Tuesday 13 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

Stew World Order - Episode 155: 12 November 2025: *Iron Man 3 - I am joined this episode by Arthur from the 2 Cents Critic podcast to discuss the third installment of Iron Man movies. Listen in to find out exactly where I place it in my MCU rankings!

Daily Shower Thoughts - 22 October 2025

New Podcasts - 8 January 2026: *I Rest My Case - A new show from Pixiu Podcasts, I Rest My Case, explores the world's most intriguing true crime cases, hosted by two distinguished British and American criminal defence attorneys, Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang. Weaving fascinating personal anecdotes from their illustrious careers in criminal law on both sides of the Atlantic, Jonathan and Dean take listeners behind the curtain to reveal stories of their most unpleasant (and pleasant) criminal clients, the roots of the British and American justice systems, and why these systems so often get it wrong.

Science Quickly - 18 March 2015: *La Niña Conditions Spin Up More Springtime Twisters - Severe weather forecasters could incorporate El Niño and La Niña cycling to make springtime tornado and hail forecasts. / Christopher Intagliata reports. 

7 Good Minutes - 27 October 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - True confidence is not the... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we delve into the profound difference between confidence built on the absence of doubt versus confidence rooted in self-trust. / Explore how developing trust in your ability to navigate life's uncertainties creates the foundation for authentic, unshakeable confidence.

Counterbalance - Season 2 Episode 8: 15 June 2024: 20: *Journal Entrées - Rianuka, 104nd day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Var, 101st Generation / Our Trio explores the human town a bit more... and make a few odd discoveries along the way.

Odd One Out - 4 January 2026: Offside or Home Run? 

BirdNote Daily - 13 August 2023: *The Most Abundant Birds in North America - By August, most birds in North America have finished nesting, bringing billions of new birds into the world. So many birds. It might make you wonder: what is the most abundant bird in North America?

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 32: 13 January 2026: A Tip for Navigating Without Cell Service - *Access maps and navigation when you're off the grid. Download offline maps on Google Maps and other apps before you travel. / Whether you're exploring internationally or heading to remote areas, this simple preparation keeps you from getting lost.

Disability Daily Podcast - episode 13: 13 January 2026: *January 13: Ottobock Prosthetics founded - On this day in 1919, German prosthetics company Ottobock was founded to help wounded soldiers.

The Stupid History Minute - 13 January 2026: Birthday Cards with Guest Host: Mama D from Petals of Support

Station 151 - Season 3 Episode 1: 13 January 2026: *True Believer - A late-night call to paranormal radio host - Blake Palmer takes a dark turn when a former Telders contractor breaks years of silence to reveal what happened at Station 151 in Antarctica. As the story breaks, so does the connection, leaving true believers with a chilling glimpse into something long dismissed as conspiracy theory. [I actually was so excited and surprised to see this episode suddenly appear in my feed. A superb show that I thought had actually finished. It was a good surprise to hear the voice on one specific character in the last half of this episode as well.] 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 13 January 2026: umbrage

Daily Dad Jokes - 1 August 2025

StarDate - 12 January 2026: The Footstool

MinuteEarth - 7 May 2025: How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves

Strange Air - Season 1 Episode 2: 30 September 2021: Episode 2: An Announcement (The Past) - This statement from KXLA was broadcast a few days after the incident.

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman - Episode 16: 18 Nov 2016: *Christopher Guest On The Music Of Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind and Mascots - Routinely cited as one of the funniest movies of all-time, This Is Spinal Tap is much imitated, oft-quoted, and as fresh now as it was when it first appeared in 1984. If you haven't seen it, you must buy it immediately. / Directed by Rob Reiner, it takes the form of documentary following a shambolic heavy metal band as they tour North America. / Though the band is, of course, fictional, their songs are very real, and very funny. / One of the men behind both these songs and the razor-sharp script is writer, actor, director and musician Christopher Guest. / As we'll discover, Christopher's musical background stood him in good stead for Tap, and also A Mighty Wind, his affectionate parody of the folk world. His latest directorial project is Mascots, in which he appears alongside Parker Posey, Jane Lynch, Chris O'Dowd and Ed Begley Junior among many others. / As with all his films, there's no traditional score - with the tunes the mascots perform to provided by CJ Vanston. But he is a fan of film music, and in particular the quirky orchestrations of Italian legend, Nino Rota. / Expect plenty of music from Tap, The Folksmen and Mascots, as well as the odd trip-down-memory-lane clip too. 

New Podcasts - 8 January 2026: *We're The Brits In America - If you're an American and you live abroad - or you're a British expat, perhaps, living in America, We're The Brits In America could help with avoiding double taxation and all the fun and games that happen when you're the citizen of one country but live in another. A new rebrand of an existing show, it goes live today.

