[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 242

[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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“Trump's taxes and the Deutsche Bank connection; Airbnb in the West Bank; Speakers' Corner 2.0”. (from May 9)
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
Does Deutsche Bank's Trump file contain the President's tax records?  The Israeli/Palestinian conflict over territory is being played out through Airbnb, which controversially lists rental properties in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.  Speakers' Corner is back. Can the new batch of speakers match the quality of speakers past? (54”)
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2019/05/lnl_20190509.mp3

“Bruce Shapiro on US politics; Elections matter; Euphemisms and the decoding of corporate speak. (from May 14)
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
Bruce Shapiro discusses the US Supreme Court ruling against Apple, and another case that over-rules a 40 year precedent, which has implications for many other cases.  Ten Federal Elections that shaped Australia. If your boss tells you that you're unallocated, or that the company has decided to pursue head count management, right sizing or selective separation - what do you think they mean? Kate Suslava decodes a few high use corporate euphemisms. (54”)
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2019/05/lnl_20190514.mp3

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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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