[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 298

[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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“The Nano Revolution" 
BIG IDEAS - ABC RN
Small is beautiful as the saying goes.  But there’s small and then there’s nano small.  Engineers who work in the nano world are working with single atoms.  Nanotechnology helps to power your mobile phone and nano machines might one day be working in your body to deliver medical treatment.  Recorded 17 February 2020 co-presented by Sydney Ideas and University of Sydney Nano Institute.  Speakers:  Professor Paul Weiss- Nanoscientist- UCLA, Dr Anna Waterhouse - Cardiovascular Medical Devices Group University of Sydney, Dr Shelley Wickham - Schools of Physics and Chemistry University of Sydney. (55”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-nano-revolution/12157070

“Let's imagine how science will shape our future." 
BIG IDEAS - ABC RN
A hundred years from now, will you be taking a pill or using your own cells to cure disease?  This is just one of the predictions from four futurists who imagine how some of our biggest challenges will play out.  Can we save species from the effects of climate change or protect our privacy from the prying eyes of governments and corporations? Perhaps surveillance technology might prove to be our friend by keeping us accountable for our actions. "Future Imperfect” was recorded 7 November 2019 UNSW Centre for Ideas and Grand Challenges. Speakers: James Halstead - Cell biologist University of New South Wales (UNSW), Adriana Verges - Marine ecologist UNSW, Michael Richardson - School of Arts and Media UNSW, Katherine Kemp - Lecturer in Law UNSW. (55”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/lets-imagine-how-science-will-shape-our-future/12141504

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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”
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