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[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 118
Most radio listening takes place in the car or while doing other things that allow freedom for the ear, but not the eyes and hands. Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.
I do it while âpower walkingâ (most) every other day (when itâs not cold and wet or I havenât succumbed to laziness). The âartâ of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by âpodding alongâ while plodding along the mind also gets something useful to do.
Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. Apart from the originating programâs web site, most programs are made available through any number of other amalgamation sources such as iTunes and TuneIn.
Admittedly, these are thoroughly subjective recommendations, but my interests and tolerance for incompatible views are pretty wide-ranging. Hereâs another in a continuing series of small samplings:
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Most radio listening takes place in the car or while doing other things that allow freedom for the ear, but not the eyes and hands. Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.
I do it while âpower walkingâ (most) every other day (when itâs not cold and wet or I havenât succumbed to laziness). The âartâ of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by âpodding alongâ while plodding along the mind also gets something useful to do.
Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. Apart from the originating programâs web site, most programs are made available through any number of other amalgamation sources such as iTunes and TuneIn.
Admittedly, these are thoroughly subjective recommendations, but my interests and tolerance for incompatible views are pretty wide-ranging. Hereâs another in a continuing series of small samplings:
ââ
âModern Slaveryâ
BIG IDEAS - ABC Radio National
Slavery was officially abolished in the nineteenth century but is alive and well in the modern world. Criminal gangs force people into sweatshop labour to pay off debts, exploit child labour and organize sex slavery. Many of the products we use in the developed world are made by workers subject to these conditions. A global effort in policing and development is needed to reduce modern slavery. (54â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/modern-slavery/8632224
âSaudi Arabia's King Ousts Nephew for Sonâ
BUSINESS MATTERS - BBC World Service
- In a big shake-up in Saudi Arabia, King Salman has made his son, Mohammed bin Salman first in line to the throne. There have been concerns that a volatile oil price has put the Kingdom in the biggest crisis of its history. We ask Andrew Bowen, a scholar and specialist on the Middle East at the American Enterprise Institute, if Mohammed bin Salman is the man to solve its problems.
- James Fletcher reports from New York on the people who are jailed without being convicted for a crime, because they can't afford to pay bail. As The International Confederation of Midwives meets in Toronto, Canada, we hear from one midwifery's most prominent advocates. Toyin Ojora-Saraki, founder of the WellBeing Foundation Africa, makes the case for more spending on midwifery training and provisions.
- For the duration of the programme, Roger Hearing is joined by Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland in Washington and in Singapore, Rachel Lau, founder of Malaysian private investment firm, RHL Ventures. (52â)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055y591
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A monthly compendium of these newsletters, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is now published in The CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX). For further information, go to www.cidx.ca
Good listening!
John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide"
7th edition available from Universal Radio, Amazon, W5YI.com and Ham Radio Outlet
__ __
A monthly compendium of these newsletters, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is now published in The CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX). For further information, go to www.cidx.ca
Good listening!
John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide"
7th edition available from Universal Radio, Amazon, W5YI.com and Ham Radio Outlet
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