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The Al Girls Club - season 1 episode 1: 24 March 2026: *I'm Not A Tech Girl. And That's Exactly Why You Should Listen - Grace, host of The Al Girls Club, opens the show by answering the question you might already be asking why is a non-tech woman starting a podcast about Al? In this first episode, she breaks down why Al risks aren't just a tech industry conversation, why women especially need to be in the room, and what this podcast is going to do about it. No gatekeeping. Just the stuff that actually matters to your life and career.

Podnews Daily - 11 March 2026: *Libsyn podcast ad revenue grew 48% in 2025 - The company has announced the Libsyn Audience Network

The Stupid History Minute - 4 March 2026: The Stupid History of Hennessy

Daily Facts - 2 February 2026 

Odd One Out - 6 March 2026

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - 24 February 2026: *STEPHEN AMELL Gets Honest About ARROW Ending, Career Control, and Fatherhood - Stephen Amell (Arrow, Heels) joins us again this week for a deeply reflective and grounded conversation about identity after Arrow, taking responsibility when projects fail, and learning how to let go of ego in both career and life. Stephen opens up about Suits LA ending abruptly, why he still considers it one of the best experiences of his career, and how perspective changes when you stop trying to control outcomes. We also talk about auditioning later in life, creative humility, and why sometimes the best move is to step back and let the knot untangle itself.

New Podcasts - 3 March 2026: *The Kyle & Jackie O Show - One of the biggest podcasts and radio shows in Australia, The Kyle & Jackie O Show, has suddenly ended after 22 years. Recently the ARN show had been the subject of intense speculation after lewd language and increased regulatory oversight.

7 Good Minutes - 5 December 2025: *Discover Your True Self Through Journaling Your Core Values - Unlock the power of journaling to discover your true core values and create a life of deeper authenticity. This gentle exploration offers practical ways to use written reflection as your compass for meaningful living.

The Stupid History Minute - 5 March 2026: The Stupid History of Kahlua

New Podcasts - 4 March 2026: *Transcending Limits - Resilience Conversations with Felicia Barnett - Transcending Limits is brand new from Dr Felicia Barnett - who was born in Upstate New York, and after an accident, her life seemed as if it was in ruins. However, her life serves as a testament to the power of recovery - and her mission and vision revolve around empowering women to overcome life adversities through advocacy, accountability, and community-based programs that build faith and purpose.

7 Good Minutes - 5 December 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - The values that live quietly... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how our deepest values often speak in whispers that only become clear when we create space for them through journaling. / Discover how to amplify your inner wisdom and let your authentic values guide your path forward.

Pod, Actually - 23 February 2026: *On The Media - In this episode of Pod, Actually, Will (an independent audio producer and documentary maker ) talks about the podcast that has shaped his thinking for two decades: On the Media - Will calls it his "portable journalism school." A longtime listener, he describes a deep admiration for host Brooke Gladstone, whose perceptive interviews and narrative framing continue to challenge and inspire him. / Will also talks about The Read, a very different kind of show that he finds funny, bracing, and culturally illuminating — and about his hesitation to dive into highly immersive narrative series that take over your lite. / This episode is about loyalty, literacy, narrative framing, and what it means to feel part of a show's ecosystem. / Will's Top Five Podcasts: 1 On the Media / 2 The Read / 3 Heavyweight / 4 Love Me / 5 Goodbye to All This

BirdNote Daily - 25 October 2023: The Sociable Weaver's Colonial Nest -  When it comes to nests, common sense suggests that large birds build large nests, and small birds build small nests. But in fact, some species of smaller birds build large nests. None, though, builds anything like the communal structures of Sociable Weavers in southern Africa's arid plains. These House Sparrow-sized birds often live in accommodations with room for up to 500 birds. Each family has its own access hole and tunnel into a chamber within the larger complex. Some structures have persisted for more than 100 years, with constant occupation by succeeding generations.

Sheer Pod Attack: A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast - series 1 episode 6: 10 March 2026: *In this episode of Sheer Pod Attack, we dive deep into "Liar", one of Queen's most ambitious early tracks and a standout moment from their debut album. Often celebrated for its theatrical structure, explosive dynamics, and unmistakable Freddie Mercury flair, "Liar" captures the band at a formative moment - bold, experimental, and unapologetically dramatic. / We explore the song's origins, its place in Queen's early live sets, and the creative fingerprints each band member left on its shifting moods and musical twists. From studio stories and arrangement insights to the track's legacy among fans, this episode unpacks why "Liar" remains a cult favourite and a powerful showcase of the young band's identity. / Whether you're a longtime Queen devotee or discovering their deeper cuts, join us for a passionate, energetic breakdown of a song that set the tone for the band's sonic evolution.

