Remember when Radio 3 had a reputation for presenting discussions on obscure subjects like Slavonic art, the role of the pumpernickel in the 100 Years War, the odes of Horace and Stockhausen´s symphony for the Abyssinian nose flute?

Well in these days of BBC wokedom that´s all gone. I often listen to podcasts and had a look at what was on offer today. First, there was an announcement of a program introducing classical music to people who were not familiar with it. Nothing wrong with that except for an excited rapper describing some piece as “really gangsta!”

Other podcasts which I declined to listen to included “How can mangos, cocoa husks and rice be turned into fuel and impact climate change?”, “Shahidha Bari leads a discussion of Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017)”, “New Thinking: Black British Theatre. An Afro-Cuban Star” and “From a Black Juliet in the 18th century to Ira Aldridge’s daughter Amanda.”

However, I did find one example of an old fashioned gem which I recommend to Miles and other religious-minded ISACers. A discussion by four intelligent people on Cardinal John Henry Newman who converted from the Anglican to the Catholic Church in the 19th century and was made a saint in 2019. He also influenced Edgar Elgar whom I learned was also a Catholic convert. Who next? Fat Reg maybe. Anyway, have a listen to this podcast fellow ISACers. It´s really gangsta. No shit man!

http://www.listenersguide.org.uk/bbc/podcast/episode/?p=p02nrvk3&e=p09ql8b2

Arts & Ideas – BBC Radio 3 Podcasts (listenersguide.org.uk)

Nominated by: Mr Polly