Heads-up for 2 September 2010

In today's post Open Culture points to the YouTube channel of the University of Cambridge.

Documentary on One (RTÉ)
DocArchive: Voicejazz
"Voicejazz", a radio documentary produced by Eithne Hand, is an exploration of the shape of a piece of jazz music using a number of key voices almost as separate instruments in an ensemble (Broadcast 2002).
(review, feed)

Thinking Allowed (BBC)
The death of French culture
Laurie Taylor discusses the decline in French culture with the writer Donald Morrison and former French Minister for European Affairs Noelle Lenoir.
(review, feed)

MIT Press Podcast
Living Through the End of Nature
Chris Gondek interviews Paul Wapner about his new book, Living Through the End of Nature: The Future of American Environmentalism.
(review, feed)

History of Korea - The Korea Society Podcast

In the past weeks I have found a number of podcasts addressing the history of a certain nation state. Today I will start with Korean History and in the coming days I will review those of Chinese and Japanese history.

The podcast by the Korea Society is not a history podcast per se (feed). It offers recordings of lectures held by or for The Korea Society addressing any issue related to Korea. But if you look down the feed you will find many address history in one way or another. I have listened to a two part issue containing a three hour lecture by Dr. Charles Armstrong of Columbia University. Armstrong runs through the entire political history of Korea, from its earliest mention to the modern day within these three hours.

Further down the feed and next on my list is another double feature. Two hours titled The origins of Koreans and their culture. The first lectures have taught how Korea has almost through its entire history been thoroughly embedded within China, the Chinese Empire and Chinese culture. I have also learned that Koreans have their own and distinctive language and have always been able to maintain a (granted) significant measure of independence. It was said by Dr. Armstrong the Koreans had a very distinct own culture and I hope to learn more in these two other lectures.

Heads-up for 1 September 2010

Wise Counsel Podcast
Joshua Lerner, LCSW on the History of Object Relations
Joshua B. Lerner on the History of Object Relations Theory. Object Relations Theory is an important development of psychoanalysis which is widely supported today within the psychoanalytic community. The term object is really a stand-in word for people, as the theory really speaks to the importance of how a person's early relationships, particularly with caregivers, strongly influence their psychological development. The importance Object Relations Theory applies to early relationships is in contrast to Freud's original conception of child development which was understood to be more biologically or instinctually driven. In this Wise Counsel interview, Joshua Lerner, a social worker and psychoanalyst, talks about the historical development of Object Relations Theory; its origins with analysts like Melanie Klein, and how it developed over time under the influence of other analysts including Winnicott, Balint, Fairbairn, and Bowlby.
(review, feed)

TED Talks
Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development
Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in protecting our planet's many overlapping ecosystems.
(review, feed)

418 podcasts reviewed on Anne is a Man

Take a look at the updated podcast list. Here you can find all the podcast titles that were reviewed on this blog with a link to the latest review. There are 418 in total.

During the fall I will hope to get closer to the two post a day pattern that I aspire to at this blog. One of the ways I will allow myself to make more updates is to give you a daily heads up of what good podcasts came out with new promising content that day. I have begun doing that in August and will try to keep it up. I hope you like the idea.

Heads-up for 31 August 2010

TED Talks
The Happy Planet Index - Nic Marks (2010)
Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.
(review, feed)

Witness (BBC)
Libya Coup: In the early hours of September 1st 1969, a group of Libyan army officers took power from the ruling monarch, King Idris. Among them a young soldier called Muammar Qadhafi. Witness hears from two Libyans who lived through those heady events.
(review, feed)

New podcasts in August 2010 - Anne is a Man

Newly reviewed podcasts this month:

Ideas (CBC) (review, site, feed)
Philosophy program on Canadian radio

Reading Marx's Capital (CUNY) (review, site, feed)
David Harvey's close reading course of Das Kapital (2008 podcast).

Witness (BBC) (review, site, feed)
Nine minute issues paying attention to an occurrence in history close to this date. Combined with historic narration are the words of one or more witnesses to the event.

Hidden Heritage (review, site, feed)
Three podcasts about Irish history

Bhagavad Gita (Librivox) (review, site, feed)
A reading on an English translation from the Gita by Sir Edwin Arnold.

The State We're In (RNW) (review, site, feed)
Dutch documentary radio in English

Documentary on one (RTE) (review, site, feed)
Documentary radio from Ireland

History of Iran (Columbia) (review, site, feed)
A 2008 history course by Richard Bulliet. Iranian history from prehistory to the Safavid period (18th century).