[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 277

[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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“Citizen Councils, MBS, Cocooning"" 
EXTRA - ABC RN
For months now France has been trialling a new form of democracy - bringing citizens together to think about ways forward on climate change policy.  
He rose to power with grand dreams of reforming and modernising Saudi Arabia - but he's now become known for arrest, detentions and one very notorious murder. A new biography of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman paints an intriguing portrait of the kingdom's leader.
We've become accustomed to cocooning, spending time online, making excuses to avoid social commitments, but as forced isolation kicks in many of us discover we are indeed social animals - with a need to connect. (50”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/extra/march-23/12072258

“Tech Futures”
THE DRAWING ROOM - ABC RN
Our world has been transformed by technology. There is no denying it. But while tech has certainly made our lives easier and more convenient, it does of course have its downsides. Algorithms and technology have infiltrated every part of our lives — from the food we order, to the news we see, the politics we subscribe to and the people we date.  Guests: Jamie Susskind, author 'Future Politics — Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech’ and Robert Elliott Smith, author 'Rage Inside the Machine’. (20”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/tech-futures/12049768

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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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