[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 440

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Podcasts are a great development in the history of radio because they permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.  I do it while “power walking” (most) every morning when weather and my own psyche permit.  Indeed, were it not for podcasts I doubt I would have found any other inspiration for putting in these miles as long as I have.

Hence…Podding Along!

Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.  While there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of great podcasts from other sources, the ones sponsored via public radio have been vetted though the worthy objectives of the medium. 

Furthermore, I personally curate this continuing series of small samplings that are listed in more or less 90 minute helpings. Admittedly that makes these recommendations somewhat subjective.  But, as you will see, my interests are many and my tolerance for incompatible topics and views are pretty wide-ranging.  I hope you will find these suggestions helpful in enhancing your enjoyment of radio.

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“100 Years of the BBC”
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National)
In 1922 the BBC was founded by three men with almost no broadcasting experience and a bold vision: to remake culture for the good of humanity. To mark its centenary, we look back at the triumphs and trials of the BBC's first 100 years and consider whether it's still an institution worth fighting for.  Guest: David Hendy, Professor of Media and Cultural History at the University of Sussex and the author of 'The BBC: A People's History', which will be published in April by Allen & Unwin. (54”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/100-years-of-the-bbc/13734586

“Our adolescent future and reassessing human rights”
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN (Radio National)
Paul Howe has a novel theory that could help explain the current state of humanity. Adolescence, he says, isn’t so much a time of life as a state of mind – and it’s transforming our adult world.  Also, why an emphasis on human rights has failed to reduce global inequality; and redefining minimalism as “intentional living”. Guests: Dr Paul Howe – Professor of Political Sciences, University of New Brunswick (Canada), Dr Samuel Moyn – Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of History, Yale University, Joshua Becker – Author and publisher of the website Becomingminimalist.  (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/teenage-human-rights-minimalist/13635388

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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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