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: ----- “Disappearing Trades, Automation and More” SPARK - CBC Radio One Vanishing skills in our digital society, Why there's still a lively market for feature phones in developing economies. And how the threat of automation and job destruction is overblown. (54”) http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/350-disappearing-trades-automation-and-more-1.4033027 "Jimmy Breslin's journalism; Davd Grossman, Bob Robertson, The teenage taxidermist, Robert Harris” THE SUNDAY EDITION - CBC Radio One - How Jimmy Breslin changed journalism -- Michael's essay: Breslin was the best practitioner of what was called, "The New Journalism" -- using the techniques of fiction to tell the stories of the poor, the working class and the underclass. - 'Laughter is a good way to breathe again' -- David Grossman on using comedy to deal with tragedy:The hero of Israeli writer David Grossman's latest novel, A Horse Walks Into a Bar, is a tortured stand-up comedian. - Remembering Double Exposure's Bob Robertson: Robertson, who died earlier this week at the age of 71, was not only a brilliant satiric writer -- he was a spot-on, hilarious impersonator of Canadian politicians such as former Prime Ministers Joe Clark and Jean Chrétien. - Meet the 15-year-old taxidermist turning roadkill into art: Tristan Meyer Odell is an animal lover who stores carcasses in his bedroom freezer. His mother is a big supporter of his new passion for taxidermy. Rachel Matlow's documentary is called, you guessed it, "The Teenage Taxidermist.” - Robert Harris with Episode 3 of "The Music That Changed Your World": Michael's world was changed by his teenaged encounter with "Classical Music For People Who Hate Classical Music", an LP by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Robert also plays excerpts from a strange but delightful classical music sampler LP known simply as "The Numbers.” - 'Greed is murder' -- Michael Enright's 2004 interview with Jimmy Breslin about the Catholic Church: Breslin had just published The Church that Forgot Christ, about the child sexual abuse scandal. He had very publicly left the church and was white-hot with anger. - Music this week by: Linda Carone, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, and a panoply of spring-like melodies from Antonio Vivaldi played by Les Voix Humaines, Janina Fialkowska, the Fraser MacPherson Quartet and the Canadian Jazz Quartet. (103”) http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/jimmy-breslin-s-journalism-davd-grossman-bob-robertson-the-teenage-taxidermist-robert-harris-1.4035228 **** CAPSULE REVIEW - THE SUNDAY EDITION - CBC Radio One This program, in one form or other, has been on CBC Radio for several decades. Essentially, an audio Sunday “rotogravure”, "The Sunday Edition" delves in-depth into significant current events of the past week, authors and their literature, the world of the arts and culture, society and social issues and opinion — all hosted and guided by Michael Enright, the veteran, much accomplished and well respected CBC journalist. And because it’s the CBC, the perspective is as if from a trusted and honest friend who sees us (we in the U.S.) more objectively than we usually see ourselves. Want to listen to a well crafted Sunday “newspaper” instead of or in addition to reading one? Tune into “The Sunday Edition”. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition Streamed and broadcast at 9 am every Sunday in each of Canada’s time zones and available via internet streaming, Sirius/XM and through terrestrial radio in proximity to Canadian cities. **** __ __ 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.
