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2 Category: Podcast Articles and Resources Yesterday it was science podcasts; today it s podcasts that encourage better, deeper thinking. The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) has posted a feature that highlights podcasts (scroll down the page) that will take you beyond sound bites and into the realm of deeper thinking. The list, which has a noticeable Canadian bent, mentions programs that are certainly worth your time. (Our University Podcast Collection gets a very small mention, by the way.) But, to be sure, many other great podcasts could also have been listed here ones that you can find in our collection of Ideas & Culture Podcasts. Some of the honorable mentions on our list include the following: 1) SALT - Seminars About Long Term Thinking (itunes - Feed - Web Site): This podcast grows out of an award winning speaking series hosted by Stewart Brand and organized by the Long Now Foundation, which is dedicated to providing a counterpoint to today s faster/cheaper mindset and promoting slower/better thinking. The podcasts feature many well known thinkers, and, at least in my view, it s one of the more thought-provoking collections you ll find on the Net. 2) NPR: Intelligence Squared (itunes - Feed - Web Site): Intelligence Squared brings Oxford-style debating to America one motion, one moderator, three panelists for the motion and three against. Past topics have included religion in America, Hamas, and Hollywood. A new season begins with a discussion of undocumented immigrants in the US. 3) Bill Moyers Journal (itunes - Feed - Web Site): Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly program that takes a deep look at a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy, and important issues facing democracy today. 4) Start the Week (itunes - Feed - Web Site): A BBC production, Start The Week sets the cultural agenda for the week ahead, with high-profile guests discussing the ideas behind their work in the fields of art, literature, film, science, history, society and politics. 5) Public Radio Fan (Web Site): This is not a podcast, but rather a web site that features links to over 900 public radio programs (including many outside of the US) that are available via podcast. Name your favorite public radio show - Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, or whatever - and you are likely to find it here. This page hits the mother lode. Bonus: France Culture - Répliques (itunes - Feed - Web Site): A French language podcast, this program, led by the well known philosopher Alain Finkielkraut, features an engaging panel discussion on a different cultural topic each week. Finally, I should mention that Elizabeth s piece yesterday includes a couple of podcasts that are also particularly relevant here, including WNYC s RadioLab and In Our Time. And, in at least my view, I think you can give your mind a good workout with our collection of free university courses. And why not through in there our list of 100 Culture Blogs. That ll make for some smart reading.

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