Friday 23 January 2026
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
Als Talk About Podcasting - 22 January 2026: *Is Video actually working for podcast advertisers? - Sure all the buzz is about video, but how is that working out for advertisers? The Bots take a look.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 21 January 2026: schmooze
StarDate -20 January 2026: Lambda Orionis
The Stupid History Minute - 21 January 2026: *The Stupid History of Drive-In Movie Theaters with Guest Host: Frank from the Reels of Cinema and Movies Across the Pod Podcasts.
Daily Life Pro Tips - 17 November 2025
The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 16 June 2025: "Earbuses" w/ Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur
Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 38: 21 January 2026: A Tip For Building a Business Responsibly (w/ Emily Griminger) - Guest Tipper Emily Griminger shares why keeping your day job longer than you think you should might be the smartest move when launching a product-based business. Starting a business costs about 50% more than anticipated, and your current income becomes your seed funding. Learn how Emily balanced her full-time job, a dog-walking side hustle, and product development to launch her flushable wipe company without going broke.
The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast - episode 1196: 19 January 2026: *Jackie Chan's Drunken Master Movies Retrospect (with Johnny Potoky) - Podcaster Johnny Potoky joins me for the entire themed week of Jackie Chan January: We summarize the DRUNKEN MASTER movies in Chan's filmography while summing up their influence on similar Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedies. / Enjoy the minisode and remember to not start these kinds of fights the next time you're out at a bar! [I love the clip at the beginning where Jackie is explaining about choreographing the fight sequences in this series of films. On this show it’s Chanuary!]
StarDate -21 January 2026: Osiris
The Stupid History Minute - 22 January 2026: *The Stupid History of Key Lime Pie with Guest Host: Jodi from That Florida Feeling.
Daily Facts - 15 November 2025
New Podcasts - 19 January 2026: *The Savoy Originals - The Savoy Originals has returned for a new season. Hosted by Alex Zane and recorded in The Savoy in London, the show celebrates Britain's compelling cultural figures at the peak of their powers. The first guest is Tom Fletcher, the musical mastermind behind the critically acclaimed new stage production PADDINGTON The Musical.
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - season 2 episode 7: 8 May 2024: *Julia Gets Wise with Debbie Allen - On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with 74-year-old Debbie Allen, the iconic talent known for her work as a choreographer, actor, producer, director, and founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. / Debbie shares wisdom on mentorship, tough love, and thriving after rejection. Additionally, Julia talks about the origins of the "Elaine dance" and discusses longevity with her mom, Judy - inspired by Debbie's own mother, who is 101 years old.
BirdNote Daily - 27 August 2023: *Watching Birds' Behavior - To distinguish one bird from a similar one, watch how the bird moves. Does it flick its wings? Bob up and down? Flip its tail? The White-breasted Nuthatch (right) works its way down the trunk of a tree, while the Brown Creeper works its way up. A field guide usually mentions these behaviors, and watching for them can help you determine which bird is which. It's like detective work: gather enough clues, and you'll solve the mystery!
7 Good Minutes - 3 November 2025: Morning Focus: The Power of One Big Goal Each Day - Transform your productivity and sense of accomplishment by learning to identify and focus on one big goal each morning. Discover how this simple practice creates momentum and meaning that carries through your entire day.
MinuteEarth - 13 May 2025: Smartphones: A New Model for Energy Efficiency?
Womanica - 29 June 2021: Barbara Smith
7 Good Minutes - 3 November 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - When you choose one... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how choosing one meaningful goal each morning transforms scattered effort into focused power that moves mountains one stone at a time. Reflect on what mountain you want to move and how daily focused action can make the impossible achievable.
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - 28 September 2021: *The Curse of the Kreischer Mansion - Host Dylan Thuras visits a Staten Island mansion with a dubious and vitriolic past, only to learn the site's curse may not be as obvious as it seems.
Odd One Out - 16 January 2026: Sprite or Gatorade?
Listen with Other - Season 3 Episode 1: 6 January 2026: *The Ring O'Bells: Ouija Board, Ouija Board - Episode 1 of 2. Discover how 1970s family Ouija board sessions come back to haunt our narrator in the present day.
Listen with Other - Season 3 Episode 2: 6 January 2026: *The Ring O'Bells: Two Suits - Episode 2 of 2. Two strangers attempt to unravel the mystery of the Ring O'Bells.
Daily Dad Jokes - 5 August 2025: National Oyster Day!
Science Quickly - 24 March 2015: *Malaria Parasite Attracts Mosquitoes with Perfume - The Plasmodium parasite uses an altered type of plant chloroplast to manufacture pine-and-lemon-scented chemicals, which lure in the bloodsuckers. Christopher Intagliata
reports.
Enzology - Season 1 Episode 7: 4 October 2012: *Waiata (1980-1981) - Split Enz sell out London's Hammersmith Odeon, sack their drummer and hand the kit to their costume designer. A gun to the head and a chair to the ceiling. Canada loves them, America misses the boat, hotels lock the windows. / Songs in this programme include 'Iris', What's the Matter With You', 'Walking Through The Ruins', 'Lost For Words' plus demos of 'Sooner The Better', 'One Step Ahead' and other rarities. / Album Trivia: Waiata -
• Noel Crombie initially designed the album cover to be cut in the shape of a shield.
