The audio quality is indeed of amateur quality, so to say, but the offered material ranks with the best of them.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The history of the American Revolution
Here is a very thorough and conscientious podcast: History of the American Revolution (feed) Here the presenter, Kurtis Ford, retells the American history in quite extensive detail and with great narrative power. In addition he brings the history alive with reflections and overt interpretations.
When you decide to pick up this podcast, be aware that the series starts with chapter 4. It is said that Kurtis Ford has removed the first three episodes because he was not satisfied with the quality. At some point the may be redone and posted again.
The audio quality is indeed of amateur quality, so to say, but the offered material ranks with the best of them.
The audio quality is indeed of amateur quality, so to say, but the offered material ranks with the best of them.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
World Cup podcasts
The football World Cup is coming to a close in South-Africa and this should give the followers of my blog hope I will be back on track with podcast reviews. Although, the Tour de France just got on its way so podcasts still have to compete for my media attention with a major sports event.
In order to remain updated on the World Cup, I have been following a handful of podcasts:
The best pick, informative and entertaining:
World Cup Daily (The Guardian) (feed)
Along I listened to:
World Cup Buzz (feed)
FIFA World Cup Today (ESPN radio) (feed)
Total football Soccer Show (feed)
Oh and by the way: my team reached the finals of the World Cup. I will be excited until the end. Sunday July 11th: Netherlands - Spain. May the best win.
In order to remain updated on the World Cup, I have been following a handful of podcasts:
The best pick, informative and entertaining:World Cup Daily (The Guardian) (feed)
Along I listened to:
World Cup Buzz (feed)
FIFA World Cup Today (ESPN radio) (feed)
Total football Soccer Show (feed)
Oh and by the way: my team reached the finals of the World Cup. I will be excited until the end. Sunday July 11th: Netherlands - Spain. May the best win.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Always recommended: New Books in History
The weekly interviews on New Books in History will always draw my attention and it is extremely rare I do not listen until the end. This is the most valuable history podcast and it should be able to offer something for literally everybody. In addition, for those who take a closer look, there are some grander themes that can be picked up by combining several of the issues. A lot can be learned about Jewish history, about the history of the Cold War, World War II, World War I, American History and the history of Fascism/Nazism to name some recurring themes on top of my head. (feed)
Three recent episodes I especially liked are:
Jerry Muller, “Capitalism and the Jews”
In the Jewish theme and carefully discussing the actual and alleged ties of Jews and Judaism to both Capitalism and Socialism.
Ruth Harris, “Dreyfus: Politics, Emotion, and the Scandal of the Century”
Look also at other podcast about the Dreyfuss affair and then listen how Ruth Harris adds new perspective. As Marshal Poe says in this interview: history is never definitively written.
Heather Cox Richardson, “Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre”
The traditional last question in an NBIH interview is: what is your next project and it serves to know ahead of time what Richardson's next project will be: a history of the Republican party. Then listen to her analysis of the defeat of the Indians in the US. Party politics does not feature in the title in vain, though it took me some time to figure out its importance.
More NBIH:
The best varied history podcast,
The Caucasus,
The genocide and the trial,
Nation and Culture,
Three New Books In History.
Three recent episodes I especially liked are:Jerry Muller, “Capitalism and the Jews”
In the Jewish theme and carefully discussing the actual and alleged ties of Jews and Judaism to both Capitalism and Socialism.
Ruth Harris, “Dreyfus: Politics, Emotion, and the Scandal of the Century”
Look also at other podcast about the Dreyfuss affair and then listen how Ruth Harris adds new perspective. As Marshal Poe says in this interview: history is never definitively written.
Heather Cox Richardson, “Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre”
The traditional last question in an NBIH interview is: what is your next project and it serves to know ahead of time what Richardson's next project will be: a history of the Republican party. Then listen to her analysis of the defeat of the Indians in the US. Party politics does not feature in the title in vain, though it took me some time to figure out its importance.
More NBIH:
The best varied history podcast,
The Caucasus,
The genocide and the trial,
Nation and Culture,
Three New Books In History.
