Podcasts I Subscribe To, Part Deux
02/26/07 Filed in: Hogwash
The Science Show
• There are loads of reasons to admire Australia: Koalas, 'Roos, Bondi Beach, The Sydney Opera House, and The ABC's terrific line-up of radio shows. The Science Show is in it's fourth decade with host Robyn Williams. The reporting is smart, Williams is wry, and the net is cast wide...there's an emphasis on Oz science news, of course, but almost every show also includes stories from around the world. Bonus: The transitions between stories are often bridged with excerpts from Philip Glass' Einstein On The Beach.
This American Life
• From WBEZ in Chicago, one of the classic NPR shows. Sure, you could listen to it on your FM radio, if your local station carries it, but as a podcast you can have it whenever you want it. Host Ira Glass (coincidentally, Philip's first cousin once removed) has just the right air of bemusement in his rapid deadpan, and contributing writers such as David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell regularly make this one of the best shows on public radio.
PRI's Studio 360
• From WNYC. Kurt Anderson and his group of reporters and writers put their own spin on current events. The full 60 minute episode is available each week, which wasn't the case a couple of years ago. Always interesting, occasionally brilliant, Studio 360 is Mutt to This American Life's Jeff. Yes, another program you could listen to on terrestrial radio if you're so inclined. Again, I prefer to listen at my leisure.
The Jazz Show
• This podcast had been infrequently updated, but recently resumed production. Host Thom Allen serves up several compositions on each episode, and I'm happy to report that the state of new (to me) jazz - classic to bop, funk to fusion - is in fine form. All of the music is available through links on the TPN Jazz site.
• There are loads of reasons to admire Australia: Koalas, 'Roos, Bondi Beach, The Sydney Opera House, and The ABC's terrific line-up of radio shows. The Science Show is in it's fourth decade with host Robyn Williams. The reporting is smart, Williams is wry, and the net is cast wide...there's an emphasis on Oz science news, of course, but almost every show also includes stories from around the world. Bonus: The transitions between stories are often bridged with excerpts from Philip Glass' Einstein On The Beach.
This American Life
• From WBEZ in Chicago, one of the classic NPR shows. Sure, you could listen to it on your FM radio, if your local station carries it, but as a podcast you can have it whenever you want it. Host Ira Glass (coincidentally, Philip's first cousin once removed) has just the right air of bemusement in his rapid deadpan, and contributing writers such as David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell regularly make this one of the best shows on public radio.
PRI's Studio 360
• From WNYC. Kurt Anderson and his group of reporters and writers put their own spin on current events. The full 60 minute episode is available each week, which wasn't the case a couple of years ago. Always interesting, occasionally brilliant, Studio 360 is Mutt to This American Life's Jeff. Yes, another program you could listen to on terrestrial radio if you're so inclined. Again, I prefer to listen at my leisure.
The Jazz Show
• This podcast had been infrequently updated, but recently resumed production. Host Thom Allen serves up several compositions on each episode, and I'm happy to report that the state of new (to me) jazz - classic to bop, funk to fusion - is in fine form. All of the music is available through links on the TPN Jazz site.
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