James Cridland
@james.crid.land
Passionate about audio. Lives in Brisbane. Podnews Editor - @podnews.net for headlines and more.
I’m also on the fediverse - @[email protected]
I am currently in "follow back" mode.
https://podnews.net • https://james.cridland.net
I’m also on the fediverse - @[email protected]
I am currently in "follow back" mode.
https://podnews.net • https://james.cridland.net
Daisy wants to play
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Daisy wants to play
We get BBC News Channel free in the BBC app here in Australia. But it’s a non-standard HTML player in a webview, so you actually can’t full-screen it. So if you like watching the news in a tiny window, you’re good; but otherwise, if you wanted to watch video like any other app, in fullscreen, tough.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We get BBC News Channel free in the BBC app here in Australia. But it’s a non-standard HTML player in a webview, so you actually can’t full-screen it. So if you like watching the news in a tiny window, you’re good; but otherwise, if you wanted to watch video like any other app, in fullscreen, tough.
What was I doing on the deck? Well, as it happens, working out how to make a complication for my watch telling me how my car battery is doing, like any normal person would.
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
What was I doing on the deck? Well, as it happens, working out how to make a complication for my watch telling me how my car battery is doing, like any normal person would.
Sitting on the deck, minding my own business, and a colourful visitor comes to see what I’m doing. #australia #brisbane
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sitting on the deck, minding my own business, and a colourful visitor comes to see what I’m doing. #australia #brisbane
Quite the impressive logo cropping by the BBC from this LBC footage with @iaindale.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Quite the impressive logo cropping by the BBC from this LBC footage with @iaindale.bsky.social
A UK podcast I’ve listened to weekly for well over 15 years is literally doing a live show down the road in Brisbane.
I am a bit excited.
I am a bit excited.
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A UK podcast I’ve listened to weekly for well over 15 years is literally doing a live show down the road in Brisbane.
I am a bit excited.
I am a bit excited.
I have done a bad thing
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I have done a bad thing
Meanwhile, our pool has a visitor.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Meanwhile, our pool has a visitor.
Brisbane in late spring. Pretty!
October 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Brisbane in late spring. Pretty!
Still remembering this conference panel fondly. Now ten years ago, in Toronto, Canada - a peak “manel”, with an extra exciting twist for poor Alan Cross who had to ask Jeff all the questions.
October 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Still remembering this conference panel fondly. Now ten years ago, in Toronto, Canada - a peak “manel”, with an extra exciting twist for poor Alan Cross who had to ask Jeff all the questions.
BBC Radio appears to have almost entirely disappeared from TuneIn in Australia (and, I gather, Malaysia). My presets have a regional restriction notice on them - and search for these stations gives nothing in response.
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
BBC Radio appears to have almost entirely disappeared from TuneIn in Australia (and, I gather, Malaysia). My presets have a regional restriction notice on them - and search for these stations gives nothing in response.
More “toilet humour” that the kids apparently enjoy… on free to air FM radio
October 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
More “toilet humour” that the kids apparently enjoy… on free to air FM radio
Aus govt: we’re going to block all social media for under 16s
Also Aus govt: 12 breaches of obscenity in 2025, but fine for Kyle & Jackie O to play “guess from the sound who from our team is taking a piss” while children are being driven to school.
james.cridland.net/blog/2025/ki...
#auspol
Also Aus govt: 12 breaches of obscenity in 2025, but fine for Kyle & Jackie O to play “guess from the sound who from our team is taking a piss” while children are being driven to school.
james.cridland.net/blog/2025/ki...
#auspol
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Aus govt: we’re going to block all social media for under 16s
Also Aus govt: 12 breaches of obscenity in 2025, but fine for Kyle & Jackie O to play “guess from the sound who from our team is taking a piss” while children are being driven to school.
james.cridland.net/blog/2025/ki...
#auspol
Also Aus govt: 12 breaches of obscenity in 2025, but fine for Kyle & Jackie O to play “guess from the sound who from our team is taking a piss” while children are being driven to school.
james.cridland.net/blog/2025/ki...
#auspol
The Podnews Weekly Review just hit 250,000 downloads. Congratulations to producer and co-host @samsethi.co.uk and thank you to all at Buzzsprout for being our sponsor. Here’s to the next quarter of a million!
weekly.podnews.net
weekly.podnews.net
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Podnews Weekly Review just hit 250,000 downloads. Congratulations to producer and co-host @samsethi.co.uk and thank you to all at Buzzsprout for being our sponsor. Here’s to the next quarter of a million!
weekly.podnews.net
weekly.podnews.net
Here's the same view, but on the website, not the app.
I do wonder what the BBC is playing at... (or, more accurately, not playing at...)
I do wonder what the BBC is playing at... (or, more accurately, not playing at...)
October 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here's the same view, but on the website, not the app.
I do wonder what the BBC is playing at... (or, more accurately, not playing at...)
I do wonder what the BBC is playing at... (or, more accurately, not playing at...)
On the BBC (international) website, about a third of BBC Radio 4 is now available for catch-up, including Today.
Yet, on the BBC (international) app - mobile is where most radio listening takes place, not desktop - there still isn't a single link in the schedule pages to catch-up content.
Yet, on the BBC (international) app - mobile is where most radio listening takes place, not desktop - there still isn't a single link in the schedule pages to catch-up content.
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
On the BBC (international) website, about a third of BBC Radio 4 is now available for catch-up, including Today.
Yet, on the BBC (international) app - mobile is where most radio listening takes place, not desktop - there still isn't a single link in the schedule pages to catch-up content.
Yet, on the BBC (international) app - mobile is where most radio listening takes place, not desktop - there still isn't a single link in the schedule pages to catch-up content.
The FM performance is incredibly sensitive, so you’ll probably find even more!
September 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The FM performance is incredibly sensitive, so you’ll probably find even more!
Hello from Calgary, Canada!
September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hello from Calgary, Canada!
I hope that the Holiday Inn in Calgary airport gets to tell the full story about this big sign in the elevator one day.
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I hope that the Holiday Inn in Calgary airport gets to tell the full story about this big sign in the elevator one day.
I was in central Jakarta last week - in the middle of a concrete jungle. As I walked past the Indonesian Marine Corps headquarters, though, I noticed that they were cutting the grass.
September 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I was in central Jakarta last week - in the middle of a concrete jungle. As I walked past the Indonesian Marine Corps headquarters, though, I noticed that they were cutting the grass.
Big podcasting news (just too late for Podnews though) - Melvyn Bragg is to stop doing In Our Time.
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Big podcasting news (just too late for Podnews though) - Melvyn Bragg is to stop doing In Our Time.
Running the Mac OS 26 beta (I know, I know), but running out of hard drive space. Turns out the reason is that half of my drive is full of "System Data". Internet searches are not very helpful in terms of how to reclaim this space. Does anyone know what I should do? #techsupport
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Running the Mac OS 26 beta (I know, I know), but running out of hard drive space. Turns out the reason is that half of my drive is full of "System Data". Internet searches are not very helpful in terms of how to reclaim this space. Does anyone know what I should do? #techsupport
They’re not in the app. They are listed as hyperlinks hidden in the audio FAQs, which open a web page. You’ll not find them in the app’s search or anything else. A hidden link is not “in the app” in my definition!
August 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
They’re not in the app. They are listed as hyperlinks hidden in the audio FAQs, which open a web page. You’ll not find them in the app’s search or anything else. A hidden link is not “in the app” in my definition!
Yes, that sounded good. Here's that statement.
August 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Yes, that sounded good. Here's that statement.