The Pod Files - Wednesday 19 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

The Love Boat Podcast - 8 November 2025: For this episode Fred, Ted and Jill had special guest co-host Bernie join them to chat with the now late Loretta Swit, actress more commonly known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in MASH. She appeared in The Love Boat twice, as different characters, with her first appearance being in the unaired original pilot episode as a potential main character. An interesting thing there is that she was also the original Cagney in the pilot episode of Cagney and Lacey. Bernie joined the episode because he and Loretta shared a love story on The Love Boat, and their friendship had endured through the years. Since the recording of the episode, and before its release, Loretta had passed away. 

The Gerry Anderson Podcast - episode 376: 17 November 2025: Richard and Chris are joined by Jamie for a change. General chitchat. Prototype of new eagle 1976 model. Details of this year‘s Gerry Anderson related Christmas jumper for sale on the Gerry Anderson store. ‘If Thunderbirds Went Wrong’ from forty years ago. Facebook page questions. When will the Thunderbirds Blu-ray come out, and where from? Fabblebox. A game of Fab Or Fib. They found out the random Gerry Anderson film or television series episode to watch for the next podcast episode, which will be a Terrahawks episode. , entitled Zero’s Finest Hour. Fab fact from Thunderbirds. 

Breaker Whiskey - 19 November 2025: Two Hundred Seventy Five - To Lora.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 30 September 2025

Sounds Profitable - 18 November 2025: *IAB AU Audio Advertising Survey, Influencer ROI Transparency, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: The deadline to submit to The Podscape is this Friday, Cloudflare outage plays havok with the internet, The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify post the hour-long roundtable with Golden Globes Best Podcast nominees, lAB Australia confirms dates for early 2026 events and survey for Audio Advertising State of Nation, Digidal looks at the growing sophistication of influencer marketing, and Local Files Club brings a new twist to audio fiction monetization.

Daily Dad Jokes - 11 July 2025 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 19 November 2025: serendipity

7 Good Minutes - 15 September 2025: Breathe Before You Begin Anything Important

StarDate - 18 November 2025: Uranus at Opposition

BirdNote Daily - 15 June 2023: *Cliff Swallow-: Strength in Numbers - Cliff Swallows gather in spring, in nesting colonies of up to 3,700 nests. Look for swarms of them under bridges, under the eaves of barns, or even the side of your house. The swallows use mud to make gourd-shaped nests - side by side and jumbled together. Watch the video! And Cliff Swallows consume hordes of flying pests. For more about this bird, visit Cornell's All About Birds.

The Daily Poem - 7 October 2025: *The Envious Wanderer Beneath the Moonlit Veil: A Lament for Unshackled Hearts - Today's poem is about Jealousy in the style of Edgar Allan Poe. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios

Station 151 - Season 2 Episode 15: *Epilogue: Transcendence - In this dramatic epilogue to Season 2, Astrid, now physically separated from Wayne, takes bold steps to ensure her survival. Partnering with Mac, she targets the heavily secured Telders Space Telescope Array in a desperate bid to escape Antarctica and secure her future. [wow, such a great show! Looking forward to more coking from Pale Matter Productions.] 

7 Good Minutes - 15 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The space between stimulus…

5 Minute Advice for Authors - 15 May 2024: Tricia Timm's Guide to Workplace Identity

MinuteEarth - 7 April 2025: Why Do You Make So Many Poop Videos? (& other questions)

The Daily Quiz Show - 13 October 2025: General Knowledge 

Science Quickly - 27 January 2015: *Gates CEO: Let's Shrink Maternal Mortality - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann talks about some of what needs to be done to make a reality of the foundation's aspiration to cut maternal mortality by two thirds by 2030. 

7 Minutes For Yourself - 1 June 2024: Nature's Rx: Why Outdoor Time is the Best Medicine for Self-Care

New Podcasts - 18 November 2025: *Fascinating with Sasha Tobago - Fascinating with Sasha Tobago has started a new season called The United States of Yum - showcasing the favorite flavors of the country, one alphabetical letter each week.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 17 October 2025

Daily Facts - 20 October 2025

The Slowdown - episode 1220: 18 October 2024: Today's poem is Taking Stock by Elaine Equi.

Womanica - 12 May 2021: Florence Griffith-Joyner

Good Hang with Amy Poehler - 1 April 2025: *Ike Barinholtz - Ike Barinholtz is a party pumper. Amy hangs with 'The Studio' star and talks about coming up in the Chicago improv scene, taking inspiration from Timothee Chalamet, and being a girl dad.

