[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 286

[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 or less):

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“Where Do We Get $2,000,000,000,000?" 
PLANET MONEY - NPR 
Now is not the time for finely crafted solutions. The economy is in crisis, and Congress is tackling it by doing what they do best: Spending inconceivable amounts of money.  The economic rescue package coming out of the Senate will send an avalanche of cash to small businesses, large corporations, state and local governments — and, mostly importantly, regular Americans. Almost everyone will have more money in their pockets, but where exactly will that money come from?  On today's show, we go deep inside the mechanisms to come up with two trillion dollars before the economy collapses. There's the regular way and the magical way, and this time we'll need both. Also, we'll ask: Can you create too much money, and what happens when you do? (22”)
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821787090/episode-985-where-do-we-get-2-000-000-000-000

“'Leon Neyfakh on political scandals and his favourite podcasts" 
PODCAST PLAYLIST - CBC Radio One
Let's talk about failure.  After all, failure is something that everyone in this world experiences. And when it happens to you — when you just don't make the cut, it can be hard to believe you'll ever recover.  For the average person this all happens in private. But for some — celebrities, organizations and politicians — failure happens in front of the world.  Our guest curator this week has built a career around untangling massive, public failures. Leon Neyfakh is the co-creator of the podcasts Slow Burn and Fiasco. He joined us in the studio to talk about some of his favourite podcasts. In fact, he curated this episode!  (55”)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/leon-neyfakh-on-political-scandals-and-his-favourite-podcasts-1.5482654

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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
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