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: ----- “Growing Up Digitally” ALL IN THE MIND - ABC Radio National Digital technology is rapidly changing our lives—we socialise, we’re entertained, and we learn online. Today’s kids have only ever known a digital world of connectedness with smart devices, search engines, and social media platforms and while growing up digitally offers exciting opportunities, it also has its challenges. We discuss how kids and their parents can get the balance right and be safe in the digital space. (29”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/growing-up-digitally/8331844 “How Did Westpac’s E-Waste End Up in the Worst Dump in the World?" BACKGROUND BRIEFING - ABC Radio National There's a roaring international racket in hazardous e-waste. This is the story of how one of our biggest banks discovered its e-waste dumped on West Africa's notorious Agbogbloshie dump in Ghana. Rebecca Le Tourneau investigates. (35”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/2017-03-12/8329068 “A Crisis of Conservatism” BETWEEN THE LINES - ABC Radio National Is there a crisis of conservatism in this country? An article in The Weekend Australian, written by Paul Kelly, says that: 'The fragmentation in Australian politics that sees the fracturing of the voting base of the Turnbull-led Coalition parties highlights a phenomenon evident around many Western democracies including Australia — the crisis of conservatism.’ Is he right? Paul Kelly, John Roskam and Nick Cater discuss conservatism and how it has changed. (31”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/betweenthelines/a-crisis-of-conservatism/8315006 __ __ 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 _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list Internetradio@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to internetradio-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