7 Good Minutes - 28 October 2025: *Building Self-Assurance in Seven Minutes: Your Daily Foundation - Transform your entire day with a powerful seven-minute morning practice designed to build authentic self-assurance from within. / Discover how just seven minutes can create a foundation of confidence that supports you through any challenge.

Odd One Out - 5 January 2026: Marbles or Chess?

Podnews Daily - 12 January 2026: Amy Poehler wins Golden Globes Award - and podcasts start on Netflix US. 

7 Good Minutes - 28 October 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - Self-assurance is not built... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we examine the profound truth that authentic self-assurance is built in private moments of self-honor rather than public moments of recognition. Explore how the quiet daily choice to value yourself creates unshakeable confidence that doesn't depend on external validation.

The Gerry Anderson Podcast - episode 380: 12 January 2026: Richard and Chris are joined by guest, the singer/songwriter Newton Faulkner. Newton mentions about how dark old tv shows for kids could be. His father was a famous television writer and actor. His new album, Octopus. Is a change for him. He picks the Gerry Anderson show he’s hoping to watch for the next episode of this podcast, which is an episode of The Protectors entitled A Pocketful of Posies. Earth Kitt is in the episode, which was going to be Shirley Bassey. For the last twelve minutes they are joined by producer Ross to look at listener feedback. 

New Podcasts - 12 January 2026: *Pitching Progress - Can you turn food waste into profit? Build a fashion brand from recycled materials? / Create low-emission aviation fuel that investors actually want to fund? In Pitching Progress from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), you'll hear the founders of the world's most inventive green-tech startups pitch their solutions in real time. You'll discover what it takes for an idea to go from lab to marketplace, the barriers green-tech entrepreneurs face, and why commerce and climate consciousness don't have to be at odds.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 13 November 2025

BirdNote Daily - 14 August 2023: *Some Birds Have Two Voices - The amazing vocal organ found in most birds, the syrinx, has two sides, with different sets of muscles and nerves controlling each side. / That lets some songbirds sing two separate melodies at the same time. The Veery, a species of Thrush, can even sing a rising melody and a falling melody simultaneously with the two halves of the syrinx!

The Slowdown - episode 1246: 25 November 2024: Today's poem is Big Purple Peonies by Margaret Ross.

Museum of Pop Culture with Josh Widdicombe - 24 December 2025: Museum of Pop Culture COMING SOON - Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff... all will be covered at some point plus more!

Naked Scientists In Short - episode 185: 10 September 2012: *Entering the Infra-Red Zone - This month, discover how seeing red can help restore works of art and probe the origins of cancer. We delve into the world of Infra-red spectroscopy to reveal the creation and preservation of ancient pieces of art and the building techniques of ancient civilizations. / We also search for cellular fingerprints to enable the identification of stem cells and earlier diagnosis of cancer in the future!

New Podcasts - 13 January 2026: *SUPER SORRY - Super Sorry is the podcast about superhero apologies. Each episode this season hosts Amber and Todd review a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie and ask who messed up, who changed, and who maybe should have just said I'm sorry - all with a healthy dose of humor. And you get tolearn about how you can use the power of apology in your everyday life. It kicks off with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

Womanica - 21 June 2021: Anne Lister

Odd One Out - 6 January 2026: Earth or Pluto?

Sounds Profitable - 12 January 2026: *The First Golden Globe-Winning Podcast, Spotify's 2026 Trends, & More - This week in the business of podcasting: The Golden Globes debuted Best Podcast as a category, Spotify is looking out for podcasters, and iHeartRadio embraces open RSS with their new video ingestion protocol using Podcasting 2.0 framework.

5 Good News Stories - 5 June 2025: *Hormonal Hawk Attacks Bald Men - Johnny Mac shares quirky and intriguing stories. He reports on a hormonal hawk named Jesse terrorizing bald men in the UK, the mental health benefits of growing and sharing seeds, self-repairing road materials, and biodegradable batteries. Additionally, he covers a global chess game where Magnus Carlson was forced to a draw by over 143 participants.

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - 13 January 2026: *HUNTER DOOHAN: Wednesday Break Out, Facing Loss Early, Finding Confidence in Hollywood - Hunter Doohan (Wednesday, Your Honor) joins us this week for a grounded and revealing conversation about the long road before his breakout, the pressure of joining a Tim Burton series, and the unexpected reality of becoming part of a global phenomenon. / Hunter opens up about growing up closeted in Arkansas, losing his father to ALS, and the way grief shaped his early adulthood. He also shares stories from the set of Wednesday, learning from Bryan Cranston, surviving horror shoots like Evil Dead, and discovering confidence after years of doubt. A thoughtful look at talent, timing, and resilience.