[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 264

[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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“The NYT and the FT”
THE MEDIA SHOW - BBC Radio 4
Amol Rajan is joined by Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times and Lionel Barber, editor of The Financial Times. Mr Barber announced this week that he is standing down and will be replaced in January by Roula Khalaf, the first female editor of the FT since it was founded in 1888.  (29”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b4x8

“What is the Past and Future of International Broadcasting" 
EXTRA - ABC RN
It began as a propaganda arm, then it became a showcase for independent voices across the region. Australia Calling - which eventually became Radio Australia - and its accompanying TV and digital platforms - have been trusted sources of information for 80 years. But can they endure in a time of splintering media and changing regional perspectives?  Guests:  Jemima Garrett, journalist and co-founder of Supporters of Australian Broadcasting in Asia and the Pacific;  Ian McIntosh, veteran broadcast journalist, news executive and media consultant; David Hua, head of International Strategy at the ABC; Herve Lemahieu, Director of the Asian Power and Diplomacy Programme, Lowy Institute.  (55”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/extra/monday-extra-january-20,-2020/11792846

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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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