[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 275

[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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“Are You Tired of Being Tired?" 
BIG IDEAS - ABC RN
Despite your best efforts do you struggle to get enough sleep or to wake up feeling refreshed? Tiredness is a common complaint as the working day extends and we do more and more. But getting enough sleep isn’t as simple as it sounds. You might be out of step with your body clock or have a sleep disorder. Three sleep specialists tackle the secrets of sleep.  Recorded 9 March 2020 at WOMAD.  Speakers:  Professor Danny Ekert - Flinders University, Professor Greg Roach - Central Queensland University,  Professor Jill Dorian - University of South Australia. (55”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/are-you-tired-of-being-tired/12068996

“The Competition Delusion; and a Call to Nationalize Big Data”
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN
Competition is often seen almost as a universal good. But economist Nicholas Gruen says a slavish adherence to making everything a competition is damaging our trust in public institutions.  Also, the Belgian community trialling an ancient form of democracy. And if big data is made collectively, would nationalising it help to ensure the benefits are widely distributed?  Guests:  Nicholas Gruen – economist, innovator and Visiting Professor Kings College London;
Yves Dejaeghere – Lecturer, Political Science, University of Antwerp;  Ben Tarnoff – Editor, Logic Magazine. (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-competition-delusion-and-a-call-to-nationalise-big-data-2/11928454

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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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