The Pod Files

 

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New Podcasts - 28 April 2026: *Lore in the Machine: Forgotten Tech History - Lore in the Machine: Forgotten Tech History is a narrative technology podcast about the hidden history of computing, software, and the internet. Each episode uncovers the true story behind a piece of computing history or internet lore. This week: how a graduate student's fix for spam bots quietly became a global labor system, and how billions of people unwittingly built one of humanity's largest digital archives.

7 Good Minutes - 9 Dec 2025: *7 Good Minutes: Extra - The sacred is not... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we explore how sacred experience isn't found by escaping ordinary life, but by bringing deeper presence to everyday moments. Reflect on where the sacred might be hiding in your most routine activities.

5 Good News Stories - 10 May 2026: *Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: England completed the King Charles Ill England Coast Path, a 2,689-mile trail tracing the full perimeter of England's coastline after 18 years of work, with new bridges, boardwalks, and mostly continuous routing; an opossum stowed away on a cargo ship to Alaska, was found in Juneau, and-since it's invasive there—was taken to the Alaska Zoo and named Meatball; Chile established a massive maritime protected area of about 386,000 square miles, the third largest protected marine seascape, safeguarding diverse marine life and an underwater mountain chain; in Chicago, two separate delivery robots from Serve Robotics and Coco Robotics crashed into bus shelters and shattered glass, with both companies responding and offering repairs; and in the UK, discarded vapes pose risks to wildlife after footage showed a squirrel chewing on a vape, likely attracted by fruity flavors and exposed to nicotine and microplastics.

BirdNote Daily - 14 Nov 2023:*Behind the Scenes - It takes a lot to bring you the rich sounds of birds yodeling, cooing, and screeching to you each day. It's a meticulous process of researching, writing, fact-checking, editing, recording and sound design. That's all done by our in-house production team! BirdNote is a non-profit organization - and this week, we're asking for your help. Your donations ensure that every word, every sound, every minute is as stunning as the next.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 21 May 2026: lacuna 

StarDate - 25 May 2026: Mars Lightning

Space News and Weather Today - 27 May 2026: *News from Across the Solar System for May 27, 2026 - SpaceX Falcon 9 launch coming up. Plus space news and stargazing. / Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of Al which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 90: 3 April 2026: *A Tip For Rose bushes: used tea bags for faster blooms - Used tea bags on rose plants can make roses blossom faster with more vibrant colors. / Sprinkle the opened tea leaves over a rosebush as the weather warms up, then watch for faster blooms and brighter petals. / Used tea bags, rose care, tea leaves, and garden tip.

Sounds Profitable - 27 May 2026: *Radio, Podcasting, And The Portuguese Man o' War - Make your own Cannes Lions announcement graphic! / Sounds Profitable Partner Tom Webster breaks down data from the 2025 Advertising Landscape study showing that AM/FM radio Primes and podcast Primes overlap by just 1.4% of U.S. adults, arguing that the two media are not competitors but complementary channels reaching almost entirely different engaged audiences, and that combined inventory is worth more than either piece alone.

StarDate - 26 May 2026: Richard Carrington

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 22 May 2026: fraught 

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 91: 6 April 2026: *A Tip For Breaking a Thought Spiral - Switching rooms to reset focus when spiraling or stuck at a desk works like a quick brain reset. This tip is for anyone distracted while doing email or editing audio while working from home.

Daily Dad Jokes - 2 December 2025

MinuteEarth - 15 June 2025: Underdog Species

On The Bubble podcast - season 10 episode 2: 21 May 2026: *An Actor's Actor, Comic Relief & Despicable Brilliance: The 9 Elements of Highly Rewatchable TV Shows (p2/3) - The 9 Elements of Highly Rewatchable TV Shows (part 2/3): Element 4: Rewatchable shows need an emotional set point character. / Element 5: Comic relief that doesn't kill the drama. / Element 6: A brilliant yet despicable character in the core group. 

The Stupid History Minute - 14 march 2026:Bacardi 

The Daily Quiz Show - 24 November 2025: Sports and Leisure 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 23 May 2026: expedite 

INXS: Access All Areas - episode 279: 14 October 2025: *

Ері 231: Interview with JD Fortune - Hey Legends! A quick-fire episode today with kudos and compliments to JD Fortune joining Bee before going live on stage as he embarks on his first-ever Australian tour and pays homage to the songs of INXS. / Forever honest, Bee captures some great moments with JD as he delves into what a privilege it is to sing the songs and lyrics of INXS and do justice to continuing the rich legacy. / With a tour spanning the major capital cities and select regional areas, fans are in for a treat as JD reminds fans and pundits of his incredible stage presence and blistering energy that cannot be missed. / So sit back, enjoy, and live baby live with love and peace, Haydn.

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 92: 7 April 2026: *A Tip For Visiting Museums - Remembering museum facts can feel impossible on a walking tour or in a packed gallery. When the wall text is nonstop and the brain starts buffering, aim for one great museum takeaway to write down and tell a friend. This travel tip is for anyone who leaves a museum thinking they learned everything and retained nothing.