5 Good News Stories - 17 April 2025: Sunshine the 19 year old cat returns home after 16 years!

Podnews Daily - 19 November 2025: *Apple Podcasts shares most popular shows of 2025 - We've the lists of podcasts from every country

The Stupid History Minute - 19 November 2025: The Great Gatsby 

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - 21 September 2021: *Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns with the AO Places Team - Places editors Jonathan and Michele are back again with a few new standout entries to the Atlas ... including a spot in Antarctica that's home to the oldest Martian meteorite and a column in Greece that symbolizes the fear and ritual past generations embraced when faced with their own plague.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 2 episode 253: 19 November 2025: *A Tip For Tackling Medical Debt (w/ Dillin Apelyan) - Patient advocate and November guest tipper Dillin Apelyan shares what most people don't know about hospital billing departments. You might be surprised by how willing they are to work with you. One phone call could change everything about that overwhelming bill sitting on your counter.

The Official Marvel Podcast - 19 November 2025: *Prepare for the Horror of Infernal Hulk! - This week, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein discuss their latest comic book series: Infernal Hulk (1:10). Plus, Funko's Director of Creative Development Gary Ham and Senior Product Developer Hung Chu dive into the company's history with Marvel (11:14). Later on, we'll provide a Marvel gift guide for the holiday season. 

Counterbalance - Season 2 Episode 15: 15 December 2023: *Equilibrium - CW: Depiction of a Panic-attack / Nespanuka - 102nd day of Bakkos, 5th year of the Var, 101st Generation / What happened to Raka, Lyn and Malaki after the events of the last episode? Let's roll some four-sided dice and find out...

Composers Datebook - 18 November 2025: Toon-ful music by Carl Stalling

Composers Datebook - 19 November 2025: Buda and Pest feted in music by Bartok and Kodaly

New Podcasts - 18 November 2025:,*Galaxy Brain - The Atlantic has launched Galaxy Brain, a new video podcast hosted by staff writer Charlie Warzel about making sense of the online fire hose of our information ecosystem. In new episodes released every Friday, Charlie will be joined by a different guest to ask big questions about the intersection of online culture and human behavior. The first guest is the YouTuber Hank Green on what it means to survive online for 26 years.

Yokai Detective Agency - 18 December 2024: *Season 1 Bonus: Atomic Hospital - Atomic Hospital is a part of Atomic Holdings, LLC.

Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra song by song podcast - [Patreon] episode -012: 25 January 2025: this time the Eric‘s look at the song don’t mess me up, from the album a message from the country. This song is written by Bev Bevan. Sounds very Elvis impersonator style. Off track with Don Henley talk. Talk about people doing Elvis impersonations and homages. Colonel Tom forcing Elvis Presley to do Old McDonald’s Farm. Mention of an alternative version. It’s not Metal Machine. 

The Daily Poem - 8 October 2025: *The Wanderer's Lament Beneath the Weeping Tempest - Today's poem is about Nostalgia in the style of Alfred Lord Tennyson. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

BirdNote Daily - 16 June 2023: *The Endangered 'Akiapõlã'au - The 'Akiapolã'au is a bright yellow bird with a black eye mask, found only in the upper elevations on the Big Island of Hawaii. But its most distinct feature is its totally unique, uneven bill. The top of the bill is long, skinny, and curved like a sickle. Once abundant, habitat loss and disease from mosquitoes has taken a toll on the 'Akiapolã'au population. In a race against extinction, people are working to restore habitat and control deadly invasive species to save Hawaii's rarest birds.

7 Good Minutes - 16 September 2025: Awaken Gently and Live With Deep Intention

Yokai Detective Agency - 24 December 2024: *Season 1 Bonus: Twas the Night Before Christmas YDA Edition - Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from the cast and crew at Cactus Cat Creations and the Yokai Detective Agency! We hope you enjoy this special reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.

Daily Dad Jokes - 11 July 2025: Cow Appreciation Day

7 Good Minutes - 16 September 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - How you greet the dawn determines...

Compact Mysteries - episode 49: 30 October 2025: *The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce - Ambrose Bierce was a war veteran, journalist, satirist, and literary ghost hunter whose words cut like steel. In 1913, at the age of 71, he left the United States for Mexico and simply vanished into history. Was he executed? Did he die in battle? Or did the ultimate cynic stage the perfect final act? In this episode, we examine the strange, symbolic, and still unsolved disappearance of one of America's most compelling literary figures.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 1 October 2025

Yokai Detective Agency - 2 May 2025: *Season 1 Bonus: Claws and Paws - Claws and Paws Pet Store / Disclaimer: Claws and Paws Pet Store is not responsible for removing curses or hexes. We do not offer resurrections or soul-binding services.

Stew World Order - Episode 145: 2 August 2025: *Batman (1966) - Podcaster and Golden Girls Superfan Danielle joins The Order this episode to enjoy some good ol' fashioned campy goodness when they we review Batman (1966)