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. __ __ “Brooke and Micah Enter the MAGA-verse. Plus, Liberal YouTubers Fight Back” ON THE MEDIA - NPR and WNYC New York Public Media Conservative influencers have captured a massive audience on the internet, boasting nearly five times more followers than their progressive competitors. According to a new study from Media Matters for America, right-leaning shows dominate on social media. Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger immerse themselves in right-wing podcasts and Rumble shows to hear how these creators are covering the news of the week, how celebrity gossip can be a gateway to controversial political takes. Micah Loewinger chats with left-leaning news content creators Brian Tyler Cohen and David Pakman about why Democrats are struggling to reach younger and working class audiences, and how the rise of independent media has left progressives in the dust. (52”) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/brooke-and-micah-enter-the-magaverse-plus-liberal-youtubers-fight-back “Chocolate - the back story” REAR VISION - ABC Radio National It's Easter time and supermarket aisles are filled with chocolate in all shapes, sizes and colours. Chocolate is one of our most popular indulgences, but there is a darker side to the industry – one connected with colonialism, the industrial revolution and modern-day slavery. (28”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/chocolate-the-back-story-the-worlds-most-seductive-treat/105119030 — — 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 _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