7 Minutes For Yourself - 18 August 2024: *Transforming Your Inner Dialogue - Get ready for expert insights, practical exercises, and inspiring stories that demonstrate the power of positive thinking. / Change starts within-take the first step toward becoming the best version of yourself today! / Listen now, and let's embark on this transformative journey together!

Star Trek Phase Two Rewatch - A Star Trek Phase Two Podcast - season 1 episode 13: 29 March 2026: The War To End All Wars - Original air date: Friday, February 17, 1978 - The Enterprise is dispatched to the border world of Shadir, where a controversial philosophy known as "peace through war" has taken hold. The planet is governed by a network of androids designed to regulate conflict, maintaining stability through carefully controlled, continuous warfare. / From orbit, the system appears to function. / Large-scale war has been eliminated. / Casualties are limited. Order is maintained. / On the surface, Kirk, McCoy, and Xon discover a society that has surrendered its future to a system built on perpetual conflict. / The android network is no longer simply managing violence — it is optimizing it, and beginning to extend its influence beyond the planet. / As tensions rise, Kirk is detained by the planetary system for interfering with its equilibrium, leaving the Enterprise without its captain for the first time. / Command shifts to Decker. / Faced with the choice between intervention and restraint, Decker must decide whether to disrupt the system and risk unleashing the very chaos it was designed to prevent, or allow it to expand unchecked. / Working from orbit, Decker coordinates with Scotty while Xon assists Kirk on the surface in identifying a critical weakness in the android network's control system. In a coordinated effort, the Enterprise supports an operation to destabilize the system. / The network collapses. / But the outcome is uncertain. / Shadir faces an unknown future without the structure that has governed it. More troubling, Kirk's final communication is lost during the operation. / A full sensor sweep reveals no trace of the Captain.

The Daily Quiz Show - 21 November 2025: Entertainment, Society and Culture 

Sounds Profitable - 4 March 2026: *The Real Shift In Spoken Word - One caveat to charting spoken word podcasting against radio: spoken word isn't confined to audio. / Edison Research's Share of Ear data shows podcasting tied with AM/FM radio at 40% of spoken-word listening - but Tom Webster argues podcasting already passed radio when you account for the millions watching video podcasts on YouTube that audio-only measurement can't see. The real story isn't podcasting catching radio; it's podcasting expanding the spoken-word market entirely, drawing new audiences through video discovery rather than converting talk radio listeners.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 25 March 2026: undulate

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily - 25 December 2024: Today's poem is Childhood by David Baker.

The Stupid History Minute - 6 March 2026: The Stupid History of Bailey's Irish Cream

Sheer Pod Attack: A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast - series 1 episode 7: 27 March 2026: *In this episode, we shine a spotlight on one of Queen's most overlooked early gems: "The Night Comes Down." / Recorded during the band's formative sessions at De Lane Lea Studios and later included on their 1973 debut album, the track captures Queen at a fascinating crossroads-raw, ambitious, and already unmistakably themselves. / Stephen and Paul dig into the song's origins, its place in the band's pre-fame mythology, and why this Brian May-penned piece still resonates with fans who love Queen's atmospheric, introspective side. Expect discussion on the track's dreamy production, its lyrical moodiness, and the unique quirks that set it apart from the rest of the debut album. / We also explore how "The Night Comes Down" hints at the band Queen would soon become-layered, melodic, and quietly experimental-even before the world knew their name. / Join us as we break it all down, celebrate a hidden treasure, and continue our journey through the Queen catalogue one track at a time.

BirdNote Daily - 26 October 2023: *The Birds of Yoga - Pigeon Pose. Crow Pose. Eagle pose. Bird of paradise. Writer Trisha Mukherjee, who is also a yoga teacher, discusses the connections these bird-inspired yoga poses have with Hindu mythology and philosophy.

A Daily Dose of History - 1 February 2026 

MinuteEarth - 11 June 2025: If We Aren't Too Late

New Podcasts - 4 March 2026: *The Almanac of Rap - The Almanac of Rap is a two-time Webby Award-winning show that examines trends in hip hop and their impact over time... and it's way more fun than that description makes it sound. Each week, our host Donwill asks a question, presents a theory and finds a guest to come to some sort of consensus about it.

Simply put, it's a show about rap, by a rapper who loves rap music.

The Stupid History Minute - 7 March 2026: The Stupid History of Jägermeister

The Moonshot Podcast - The Moonshot Podcast Season 1 Trailer: 26 February 2026: *Premiering March 10th! - The Moonshot Podcast chronicles the untold stories of innovation - both highs and lows - from 15 years inside Google's Moonshot Factory. Go behind the scenes with the inventors and creators exploring the huge problems, radical solutions and breakthrough technologies that have the potential to reshape our world. Self-driving cars, superhuman hearing, robots, drone delivery, wildfire prediction and much more.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 70: 6 March 2026: *A Tip For Survey Making - Yes or no questions can speed up decision-making in quick polls with friends and in formal user research. Instead of asking open-ended prompts like "what do you want to eat," narrowing to a binary choice can reduce back-and-forth and surface needs fast. In product surveys, a simple usage check like "Have you used it in the last three days?" helps spot churn early and keeps survey data clean.

