[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 197

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Happy Holidays!

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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"Bitcoin's energy costs, beatboxers invent new sounds, wind farms change lizards and moreââ
QUIRKS AND QUARKS - CBC Radio One
â Bitcoin mining uses more energy than mining for real gold
â Beatboxers have invented whole new ways of making sounds, scientists say
â Wind farms in India are driving a population boom of skinny, fearless lizards
â For 20 years, scientists have been chucking fish into the forest. Here's why
â Barking piranhas and screeching catfish are the sounds of the Amazon River
â Sniffing your way around â our brains are built to navigate by scent
â Why does humidity make us feel hotter in the summer and colder in winter? (54â)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/bitcoin-s-energy-costs-beatboxers-invent-new-sounds-wind-farms-change-lizards-and-more-1.4897314


âShould we trust our gut?â
TAI ASKS WHY - CBC Radio One
Tai Poole is trying to find answers to life's biggest questions. What happens after we die? What is love? How can we fix climate change? He may not solve them all, but give him a break ... he's only 11 years old. Join Tai as he heads to coffee shops, universities and playgrounds seeking answers. His conversations with everyone from NASA experts to his little brother will expand your mind and touch your heart. We've all heard the saying "trust your gut," but is that scientifically accurate?  Tai grapples with this idea and wonders: If our guts are making decisions, does that mean there's a brain in our gut? (26â)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/taiaskswhy/should-we-trust-our-gut-1.4872832

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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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