[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 484

[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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“Hollywood on pause: actors and writers are on strike and their very existence is at stake”
REAR VISION - ABC RN (Radio National)
Hollywood has come to a standstill with actors and writers on strike, from the most famous to the bit player.  It's a dispute not just about money but the use of artificial intelligence and the way TV and movies are made.   
But it's not the first-time workers in Hollywood have had to face down bosses. 
The story of Hollywood and its current existential crisis. Guests: Hadley Meares: historical journalist, Thomas Ochoa and Vanessa Chester: LA based actors on strike, Glen Dolman: screenwriter on strike, Michael Schulman: staff writer at The New Yorker covering arts and culture, Ronny Regev: historian, author of 'Working in Hollywood: how the studio system turned creativity in to Labor’, David Prindle: author of 'The Politics of Glamour: ideology and democracy in the Screen Actors Guild'. (29”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/hollywood-on-strike/102610330

“Jessica Pratt's Mad Scenes, learning Anindilyakwa with Shellie Morris, & remembering Sinéad O'Connor and Tony Bennett”
THE MUSIC SHOW - ABC RN (Radio National)
- Opera is full of mad scenes, particularly those written in the 19th century in Italy, but there's a trend - none of the men ever go mad, only the women. In fact, the preoccupation with "mad women" in opera and throughout a range of art forms during this era is telling of how 19th-century society viewed mental health and the role of women - mostly written by men. By exploring these operas and portrayal of women, coloratura soprano Jessica Pratt has become quite fond of characters like Amina from Bellini's La sonnambula and the perhaps more recognisable, Lucia from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, a character that Jessica has played over 100 times. She has distilled five operas from Italy's Bel Canto composers into a concert program of "Mad Scenes," that not only has challenging vocal acrobatics, but also unpacks how and why these characters go mad, which, when you hear their stories, will make a lot of sense.
- Shellie Morris is a singer and songwriter working with remote communities to preserve some of the worlds oldest languages through music. Most recently, she has been working with the Groote Eylandt Language Centre to write songs in their language, Anindilyakwa. Shellie speaks about the collaborative process of writing an album of songs with the translators at the Language Centre and being able to ordering a strong coffee on the island.
- And we remember two distinctive voices of of our time, Tony Bennett who has died at the age of 96, and Sinéad O'Connor, at the age of 56.  (54”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/jessica-pratt-shellie-morris-sinead-oconnor-tony-bennett/102581498

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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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