•The back cover credits thank Wayne again (as in Wayne Kerr). See album trivia notes for True Colours.
• Waiata was recorded on a 48 track machine, rather than the standard 24 track.
• Producer David Tickle had a pet rock.
• Tim Finn, on 'Ghost Girl': "I was inspired to write this by a couple of girls that we met in Christchurch in New Zealand who had very pale faces and didn't say very much. They dressed well and just had an air of mystery about them and an air of decadence."
• 'Ships' was originally called 'Up To The Nines!
• Eddie Rayner sings background vocals on his mostly instrumental 'Wail', with a strained neck and bulging veins, according to Neil.
• Neil Finn's guitar bridge in 'History Never Repeats' first appeared in 'Bergen Aan Zee', a Split Ends song written by Phil Judd in 1978 which the band played live in concert but never recorded in the studio.
• Noel Crombie helped out with some lyrics for 'One Step Ahead' when Neil became stuck. One or two lines of his remain in the finished song.
'Clumsy' was first called 'Cheated'. In rehearsals for 'Clumsy', Eddie
experimented with the intro to the song, at one point adding a circus-type piano sequence.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 23 January 2026: astrolabe
Podnews Daily - 20 January 2026: *New CBC/Toronto Star show to focus on former Olympic snowboarder - It's the first partnership between two true crime podcasts.
StarDate - 22 January 2026: Moon and Saturn
Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 39: 22 January 2026: *A Tip For Tracking Your Money Together - Want to finally get a handle on your finances in 2026? Budgeting apps aren't just for solo savers anymore-there are now tools built for couples and families to track spending together. We break down how to find the right app and make budgeting less stressful for your household.
The Stupid History Minute - 23 January 2026: The Stupid History of Air Tags with Guest Host: Scott Showalter from Show Me Your Trips.
The Daily Poem - 26 October 2025: The Weeping Maiden Beneath the Willow: A Dance with Melancholy's Eternal Whisper - Today's poem is about Melancholy in the style of Christina Rossetti. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios.
BirdNote Daily - 28 August 2023: *Moon-Watching for Migrating Birds - Before the high-tech gadgets used to track bird migration today, there was moon-watching: a technique dreamed up in the 1940s by ornithologist George Lowery. Using telescopes pointed at the moon to see the silhouettes of migratory birds, Lowery helped show that birds regularly migrate across the Gulf of Mexico and organized the first continent-wide survey of migration in North America. Learn more about the history of bird migration research in Rebecca Heisman's new book Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration.
The Martin Sheen Podcast - 9 October 2025: *The Martin Sheen Podcast Season 1 Trailer - “Every life, even the clumsiest like my own, is a life of worth and honor" Those words are part of my story "Bobby" that I share on my podcast The Martin Sheen Podcast and they are a profound personal realization of what it is to be human. / That is the very crux of my podcast, what it is to be human. And through sharing autobiographical stories and inspired poetry and person reflections, this is the theme I find myself exploring again and again. But I do so in the hope that it sparks listeners to see how it relates to their own lives and their own story of discovery. / Please join me each Sunday for a beautifully crafted 20-minute journey of personal exploration. I am proud to say "The Martin Sheen Podcast" will premiere Season I on Oct 26th. / I have often said "If it's not personal, it's impersonal." And that is how I chose to approach my podcast and all its contents. / From storytelling, to obscure as well as known poetry and book selections, each unique episode is not just a podcast, it is a journey we will go on together. / And I think it's important you know that in this podcast I have no intension of leaving who I am at the door. Anyone who knows me knows I cannot share a personal story that doesn't have some social justice concerns at its core. / I have my convictions, and issues that draw on my empathy and compassion. It is what drives and informs my conscience and makes me how I am. How could I bring any less to this endeavor?
Odd One Out - 17 January 2026: Pac-Man or Minecraft?
New Podcasts - 20 January 2026: *Strange Health - From coffee enemas and detox teas to the surprising places in your body that can develop stones, Strange Health is a new series from The Conversation diving into the science behind the most bizarre, viral, and sometimes questionable health trends dominating social media. Expect honest, engaging and sometimes stomach-turning discussions with health experts.
5 Good News Stories - 19 June 2025: *Cockatoos master public water fountain drinking - 00:10 Epic Solo Rowing Challenge / 01:19 Innovative Ice Preservation / 01:48 Cockatoos' Clever Water Fountain Trick / 03:03 Seawater-Degradable Plastic Breakthrough / 03:39 Bee Truck Accident in Washington
Skipping Through Theatre - series 2 episode 10: 11 May 2025: *Dreaming a dream, Ellie Ann Lowe's West end journey - In this episode of Skipping Through Theatre, Nathan and Maddie are joined by the brilliant Ellie Ann Lowe-an actor and musical theatre performer with a deep love for storytelling and stagecraft. / We chat about her journey into the industry, what keeps her inspired, and the advice she'd give to young performers chasing the same dream. Whether you're already training or just dreaming about the stage, Ellie's warmth and insight make this a must-listen.
