[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 193

[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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âDone and Donerâ
STUDIO 360 - PRI 
Kurt Andersen talks with Morgan Neville about his documentary that focuses on an Orson Welles film that was completed long after Welles died. Maria Schneiderâs album âThe Thompson Fieldsâ took a circuitous path, and she discusses it both as itâs being conceived and a year later, when itâs in the can. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin tells Kurt how the creative brain gets revved up â and how the brain helps to focus and complete projects. And how the band School of Seven Bells finished an album when a key member tragically wasnât there to finish it with them. (53â)
https://www.pri.org/programs/studio-360/done-and-doner

âDigital Redlining, Election Security, Hive Minds and Agbogbloshieâ
SPARK - CBC Radio One
Bad algorithms are making racist decisions.  MIT experiment let internet users control a human.  Ahead of important elections, U.S. voting system is still vulnerable to hacking.  The world's largest e-waste dump is also home to a vibrant community.  (55â)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/412-1.4887497

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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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