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 (225 minutes this one time) -- helpful in enhancing your own enjoyment of radio, our favorite medium. __ __ [Ed. Note: An true era is coming to an end at ABC Radio National (RN). 85 year old Phillip Adams, who has hosted the network's iconic program Late Night Live for over 33 years, has retired. There remains on the https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive web site a treasure trove of past Late Night Live programs and Phillip Adams interviews on any number of cultural, current events, political, intellectual and literary topics of worldwide interest. In honor of this occasion, here is a listing of the programs aired over Phillip’s last week as host. The program continues, but — in truth — there will never be anyone quite like Phillip Adams — author, writer, farmer, philosopher, filmmaker — to ever host it again.] “Left for dead? The Australian left, then and now” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National) Phillip Adams is joined by comrades Frank Bongiorno, Jon Piccini and Meredith Burgmann for a romp through the history of the political left in Australia and an assessment of what's left of the left today. Guests: The Hon. Dr Meredith Burgmann – academic, Labor Party member and President of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1999–2007). Frank Bongiorno – professor of history at the ANU and a fellow of the Whitlam institute; co-author with Nick Dyrenfurth of A Little History of the Australian Labor Party Dr Jon Piccini - Senior Lecturer in History at Australian Catholic University and editor of The Far Left in Australia since 1945. (61”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/australian-left-frank-bongiorno-meredith-burgmann-jon-piccini/103895628 "Phillip's swansong with Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National) In Phillip's last show with his regular contributors, Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt look at the release of Julian Assange, the importance of the AUKUS alliance, and the big stories they have covered over their many years on "the little wireless program". Guests: • Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent, 7.30 • Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine; Executive Director of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University • Ian Dunt, Columnist with the “I” newspaper. (54”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/late-night-live-laura-tingle-bruce-shapiro-ian-dunt/103897270 "Naomi Klein’s Doppleganger. Untangling the big ethical issues of our time with Peter Singer.” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National) Naomi Klein on doppelgangers, conspiracy theories and getting mistaken for Naomi Wolf. Plus Philosopher Peter Singer's advice on how we can make our lives worth living by making the right choices. (53”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/naomi-klein-peter-singer/103902836 "Phillip Adams farewells Late Night Live” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN (Radio National) In Phillip Adams' last Late Night Live, Laura Tingle turns the tables and interviews Phillip. They discuss how the political conversations and media landscape has changed since Phillip started at the ABC back in 1991, and what his hopes are for Australia. Host: Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent, 7.30 Guest: Phillip Adams, host of Late Night Live (57”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/laura-tingle-phillip-adams/103910822 — — 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” NEW!!!! 11th EDITION now available from universal-radio.com, amazon.com. amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.com.au _______________________________________________ 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.