[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 9

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Podcasts from international and public radio sources that I've found particularly interesting and edifying as I'm "plodding along" in my regular exercise regimen.  

In addition to via the websites referenced, these podcasts generally are made available through several other popular internet sources such as iTunes and TuneIn.

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BY DESIGN - ABC Radio National
Lou Weis on Leading Design Vision/The Invention of the Tea Bag/Architect Bernd Gundermann
Is there a thing we could call Australian design? Or are we more nuanced and individual from region to region, city to city. Lou Weis, Creative Director, Broached Commissions, thinks we are very diverse, and talks about why.  The idea of containing loose leaf tea in a container or mug started toward the end of the 19th century when a tea dealer put tea in a silk pouch and sent to his customers as a gift. How did this change the ritual of making tea?  German-born New Zealand-based architect Bernd Gundermann has just received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture from the Cite de L’architecture in Paris. Gundermann challenges us to think about new models of land ownership –  suggesting that we become stewards or custodians of our land, rather than owners of our plot of land. He also asks us to re-consider who owns our coastline. (26')
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2014/07/bdn_20140712.mp3

DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW - ABC Radio National
Facebook Experiments, Netflix in Aus, Qleek
Head of Village Roadshow, Graham Burke, insists Netflix is coming to Australia and that piracy will kill off Australian film, but do his claims stack up? Plus, Qleek, the little wooden hexagon that's trying to make digital music feel human. And Facebook experimenting with your brain? Where is the ethical line? (28')
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/dts222014/5569512

BIG IDEAS - ABC Radio National
A Brief History of Liberty
The concept of freedom celebrates the un-dominated man and woman, who is able to look others in the eye without deference – thanks to political equality, legal status and social security. This ideas has been with us for many centuries, but according to Philip Pettit, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University, it hasn't lost any of its significance today. (55')
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/a-brief-history-of-liberty/5560978

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Thank you to those who've expressed appreciation for this effort and have suggested additional podcasts worthy of consideration.  With time, those will be reflected in these postings as I proceed to sample them!  

John Figliozzi
The Worldwide Listening Guide - 6th edition now available
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