[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 470

[John A. Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.  Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.  

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. 

Here’s what I’ve been listening to recently.  I hope you might find these suggestions helpful in enhancing your own enjoyment of radio, our favorite medium.

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[Ed. Note:  FUTURE TENSE is one of my favorite programs for its ability to put into present context the dizzying pace of technological invention.  This particular installment is from September 2018.  What’s remarkable — and perhaps also foreboding — is that what’s discussed here over four years ago is even more relevant today than it was then.  As to the program itself, pay special attention to how the problems democratic systems are experiencing in meeting the public’s expectations might be addressed by judiciously applying artificial intelligence (AI).]

“AI, Populism and the threat to Human Rights”
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN (Radio National)
The very notion of human rights is under threat from nationalists and populists. Yale’s Samuel Moyn argues the slide is related to a decline of liberal democracy.  But there are also risks from the growth of Artificial Intelligence.  The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a new project aimed at helping to protect and promote human rights in an era of “unprecedented technological change”.
Guests:
Edward Santow – Australian Human Rights Commissioner
Samuel Moyn – Professor of Law and History, Yale University
Alison Brysk – Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance, University of California, Santa Barbara
Alyssa Satara – Human Rights Advocate
Birgit Schippers – Visiting Research Fellow, Queens University Belfast  (28”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/technology-and-human-rights/10173398

“War in Ukraine; Role of Mind Altering Drugs in Creating Modern Medicine
LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National)
Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov reflects on the war in Ukraine and we meet the 19th century scientists whose experiments with mind-altering drugs gave us modern medicine, psychology and philosophy. (52”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/late-night-live/102223946


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A compendium of these suggestions, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is published in most editions of the CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX).  For further information and membership information, go to www.cidx.ca

John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
10th EDITION available NOW from universal-radio.com, amazon.com. amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.au, Ham Radio Outlet.   




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