[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 253

[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.

Podcasting has expanded almost exponentially so very quickly that it can justly be considered a medium all its own.  Therefore, the attempt here has to be to highlight only a small portion of it, just one corner where excellence reigns.

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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“China and the US- Should Australia choose trade or security?" 
BETWEEN THE LINES - ABC RN
Australia enjoys the best of both worlds- free trade with China and a strong alliance with the US.  How much longer can it last?  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Australia can either 'sell your soul for a pile of soybeans, or you can protect your people.’  Could this kind of rhetoric widen the gap between two of the most powerful nations in the world, forcing Australia to 'choose a side’?  Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and president of the Asia Society in New York  and John Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of 'The Tragedy of Great Power Politics’ debate. (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/betweenthelines/china-and-the-us:-should-australia-focus-on-trade-or-security/11794748

“"No water, no us"" 
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - ABC RN
What happens when we run out of water? That might seem a long way off, but after years of drought, taps are running dry in towns all over central New South Wales.  The region's dams have gone from overflowing to almost empty in just three years. So where did all the water go?  Reporter Meredith Griffiths explores life after day zero.  (43”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/nsw-big-dry/11725046

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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”
NEW! 184 page 9th EDITION available NOW from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com], Amazon [amazon.com], Ham Radio Outlet [hamradio.com]

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