[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 272

[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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“Why Do We Text Instead of Talk?”
THE WHY FACTOR - BBC World Service
We can now curate who we talk to in a way that wasn’t thinkable when a bulky landline phone sat in a corner of a house and rang with anonymous urgency. The screens on our devices allow us to communicate in any number of quick, cheap but silent ways.These modern technologies are very useful, which is why they are so ubiquitous, but are they taking something from us that is deeply human? Sandra Kanthal asks why we choose to text instead of talk, and if this incredibly popular form of communication is changing the way we interact and relate with each other.  (25”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csyv0t

“The Treaty of Rome" 
WITNESS HISTORY - BBC World Service
The treaty which established the European Economic Community was signed by six countries in 1957 - France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It was hoped that European countries would never go to war again, if they were tied together by economic interests. The treaty formed the basis for what is now the European Union. (10”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csywwf

"The multi-talented Jonathan Miller: a life of creativity, curiosity and comedy"
WRITERS AND  COMPANY - CBC Radio One
Writers & Company revisits Eleanor Wachtel's conversation with Jonathan Miller — the extraordinary British writer, performer, satirist, medical doctor, stage and opera director and artist. Miller died on Nov. 27, 2019, at his home in London. He was 85.  (53”)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/writersandcompany/the-multi-talented-jonathan-miller-a-life-of-creativity-curiosity-and-comedy-1.5404873

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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
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