[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 219

[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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âAnger and Forgivenessâ
TAPESTRY - CBC Radio One
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a distinction between the two faces of anger. Seeking justice, she says, is very different than seeking retribution.  (55â)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/anger-and-forgiveness-1.3997934

âWhy Do We Collude with Corruption?"  
THE WHY FACTOR - BBC World Service
Itâs a bite in Mexico, a sweetener in Britain, Tea money in Cambodia. Why do we collude with corruption when itâs unfair and costs us billions of dollars? Nastaran Tavakoli-Far examines the moral quandaries we face when asked to pay a bribe. She talks to a whistle-blower, a businessman imprisoned for corruption and experts and ordinary people affected by bribery in different parts of the world. Itâs estimated that 1.6 billion people have to pay bribes just to access public services. When so many countries have signed up to fight corruption, why is it so difficult to stamp out? (24â)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswrl0

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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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