Monday 26 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

Counterbalance - Season 2 Episode 9: 15 July 2024: *Nightværs - CW: Threat of drowning, graphic violence and gore, bodyhorror, death of a character Rianuka - 104nd day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Var, 101st Generation / Raka, Lyn and Malaki enter the lake through the gate at the bottom of an abyss. What awaits them at the bottom of the lake?

7 Good Minutes - 7 November 2025: *From Scattered to Sacred: Transforming Distractions Into Purposeful Action - Discover how to transform everyday distractions from obstacles into opportunities for purposeful action. This thoughtful episode explores how to work with your natural attention patterns rather than against them, creating more intentional and meaningful days.

The Secret World of Roald Dahl - season 1 episode 1: 19 January 2026: *The Irregulars - Before Roald Dahl becomes the world's most popular children's author, he's a 26-year-old British spy in wartime Washington, seducing congresswomen, mixing martinis for FDR, and gathering secrets for Churchill.

Daily Dad Jokes - 7 August 2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 26 January 2026: oaf

Just Foolin' About with Michael Biehn - season 1 episode 2: 25 July 2024: *Edward Furlong - Edward Furlong is an American actor whose credits include: Terminator 2: Judgement Day, American History X, American Heart, Animal Factory.

StarDate - 25 January 2026: Visiting Astronomers

New Podcasts - 22 January 2026: *Circles | Edges - If you're seeking a place to pause, reflect, and explore the deeper questions of everyday life, Circles | Edges is a late-night reflective podcast hosted by Aaron Tabacco, created for moments when the world feels heavy and sleep comes slowly. Inspired by the tradition of intimate late-night talk radio, each episode explores two forces shaping our human experience: the Circles - patterns, rituals, relationships, and rhythms we move through - and the Edges - moments of choice, boundaries, and thresholds where something new becomes possible.

The Stupid History Minute - 26 January 2026: *Linkin’ Park with Guest Host:Cindy Brainerd from Hypno Wellness. 

7 Good Minutes - 7 Nov 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - Every distraction carries... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how reframing distractions as messages from our deeper self can transform scattered moments into opportunities for greater self-awareness and purposeful living.

BirdNote Daily - 5 September 2023: *The Private Lives of Public Birds - Jack Gedney's book, The Private Lives of Public Birds, is dedicated to the familiar birds we see and hear in our neighborhoods. / Illustrated by Anna Kus Park, the book shares charming vignettes about the birds' behavior that are scientifically accurate but that also have an emotional weight to help us connect deeper to these birds.

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - season 4 episode 3: 3 December 2025: *Julia Gets Wise with Annie Leibovitz - In this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with visionary 76-year-old photographer Annie Leibovitz for a conversation about ambition, aging and the strange magic of being truly seen: both on camera, and in life. They dig into Annie's relentless eye for detail and how motherhood rewired her creative instincts. Plus Julia speaks with her 91-year-old mom, Judy, about family photos and why smiling for the camera is harder than it looks.

New Podcasts - 23 January 2026: *Unruly Subjects - Chenjerai Kumanyika, host of the award-winning podcasts Empire City and Uncivil, is known for connecting history, politics, and powerful storytelling. Unruly Subjects is his new weekly podcast, created in partnership with Rowhome Productions, where Chenjerai brings all that energy to the present moment. / Join Chenjerai, his family, and his community to think through the week's politics, culture, and struggles together.

Podnews Daily - 26 January 2026: *A new top 50 US podcasts ranker for Q4/2025 - The Diary of a CEO is a new entry. 

Science Quickly - 26 March 2015: *African-American Longevity Suffered after Great Migration - The six million black people who left the South between 1910 and 1970 had better economic opportunity but a lower chance or reaching their 70s. Erika Beras reports. 

7 Minutes For Yourself - 5 July 2024: *Elevate Your Self-Care Routine with Healthy Habits - Discover how to take your self-care routine to the next level by incorporating healthy habits into your daily life. / Elevate your self-care game and prioritize your mental, physical, and emotional health today!

