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. __ __ “Zohran Mamdani” PROFILE - BBC Radio 4 Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic candidate for New Yok City mayor after a stunning victory in the primary race. If he goes on to win the mayoral election in November he will become the first Muslim and Indian American to lead the nation's largest city. His nomination came as a shock to some in the mainstream Democratic party who worry his policies are too extreme and could alienate swing voters. Before turning to politics Mr Mamdani had a brief career in the music industry. Mark Coles interviews his friends and family about his rise from rap artist to politician. (15”) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002fj5d “Misrepresentation — When Does a Fib Become a Felony?” IT’S A FAIR COP - BBC Radio 4 Policeman turned stand-up comedian Alfie Moore gets his audience to make the policing decisions as he takes them through real-life crime scenarios. A new police initiative forces Alfie to hand out his personal business card, quickly drawing him into a peculiar case. He soon finds himself navigating a world of hidden identities and questionable motives, from an an "MBE" with a penchant for private clamping to suspicious strangers in parked cars. (28”) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002f8ts "How Do We Adapt to a Warmer World? THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND - BBC Radio 4 Amid a hot summer in the UK and Europe, we look at how well adapted our infrastructure and our homes are for extreme heat in the future. Laurence Tubiana, key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement, gives her assessment. Also, the Dalai Lama turns 90 – we ask about his enduring legacy around the globe. (33”) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002fjgl — — 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.
