Podcasts are a great development in the history of radio because they permit a shift of listening time from a set appointment to virtually any convenient occasion. I do it while “power walking” (most) every morning when weather and my own psyche permit. Indeed, were it not for podcasts I doubt I would have found any other inspiration for putting in these miles as long as I have.
Hence…Podding Along! Some of the best radio comes from the public networks of the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the U.S. While there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of great podcasts from other sources, the ones sponsored via public radio have been vetted though the worthy objectives of the medium. Furthermore, I personally curate this continuing series of small samplings that are listed in more or less 90 minute helpings. Admittedly that makes these recommendations somewhat subjective. But, as you will see, my interests are many and my tolerance for incompatible topics and views are pretty wide-ranging. I hope you will find these suggestions helpful in enhancing your enjoyment of radio. __ __ “Flow"" IDEAS - CBC Radio One You've probably experienced it. And you've certainly heard of it: that state of being in the zone, in the groove, on a roll. It's what researchers call 'flow': a state intimately familiar to athletes and artists — and to anyone who's been fully absorbed in a given task to the point where time seems to stand still, and even the sense of self disappears. The term "flow," and the experience it describes, was first noted by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his investigations of optimal experience in 1975. After conducting thousands of interviews with people following their passions, from artists to athletes to surgeons and chefs, he noted a similar refrain: they all described a feeling "of being carried by a river, carried by currents" as the sequence of events flowed from one to the other effortlessly. (54”) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/flow-making-the-impossible-possible-1.6077468 “Inside the teenage brain: How science is helping us understand adolescents” IDEAS - CBC Radio One Schools in Europe and the U.S. are increasingly adapting teaching methods to accommodate the adolescent brain. The teenage brain is a mysterious thing and it's eluded adults since the beginning of time. Until recently, it was assumed the brain was fully developed by the age of nine. But scientific research shows the brain usually develops until the age of 25 — and in some cases even longer. (54”) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/inside-the-teenage-brain-how-science-is-helping-us-understand-adolescents-1.5443307 — — 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” Current 184 page 9th EDITION available 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.
