I've always wondered why this stuff gets posted it, it often has nothing to do with shortwave in a club/group/email that is entirely shortwave
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 1:18 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 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 or less): > > — — > > “The New Wave of Political Magazines" > THE MEDIA SHOW - BBC Radio 4 > Magazine sales are up for some titles, with a resurgence of those that > deal with news and current affairs. What's their secret? Also in the > programme, why campaigners say CGTN, the English language news channel from > China, should lose its Ofcom licence to broadcast in the UK. Amol Rajan is > joined by Jason Cowley, editor The New Statesman, Rosie Blau, editor 1843, > Christopher Montgomery, co-editor The Critic, and Peter Dahlin, director of > Safeguard Defenders. (29”) > https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fq8b > > “'Why did the USA fail in its initial coronavirus response?" > THE INQUIRY - BBC World Service > ‘It’s a failing, let's admit it’ says top health official, Dr Anthony > Fauci. He’s talking about the fact that it took a month for a working > coronavirus test to be rolled out around the country, while other countries > were testing thousands of people. How was this allowed to happen? In this > edition of The Inquiry, we explore the ways in which the US lost valuable > time in dealing with the coronavirus and how their health system could make > things more difficult still. (25”) > https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csythj > > "AI and moral intuition: use it or lose it?” > THE PHILOSOPHER’S ZONE - ABC RN > Artificial intelligence is helping us to make all sorts of decisions these > days - sometimes this can be fun, convenient and a real time saver. But > what about moral decisions, or decisions with moral consequences - in law > enforcement, say, or judicial proceedings, or public surveillance? The > potential consequences for human rights are troubling. And if we outsource > our moral intuition to AI, do we risk becoming morally de-skilled? (29”) > > https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/ai-and-moral-intuition:-use-it-or-lose-it/12075060 > > __ __ > > > 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] > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#11926): https://groups.io/g/NASWA/message/11926 > Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/73040166/527171 > -=-=- > Please address messages directly TO this group - avoid CC: and BCC: to > this group. > -=-=- > Group Owner: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/NASWA/leave/3634072/1442742019/xyzzy [ > [email protected]] > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >
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