Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion. I do it while taking my daily (more or less) 3 mile walk, while I’m “plodding along”.
While there are thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of great podcasts from other sources, the ones sponsored via public radio have been vetted through the worthy objectives of the medium. Here’s what I’ve been listening to recently. I hope you might find these suggestions — in roughly 90 minute bites -- helpful in enhancing your own enjoyment of radio, our favorite medium. __ __ “Polarizing Times Call for Nietzsche's Practice of ‘Passing By'” IDEAS - CBC Radio One Existentialist German philosopher Friedrick Nietzsche is most popularly known for his declaration that 'God is dead' and for his wrestling with nihilism. But political theorist Shalini Satkunanandan argues that Nietzsche offers us a method that can help us navigate the highly polarizing discourse that's afflicting our democracies today. "I would say that we are almost talking too much. There's this constant need to correct, refute, criticize," said Satkunanandan. "It's not clear that our constant need to engage is helping us move forward in any way. If anything it is making partisan divides even more pronounced.” (54”) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/nietzsche-passing-by-healthy-discourse-1.7434781 “Steven Fry on life, last words and the things he can't do” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC Radio National Stephen Fry reflects on the power of story-telling, how to counter impostor syndrome and the things he absolutely can’t do. (54”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/late-night-live-summer-stephen-fry/104462598 — — A compendium of these suggestions, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is published every other month in the CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX). For further information and membership information, go to www.cidxclub.ca John Figliozzi Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide” 11th EDITION, with comprehensive listings of radio programs on AM, FM, shortwave, satellite radio, internet-wifi radio and podcasts, available from universal-radio.com, amazon.com. amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.com.au _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
