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. __ __ “Sun and Stardust, Irish Words for Rain and a Gift from Edna O’Brien” SUNDAY MISCELLANY - RTE Radio One New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968. A re-broadcast of a special Culture Night Miscellany, hosted by President Higgins and Sabina Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin in 2024, with Manchán Magan, Tim Carey, Mia Döring, Rita Ann Higgins, Donal Ryan and President Michael D Higgins. (35”) https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22544121/ [Unfortunately, due to rights restrictions, the full musical portion of the program which intersperses the readings cannot be heard in their entirety on the podcast version of the program.] “State of Democracy in Asia” BIG IDEAS - ABC Radio National Democracy is not necessarily the winner of the recent elections in Asia. More than a billion people across the region have voted. But that doesn't ensure democratic ideals and processes are uphold. We look at Indonesia, India and Taiwan to put the election results into context and learn how they impact democracy not just in their own countries, but across the region and the globe. Speakers: Kevin Magee, Adjunct Fellow at the Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Former Australian ambassador to Taipei (2011-2014); Dr Priya Chacko, Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Adelaide; Professor Vedi Hadiz, Director and Professor of Asian Studies at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne; Dr Ruth Gamble (host), Senior Lecturer in History and Deputy Director of La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University. (53”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/state-of-democracy-in-asia/103962068 — — 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.
