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Podcasting from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Posted by timothy on from the spread-it-out dept.

AttheCoalFace writes "The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is piloting a podcast availability project. Quirks & Quarks, an hour-long weekly science review, is offered in the first, small list of programs." Q&Q is a great show, too.

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  1. Extra features by SpartanVII · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do they include sounds effects of all the information in the show going right over my head?

  2. Great Show Good Archive by Quirk · · Score: 5, Informative

    Q & Q Archive hours of interesting stuff.

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  3. Finally something to listen to... by nxtr · · Score: 5, Funny

    While I am out, lumberjacking and hunting for caribou, out of reach of radio.

    Note: I am Canadian. I'm allowed to make fun of my self.

  4. Australian Broadcasting Corporation by awful · · Score: 4, Informative

    As is the ABC. And the BBC is doing it too.

  5. Re:Lack of bandwidth makes podcasting difficult by gellenburg · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not if they use AAC/16kbit mono.

    #1, that codec and that bit rate sound absolutely fantastic considering the available bandwidth.

    #2, an hour long program is only about 8mb in size, so it will only take about 10 mins. to download on a dialup.

    Of course, it would limit the audience to only those players that already supported the MP4-Audio/AAC OPEN format.

    To get an equivalent sounding MP3 you'll need to encode at 32kbps which will more than double the file size.

    But, since I already own an iPod, I guess it's not a problem for me. ;-)

  6. CBC rulez by MSBob · · Score: 4, Interesting
    CBC radio is without question the best radio station I've had the chance to listen to on a regular basis. Their programming is very diverse and there is a good representation of all points of view though they tend to lean slightly to the left.

    Quirks and Quarks is excellent as is Northern Lights and Dispatches and Ideas and tons of other shows that are directed at an above average IQ listener. They are federally funded and unencumbered by the requirement to "have the numbers" and don't have to stoop to the lowest common denominator.

    BBC is often hailed as the pinnacle of independent jounralism but I find their broadcasts have a very condescending patronizing bias when they report from "lesser" places such as Eastern Europe, Asia or Africa. Somehow, CBC manages to bring lots of news from all over the world while avoiding that annoying condescending tone that permeates the Beeb.

    You can listen to CBC live. The links are on their website.

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