[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 126

[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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âThe Radio Lab'â
RADIOLAB - WNYC New York Public Radio
15 years ago the very first episode of Radiolab, fittingly called "Firsts," hit the airwaves. It was a 3-hour long collection of documentaries and musings produced by a solitary sleep-deprived producer named Jad Abumrad. Things have changed a bit since then.  Today, with help from our long time Executive Producer Ellen Horne, we celebrate our 15th birthday by surprising Jad and Robert in the studio and forcing them to look back on a time when âRadiolabâ was just that: a lab for experimenting with radio.  (42â)
http://www.radiolab.org/story/15-years/  

âHigh Rise Livingâ
REAR VISION - ABC Radio National
While the Grenfell fire has put the spotlight on the potential risks of living in an apartment tower, as cities grow, more and more of us are living in high-rise buildings.  When and why did this trend begin?  How did high-rise living fit in with evolving ideas about the city and what lessons were learned along the way?  (30â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/high-rise-living/8666550

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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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