Daily Life Pro Tips - 19 November 2025

Womanica - 29 July 2024: Earlene Brown

MinuteEarth - 16 May 2025: Nobody Really Knows What A Concussion Is 

TED Health - 28 May 2024: *Why is it so hard to cure the common cold? - On average, adults catch more than 150 colds throughout their lives. Even with similar symptoms, the cause could be different each time. Common colds are caused by at least 8 different families of virus, each of which can have its own subtypes. How can so many different viruses cause the same illness? And is a cure even possible? Explore the two main strategies we employ to fight viruses. This TED-Ed lesson was directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by George Zaidan and the music is by Nikola Radivojevic.

The Slowdown - episode 1253: 4 December 2024: Today's poem is On the Death of a Young Lady Five Years of Age, a reinscription by Aracelis Girmay.

Daily Facts - 17 November 2025

5 Good News Stories - 26 June 2025: *Chicken Walks into Buffalo Wild Wings - Highlights include a chicken wandering into a Buffalo Wild Wings and being rescued, Pittsburgh International Airport staff recovering a lost engagement ring from a baggage carousel, Michigan wildlife experts freeing a bear from a plastic lid after two years, a mysterious dome-shaped object found in Indianapolis, and unusual lost items on Megabus, such as hay bales and a frozen turkey.

Hitmaker Chronicles - 4 October 2024: *Adele - "Someone Like You" - This searing narrative unravels how Adele's smash ballad "Someone Like You" became a transcendent emotional exorcism. Tracing her North London roots survivingfamilial turmoil through music's salvation, it explores her meteoric rise from the Brit School to Grammy domination. Deconstructing the soulful piano-laced record's ability to poetically render heartbreak's finality yet leave space for millions to enshrine their romantic devastations, the episode enshrines Adele's cataclysmic vocals conveying unbearable grief as sacred text. Her supreme artistry elevating pop's emotional bandwidth into a spiritual praxis of solace solidifies "Someone Like You" as an immortal salve for life's harrowing romantic tempests.

Eras: Phil Collins - Episode 5: 1 February 2026: *The Man Himself - In the final part of Eras: Phil Collins, Zoe Ball sits down with the man himself for a new and exclusive conversation, encompassing everything from Phil's earliest aspirations as a kid with a drum set to his poignant reflections at the other end of an incredible career. / Featuring special appearances from Robert Plant, Mike Rutherford and Phil's son, Nic Collins, it's an emotional grand finale - with Phil reflecting on the private price he paid for so much success, and the health struggles that have left him unable to play the drums in recent years. But while he might not be able to sit behind the kit anymore, that doesn't mean we've heard the last from Phil Collins... / A Cup and Nuzzle Production for BBC Sounds Series Producer: Frank Palmer. 

More or Less - 24 January 2026: *Is Greenland as big as Africa? - The vast island of Greenland has found itself at the centre of a geopolitical crisis. But a little bit of geography can help us see the situation in a new light. / Youtuber and map expert Jay Foreman explains how Mercator maps - the maps that the vast majority of us use to understand the world - contain necessary but massive distortions and hugely exaggerate the size of the Arctic island. / So, why is making a flat map of a round globe so difficult? Why did we end up with a problematic map in the first place? And are there any alternatives?

New Podcasts - 23 January 2026: *Assurance en coulisses - In French, Assurance en coulisses highlights business and careers in the insurance sector. / The podcast interviews key players, from insurers, brokers, mutual insurers, insurtechs, and experts; and the major transformations shaping the insurance market.

Into The Podverse - episode 35: 26 January 2026: *How Universal Podcast URLS Boost Discovery - Discover how universal podcast URLs like Podfollow and Podlink simplify sharing, reduce friction, and enhance accessibility across platforms. Learn why RSS feeds are essential for Nigerian podcasts and how to submit to the Nigerian Podcast Index (NPI) for better preservation and visibility.

New Podcasts - 23 January 2026: *The Away End with Daniel Alarcón and John Green - HeartPodcasts is teaming up with Daniel Alarcón, host of My Cultura Podcast Network's "Radio Ambulante" and John Green, New York Times bestselling author, for new original podcast series "The Away End," exploring the universal love for international football leading up to the 2026 World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico. The Away End with Daniel Alarcón and John Green went live this week.

The Gerry Anderson podcast - episode 381: 26 January 2026: Richard and Chris are joined by singer songwriter Newton Faulkner to watch an episode of The Protectors entitled A Pocketful of Posies. It features the great Eartha Kitt in a role originally intended for Shirley Bassey. Oh, it’s written by the great Terry Nation, who created the Daleks. Kate O’Mara and Gretchen Franklin.