[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 243

[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):

——

“Are trade wars good and easy to win?; Richard Sorge: master spy”. (from May 15)
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
'Trade wars are good and easy to win'. The words of President Trump on Monday 13th May after the Chinese government increased tariffs on 60 billion dollars worth of American goods. The reports from Russian spy Richard Sorge back to Moscow were critical in determining the outcome of WW2. (54”)
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2019/05/lnl_20190515.mp3

“Laura Tingle: Election wash up special; How LGBTQ politicians changed the world; The Bookshop of the world." (from May 20)
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN
Morrison's election miracle in Australia. Andrew Reynolds discusses his new book: "The Children of Harvey Milk'. Making and trading books in the Dutch golden age. (54”)
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2019/05/lnl_20190520.mp3

__ __


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
_______________________________________________
Swprograms mailing list
Swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms

To unsubscribe:  Send an E-mail to  swprograms-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.