[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 447

[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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“The Great Hunger: Ukraine”
IDEAS - CBC Radio One
The tension we're seeing right now between Ukraine and Russia, which erupted in an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, isn't recent. Its roots go back to the defining event of Ukraine's modern history: the Holodomor, or "hunger-extermination" of the 1930s. Ukraine in 1932 was a satellite of the Soviet Union, one that had long been struggling to find its place as an independent republic in the U.S.S.R. In that year and the one following, Joseph Stalin closed the borders and seized the harvest — almost five million tonnes.  What happened next became known as the Holodomor — "death by starvation" — a man-made famine leading to the deaths of as many as eight million people. (54”)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/tension-between-ukraine-and-russia-rooted-in-hunger-extermination-of-1930s-1.6354189

“Good as Gold”
ON THE MEDIA - NPR and WNYC New York Public Radio
Mainstream journalists keep falling for crypto scams that can end up costing their audiences a fortune. On this week’s On the Media, hear why all of us might want to become at least a bit literate in crypto-technology. Plus, the story of an American pundit living in Moscow, who’s being paid to be Russian TV’s favorite punching bag. (50”)
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-good-as-gold


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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
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