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: ----- “Inside The Wealthy Family That's Been Funding Bannon's Plan For Years” FRESH AIR - NPR 'New Yorker' staff writer Jane Mayer talks about Robert Mercer and his daughter, Rebekah, who have poured millions of dollars into 'Breitbart News' and pushed to have Steve Bannon run Trump's campaign. Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews 'The Devil and Webster,' a novel about a New England college in turmoil. (49”) http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=7060034 “What Do We Mean by Innovation?” FUTURE TENSE - ABC Radio National Business academic Mark Dodgson describes ‘innovation’ as an ‘aerosol word’ - as in, people spray it into the air, it smells lovely and yet you can’t grab hold of it. Still, like ‘productivity’ and ‘fiscal responsibility’ it’s an important part of the political and business lexicon. But is our definition of innovation simply too technology focussed and too business-centric? And does an obsession with promoting start-ups as the vanguard of innovation risk missing opportunities closer to home? (29”) http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/what-do-we-mean-by-innovation/8352648 __ __ 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.
