[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 173

[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, offered in a 90 minute scope (more of less):

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âThe Good Friday Agreementâ
THE HISTORY HOUR - BBC World Service
In 1998, the political parties in Northern Ireland reached a peace agreement that ended decades of war. We hear from Paul Murphy, the junior minister for Northern Ireland at the time. Plus, a cross-communitychoir in Bosnia and women pioneers from the worlds of finance and oceanography.  (51â)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswql7

âCatching up with the Jetsons: cities in 2050â
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN
Fifty-four percent of the worldâs population currently live in urban areasand according to the UN, by 2050 that percentage will increase to around 66 percent. The urban population of the world at the mid-point of this century is expected to be close to six-and-a-half billion people.  So what will future cities look like? How will they function andâimportantlyâhow do we keep them focussed on human need?  This panel session was recorded at the World Science Festival, Brisbane.  Original broadcast was on 3 April 2016. (29â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/catching-up-with-the-jetsons:-cities-in-2050/9462348

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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guideâ
192 page 8th edition now available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com] and Amazon [amazon.com]
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