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: ----- “Refugees in Limbo, and A Conservative in Washington ” THE NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR - WNYC New York Public Radio Most conservatives who opposed Donald Trump are now learning to get along with the new Administration; Stephen Hayes, the editor of The Weekly Standard, is quick to call out the President on his lies and his embrace of big government. And at a safe house in Buffalo, New York, refugees are attempting not to panic as the Trump Administration puts into effect an executive order limiting immigration and resettlement. Plus, the photographer Catherine Opie explains why she rejects snark. (54”) http://www.wnyc.org/story/episode-73-refugees-limbo-and-conservative-washington “Podcast Extra: The Stuff of Fiction” THE NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR - WNYC New York Public Radio This podcast bonus episode features David Remnick in conversation with three great writers—the playwright Tony Kushner, the poet Claudia Rankine, and the novelist Salman Rushdie. This is an edited and condensed recording of "The Stuff of Fiction," a panel in the four-part event series Public Forum: A Well-Ordered Nation, a collaboration between the Public Theatre and The New Yorker. (18”) http://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/podcast-extra-the-stuff-of-fiction __ __ 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 [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
