Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  On Thursday and Friday at work I was training someone up, so it was two nights of quiet in the van, and my listening was just the journeys to and from work. This is why there is such a small amount of listening, but it was fun listening (except when I was having problems with my phone - fiddling with a phone while driving isn’t the best or safest of situations).  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 Naked Scientists In Short -  Episode 189:  19 October 2012: * Man-made salt marshes, ground heat, storms -  This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why salt marshes are so important, but are difficult to recreate; how storms are made; and why the ground beneath our feet could provide decades of natural heating. 7 Good Minutes -  25 November 2025: * 7 Good Minutes: Extra - A cluttered mind is like ... - In today's 7 Good Minutes: Extra segment, we e...

  Tuesday 6 January 2026 - Some songs for next week’s Toppermost recording.  Songs for a When They Was Fab recording later.  Film - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. NETFLIX Recorded When They Was Fab Wednesday 7 January 2026 -  Your Friend The Rat on Disney Plus.  Better Call Saul season 4 episode 9 ‘Wiedersehen’ (I’ve not watched this for years, and hope that I can remember what was happening. (Netflix) The Librarian: Quest For The Spear on Pluto, starring Noah Wyle, Kyle McLaughlin and Kelly Hu. (Amazon Prime).  Wednesday 14 January 2026 -  Inside The Factory - two recent episode from series 10 ‘Jammy Biscuits’, and ‘Oven Chips’ on BBC iPlayer.  Amanda And Alan’s Spanish Job series 1 episodes 1, 2 and 3 on BBC iPlayer.  Man Vs Baby episodes 1,2, 3, and 4 on Netflix.  Thursday 15 January 2026 -  Radio, blogging, listening.  Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job series 1 episodes 4 and 5 on BBC iPlayer.  Recorded Toppermost...

  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 Rock 'n' Roll Survivors Podcast - episode 46: 13 February 2026: *Once Upon a Time... - On the final episode of Season Three, Patti Quatro and I talk about the remaining weeks of 1969 with the departure of sister Arlene from the Pleasure Seekers. This leads to a total overhaul and reconfiguration of the band, including bringing back drummer Nanci Rogers. / We talk about the new line up and how the decision was made to change the band name from the Pleasure Seekers to Cradle. Patti and the other members - Suzi Quatro, Nancy Quatro, and Nanci Rogers, were ready to jump on the hot new music trends of the day, including jams. Patti then gives us our last music lesson of the Season as we listen to "Brain Confusion." It remains one of Patti's favorite songs, because it was musically and lyrically representative of the c...