Should have been numbered 645. > On Jan 28, 2026, at 11:15 AM, John A. Figliozzi <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 Science of Fermentation” > THE FOOD PROGRAMME - BBC Radio 4 > Fermented foods are more popular than ever, but what's the science? Dan > Saladino explores the latest research into fermentation and the many health > claims made for fermented food. Featuring the gut microbiome expert Tim > Spector and fermentation expert Robin Sherriff. (42”) > https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002pqg6 > > “Are Ice Agents in Minneapolis Breaking the Law?” > FRESH AIR - NPR and WHYY Philadelphia > (45”) > https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/g-s1-106669/fresh-air-for-jan-21-2026-are-ice-agents-in-minneapolis-breaking-the-law?showDate=2026-01-21 > > — — > > 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 > > PLEASE NOTE: Times change and some things just get passed by. Such is the > case with THE WORLDWIDE LISTENING GUIDE. This 11th Edition will be its last. > Once the current crop of issues is sold, the series is sold out for good. For > 35 years, starting with THE SHORTWAVE RADIOGUIDE, it has been my pleasure to > provide to select listeners a written record of some of the best programming > available on public media radio everywhere. The media landscape is changing > — much for the good, but some that’s concerning. This is especially true for > the jewel that is public service media. But it’s also clear that radio — all > its platforms — is de-emphasizing schedules and embracing the freeing > capacity of podcasting. It’s also clear that — happily — there are some fine > accessible and more timely resources for finding that piublic audio content > available online. So for the next few weeks I will be compiling some of the > best of those to share with you and provide places where you can still gain > the information that the WWLG has tried to provide for these many years. On > to the future! Happy Holidays! > > > > >
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