[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 191

[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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âQuietâ
THE TED RADIO HOUR - NPR 
In this episode, we explore ways to find quiet in our busy lives. How can we step back and make time to reflect in an increasingly distracted and hurried world?  (54â)
https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/357846020/quiet?showDate=2018-11-09

âChange of Heartâ
TAPESTRY - CBC Radio One 
Eleanor Gordon-Smith, a Ph.D. student in philosophy at Princeton University, says that you can't expect facts and reason to change someone's mind. Turns out everything that makes you human - including emotions and your sense of self - goes into how you make decisions â and how you can influence others.  And in her documentary, Tina Pittaway tells the story of a young woman from Rwanda who came to Canada with high hopes. We'll call her Grace. And the Canada she discovered isn't exactly the place conjured up by images seen on picture postcards. (54â)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00010yy
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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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