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[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 104



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 (when itâs not cold and wet or I havenât succumbed to laziness).  The âartâ of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by âpodding alongâ while plodding along the mind also gets something useful to do. 

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. 

Admittedly, these are thoroughly subjective recommendations, but my interests and tolerance for incompatible views are pretty wide-ranging. Hereâs another in a continuing series of small samplings:

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âLetâs Take Apart Your Laptopâ
DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW - ABC Radio National
Kyle Weins from iFixit.com explains why he thinks we should be able to unscrew and repair our own devices. We also breakdown the new rules around Mandatory Data Breaches and why are YouTube dumping certain kinds of ads. (29â)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/downloadthisshow/ifixit/8298854

âBeethoven: The Genius Rule Breakerâ
THE FORUM - BBC World Service
Beethoven revolutionised music - how we listen to it and how we play it.  Bridget Kendall explores Beethovenâs universal appeal and the anguished genius himself with Emeritus Professor of music and Beethoven expert Professor John Deathridge, musician and lecturer Dr Natasha Loges, Artistic Director of the Musical Society of Nigeria, (MUSON) and the NOK Ensemble, Nigeria's first professional chamber orchestra, Tunde Jegede and writer and composer Neil Brand. (55â)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04s45wq

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A monthly compendium of these newsletters, plus on occasion additional pertinent material, is now published in The CIDX Messenger, the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian International DX Club (CIDX).  For further information, go to www.cidx.ca

Good listening!

John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide"
7th edition available from Universal Radio, Amazon, W5YI.com and Ham Radio Outlet


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