I am a proud ‘news junkie,’ and I enjoy learning about all aspects of computers. (But don’t get me started on the terrible waste of time and resources on video / computer games!)
Here are a few that I proudly share:
— ‘Click:' BBC World audio, (Although there is a totally autonomous video version.) Tuesdays. Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thomson. Blurb: "How computers and digital technology affect our lives around the world.” Excellent coverage on the cusp of tech topics, such as: digital performing art, translation, social media, robotics and 3-D printers.
— ‘Let’s Talk About Tech:' BBC Radio 5 Live Chris Warburton presented a fast-paced comprehensive summary on the day's news, plus the latest tech and quirkiest stories on the web. Guests discussed such topics as: the Internet, science, cars, music, books. I use the term, ‘presented,’ because this Radio 5 Program was recently discontinued, in a schedule shakeup.
— ‘Mansbridge One-on-One:' CBC VideoCBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge speaks with a notable Canadian (or occasional ‘other’) public figure. Podcast is no longer feeding, but it’s still on-air every weekend.
— ‘The National: At Issue:' CBC Video Blurb: “Each Thursday night, Canada's most-watched political panel presents a mix of opinion and analysis to all that happens on Parliament Hill." The members are sometimes convened to discuss that day’s breaking story.
Chantal Hébert columnist from both the Toronto Star and Le Devoir (Montréal), Andrew Coyne of the National Post, and Bruce Anderson, a political research, polling and communications consultant, present their views.
— ‘The National: The Insiders:' CBC video. Political ‘back-room’ panel discussion. This panel's makeup is slightly different: Each of the three is currently working on the staff of a major Canadian political party, and is asked to “leave partisanship at the door.” The tone is refreshingly open / lively and often fascinating.
— The National: Rex Murphy:' CBC video. Excellent, 4-min weekly commentary on national issues and personalities. He presents explanatory, tightly-written essays, sometimes prompting a vocabulary search in your handy dictionary (!), but toned down from his often biting and sarcastic work of decades ago. (I miss it.)
Two more weekly radio podcasts round out my weekly listening:
— ‘Rewind:' CBC Radio Michael Enright presents a story / event / personality from CBC Radio Archives from the last 75+ years. Blurb: "Rewind opens a window on the past, but it does more than that. It uses the CBC Radio Archives as a tool to help listeners understand how our past informs our present." These hour-long stories can range from wartime events to personalities, fashion, and even comic books.
— ‘Under the Influence:' CBC Radio (January-June). - Terry O’Reilly, marketing expert, followed the award-winning series, 'The Age of Persuasion,’ on advertising, with this excellent program. Blurb: "As the marketing world shifts from a century of overt one-way messaging to a new-world order of two-way dialogue, we leave the age of persuasion and enter the era of influence.”
It’s an exciting mix of essay, sound bites (and video clips on the website) and just plain history of how marketing -- written, broadcast and digital -- has evolved over the past few centuries.
Every week, I continue to stretch my learning horizons via podcasts.
So, then, Dear Reader, what podcasts do YOU download?
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