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.
__ __ “Should America End Birthright Citizenship?” OPEN TO DEBATE - PRX (Public Radio Exchange) Birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment’s jus soli principle, grants U.S. citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, regardless of parents’ legal status. Recently, it has come under scrutiny following an Executive Order seeking to limit citizenship for children of noncitizens, now being challenged in court. Legal scholars, civil rights advocates, and lawmakers are also questioning whether it should be altered, and if so, what it would mean to be born in the U.S. Supporters argue the 14th Amendment was meant to make citizenship a right, not a privilege, and that it prevents children from being punished for their parents’ status while encouraging long-term economic and civic contributions. Ending birthright citizenship would also create a permanent underclass of vulnerable stateless children born and raised in America but denied the rights of full citizens, such as healthcare and education. Critics say it fuels illegal immigration, encourages “birth tourism,” and grants citizenship to children of those with no legal ties to the U.S. They argue this creates perverse incentives and strains an already overburdened immigration system. With this legal context, Open to Debate, in partnership with Arizona State University, debates the question: Should America End Birthright Citizenship? This debate was recorded on October 9, 2025 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. https://opentodebate.org/debate/should-america-end-birthright-citizenship/ [This event is part of a new partnership between Open to Debate and Arizona State University’s Institute of Politics to bring live debate programming to ASU’s campus in a special series titled PRO/CONversations. Produced by Arizona PBS in the Arizona State University Media Enterprise—which will air and promote the recorded programs—the series is designed to model civil discourse for students while offering hands-on production experience to ASU journalism students.] (59”) “Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.?” FREAKONOMICS RADIO - NPR Soccer leagues around the world use a promotion-and-relegation system to reward the best teams and punish the worst. We ask whether American sports fans would enjoy a similar system. (56”) https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-ohio-state-and-michigan-and-clemson-join-the-n-f-l/ — — 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.
