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 “power walking” (most) every other day (when it’s not cold and 
wet or I haven’t succumbed to laziness).  The “art” 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. 

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. 

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

——

“Martin Luther and the Reformation”
BEYOND BELIEF - BBC Radio 4
This year sees the 500th anniversary of the moment when Martin Luther sparked 
the Reformation by - tradition has it - nailing his 95 theses to a church door 
in Wittenberg. Ernie Rea and guests discuss what ledLuther to take this step, 
how his thought and personality affected the course of the Reformation and 
whether - were he to walk into the 21st century - he might actually find 
himself to be a good Catholic. (30”)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04ks9qk

“Virgin Birth”
BEYOND BELIEF - BBC Radio 4
Thirty years ago a Bishop could still hit the headlines by saying that he 
didn't believe that Jesus was born of a virgin. While this doctrine is still 
strongly held in some parts of the church it is rarely discussed outside of 
theological circles. Some want to point to the "truth" behind the idea while 
others regard it as irrational, quaint or damaging to our understanding of God, 
women and paternity. Ernie Rea and guests discuss the genesis of the idea of 
the Virgin Birth and explores its contemporary validity and value. (30”)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08578tm

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CAPSULE REVIEW:  BEYOND BELIEF/BBC Radio 4
This is a program that has appeal for both believers and non-believers.  It 
examines the role of religion in culture and society with a respectful but 
critical eye.  There is no preaching here, just expert conversation and 
scholarship that seeks to objectively analyze how religion, culture and society 
interact and affect one another.  Faith does not go unquestioned or unexamined 
and that’s what makes this program so insightful.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s6p6 for info, podcasts and broadcast times.

*********

“Cryonics and Immortality”
BEYOND BELIEF - BBC Radio 4
The recent case of a terminally ill 14 year old who won the right to have her 
body cryonically frozen after death in the hope that science would eventually 
find a way of restoring her to healthy life raises all kinds of ethical 
questions about the sustainability of prolonging life indefinitely.But it also 
highlights age-old philosophical and religious preoccupations with what comes 
after death and the human desire to live forever.  Ernie Rea discusses the 
quest for Immortality with Natalie Haynes, a Classicist writer and broadcaster; 
Douglas Davies, Professor in the Study of Religion at the University of Durham, 
and David Voas, Professor of Social Science at University College, London. (30”)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084wzjq

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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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