[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 188

[John A. 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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âWar veteran Elliot Ackerman on the scars that remain once the battle is overâ
WRITERS AND COMPANY - CBC Radio One 
At 38 years old, American war veteran Elliot Ackerman is an exciting literary voice. In his powerful novels, he draws on his experience as a U.S. Marine â serving five tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq â and on his work as a journalist, covering the war in Syria for The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic and The New York Times. Ackerman's new novel, 'Waiting for Eden', is an intense, moving story that explores the physical and psychological trauma of Eden, the sole survivor of an IED attack. Praised for its authenticity and deeply human storytelling, the book is described by The New York Times as "a sculpture chiseled from the rarest slab of life experience.â  Ackerman's previous novel, 'Dark at the Crossing', was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award.  For this special Remembrance Day episode of Writers & Company, Ackerman spoke to Eleanor Wachtel from the CBC's Washington D.C. studio. (53â)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/writersandcompany/war-veteran-elliot-ackerman-on-the-scars-that-remain-once-the-battle-is-over-1.4899035

âBroadcasting to the Pacificâ
EXTRA - ABC RN
The Federal Government is undertaking a review of Australian broadcasting services in the Asia-Pacific region.  Thereâs a lot at stake, especially since the ABC let go of its shortwave radio service, in January last year.  The Chinese are now instead providing some of that shortwave radio, and there are fears more generally about reduced access to independent information in the Pacific.  Guests in this discussion include Alexander Rheeney, Papua New Guinean journalist, currently co-editor of the Samoa Observer, Jemima Garrett, former Radio Australia journalist, specialising in the Pacific, and Tess Newton Cain, Consultant on Pacific issues to business, government and NGOs and Adjunct associate professor, University of QLD. (26â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/extra/16th-july-2018/9993932

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A monthly (well, mostly 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

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