The Pod Files - Thursday 1 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


Charles Dickens Ghost Stories - Season 1 Episode 4: 22 December 2025: *The Trial for Murder - Summoned to court, a successful banker finds himself assuming the role of Jury Foreman in a murder trial that has already gripped the nation. What he doesn't know... is that the ghost of the dead man wants a seat at the table as well...


Als Talk About Podcasting - 23 December 2025: *The Sacred RSS Feed: Is Pizza a Podcast? - Some industry observers argue that a podcast is no longer defined by technical specifications like RSS feeds, but rather by how an audience consumes and identifies with the content. Ultimately, these sources highlight a shift where social media integration and cultural relevance are redefining the future of the podcasting landscape.


Christmas Past - 12 December 2025: *None Appeared More Astonished - A child's Christmas surprise for his family in 1902 became the stuff of myth and legend.


I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue - series 72 episode 5: 9 December 2019: Duck Quotes


New Podcasts - 29 December 2025: *Listen with Other - In Listen with Other you'll find a collection of short stories in short episodes, written, read and recorded by Giles Booth. No advertising, no sponsorship, and just for fun, we're told.


Phase Hero - Brandon, Jenna, Aaron and Jamie presenting. Things a special episode where they are going through each other’s top ten releases go 2025. 



Odd One Out - 15 December 2025: Skiing or Hot Chocolate?


BirdNote Daily - 27 July 2023: *Paradise-Whydah - A few times each year, the Eastern Paradise-Whydah puts on its party clothes. This small finch is found in East Africa, and males and females generally share the same nondescript appearance. But when it's time to mate, the male sprouts extravagant, long, black tail feathers two or three times the length of his body. The feathers make it look like he's wearing a long black cape, thus the nickname, "the widow bird."


Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 22: 30 December 2025: *A Tip For Hanging Pictures Perfectly - Hanging a framed picture with a toothed bracket can feel like guesswork-until now. / Dab toothpaste on the bracket, press the frame against the wall at your desired height, and you'll see exactly where to hammer the nail. No more crooked art or unnecessary holes in your wall.


Christmas Pop-up Channel - 30 November 2025: Christmas Traditions


The Stupid History Minute - 30 December 2025: Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron 



Comicbook Nation - season 7 episode 50: 26 December 2025: presented by Kofi, Matt, Janell, and Evan. Avengers Doomsday teaser trailer drop. “A wet fart in the wind.” I personally love that the first trailer released for the film shows Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, after all of the naysaying from the sad actor about him being in the film. As the idea is that they are releasing different trailers for each individual character, I personally would’ve made this one one of the latertrailers to be released, as opposed to the first one, even potentially leaving it until it becoming the last of the teaser trailers. Just in case any one of them say before I get this in, I think the baby that Steve is holding in the trailer could actually be his niece, Sharon Carter? Teaser trailer released for the forthcoming  Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey. James Gunn announces the actor who will play the character brainiac in Superman Man of tomorrow. Trailer for a Netflix series peaky blinders: the immortal man. Reactions to season 2 episode 2 of Fallout. Reactions to the season one finale of Pluribus. After this they pick their three favourite non-film products from 2025. 


New Podcasts - 29 Dec 2025: *My Pods Forecast - How long have you left it between seasons? / How about 21 years? Back in early 2004 - even before Apple got involved in podcasts - My Pods Forecast was born - but sadly was one of the first podfaders, even making it as an example of podfading in _Tricks of the Podcasting Masters_, by Rob Walch and Mur Lafferty, in 2006. The excerpt of the book also highlights the, er, slightly unusual nature of the prediction show, which returned over the weekend.


7 Good Minutes - 16 Oct 2025: Becoming Starts with a Single Morning


Daily Dad Jokes - 25 July 2025 


Womanica - 7 June 2021: Deborah Batts


7 Good Minutes - 16 Oct 2025: 7 Good Minutes: Extra - The person you are becoming lives...


Naked Scientists In Short - episode 184: 7 September 2012: Subglacial Lakes & Food on the Brain - In the final of our special series of programmes from the British Science Festival, we find out how researchers will be drilling through over 3 kilometres of ice to find out what's hiding in subglacial Lake Ellsworth. Plus, how a high fat diet may alter the brain...


Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 30 December 2025: charisma


Unknown and Mysterious Creatures - episode 26: 30 December 2025: *Ozark Howler - Deep in the misty forests of the Ozarks, something ancient stirs-its howl echoing through the trees like a cry from the underworld. Known as the Ozark Howler, this beast has haunted the American South for centuries. With glowing red eyes, curled horns, and a scream that chills the soul, it's said to be part cat, part bear, part nightmare. / From frontiersman legends to modern sightings, this episode unpacks the terrifying truth behind one of North America's most elusive cryptids. Is the Howler just folklore-or something far more real?


5 Good News Stories - 17 May 2025: Blue Lobster (The Lost

Episodes) 


7 Minutes For Yourself - 20 June 2024: Goal-Getter's Guide:

Designing a Blueprint for Success


My Pods Forecast - episode 1: 26 December 2025: *What do dog poop and podcasting platforms have in common? No. They're both subjects in this, the first episode of the long awaited second season on My Pods Forecast. 


Happy Place - 26 October 2020: *Simon Neil - Biffy Clyro's frontman Simon Neil has always written moments from his life into his songs - and, as he tells Fearne, it's something that he has had mixed feelings about. / In this wide-ranging talk, they discuss standing still after years on the road, opening up about mental health in young men, meditation and the joy of expressing yourself through art. / Content warning: suicide / In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 



Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 23: 31 December 2025: *A Tip For an End-of-Year Reset (w/Megan Tan) - Guest Tipper Megan Tan closes out 2025 with a reflection on authenticity. She challenges us to examine whose approval we're chasing and why. This New Year's Eve episode might reshape how you approach 2026. / Megan Tan is an award-winning podcast creator with over a decade of experience. She is the creator of the smash-hit podcast Millennial and has since hosted/created Audible's Now or Never: How To Find Love When Love Feels Impossible, LAist Studios Snooze, and seasons I and II of WILD. Her episode WILD: How Do I Love Someone was named "Best Podcast Episode of 2021" by Apple Podcasts. Learn more about her at megantan.com.


BirdNote Daily - 28 July 2023: *Stowaway Birds - When they migrate, tiny songbirds that spend most of their lives on land fly hundreds of miles over the ocean at a stretch - and they get tired. A recent study suggests that birds migrating over busy shipping routes in the Mediterranean Sea may use the decks of sea vessels as places to catch their breath when the weather turns bad.


Odd One Out - 16 December 2025: Skiing or Luge?


Daily Shower Thoughts - 15 October 2025


Science Quickly - 3 March 2015: *Titan Could Host Life "Not As We Know It" - Saturn's moon Titan is too cold for cell membranes to form as they do on Earth. But researchers have come up with a cell membrane that could exist on Titan. / Christopher Intagliata reports. 


A Murder Most Foul: The Life of a Hitman - Chapter 15: 29 June 2025: *THEN: DEATH AND FORNICATION - In this chapter, Notch and the team embark on one of their most dangerous missions, an incursion deep into North Vietnam. Their target is…




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