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 in what sometimes seems like a vain attempt to diminish the results of sitting behind a desk for 35 years. 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. So it is with the time spent commuting to work day after day.
Podcasting has expanded almost exponentially so very quickly that it can justly be considered a medium all its own. Therefore, the attempt here has to be to highlight only a small portion of it, just one corner where excellence reigns. 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): — — “Are the Big Parties Killing Democracy?" BIG IDEAS - ABC RN Western democracy is under threat in many countries across the world. But it’s not driven by inequality or the feeling of the small guy to be left behind. The big, mainstream political parties are sabotaging themselves. They don't recognise opposition as legitimate political players anymore and have given up on any restraints that protected democratic values in the past. Are democracies dying? Presented by The American Academy in Berlin. December 5, 2019. Speaker: Daniel Ziblatt - Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University and Axel Springer, Fellow. (55”) https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/democracy-needs-political-mutual-tolerance-and-forbearance/11855254 “Does the Deep State Exist?" IDEAS - CBC Radio One The term has been used by both authoritative academics and flaky conspiracy nuts, by both the political left and the right. In broad strokes, it means that the official leaders of a country aren't the real leaders — that hidden away in bureaucracies or other corridors of power are the real lever-pullers. This documentary by investigative journalist, Bruce Livesey, examines the origins of the conflicted term, and where its in operation today. (54”) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/does-the-deep-state-exist-journalist-bruce-livesey-investigates-1.5363412 __ __ 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” NEW! 184 page 9th EDITION available NOW from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com], Amazon [amazon.com], Ham Radio Outlet [hamradio.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.
