[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 346

[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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“What We Value”
TED TALKS - NPR 
As the pandemic reveals the weaknesses of our economy, businesses and consumers are rethinking what they value. This hour, TED's Corey Hajim shares ideas on shifting the role of business in society. (51”)
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/16/891826374/listen-again-what-we-value

“Voter Suppression in the USA”
REAR VISION - ABC RN
The US presidential election is due to be held in November and many Americans are concerned about their right and eligibility to vote. For over 200 years the right to vote has been a contested issue, especially for African Americans and other people of colour. Why is the vote so controversial in the world’s oldest democracy? Guests: Allan Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History at the America University in Washington DC and author of 'The Embattled Vote in America: From the Founding to the Present’; Gilda Daniels, Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore’s School of Law and author of 'UNCOUNTED:  Voter Suppression in the United States’; Alex Keyssar, Professor of History and Social Policy at the Kennedy School at Harvard University and author of 'The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States'. (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/voter-suppression-in-the-united-states-of-america/12439052

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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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