The Pod Files - March part two

 

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

Rotten Mango - episode 495: 26 February 2026: *Part 1: "Puppet Master" Killer Set Up The Most Elaborate Murder Plan To Kill A Woman - In the event of a break in, usually something of value is stolen from a house. But what if someone breaks into your home and steals a single, random item. Your hairbrush. Your pet's ashes. Your family picture but leaves the frame. Your one spare house key? / Daniel Krug, patriarch, calls the police after his wife, Kristil comes home and realizes that the spare key they keep hidden in their garage is missing. They could've just misplaced it right? / With three young children at home though, the family doesn't want to take any chances. / Especially after Daniel, the father, remembers pulling into his driveway, before the key went missing, and saw someone jump their fence and take off running. / If someone had broken into their garage, stole their spare key, and nothing else that can really only mean one thing right? They're planning on coming back. / Daniel reports it to the police and even gives his statement to the responding officer who visits his house. For nearly three months the family will grow increasingly paranoid after feeling like the burglar never left the house in the first place. That he came back and started doing stranger and stranger things around the house. / Until exactly 82 days after the initial report, one of the Krug family members will be found inside the family home.

New Podcasts - 2 March 2026: *My Weekly Mixtape - Certain records don't age out. They wait. And when you come back to them at the right moment, they meet you right where you need to be. My Weekly Mixtape speaks this week to Warren Haynes to revisit his debut solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness - his debut solo album, now newly remixed and remastered more than thirty years after its original release. What happens when you return to deeply personal songs after decades of living, playing, and moving forward?

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 3 March 2026: spiel

BirdNote Daily - 22 October 2023: *Strange Sounds - What an amazing array of sounds birds have to offer! The call of a male Yellow Rail sounds like someone tapping two small stones together. And Turkey Vultures hissing at one another over a carcass sound like a snarling lion. The duet between the male and female Barred Owls seen here is especially raucous. / BirdNote gets most of its sounds from The Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds.

StarDate - 8 March 2026: Bad Neighbor

Star Trek Phase Two Rewatch - season 1 episode 10: 8 March 2026: *Devil’s Due - Original Air Date: December 23, 1977 / The Enterprise arrives at the world of Neuterra just as a terrifying prophecy appears to be coming true. According to ancient legend, centuries earlier the planet's leaders struck a bargain with a mysterious entity who promised peace and prosperity in exchange for the world itself at a later date. / Now that entity — appearing as a powerful, shape-shifting "Devil" — has returned to claim the planet. / While the population descends into fear and panic, Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew must determine whether they are witnessing a genuine supernatural phenomenon or an elaborate deception. / As tensions rise among the planet's leaders and citizens prepare to surrender their world, Kirk investigates the origin of the ancient bargain and uncovers clues suggesting that the terrifying visitor may not be what it appears to be. / In the end, the Enterprise exposes the so-called Devil as a technologically advanced con artist using illusions and psychological manipulation to exploit the planet's ancient myth. / But the experience raises uncomfortable questions about whether Starfleet has the right to intervene in a civilization that had come to accept its fate — even if that fate was built on fear.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 71: 9 March 2026: *A Tip For "Quick Fixes" - Recovery rarely comes from one appointment, one stretch, or one "fix." A pulled muscle, physical therapy, and a massage become a reminder that setbacks are normal in injury recovery and muscle healing, and that progress can be slow before it shows up.

New Podcasts - 2 March 2026: *A World With - A World With launches today - a collection of short, intimate monologues from visionaries, organisers, artists and dreamers who dare to imagine better worlds. Built for those hungry for hope, the first episode asks how we can do better at sharing and reusing the items we already own - and wonders if the library can help.

The Stupid History Minute - 2 March 2026: The Stupid History of Grand Marnier. 

Podnews Daily - 6 March 2026: *Cumulus files for bankruptcy, again - It is trying to eliminate around $600mn of debt. 

