[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 209

[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.  So it is with the time spent commuting to work day after day.

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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âStarving The Watchdog: Who Foots The Bill When Newspapers Disappear?â
HIDDEN BRAIN - NPR
When a newspaper shuts down, there are obvious costs to the community it serves: job losses, fewer local stories. But new research suggests there's another consequence that's harder to spotâone that comes with a hefty price tag for residents. This week on Hidden Brain we ask, who bears the cost when nobody wants to pay? For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2zSPraS.  (31â)
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/09/675092808/starving-the-watchdog-who-foots-the-bill-when-newspapers-disappear

âPopulism and its Relationship with Social Media"  
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN
Dr Benjamin Moffitt examines the role social media has played in the rise of populist politics. Also, what responsibility should technology companies have in preventing the misuse of social media by political extremists.  Dr Moffitt is a political scientist at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne and one of RNâs Top 5 Humanities and Social Science resident academics for 2018.  (30â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/populism-and-its-relationship-with-social-media/10496534

âReflections on the Smart Phone"  
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN
Smart phones have become an essential part of our lives. So much more than just a communication device.  But are they so familiar, we sometimes underestimate their importance? The role theyâve played in helping to shape our interests and interactions?  On Future Tense â four perspectives on a decade under the smart phoneâs spell. (30â)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/reflections-on-the-smart-phone/10472876

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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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