Hi Kurt - I fell way behind in my postings. Issue 180 will be the last one for tonight — the last of eleven. I apologize if this is too much of a load at one time. But for once I had a block of time to give attention to this service, so I took advantage of it. I’ll try to be more attentive to it on a day to day basis, rather than today’s month to month activity.
John > On Jul 24, 2018, at 5:55 PM, Kurt Kladivko <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm getting MANY copies of your same message. > > Kurt Kladivko > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 5:46 PM, John A. Figliozzi > <[email protected]> wrote: > 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, offered in a 90 minute scope (more > of less): > > —— > > “We don't belong to anywhere” > EARSHOT - ABC RN > When Mozhgan and her family fled Iran they nearly drowned trying to get to > Australia by boat. Now they’re stuck in Indonesia, living with no rights, and > little hope of getting out. Mozhgan is a tiny ball of fiery determination. > Her friend Jafar is charming and playful. The pair met in Indonesia, and > after five years, they have a close friendship that’s born out of shared > experiences and tough times. UNHCR has established that they're both genuine > refugees but they're still just hanging on to life by a thread, with little > hope of ever finding a home again. Together they established The Refugee and > Asylum Seeker Information Centre (RAIC), a volunteer refugee-led initiative > to support asylum seekers who are struggling with the basics. There are > almost 14 000 asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia and UNHCR is now > informing them that they will probably never be resettled. So how do refugees > and asylum seekers live in Indonesia, without rights or hopes for the future? > (29”) > http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/after-the-turnbacks/9567764 > > “Banning Plastic may not be good for the future” > FUTURE TENSE - ABC RN > Across the world, governments are moving to ban all types of non-reusable > plastic. The wonder product of the 20th century has now become a byword for > thoughtless consumption and looming environmental disaster. But even those > who campaign against the overuse of plastic, argue for a more nuanced > understanding of its role in our lives. Demonising plastic, they argue, risks > throwing the baby out with the bath water. (29”) > http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/banning-plastic-may-not-be-good-for-the-future/9931476 > > “The Great Strike of 1917” > LATE NIGHT LIVE - ABC RN > The Great Strike of 1917 began on the 2nd August. In a strike that lasted > almost two months 100,000 workers around Australia walked off the job to > protest changing workplace conditions. The source of consternation was the > introduction of time cards, designed to monitor worker productivity. The > time cards were seen as an unreasonable step to monitor workers. As part of > the new workplace systems, foremen began watching over labourers, counting > the time it took them to do certain tasks. The strikers called it > 'Americanising work' or 'robotism'. The managers, 'scientific management’. > This program was originally broadcast on 2 August 2017. (54”) > http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-great-strike/9998374 > > __ __ > > > 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 now available from Universal Radio [universal-radio.com] > and Amazon [amazon.com] > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