The Puzzler with AJ Jacobs - 16 July 2025: "Ex-Tensions" w/ Rachel Bloom

Podnews Daily - 12 March 2026: *New, Al-native podcast hosting and production - New entrant Rebel Audio gets $3.8mn in funding

The Al Girls Club - season 1 episode 2: 26 March 2026: *They Know It Could Go Wrong. They're Building It Anyway. - The people who built Al are warning us about Al. That sentence should be everywhere but for some reason it isn't. / In this episode, Grace breaks down what the founders, CEOs, and Nobel Prize-winning scientists behind modern Al are actually saying about the technology they created and why most of us have never heard it. From Geoffrey Hinton quitting Google to speak freely about the dangers, to CEO's publicly admitting it could go "catastrophically wrong," the warnings are out there. / The Al Girls Club is a podcast for women who want to understand what Al actually means for our lives.

The Stupid History Minute - 8 March 2026: The Stupid History of Fireball

Sheer Pod Attack: A Queen Song-By-Song Podcast - series 1 episode 8: 3 April 2026: *In this episode, we dive head-first into the breakneck chaos of "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll," the Roger Taylor-penned blast of adrenaline from Queen's debut album. Short, sharp, and gloriously unpolished, it's the moment early Queen drop the theatrics and go full proto-punk. / We explore how the song captures the band's hunger in 1973 — Taylor's snarling lead vocal, the band's garage-band ferocity, and the flashes of musical ambition already bubbling beneath the surface. From its unusual place in Queen's catalogue to its live evolution and its role in shaping the band's early identity, we unpack why this 2 minute firecracker still hits with such force. / Expect stories, trivia, and a celebration of Queen at their most primal. Modern times never sounded so loud.

New Podcasts - 11 March 2026: *Far From Town - In the new podcast series Far From Town, from RNZ and Shepherdess magazine, host Arpége Taratoa-Rangikura talks with women at the end of windy gravel roads and up remote valleys, sharing warm, intimate stories of real life in rural Aotearoa/New Zealand. / Over cups of tea, they talk about love, loss and connection to whenua/land.

Sounds Profitable - 4 March 2026: *Podcast Movement's SXSW Celeb Lineup, New Audible Plan, & More - Today in the business of podcasting: Amazon builds on its audio strategy with a new $8.99 Audible Standard tier focused on streaming rather than ownership, folding Wondery+ into Audible Originals with ad-free content, exclusive shows, and early-access perks. / Podcast Movement Evolutions at SXSW adds Penn Badgley and SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin to next week's lineup, alongside Apple Podcasts spotlighting its new HLS-powered video podcasting upgrade. /Ampere Analysis finds 20% of global internet users watched video podcasts or clips in Q3 2025, with YouTube leading engagement and the format showing momentum to pull weekly screen time away from traditional TV and mid-tier streaming. / Creator talent agencies are expanding beyond deal-making into full-service multi-platform operators, with M&A in the creator economy growing 17.4% year-over-year in 2025 - a signal that diversification across podcasting, film, gaming, and consumer products is now standard strategy.

BirdNote Daily - 27 October 2023: *Surfing with Scoters - Surf Scoters are perfectly at home in the element they're named for. They swim smack in the middle of what surfers call the impact zone: Just where the waves break with greatest violence. Why risk the harshest waves when there's calmer water close by? / Because the churning action of crashing waves can expose the small clams and crabs that scoters eat. And how do Surf Scoters avoid getting mashed by the sea? When a towering wave is about to crash down, the scoter deftly dives and swims under the crest of the foaming breaker, then pops up on the other side.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 72: 10 March 2026: *A Tip For Standups: Stand Up - Standing meetings can keep short 1:1s and 15-minute standups from drifting. A standing desk or a quick move to the break room helps keep the conversation focused and time-boxed. The same idea works for phone calls too, by taking them on a walk.

The Stupid History Minute - 9 March 2026: The Stupid History of Hendrick's. 

Comicbook Nation - 27 March 2026: Kofi, Matt, Janell and Evan. Trailer for Spider-Man Brand New Day. Forthcoming Dune 3 film discussion. Firefly is coming back. Mention the great James Cameron television series Dark Angel. Oscar’s discussion. Ready Or Not 2. The return of the invincible television series. DC Next Level comic book. Breaking news about the passing of Chuck Norris. Season seven of Marvel’s Rivals.