[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 239

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies for the long gap between postings, but we’re back now.

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 “power walking” (most) every morning in what sometimes seems like a vain attempt to diminish the results of sitting behind a desk for 35 years.  The act of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by “podding along” 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 program’s 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. Here’s another in a continuing series of small samplings, offered in a 90 minute scope (more of less):

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"Social Media Laws and VR for Good”
DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW - ABC RN
New laws criminalising internet companies which do not quickly remove "abhorrent" video and images were rushed into law this week, despite strong criticism from the legal community and the technology industry. Plus - VR for good. Jessie Hughes is on a Churchill fellowship exploring how VR story-telling can be a powerful tool for not-for-profits.  (29”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/social-media-laws-and-vr-for-good/10971674

“Series 84, Episode 1”
JUST A MINUTE - BBC Radio 4
Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair and Paul Merton join Nicholas Parsons for the panel game where the challenge is to speak without repetition, hesitation or deviation.  (30”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007bkc

"Technology from the Cambridge Science Festival”
DIGITAL PLANET - BBC World Service
A special programme recorded at the Cambridge Science Festival.--talk about holograms, quantum computing, finding out what our data is really used for by tech companies and social media sites and trying to find out if tech makes us happy – or not!  (34”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003d9p

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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 Guide”
192 page 8th edition available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com] and Amazon [amazon.com]
New 9th edition in preparation.
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