

7 Minutes For Yourself - 16 June 2024: Mastering the Art of Calm with Easy Techniques

Charles Dickens Ghost Stories - Season 1 Episode 1: *A Christmas Carol: Part One - It's Christmas Eve.... Jacob Marley has been dead for seven years exactly - when he returns to the world of the living to pay his old business partner a visit. Not that Ebeneezer Scrooge is in the mood for receiving guests. Still less for learning the lessons that Marley's fellow spirits have in store for him. But one thing is certain: this is a Christmas that Scrooge will never forget. / A Noiser podcast production. / Narrated by Sir David Suchet / Written by Charles Dickens / Additional material by Duncan Barrett, Pascal Hughes and Joel Duddell / Produced by Duncan Barrett | Head of Production: Natalie Brook-Reynolds / Recorded and mixed at The Soundhouse Studios | Sound design by Wilfredo Acosta / Sound Supervisors: Tom Pink and Oliver Baines / Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines / Music performances by Dorry Macaulay, Oliver Baines, Coen Baines / Exec Producers: Pascal Hughes, Katrina Hughes, Joel Duddell.