Monday, June 28, 2010
VPRO's Marathon Interview
Het is een produktie die past bij de zomer. In podcast brengt de VPRO de oude marathon interviews uit. Dat gebeurt al tijden overigens, maar de levering geschiedt onregelmatig en vandaar deze post. In de afgelopen maand is er een grote lading interviews geherpubliceerd, waarvan ik menigeen al van een recensie heb voorzien. (feed)
Dit zijn ze:
Rijk de Gooijer
Jan Leijten
Louis Th. Lehmann
Abram de Swaan
Jan Blokker
Remco Campert
Martin Simek
Meer Het Marathon Interview:
Hans Galjaard,
Bert ter Schegget,
Lea Dasberg,
Rudi Kross,
Ina Muller van Ast,
Jan Wolkers.
Dit zijn ze:Rijk de Gooijer
Jan Leijten
Louis Th. Lehmann
Abram de Swaan
Jan Blokker
Remco Campert
Martin Simek
Meer Het Marathon Interview:
Hans Galjaard,
Bert ter Schegget,
Lea Dasberg,
Rudi Kross,
Ina Muller van Ast,
Jan Wolkers.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Watch a World Cup stream with foreign IP
Besides being busy with a lot of serious stuff, I am also kept away from podcasts because of the World Cup. This is even a bit of a quest, as I love to watch football with Dutch commentary and I am stuck with Israeli TV. The Dutch national broadcaster offers live streams, but they are open to Dutch IP's only. So, I am shut out with my foreign IP. But there is a solution.
I found out that at Eurovision Sports, one can see the national broadcasts of the World Cup from some 36 European television stations - among them the Dutch. If you go to the Eurovisionsports site, you will get the game without commentary - which is also not bad, especially if internet traffic is heavy, as this stream is the most robust. In the sidebar you can click channels (1-12, 13-14 and 25-36) and choose your preferred broadcaster. Once you do, you get to enjoy the entire football broadcast from that station just as you would with a national IP on their own site.
Apart from the Dutch channels (Netherlands, Belgium), there are channels in French, German, English and many other languages.
I found out that at Eurovision Sports, one can see the national broadcasts of the World Cup from some 36 European television stations - among them the Dutch. If you go to the Eurovisionsports site, you will get the game without commentary - which is also not bad, especially if internet traffic is heavy, as this stream is the most robust. In the sidebar you can click channels (1-12, 13-14 and 25-36) and choose your preferred broadcaster. Once you do, you get to enjoy the entire football broadcast from that station just as you would with a national IP on their own site.
Apart from the Dutch channels (Netherlands, Belgium), there are channels in French, German, English and many other languages.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Irish History Podcast
Here is a new podcast that is off to a promising start. The Irish History Podcast started a couple of months ago and has produced two fascinating episodes so far (feed). It has paid some attention to the earliest known inhabitants of Ireland - those barbarians the Greeks and Romans referred to. And it has begun a series about the Vikings.
When I was listening to this podcast I was reminded of the beginning of the Celtic Myth Podshow. This series kicked off two years earlier. It vividly retells Celtic myths and at the time started with the Irish myths. These Irish tales contained a lot of coming into existence and historized narrative. At the time I would have loved the CMP to compare the myths to history. And in exactly the same way, I was hoping, and am still hoping, the Irish History Podcast will take on Irish tales and address them as some kind of source for the earliest history of Ireland, or at least as a viable source to compare with what regular history makes of Irish history.
Maybe this is to come when the podcast reaches the middle ages, when most of those old tales were written down or to the later ages when Celtic culture was rediscovered as the roots of many from the British Isles. In any case, no history can go without historiography and the construction of histories, the imagined history if not as the actual history than as the cultural history. Yet, even without that, the Irish History podcast is a welcome addition to the world of history podcasts especially since it addresses a realm that nobody else pays that kind of attention to.
When I was listening to this podcast I was reminded of the beginning of the Celtic Myth Podshow. This series kicked off two years earlier. It vividly retells Celtic myths and at the time started with the Irish myths. These Irish tales contained a lot of coming into existence and historized narrative. At the time I would have loved the CMP to compare the myths to history. And in exactly the same way, I was hoping, and am still hoping, the Irish History Podcast will take on Irish tales and address them as some kind of source for the earliest history of Ireland, or at least as a viable source to compare with what regular history makes of Irish history.Maybe this is to come when the podcast reaches the middle ages, when most of those old tales were written down or to the later ages when Celtic culture was rediscovered as the roots of many from the British Isles. In any case, no history can go without historiography and the construction of histories, the imagined history if not as the actual history than as the cultural history. Yet, even without that, the Irish History podcast is a welcome addition to the world of history podcasts especially since it addresses a realm that nobody else pays that kind of attention to.
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