[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 302

[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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“What makes a "good" bailout not just money poured down the drain?" 
THE COST OF LIVING - CBC Radio One
The economics behind the billion-dollar lifelines governments offer big business. The Canadian federal government is expected to announce bailouts for large industries such as airlines, tourism or oil and gas in the coming days. But is every bailout created equal?  We take a look at what makes a bailout a so-called "good" one, as opposed to potentially wasted money.  (28”)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/what-makes-a-good-bailout-not-just-money-poured-down-the-drain-1.5535270

“Where to for the global economy, and pandemic politics for the US and China" 
EXTRA - ABC RN
Some pundits say capitalism can never recover from Covid-19, and there will need to be bigger government. Others say the future economic recovery rests with the business sector. Guests: Adam Tooze, Historian of economic crises 
Professor of History and Director of the European Institute at Columbia University; Rana Foroohar, Global economic analyst with CNN, and global business columnist with The Financial Times; Percy Allan, Economist, and former Secretary of NSW Treasury, Public sector advisor, Professor at the Institute of Public Policy and Management, UTS. 
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The global pandemic has been revealing in many ways in how people, countries and governments manage the situation. But what is it saying about the two major superpowers, the US and China? And where does that leave Australia, a question which has been on the minds of foreign policy experts for some time; now many of them feel its time has come. Guests: John Prideux, US editor The Economist and host of the podcast, Checks and Balance; Richard McGregor, senior fellow at the Lowy Institute, author of numerous books on East Asia, his latest is 'Xi Jinping; The Backlash’; Allan Gyngell, National president of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and host of podcast Australia in the World. (55”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/extra/past-programs/?month=2020-04

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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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