The Riddle of the Sands - Forgotten Classics (2)

On Forgotten Classics, Julie Davies discusses podcasts and other subjects, but the main content is dedicated to her excellent reading of books from the public domain. She offers a wide variety and on occasion I choose a title to follow. When I do, I am always captivated until the end. Previously I was caught by Uncle Tom's Cabin, right now Julie has me hooked on The Riddle of the Sands

I have extensively written about it when I took up listening (The Riddle of the Sands) and the simple reason I want to pay attention to this series again is that it is coming to a close. The plot is unraveling, the drama is getting to a maximum and I want to say: this is worth your listening time.

The Riddle of the Sands is a pre-WW1 spy drama which pitches the British against the Germans - which was unusual at the time. As such, the meaning of the book is to be the novel that warned the English of a German naval threat as well as to be a first spy genre novel. Other than that, it is also a very charming tale to listen to. Even if Julie has a hard time getting the pronunciation of German, Frisian and Dutch names right.

More Forgotten Classics:
The Riddle of the Sands (1),
The message of Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Cooking with Forgotten Classics,
Forgotten Classics - podcast review.

George Hrab - The Geologic Podcast

Often I find podcasts by chance, this time I found one by accident, or more accurately, by misunderstanding. One of my methods to induce these chances (or accidents) is by following podcast related tweets and there was one that simply said 'checking the geologic podcast' with a feed link. And I copied without checking.

I was expecting a podcast about geology and even though it struck me as odd and out of place that it should be labeled 'explicit' I still put it in my playlist and gave it a shot.

The reason for using a playlist of podcasts is that one effortlessly moves from one podcast to the next. Moreover, the next button is a one touch option to move along and believe me, I use that one lightly. It is what you get with being a podcast reviewer. It is professional impatience. And so, while I figured within seconds I had the wrong expectations with The Geologic Podcast (feed), I could have skipped instantly and if not instantly then within a couple of minutes of additional listening.

But George Hrab had me engaged. He was witty, intelligent, opinionated and provocative. Obviously this was no scientific podcast, this was comedy. One hour of monologues by George Hrab, comedian and musician, good enough to keep me captivated for 60 minutes - that is telling

Exploring Environmental History (EEH podcast)

It has been some time since I have reported about the Exploring Environmental History Podcast (feed). It is with this podcast as with so many others that I follow regularly. Although I keep listening to them, I cannot find easily something new to write about them. Just as the others EEH continues to be the podcast it always was: an academic level history podcast in which the maker, Jan Oosthoek, interviews colleagues from the field of environmental history to talk about their research.

I especially enjoyed the last two podcasts in which Jan interviewed first Cath Knight and then Colin Tyner. Both podcasts had a distinct Japanese content to them. Cath Knight researched the different approach of Japan and New Zealand to conservation in general and the protection of the Asiatic Black Bear. Colin Tyner researched the environmental history of the Ogasawara Islands (which as of recent belong to Japan, but have no exclusive Japanese history).

Both podcasts are interesting, not only for the one interested in Environmental History, in these specific cases, there is also a lot of Japanese culture coming out in the mix, which, at least to me, gave a very special additional touch to them.

More Exploring Environmental History:
Volcanoes in European History,
Environmental History in the Middle Ages,
New weeds in Africa,
Biological invasions and transformations,
Environmental history: an applied science.

Tour de France podcasts

Seamlessly I moved from following the World Cup to following the Tour de France. Last year I had a hard time finding relevant podcasts. This year I put in some more effort and here is where I started:

ITV Tour de France Podcast (feed)

The Cycling News Podcast (feed)

VeloCast (feed)

Le Journal du Tour (Radio Sud) (feed) (in French)

Reported podcasts since May 2010 - Anne is a Man

Hi Anne,

I love what you do, could you please review my show called The Rewind Podcast

The Rewind Podcast brings you music from new and unsigned artists from around the world, Interviews with special guests and plenty of fun and laughs along the way. Play, Pause, Rewind!

Thanks

Richard

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Hey Anne!

How are you?

I'm really excited to tell you that the podcast I was talking about is finally launched. 

Check it out: Audible India

We've got some action going on, on twitter. You should join it if you like the podcast :)

Thanks,

Keshav

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Hi there!

 My name is Anna  and I work for R&R World, an online music community for unsigned artists, as well as artists signed to small independents. R&R World provides numerous tools and resources for our members to use, all for free. Our music community includes numerous interesting and free tools for selling and buying music, creating merchandise, organizing and promoting gigs, and interaction between artists, music lovers, and music industry pro's.

 We decided to create a weekly podcast to highlight the best and most popular music on R&R World. The podcast, known as ArenaCast, is not only about listening to music - it also provides recent news about the R&R World community and information on the bands featured in each episode. We also include tips from music industry professionals and veterans to give the listeners a unique insight into the world of the music industry.

 We would be grateful to have you review our podcast, as we are sure you will be impressed with it - Arenacast http://randrworld.com/podcast.php . The first episode aired in January of this year, and we now have more than 3000 subscribers. ArenaCast was created not only to help promote the music of our members, but to also introduce the listeners to new music of various genres from all over the world.

 We are familiar with your work and we'd really appreciate your opinion, and hopefully promotion of our podcast! Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers.

Anna

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Hi - it's not exactly history or soccer, but we'd love to see a review of our little dog and pony show, Flash Pulp: http://skinner.fm/category/flash-pulp/

We try to pay homage to the pulp stories of the '30s and '40s, three times weekly. Even if you don't do a review, we appreciate the consideration!

JRD Skinner

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I would like to submit my podcast for review.  Shut Up Tim!: A Podcast By Robby

it is a weekly podcast, we have been doing for over a year now and we start with pop culture end with a game and in between your guess is as good as mine.

i appreciate your opinions.

thanks

Tim

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.