[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 428

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Podcasts are a great development in the history of radio because they permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion.  I do it while “power walking” (most) every morning when weather and my own psyche permit.  Indeed, were it not for podcasts I doubt I would have found any other inspiration for putting in these miles as long as I have.

Hence…Podding Along!

Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S.  While there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of great podcasts from other sources, the ones sponsored via public radio have been vetted though the worthy objectives of the medium. 

Furthermore, I personally curate this continuing series of small samplings that are listed in more or less 90 minute helpings. Admittedly that makes these recommendations somewhat subjective.  But, as you will see, my interests are many and my tolerance for incompatible topics and views are pretty wide-ranging.  I hope you will find these suggestions helpful in enhancing your enjoyment of radio.

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“100 Years of Radio and the Spectrum of Light”
OUR CHANGING WORLD - RNZ National  
How are you reading this? On a computer, laptop, mobile phone? Connected to the internet by a cable or wirelessly through the use of radiowaves? Instantaneous round-the-world communication is now an everyday - almost essential - part of life. And this week, radio celebrates a major milestone — 100 years of radio in New Zealand. (28”)

“Mixtape’”
RADIOLAB - NPR via WNYC New York Public Radio
A 5-part series on the historical and social impact of the tape cassette. Titles are:  
Dakou - Cassette tapes trashed as scrap brought western rock music to China and created a cultural remix on the grandest possible scale. (51”)
Jack and Bing - Bing Crosby and some stolen Nazi technology won his audience back and changed media forever. (37”)
The Wandering Soul - Many nights during the Vietnam war, if you listened closely, you’d swear you heard a ghost. Today, the story of that ghost and how it still haunts us today. (41”)
Casetternet - How the cassette tape created the internet. (58”)
Help? - Three stories of cassette tapes as peculiar helpers, carrying self-help, a village’s history and lost love. (48”)
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab
(Thanks to Andy Robins for this suggestion.)

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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”
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