New Podcasts - 3 March 2026: *History Is Taxing - Could we actually replace income tax with revenue from tariffs? And how confidential is your tax information, really? In each episode of History Is Taxing, you'll hear tax experts Robert Goulder and Joseph Thorndike answer those questions and more as they unpack the tax origins of today's biggest topics.

Happy Place - season 9 episode 9: 19 April 2021: *David Katz - We're surrounded by 2 billion tonnes of plastic - 8 million of which flow into our oceans every year. Those are some pretty upsetting numbers, but by the end of this episode you'll understand that you're not helpless; you personally have a huge amount of power to reverse the problem. / David Katz is the compassionate founder behind a clever enterprise that turns plastic into wealth. Plastic Bank works with communities under the poverty line to simultaneously empower individuals, and reduce ocean plastic. David explains to Fearne exactly how you can make a real difference in reducing ocean plastic by voting with your wallet. For example, the sponsors of this series of Happy Place, professional natural hair care brand weDo, have teamed up with Plastic Bank, so for every one weDo/ product you buy, an incredible eight items of plastic waste are removed from our environment and our oceans. / WeDo/ buyers have helped collect over three million plastic bottles since launch, and this Earth Day they're inviting you to join WeDo/ and Plastic Bank to achieve their next partnership goal of removing 5 million items of plastic waste. So by simply switching to natural haircare brand WeDo/, together we can make a big positive impact for our planet!

Odd One Out - 4 March 2026: Hannibal Lecter or Frodo Baggins?

7 Good Minutes - 2 December 2025: *Turning Chores Into Mindful Moments: Find Peace in Daily Tasks - Discover how to transform routine household tasks into powerful mindfulness practices. / Learn why the chores you've been avoiding might actually be some of the most grounding, peaceful moments of your day.

New Podcasts - 14 March 2026: *The Confidence Download - On The Confidence Download, Chandler Price serves as your creative advocate, offering fresh inspiration and embodied rituals that help artists, leaders, and entrepreneurs strengthen their presence and expand their impact through somatic rewiring.

Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV - 13 February 2026: *Exciting news on the future of Too Hot For TV.

7 Good Minutes - 2 December 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - The most ordinary tasks become... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how bringing full presence to ordinary tasks transforms them from burdens into opportunities for peace and grounding. / Reflect on how this shift in attention can change not just your chores, but your entire relationship with your daily life.

Sheer Pod Attack: A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast - season 1 episode 5: 13 March 2026: *My Fairy King - Brothers Stephen and Paul return with another bite-sized blast of Sheer Pod Attack: A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast, and this week they're stepping into the mystical, mythical world of My Fairy King — the dazzling closer to side one of Queen's debut album. / Join the boys as they explore the song's fantasy-rich lyrics, its early glimpse into Freddie Mercury's storytelling genius, and the moment each of them first encountered this magical deep cut. Expect lively chat, sharp opinions, and a few surprises along the way. / As always, your under-ten-minute Queen fix is packed with quiz fun, band facts, song trivia, interview clips, rankings, and plenty of brotherly banter — the perfect weekly hit for fans who love their Queen with a touch of enchantment. / Next time, the journey continues with Liar.

Doctor Who: Too Hot For TV - 14 March 2026: *trailer for an episode of the other Too Hot For TV podcast, where they’re looking at the 1966 Batman film starring Adam West and Bill Ward. 

Apocalypse Radio - Season 3 Episode 9: 11 March 2026: *Epilogue - In the trilogy epilogue, Mason, Will, and Hen wrap things up.

The Stupid History Minute - 18 March 2026: The Stupid History of Don Julio. 

