The Pod Files - Sunday 8 February 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

Enzology - Season 1 Episode 10: 4 October 2012: *See Ya Round (1984) -  Tim Finn walks away and the Enz ends with a bang. Neil Finn almost ends with a bang too. / Songs in this programme include 'Voices', 1 Walk Away', 'Shark Attack', 'Years Go By', plus rare recordings of 'Something So Strong', ‘Walking On The Pier', 'You Send Me' and others. / Album Trivia: See Ya 'Round - 

• See Ya 'Round was co-produced and co-engineered by Jim Barton. Jim also recorded Noel Crombie's solo single 'My Voice Keeps Changing On Me.

• The album took four and a half weeks to record. The previous album, Conflicting Emotions, took three months.

• In homage to the first Split Enz LP, Mental Notes, the final words on the final Split Enz studio album play ad infinitum around the inner groove on side 2. The final words are Noel's... but no one's quite sure what he's saying...

• The cover art was again designed by Noel.

• Neil Finn's old song 'Late In Rome' was recorded for See Ya 'Round as 'Serge', complete with strings. It didn't make the final cut.

• Another song of Neil's, 'Fallout With the Lads' from his early band After Hours, was rewritten as 'Voices'. The recording features Wilbur Wilde from Jo Jo Zep on saxophone. 

• While recording the vocal track on 'This Is Massive, Paul Hester's microphone stand slowly fell over. Paul finished singing the song on his knees.

• Nigel Griggs wrote and demoed his song Adz and then turned the tape over backwards and worked on it from there.

• 'Kia Kaha' was recorded for Conflicting Emotions" but was reduced to B-side status before being added to See Ya 'Round.

• The See Ya 'Round credits list Bob Venier as playing flugelhorn on 'Isolation'. This was the original name of Eddie Rayner's instrumental track on the album. 

• 'The Lost Cat' was a last-minute beat-the-deadline replacement title suggested by Raewyn Turner (Split Enz lighting operator and Eddie's then-partner) when Eddie had a hangover and couldn't come up with anything else. The instrumental had nothing to do with cats when he composed and recorded it two years earlier.

• Neil's guitar solo in 'Years Go By' is a patch-job of seven takes, edited together.

• 'Ninnie Knees Up' includes samples from James Brown's Live at the Apollo album.

• 'One Mouth Is Fed' was released as a follow-up single to 'I Walk Away' but sank without a trace. It was the last Split Enz single issued before the band dissolved.

• See Ya 'Round was released only in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

7 Good Minutes - 18 November 2025: Mapping Mini-Goals to Long-Term Dreams: Your Bridge to Success - Learn how to transform overwhelming long-term dreams into achievable daily actions through strategic mini-goal mapping. This episode provides a practical framework for creating meaningful progress toward your biggest aspirations, one small step at a time.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 8 February 2026: meme

StarDate - 7 February 2026: Lynx

Odd One Out - 7 February 2026: The Beatles or Linkin Park?

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue - series 76 episode 4: 20 December 2021: Pub or Bedroom

7 Good Minutes - 18 November 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - Every great achievement is... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how every great achievement is built from small, purposeful steps taken consistently over time. Clyde reflects on the power of intentional action and offers guidance for identifying your next meaningful step forward.

Daily Dad Jokes - 13 August 2025

BirdNote Daily - 26 September 2023: *Monk Parakeets: Little Green-Blue Invaders - Monk Parakeets, also known as Argentine Parrots, are native to South America but have become popular as pets - thanks in part to their intelligence and ability to mimic human speech. But in some areas, such as Mexico, these birds have become invasive. After being released or escaping, some Monk Parakeets have formed feral populations that have quickly spread, competing with native bird species for resources.

The Daily Quiz Show - 8 November 2025: Science and Nature 

The Stupid History Minute - 8 February 2026:  The Stupid History of The Electric Lamp Socket

The Quarter Hour - season 1 episode 2: 19 January 2026: *GfK Survey 8 Results - Wade Kingsley is joined by Lizzie Young, CEO of Commercial Radio & Audio Australia to go through the results from ratings survey 8 of 2025.

Audio Poem of the Day - episode 1971: 4 November 2025: Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth

A Daily Dose of History  - 24 January 2026

MinuteEarth - 27 May 2025: Why Don't More Animals Eat Wood?

Sounds Profitable - 6 February 2026: *IAB Al Scraping Legislation, Audio is Found Time, & More - This week in the business of podcasting: How to run a fulfilling conference panel, audio works on shared time, lAB releases draft of Al scraping legislation, and problems facing the middle class of podcasting.

BirdNote Daily - 27 September 2023: *Strange Chickadee Songs of Massachusetts Islands - The song of the Black-capped Chickadee pretty much the same throughout the U.S. and Canada — with just a few exceptions, like on some Massachusetts islands. Chickadees on Martha's Vineyard and tiny Tuckernuck Island nearby have developed songs entirely their own. It's likely that the birds' isolation from mainland birds led them to develop unique behaviors.

