Happy New Year! 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 morning. The act 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, offered in a 90 minute scope (more of less): —— “2018 - Year in Review” LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN The good, the bad and the sometimes downright ugly of 2018… (54”) https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/december-6,-2018/10586728 [Ed. Note: One of the best, if not the best analyses I’ve heard so far.] “Life in a Cult - How I Got In and How I Got Out” LIFE MATTERS - ABC RN You might think cult members are naive and easily led, but the psychology and group-think that holds the collective together is extremely powerful. We examine how and why people get involved in a cult, what keeps them there and what happens when they finally leave. Tore Klevjer spent a decade living in a Christian cult, and later trained as a counsellor who helps others recover. Mary Garden is a former cult member who explored various sects in India during the 1970s and has written extensively about her experiences (21”) https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/playing-around/10472698 “Sir Harold Evans” THE MEDIA SHOW - BBC Radio 4 A legend of Fleet Street on his career and the art of concise writing. (18”) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06t362d __ __ A monthly (well, mostly 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 John Figliozzi Editor, "The Worldwide Listening Guide” 192 page 8th edition available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com] and Amazon [amazon.com] _______________________________________________ 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.
