[Swprograms] Podding Along - Issue 445

[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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“From Tolerance to Tyranny: A cautionary tale from medieval Spain”
IDEAS - CBC Radio One
Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together in relative harmony in medieval Spain. Then the Spanish Inquisition came along with its use of terror and racism, turning a pluralistic society into a police state.  Celebrated writer Erna Paris, who passed away in early February 2022, first explored this history for IDEAS in 1995. Reworking material from that first episode with producer Marilyn Powell, she created a new documentary in 2015, and in it calls what happened in Spain "a cautionary tale for today.”  (54”)
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/from-tolerance-to-tyranny-a-cautionary-tale-from-medieval-spain-1.2927840

“Fresh Grounds: The Search for the World's Rarest Coffee"
THE FOOD PROGRAMME - BBC Radio 4
Dan Saladino meets the plant hunters searching for the world's lost and forgotten coffee varieties and Michael Pollan, author of This is Your Mind on Plants, explains how caffeine helped usher in the modern world. (28”)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014p3g


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John Figliozzi
Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide”
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