The Slowdown - episode 1261: 16 December 2024: Today's poem is Immersive by Joseph Millar.

Science Quickly - 20 April 2015: *Taste Salty with Less Salt - Making salamis and cheeses with more pores might make them taste just as salty but with less added sodium finding its way into the body. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Womanica - 9 August 2024: Lyda Conley

Audio Poem of the Day - episode 1972: 5 November 2025: *I Want to Read at the White House by Joshua Clover. 

7 Minutes For Yourself - 6 August 2024: *The Science Behind Building a Better Life, One Habit at a Time - Learn how simple daily habits can shape your destiny and unleash your full potential. / This episode explores practical strategies backed by science to help you create lasting positive change in your life.

5 Good News Stories - 17 July 2025: *TSA says keep your shoes on BUT Actual Snakes On A Plane - The TSA is allowing passengers to keep their shoes on, a 21-year-old man's incredible skateboarding journey from England to Africa, a breakthrough in Parkinson's disease research by the University of Sydney, Maria's Guinness World Record for the largest egg cup collection, and an incident in Australia where a two-foot green tree snake delayed a flight. Each story highlights acts of determination, scientific progress, and unique achievements, providing a dose of good news to brighten your day.

Comicbook Nation - season 8 epiaode 6: 6 February 2026: Kofi, Matt and Janell. Tribute to the late Catherine O’Hara. Night of the Seven Kingdoms latest episode mixing it up. The final episode of Fallout season two. Quick mention of the Apple TV show silo. Ultimate Endgame comic issue two. DC KO latest comic issue. “Shout out to Method Man!” Janell leaves the chat to take care of her son. Super Bowl trailers spot for Michael, Disclosure Day, Scream 7, Super Mario Galaxy. Nothing from Marvel or Disney. No trailer for Supergirl. Minions 3 trailer coming. The Mandalorian and Grogu not there. A rumour that Marvel‘s secret wars might be getting split into two films. To be honest, I’m surprised they haven’t done that for Doomsday! Personally I think that Disney could film more for Doomsday, and put a four hour version up on Disney Plus. Rumours of a second season of Wonder Man already being filmed. The return of The Muppet Show! After this Matt talks about three different tabletop games (what we call board games). 

BirdNote Daily - 28 September 2023: *HawkWatch - After hawks and eagles, some of the sharpest eyes belong to hawk-watchers, experienced spotters who count raptors during spring and fall migration. Groups like HawkWatch International organize census counts of hawks (like this Red-tailed Hawk) and other raptors. HawkWatch sites lie along primary migration routes like mountain ridges and coastlines, where updrafts of rising air funnel the birds' north-south movement. Different species peak at slightly different times.

Daily Shower Thoughts - 5 November 2025

MinuteEarth - 28 May 2025: How To Name A Disease (Like COVID-19)

7 Good Minutes - 19 November 2025: *Identifying and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs: Your Path to Freedom - Learn to identify the hidden beliefs that hold you back and discover practical strategies for transforming them into empowering perspectives. This episode provides tools for recognizing limiting beliefs and creating new possibilities in your life through conscious awareness and gentle action.

Daily Life Pro Tips - 27 November 2025

Hitmaker Chronicles - 18 October 2024: *Halsey "Without Me"- This searing narrative plunges into how Halsey's smash "Without Me" became a visceral exorcism of their toxic attachments through confrontational pop candor. Tracing their youth's battles with abandonment, assault, and bipolar disorder that forged music as therapeutic lifeline, it explores Halsey's evolution into pop's most fearless confessor. Dissecting the song's molotov riffs, guttural vocals, and lyrics flaying-open obsession and codependency, the episode celebrates "Without Me" as both cathartically personal and a universal anthem for reclaiming self-worth. Halsey's paradoxical ability to condense harrowing darkness into soaring pop transcendence solidifies their role as a vital voice helping this generation exorcise its demons.

7 Good Minutes - 19 November 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - The beliefs that feel... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we examine how our most unquestioned beliefs often hold the greatest potential for transformation. Clyde explores the relationship between certainty and limitation, offering a gentle approach to discovering new possibilities through curious questioning.

Daily Dad Jokes - 15 August 2025

Merry Christmas! - 7 February 2026: The Legend of King Wenceslaus by John Mason Neale

Sleep From Space - season 4 episode 1: 28 September 2025: *3I/ATLAS: The Mysterious Visitor That Came From Another Star System - Tonight we explore the discovery of 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever detected in our solar system. This ancient wanderer originated from the direction of Sagittarius, near our galaxy's heart, and has been traveling through space for potentially billions of years. With an extreme orbital eccentricity that makes its path appear almost perfectly straight, this cosmic messenger carries secrets from stellar nurseries far beyond our own. Join us as we follow its incredible journey from the depths of interstellar space to our cosmic doorstep.

