[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 355

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Podcasts permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.  I do it while “power walking” (most) every morning.  The act of putting one foot in front of the other can be pretty monotonous and by “podding along” while plodding along the mind also gets something useful to do.  So it can be with the time spent gardening, washing dishes, preparing meals and many other day to day activities.

Podcasting has grown to the point that it can justly be considered a medium all its own.  Therefore, the attempt here has to be to highlight only a small portion of it, just one corner where excellence reigns.

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 program’s web site, most programs are made available through any number of other amalgamation sources such as iTunes and TuneIn. 

This continuing series of small samplings in more or less 90 minute helpings are curated by me.  I attest to the fact that I have listened to every podcast listed here.  So admittedly these are thoroughly subjective recommendations.  But my interests and tolerance for incompatible topics and views are pretty wide-ranging, even if I do say so myself. 

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“What does South East Asia want from the US and China?; and Robert Draper’s To Start a War”
BETWEEN THE LINES - ABC RN
What do the neighbours think?  South-east Asia is increasingly anxious about the rise of China. But what does the region think about an erratic and uncertain America? Guests: Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute; Huong Le Thu,  Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.  Also:  To start a war. Robert Draper with the most comprehensive account of the Bush administration’s decision to invade Iraq. Guest: Robert Draper, New York Times Magazine, author of 'To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq’. (30”)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/betweenthelines/what-does-south-east-want-from-the-us-and-china-and-robert-d/12596658

“Contest for the Indo-Pacific"
BIG IDEAS - ABC RN
Australia recently boosted its defence spending with the Prime Minister warning that, after Covid,  we need to prepare for a world that is "poorer, more dangerous and more disorderly”.  In particular,  the risk of being caught in a conflict between the United States and an assertive China.  China is also extending its presence in the Pacific, a traditional sphere of influence for Australia.
Speakers: Professor Rory Medcalf - Director ANU National Security College and Jonathan Pryke - Director Pacific Islands program Lowy Institute. (55’)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/contest-for-the-indo-pacific/12654746

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A monthly (well, mostly 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

John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
Current 184 page 9th EDITION available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com], Amazon [amazon.com], Ham Radio Outlet [hamradio.com]
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