[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 61

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most radio listening takes place in the car or while doing other things that allow freedom for the ear, but not the eyes and hands.  Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.   
I do it while âpower walkingâ (most) every other day.  The âartâ of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by âpodding alongâ while Iâm plodding along my mind gets something to do along with my body.  Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.  Apart from the originating programâs web site, most programs are made available through any number of other amalgamation sources such as iTunes and TuneIn. Hereâs another in a continuing series of small samplings:

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âSelling the Stem Cell Promiseâ
BACKGROUND BRIEFING - ABC Radio National
Clinics across the country are offering stem cell therapy for everything from Alzheimer's to arthritis, but some patients are coming to harm, with little evidence to support the procedures they're undergoing. Ann Arnold reports. (35â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/2016-07-17/7621836

âThe CRISPR Breakthroughâ
FUTURE TENSE - ABC Radio National
Last year CRISPR was Science Magazineâs âBreakthrough of the Yearâ. The genome-editing technology is supercharging genetic research and making the previously unthinkable thinkable.  In the first of  a two-part series on CRISPR and its potential, producer William Isdale explores the ways in which CRISPR is now being used to help fight human disease and to produce more resilient crops, with higher nutritional yields. (29â) 
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-crispr-breakthrough/7586778

âCRISPR - Part 2"
FUTURE TENSE - ABC Radio National
The genome-editing technology CRISPR is supercharging genetic research, but even its proponents accept the need for better regulation.  In part two of our look at CRISPR and its potential, producer William Isdale examines the regulatory framework that exists to guide CRISPRâs usage. He also finds out about some of the fears that even genetic scientists have for the misuse of CRISPR.  Among his guests, Oxford University philosopher and bioethicist Julian Savulescu. (29â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/crispr-two/7586874

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Good listening!

John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guideâ
New 7th edition now available from Universal Radio, Amazon and W5YI.com
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