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. __ __ “The Battle Over Public Broadcasting” ON THE MEDA - NPR and WNYC New York Public Radio President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back over a billion dollars in federal funds for public broadcasting. On this week’s On the Media, the long history of efforts to save—and snuff out—public broadcasting. Plus, the role of public radio across the country, from keeping local governments in check to providing life-saving information during times of crisis. (50”) https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/the-battle-over-public-broadcasting “The World After Us” FUTURE TENSE - ABC Radio National What will Earth look like when humans become extinct? What "technofossils" will paleontologists of the future unearth and no doubt ponder over? Will we be remembered for our achievements or merely our rubbish? Also, which animals might rise to fill our role at the top of the pecking order? And is the future of live music really as dire as many predict? Guests: Professor Sarah Gabbott — Paleobiologist, University of Leicester, Joanna Thompson — Freelance science journalist based in New York, Dr Christen Cornell — Research Fellow and Manager of Research Partnerships, Creative Australia. (28”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/future-technology-fossils-animals-live-music/105376814 — — 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.