The Daily Quiz Show - 9 NOVEMBER 2025: General Knowledge 

Happy Place - season 9 episode 6: 29 March 2021: *Jake Humphrey - Has your life turned out the way you thought it would? Jake Humphrey thinks it's only with hindsight that he can see that he's ended up exactly where he's supposed to be. In this chat, life-long friends Fearne and Jake talk about what role a safe and loving home life plays in allowing us to spread our wings. Plus, they take on grind culture - does a relentless work ethic really lead to greatness? Or are consistency and a work life balance more important?

Strange Arrivals Trailer: 23 March 2020: *On a September night in 1961, in the mountains of New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill encountered something they could not explain. What really happened that autumn night? Welcome to Strange Arrivals, where host Toby Ball will unravel one of history's most famous cases of alien abduction.

Daily Facts - 25 November 2025

Radio Headspace - episode 40: 28 May 2021: *It's A Celebration ... Come On And Celebrate! - How often do we celebrate the not-so-major milestones in our lives? It's okay to celebrate the little wins and accomplishments that are a big deal to you. Take moments to acknowledge the positive contributions you are making toward self-growth and improvement.

TED Health - 25 Jun 2024: *How aerosols brighten clouds - and cool the planet | Sarah J. Doherty - Here's a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the planet? Exploring the unintended consequences of reducing air pollution, she makes the case for a better understanding of marine cloud brightening — or intentionally adding sea salt aerosols to clouds over the ocean, which could reflect sunlight back into space and potentially reduce global warming.

Question of the Week - episode 557: 22 March 2024: *How did the ancient Romans multiply their numerals together? - Thanks to Ems Lord for the answer!

More or Less - 31 January 2026: *Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US? - Could European Nato members use their large holdings of US shares and bonds to put pressure on America? It's a question that some in Europe found themselves asking as the geopolitical crisis over Greenland escalated and leaders desperately tried to think of ways to dissuade Donald Trump. It is true that trillions of dollars of American financial assets are held in Europe. But the devil, as ever, is in the detail. Tim Harford talks to Toby Nangle, a journalist with the Financial Times, to drill down into the numbers.

BirdNote Daily - 29 September 2023: *Letter to an Eastern Wood-Pewee - In this episode, ornithologist J. Drew Lanham reads a letter he has written to a wood-pewee, a flycatcher with an "understatedly simple and definitive" song that says the bird's name.

Naked Scientists In Short - episode 188: 13 October 2012: *Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Laureate - Sir John Gurdon, from Cambridge University, talks to Chris Smith about the set of experiments that resulted in the award on the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.

Radio Headspace - episode 41: 31 May 2021: *Presently Paused -Next time you're in a situation where you just can't wait to get through work or are having a hard time focusing on the present moment, take that as a cue to pause. Take a breath and find your center to gain the momentum to mindfully push through the distraction that is taking away your ability to be present.

7 Minutes For Yourself - 7 August 2024: *A Guide to Discovering Your Life's Purpose - Delve into thought-provoking concepts and actionable steps that will guide you towards understanding your unique path. / Take the first step towards living a more purposeful existence by listening to this captivating episode today.

The Daily Poem - 1 November 2025: *The Hermit of Shadows: A Lament for the Soul Unseen - Today's poem is about Despair in the style of John Milton. / Poems generated from OpenAl ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. / This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios. 

The Quarter Hour - season 1 episode 3: 29 January 2026: *Triple J's Hottest 100 - Wade Kingsley is joined by Lachie Macara (Head of Triple J & Double J) and Abby Butler (from Abby & Tyrone on Triple J Drive) to go behind-the-scenes of this year's Hottest 100

Countdown.

The Phase Two Rewatch - season 1 Episode 8: 8 February 2026: *Practice In Waking - Star Trek Phase Il leans fully into cerebral science fiction with an episode that places perception, identity, and individual autonomy at the center of the story.When the Enterprise investigates a research outpost where scientists have fallen into a shared catatonic state, the crew uncovers a neurological experiment that blurs the boundary between individual consciousness and collective experience. As the phenomenon begins to affect the Enterprise itself, Kirk, McCoy, and Xon must confront a threat that cannot be fought with weapons or diplomacy.On The Phase I| Rewatch, Greg Westlake examines one of the most introspective early Phase II episodes, discusses the growing concern that the series is leaning too heavily on bottle episodes, and explores how the McCoy and Xon dynamic begins to replace the familiar Spock-era rhythm. The episode also looks at early audience reactions and the sense that Phase Il may be struggling to build momentum. / Original air date: Friday, October 28, 1977. 

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 27 June 2025: "Country Names, 1-Year-Old Hens, and Cannonball Sundays!" w/ A.J. & Greg

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 30 June 2025: "Spinoffs" w/ Aline Brosh McKenna

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 01 July 2025: "Red State, Cerulean State" w/ Aline Brosh McKenna