[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 241

[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 “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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“The Power of Compassion”
ALL IN THE MIND - ABC RN
Imagine somebody being critical of you, putting you down every day. That can be depressing. What’s more, if you do it to yourself over a long period it can cause changes in your brain, your body and your feelings. Some psychologists say that a focus on compassion can soothe your inner critic and make a real difference. It’s known as Compassion Focussed Therapy, and you can train your mind to be more compassionate—towards yourself and others.  (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/compassion-focussed-therapy/10897714

“Ian Dunt’s UK; Cass Sunstein’s How Change Happens; Alex Roger’s Life Aquatic  (from May 8)
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
Ian Dunt brings us the latest on Brexit, British politics and Baby Sussex. Cass Sunstein considers the processes that foster and lead to the unsayable becoming conventional wisdom. Did you know that fewer people have been to the deepest part of the ocean than have been to the moon? We talk to a modern-day Captain Nemo who has plumbed the depths and discovered over 100 new marine species. (54”)
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2019/05/lnl_20190508.mp3

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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
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