Listen Like Fans- For The Love Of INXS - season 1 episode 1: 25 February 2026: *For the love of INXS with Lars Brandle - Hi Legend! / Welcome to the very first episode of Listen Like Fans — the podcast made by fans, for fans... for the love of INXS. / I'm Bee, longtime host of the INXS Access All Areas podcast, and for this debut episode, I'm joined by Australian music journalist Lars Brandle. / Together, we kick things off by diving into the music that shaped us — especially our shared love of INXS and Duran Duran. / In this episode, we explore: The parallels between two of the most iconic bands of the 80s / The crossover moments in their careers / The global impact both bands had on pop culture / Personal fan stories and why this music still matters today / Lars brings decades of industry insight and behind-the-scenes knowledge, while I bring the heart of the INXS fan community. / Together, it's facts, fun, deep cuts, and plenty of passionate discussion. / This is just the beginning — real conversations, real fandom, and a celebration of the music that continues to connect us around the world. / So press play... and let's listen like fans.

StarDate - 27 May 2026: Vega Planets

Podnews Daily - 28 May 2026: *Brits love podcasts on smart TVs - Almost half of UK podcast consumers use them

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 25 May 2026: sacrosanct

Daily Dad Jokes - 1 May 2026: King Arthur Day! 

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 93: 8 April 2026: *A Tip For Snack Cravings when Dieting (w/ Broadway actor Josh Rivera) - Oatmeal for cravings: Josh Rivera swaps a sweet treat for oats with water, Truvia, and cinnamon when snacky hits after getting home from Rocky Horror Picture Show on Broadway. The move scratches the sweet treat feeling without turning into a full dessert run, and it fits anyone trying to diet while still wanting something sweet. Also: his food-processor trick that turns regular Quaker oats into a cream-of-rice texture.

The Stupid History Minute - 15 March 2026: Casamigos 

BirdNote Daily - 15 November 2023: *Let the Birds do the Talking - BirdNote is an independent nonprofit organization, and this week, we're asking you to support BirdNote with a donation at birdnote.org. But today, rather than tell you all the great things about BirdNote, we're going to let our feathered friends do the talking. In this show, enjoy a minute of uninterrupted birdsong.

MinuteEarth - 16 Jun 2025: *How To Go Extinct - To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Extinction: The moment when the last individual of a particular species dies. / Interspecific Competition: When individuals of different species compete for the same resources or habitats. / Thylacine: The so-called Tasmanian / Tiger, it is one of the largest predatory marsupials; the last known individual was captured in 1933. / Invasive Species: Any kind of organism that gets introduced to a new environment and causes harm. / Holocene Extinction: The so-called sixth mass extinction, mostly involving larger animals, that started at the end of the last Ice Age, mostly due to human activity. Extinction rates during this time are 100-1000 times higher than usual. / Anagenesis: The gradual evolution of a species over time. 

StarDate - 28 May 2026: Manhattanhenge

Podnews Daily - 1 June 2026: *Webinar to uncover what works in a podcast trailer - And how to listen to a load of them

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day - 28 May 2026: ingratiate

Daily Dad Jokes - 2 May 2026: There's been considerable

Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You - season 3 episode 94: 9 April 2026: *A Tip For Keeping in Touch Personally and Professionally -  Text someone the moment they pop into your head, even if it has been two years since working together. This fits old friends, past collaborators, and anyone a freelancer wants to keep warm without making it weird. Great for networking, keeping in touch, and reconnecting with old contacts at the exact right moment.

The Sounds Like Us podcast - 3 Jun 2025: *Welcome to The Sounds Like Us podcast, where we get the bedroom rockstars out of the bedroom and out into the world to hopefully get them the recognition they deserve. / During the interview, we get to know an artist by asking about how important music is to them, from how their early life shaped the musician that they became and their first taste of live music to their first foray into writing and producing music and what they have planned for the future. / Please like, follow, share and subscribe in all the usual places (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon podcasts, Instagram and YouTube).

The Stupid History Minute - 16 March 2026: Jose Cuervo

BirdNote Daily - 16 Nov 2023: *BirdNote's Chirpy Cheerful Theme Song - Listeners are always curious about the origin of BirdNote's theme song. In this show, learn how Grammy-Award winning artist Nancy Rumbel and the BirdNote team created the theme. BirdNote is an independent nonprofit funded by our audience, and this week we're asking for your support, at BirdNote.org

Comicbook Nation - season 8 episode 15: 10 April 2026: presented by Kofi, Matt, Janell and Evan. The Punisher one-off special on Disney Plus. More Marvel Zombies coking. After this they talk about what they are calling peak geek television. Star Wars announcements for television. Latest episode of Daredevil born Again. Latest episode of Invincibles. “What the hell is up with Scott?” Season five of The Boys talk sees Kofi singing The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy) and The End (The Doors). Breaking news - the film The Rash on Netflix. The Fury of Firestorm comic issue number one. Iron Man comic issue four. Matt’s Agenda section is about a fighting game. Marvel Legends Hulk figurine. 

New Podcasts - 28 April 2026: *Image Unscripted - Image Unscripted is a bold new NAACP Image Awards original series-spotlighting the people, passion, and power shaping Black culture today. This podcast will bring together the most dynamic voices in entertainment and business through unfiltered conversations that celebrate authenticity, artistry and legacy.