Most radio listening takes place in the car or while doing other things that allow freedom for the ear, but not the eyes and hands. Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion. I do it while “power walking” (most) every other day (when it’s not cold and wet or I haven’t succumbed to laziness). The “art” 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.
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. Admittedly, these are thoroughly subjective recommendations, but my interests and tolerance for incompatible views are pretty wide-ranging. Here’s another in a continuing series of small samplings: —— “Can Audible's Original Programming Chief Make the Sopranos of Podcasting?” DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW - ABC Radio National Eric Nuzum, Audible's Original Programming Chief talks about their plans to make audio storytelling that breaks the mould. We also mull over what went wrong with Network Ten. (29”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/audible/8622754 “S-Town's Brian Reed & My Dad Wrote a Porno's Jamie Morton” DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW - ABC Radio National Podcast Special! In his only Australian interview, we speak to the creator of the controversial and acclaimed S-TOWN series: Brian Reed. Ahead of his Australian visit he speaks to us exclusively about the ethics & artistry of the blockbuster series that's now been downloaded over 40 million times. And we meet Jamie Morton, the creator of the of the wildly entertaining podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno'. (29”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/reed/8558722 “Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and The Greening of Singapore” EXTRA - ABC Radio National Geraldine Doogue speaks with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about Singapore's positioning in the region and relations with China, the US and Australia. And...In May 1967, Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew began the island's tree planting campaign. He wanted Singapore to be a garden city but also to transform it from a third world nation to a first. Fifty years later, the greening of the city continues. (29”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/extra/ (Scroll to Mon. 9 June) __ __ A 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 Good listening! John Figliozzi Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide" 7th edition available from Universal Radio, Amazon, W5YI.com and Ham Radio Outlet _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list Internetradio@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to internetradio-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.