[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 200

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Happy New Year!

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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â2018 - Year in Reviewâ
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
The good, the bad and the sometimes downright ugly of 2018â  (54â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/december-6,-2018/10586728
[Ed. Note: One of the best, if not the best analyses Iâve heard so far.]

âLife in a Cult - How I Got In and How I Got Outâ
LIFE MATTERS - ABC RN
You might think cult members are naive and easily led, but the psychology and group-think that holds the collective together is extremely powerful.  We examine how and why people get involved in a cult, what keeps them there and what happens when they finally leave. Tore Klevjer spent a decade living in a Christian cult, and later trained as a counsellor who helps others recover.  Mary Garden is a former cult member who explored various sects in India during the 1970s and has written extensively about her experiences  (21â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/playing-around/10472698

âSir Harold Evansâ
THE MEDIA SHOW - BBC Radio 4
A legend of Fleet Street on his career and the art of concise writing. (18â)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06t362d

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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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