[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 119

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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âIs the Internet a Safe Space for Extremism?"
CLICK - BBC World Service
-  In the light of the recent terror attack in London, can anything be done reclosing loopholes in the radicalization of young men on social network platforms? Click talks to Jamie Bartlett about his research into this area and what he has learned in the research for his new book, Radicals.
-  A report from the Republica Conference in Berlin on two schemes to change the narrative of poor people by empowering them to take control of their data. Julia Lorke talks to Denise Karunungan from Open Data Lab Jakarta and Gilberto Vieira from Data Labe in Brazil.
-  New Zealand is reputed to have more working dogs per capita than anywhere else in the world â an estimated 200,000. Simon Morton visits a high country sheep station and reports on a ground-breaking study using canine fitbits to monitor the dogsâ lives. 
-  Atau Tanaka joins Click to discuss the IX Symposium in Montreal Canada, and Meta Gesture Music, a dynamic new field that aims to take electronic music out of the computer and make physical some of the interactions.  (41â)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p054cghs

"DECODE: Whose Data is it Anyway?â
CLICK - BBC World Service
-  DECODE is a new EU project aimed at giving people a greater sense of control over their own data. Click talks to two of the organisers, Eddie Copeland and Francesca Bria, about accessing and sharing data fromthe big tech companies and realising the ambitions of the project.
-  The nonprofit Women Who Tech and primary sponsor Craig Newmark recently announced the winners of the Women Startup Challenge Europe. Women-led startup Simprints received the grand prize, a grant of â50,000 cash and one-on-one mentoring with Wikipedia Founder, Jimmy Wales. Click talks to Allyson Kapin, founder of Women Who Tech, about the prize. 
-  Sasha Kljakovic of The Institute for Innovation and Improvement at Waitemata DHB is about to start a pilot study using VR to train junior doctors in how to respond to emergencies. Simon Morton reports. 
-  The French pavilion for the Venice Art Biennale 2017 has been transformed by the artist Xavier Veilhan into a musical space in which professional musicians from all over the world will work throughout the duration of the exhibition. Gareth Mitchell talks Xavier Veilhan about the transformation.  (37â)

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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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