[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 345

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.  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 can be with the time spent gardening, washing dishes, preparing meals and many other day to day activities.

Podcasting has grown to the point 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. 

This continuing series of small samplings in more or less 90 minute helpings are curated by me.  I attest to the fact that I have listened to every podcast listed here.  So admittedly these are thoroughly subjective recommendations.  But my interests and tolerance for incompatible topics and views are pretty wide-ranging, even if I do say so myself. 

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“Week Ending July 25, 2020”
PLAYBACK - RTE Radio 1 
Drivetime is examining the fine print of the Green List. Liveline is smuggling dogs into hotels. And as for Beo ar Éigean – they just want to go home. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney. (46”)
https://www.rte.ie/radio1/playback/podcasts/  (scroll to July 25)

“Nihilism and Utopia”
THE PHILOSOPHERS ZONE - ABC RN
COVID-19 has exposed a streak of nihilism in 21st century capitalist societies. Ecological collapse is undermining our efforts to work toward a better world, and shared social meaning is fragmenting under the shadow of extinction. How do we move forward without succumbing to despair on one hand, or utopian thinking on the other? (29”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/philosophy-nihilism-and-utopia/12489774

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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
Current 184 page 9th EDITION available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com], Amazon [amazon.com], Ham Radio Outlet [hamradio.com]
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