Sounds Profitable - 3 March 2026: *Podcast Show London Speakers, Magellan Al Nielsen DMA, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: Magellan Al integrates Nielsen DMA data into its podcast attribution platform, giving advertisers local market measurement across 210 standardized U.S. media markets. / Podcast Show London 2026 has published its full speaker lineup ahead of the May 20-21 event at Islington's Business Design Centre, with Sounds Profitable returning as a stage sponsor and hosting a pre-show happy hour May 19th. / IAB Australia's 2026 Audio Advertising State of the Nation report finds 69% of surveyed ad buyers plan to increase podcast ad investment, with performance advertising expected to outpace brand advertising spend this year. / Lower Street's Jackie Lamport makes the case that audio podcast introduction methods don't work on YouTube, where your retention lives or dies in the first 30 seconds. She offers podcasters a free intro scorecard to optimize their shows for the platform's algorithm. / Kirby Grines argues that the rise of microdramas and mobile-native viewing is redistributing audience attention in ways that reward the same cadence and consistency that drive podcast promotional growth on video platforms - particularly short-form vertical clips.

BirdNote Daily - 23 October 2023: *Altitudinal Migration - Yellow-eyed Juncos sometimes make a migration of sorts — not from north to south, but from the high mountains to the lowlands or the other way around. It's called altitudinal migration. In the warm summer months, some Yellow-eyed Juncos prefer to nest at higher elevations, while in winter, the scarcity of food pushes them back down to the valleys.

Comicbook Nation - season 8 episode 10: 6 March 2026: hosted by Kofi, Matt, Janell and Evan. Trailer out for DC’s Lanterns television series. Trailer for Scary Movie 6. Trailer for tv series finale of The Boys. The first photo from Amazon’s God of War has been released. The latest episode of Paradise. War Machine film reactions. DC KO issue five. A new Star Wars related comic. Imperial Guardians comic issue one. WWE 2K26. The film On The Run on Tubi. The Housemaid made more at the cinemas than Sinners.

 

Question of the Week - episode 565: 17 May 2024: *Are the laws of physics consistent around the universe? - James Tytko asked Toby Wiseman, professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College London, to answer this question from listener Daniel...

Daily Dad Jokes - 20 August 2025

MinuteEarth - 10 June 2025: YouTube Is Misleading You. Help Us Make It Better.

Womanica - season 5 episode 535: 26 August 2024: *Adversaries: Mama G - Dr. Germon "Mama G" Miller-Bey (c.1953-present) is the "Grand Matriarch" of African martial arts, or sciences, as she prefers to call it. Rooted in her own experiences with domestic violence, she became a lifelong competitor, teacher, and community advocate for the sport and the arts.

A Daily Dose of History - 31 January 2026

Naked Scientists In Short - episode 192: 15 November 2012: *Solutions to urban flooding, peatland carbon storage - This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at potential solutions to urban flooding, and why scientists are so keen to measure carbon dioxide flow through the UK's Norfolk Fens.

New Podcasts - 3 March 2026: *RBL Impact - The RBL Group Podcast - From the RBL Group, RBL Impact launched last week. Co-founders Norm Smallwood and Joe Hanson explore how strategic organization design turns human capability into measurable stakeholder value. They introduce four critical questions that shape high-performing organizations, from clarifying business portfolios and growth strategy to defining customer value and the capabilities required to win. And, they reveal how disciplined design choices have driven cost savings, accelerated growth, and strengthened brand power.

Daily Facts - 1 February 2026

The Slowdown - episode [encore] 1163: 23 December 2026: This episode was originally released on July 17, 2024. / Today's poem is Voice Clear As by Kemi Alabi.

7 Minutes For Yourself - 16 August 2024: *Strategies for Unleashing Creative Potential - Dive into a world of inspiration! / Today, we delve deep into actionable steps that can help anyone elevate their creative output-from artists seeking new mediums to professionals aiming for innovative solutions at work. / You'll find motivation around every corner! / Ready to ignite your creative spark? Listen to the video now!

The Daily Quiz Show - 19 November 2025: Music

Good Hang with Amy Poehler - 20 May 2025: *"Philly Justice" - Philadelphia has never been more in need of justice. In a special episode of 'Good Hang,' Amy hangs with 'Parks and Rec' creator Mike Schur, producer Morgan Sackett, and stars Adam Scott and Rashida Jones for the world premiere of the "Philly Justice" trailer. / Host: Amy Poehler / Guests: Mike Schur, Morgan Sackett, Adam Scott, and Rashida Jones.