Odd One Out - 18 January 2026: Earthquake or Volcano?
Daily Shower Thoughts - 27 October 2025
BirdNote Daily - 29 August 2023: *leftThe Harsh Beauty of Grackle Songs - Ranging from metallic hisses to electronic yodels, sounds of grackles may not be music to our ears-but they have their own rough beauty, a distinctive, primal harshness. / Grackle songs evolved to carry through their nesting habitats - dense marshes and brushy landscapes — where more lyrical notes and phrases wouldn't carry well. However strange they may sound, they know how to make themselves heard.
7 Minutes For Yourself - 2 July 2024: *Balancing Self-Care and Productivity Like a Pro - Uncover the secrets to striking a perfect equilibrium between self-care and productivity.
New Podcasts - 20 January 2026: *In Protection Leadership, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Reuven Menikdiwela warns that the global asylum system is under unprecedented strain, with even traditional allies questioning the 1951 Refugee Convention. He says the agency risks becoming "irrelevant" unless it adapts, revealing deep funding cuts and highlighting an urgent humanitarian crisis.
Sleep From Space - season 2 episode 2: 14 March 2024: *The Enigma of Tatooine: the Star Wars world of dual suns - Explore Tatooine from "Star Wars," a desert world under twin suns, home to resilient life forms and epic tales of adventure. / What would twin stars mean for life on the desert planet. How would it affect the seasons, agriculture or even sleep?
Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 40: 23 January 2026: A Tip For Never Losing the End of Your Plastic Wrap - Ever spend five minutes clawing at plastic wrap trying to find where it starts? Tippendale Louise shares a brilliantly simple solution that takes two seconds and saves endless frustration. Pull out a small section, bunch it up, and you'll always know exactly where the edge is.
7 Good Minutes - 4 November 2025: *Your Perfect 7-Minute Morning: Design a Routine That Transforms Your Day - Learn to create your own perfect 7-minute morning routine that fits your unique lifestyle and goals. Discover how this small daily investment in yourself can create profound transformation and set the tone for meaningful days.
The Slowdown - episode 1251: 2 December 2024: Today's poem is On Living by Nazim Hikmet, translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk.
Sounds Profitable - 21 January 2026: What Would You Do If You Actually Loved Podcasting? - The WHO and WHY of podcasting are important, but you have to get them in the correct order.
7 Good Minutes - 4 November 2025: *7 Good Minutes Extra: Seven minutes of... -In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how seven minutes of intentional morning practice becomes the cornerstone upon which you build a life of purpose, presence, and authentic fulfillment. Reflect on what kind of foundation you want to set each day and how this small practice can align everything that follows.
The 'Something Different' Podcast - Episode 4: 18 December 2025: *Beginnings, Breakthroughs and a lot of Balloons - Loretta's Pathway to ‘Perfectly Popped' - Welcome to episode 4 where we discuss all things colourful and creative with Loretta Saunders! / Learn some amazing balloon facts and prepare to be inspired by Loretta's stories of kindness and positivity. Plus if you fancy trying your hand at balloon art, Loretta will tell you how! / And as always our game and Joke Book will keep you entertained all the way through!
Odd One Out - 19 January 2026: Hide and Seek or Dodgeball?
The Daily Quiz Show - 5 November 2025: Music
BirdNote Daily - 30 August 2023: *Birds Love Sunflowers - Found throughout North America, the common sunflower can grow up to ten feet high, towering over other herbs and grasses. / And that's only half the story: their roots can reach just as deep in the soil. They're rugged, adaptable plants that bring beauty - and food - to the ecosystem. Planting sunflowers in a public green space or a backyard can benefit pollinator insects as well as finches and other birds that seek out their seeds, which often last well into the winter. 🌻
Podnews Daily - 21 January 2026: *What a complete ranker - A set of new rankers today includes one that is cross-media. [that episode title made me giggle! I’m sorry.]
Radio Headspace - episode 34: 20 May 2021: *The Act of Letting Go - How many times have you told yourself to let something go, yet in that same instance, you find yourself still pondering on the thing that has you off-kilter. Letting go is easier said than done, yet it's something we have to do in order to keep moving toward maintaining our place of peace.
This Cultural Life - 18 December 2021: Víkingur Ólafsson tells John Wilson about the experiences and influences that have had a major impact on his life as one of the world's foremost classical pianists. Vikingur traces his characteristically gentle style of playing right back to his earliest childhood lessons on his parents' grand piano, and remembers angry struggles to learn a Mozart sonata. He explains why the Icelandic banking crash of 2008 had a huge impact on his work, and how the opening of the Harpa Concert Hall in 2011 helped launch his international career. / Vikingur also reveals how a recent meeting with 95 year old Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtg made him reassess his cultural life. / Producer: Edwina Pitman
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