[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 195

[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 morning.  The act 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 supposedly reformist Saudi crown prince; Dealing with gay issues in religious schools; Rethinking how we measure citizen well-being; Web Extra: Rowan Williams on the tensions in the Anglican churchâ
RELIGION AND ETHICS REPORT - ABC RN 
The presumed murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul challenges the idea of a new, modernising Saudi Arabia.  The leaders of Australiaâs major religions say they want no part of any law that allows faith-based schools to expel gay students.  In its latest economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund predicts an improvement in Australiaâs GDP.  The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, discusses the tensions that exist across the worldwide Anglican community, principally about sexuality. (29â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/religionandethicsreport/past-programs/?page=1  (scroll down to 17 Oct. 2018)

"Reassessing the narrative of universal human rightsâ
REAR VISION - ABC RN
The modern human rights narrative begins with the Holocaust and suggests a steady growth in global concern for individual freedoms over following decades.  But what if that narrative is misleading?  What if international support for the ideal of universal human rights was never as strong as it seemed?  Can a reassessment of the history of human rights help us explain current threats to personal freedoms? (29â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/reassessing-the-narrative-of-universal-human-rights/10369586

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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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