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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“The Battle of Lepanto”
IN OUR TIME - BBC Radio 4
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Battle of Lepanto, 1571, the last great sea
battle between galleys, in which the Catholic fleet of the Holy League of
principally Venice, Spain, the Papal States, Malta, Genoa, and Savoy defeated
the Ottoman forces of Selim II. When much of Europe was divided over the
Reformation, this was the first major victory of a Christian force over a
Turkish fleet. The battle followed the Ottoman invasion of Venetian Cyprus and
decades in which the Venetians had been trying to stop the broader westward
expansion of the Ottomans into the Mediterranean. The outcome had a great
impact on morale in Europe and Pope Pius V established a feast day of Our Lady
of Victory. Some historians call it the most significant sea battle since
Actium (31 BC). However, the Ottomans viewed the loss as less significant than
their victory in Cyprus and, within two years, the Holy League had broken up.
With: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at the
University of Oxford; Kate Fleet, Director of the Skilliter Centre for Ottoman
Studies and Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge; Noel Malcolm, A
Senior Research Fellow in History at All Soul's College, University of Oxford.
(43”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nrqv8
“Designing Technology to Increase Inclusion for the Disabled”
FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN (Radio National)
Inclusive design isn’t just about meeting the needs of the disabled, it’s about
opening-up the possibility of creating better products and services for
everyone. New technologies are supporting inclusion. But there are also
challenges. Most Artificial Intelligence programs deliberately look for
patterns when processing data. But by ignoring the outliers, they risk
perpetuating a form of inadvertent prejudice.
Original broadcast on November 5, 2017.
Guests: Jutta Treviranus – Director, Inclusive Design research Centre, OCAD
University, Canada; Kylie Appel – Project Manager, TOM: Melbourne; Mark Pesce –
Honourary Associate, Digital Cultures Program, University of Sydney; Karen
Dolva – CEO and co-founder, No Isolation, Norway; Ian Hamilton – UX designer
and accessibility specialist. (29”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/designing-technology-to-increase-inclusion-for-the-disabled/12892288
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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”
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