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.
__ __ [Ed. Note: Of the well over 1,000 podcasts I’ve highlighted in this series, this one really stood out to me perhaps because it hits close to home. After all, we all have or have had parents and our relationships with them are necessarily complicated because if we’re fortunate we know them as very young children, teenagers, young adults and then parents ourselves. This one comes highly recommended.] “Call Your Parents” THIS AMERICAN LIFE - NPR and WBEC Chicago Public Media In the early days of the radio show, Ira did a series of interviews with his parents that completely changed his relationship with them. This week, he returns to those interviews. (62”) https://www.thisamericanlife.org/call-your-parents [Ed. Note: Future Tense is no longer in production. This is a 2021 program from this excellent series which I will miss.] “Is Dumbness Our Destiny?” REAR VISION - ABC Radio National Most of us are healthier, wealthier and better educated than ever before. We have greater access to knowledge and expertise than any previous generation. So, why do humans keep doing stupid things? And why is the world awash with conspiracy? Have we already passed “peak intelligence”? And if so, what can we do to ensure a smarter future? Guests: Dr Quassim Cassam – Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick Dr Mats Alvesson – Professor of Business Administration, Lund University David Robson – author of The Intelligence Trap Sam Roggeveen – Director, International Security Program, Lowy Institute (29”) https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/is-dumbness-our-destiny/13336642 — — 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 Member, North America Shortwave Association Executive Council Co-Coordinator, NASWA Annual SWL Fest Editor, The NASWA Journal “Shortwave Center” column Author, "The Worldwide Listening Guide” _______________________________________________ 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.
