Podcasts
Been thinking about joining a book club but worried it is too much of a commitment? Looking for something to add to your environment while out walking the dog or just walking for exercise? How about the SIR Podcast activity?
This is a Zoom activity. It is kind of like a book club for people with a short attention span. Podcasts are primarily something to listen to, and from there they can be anything (like books). We select spoken podcasts that are about 30 to 50 minutes long about a variety of subjects – history, popular science, business, and sometimes a little mystery or humor. Activity assigns podcasts to listen to between meetings and then discusses the podcasts at the meetings. Members rotate responsibility for selecting podcasts, if willing to do so. If this sounds interesting to you join us. Let the Activity Chair know of your interest and he will send you the Zoom link. Also, if you are completely new to podcasts and need some training in how to find podcasts the Activity Chair will be happy to assist.
We meet twice a month at 4 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month via Zoom.
Chairman: Rich Knowles
grichthek@gmail.com
(925) 370-6239
Scroll down to see a schedule of upcoming Podcasts and click on the link below to see the history of podcasts listened to for this activity:
* An activity member is assigned to decide what podcast(s) we will listen to and discuss at each meeting, and that person will be the leader for that session. Assignments are:
August 2024
On August 13, the podcast activity discussed the attempted assassinations of presidents and president candidates in the United States. There have been more than we realized. Of particular note is that Teddy Roosevelt was shot in 1912 when running for president. The bullet hit him in the chest, where he had his 20 page speech folded over three times and his metal glasses. They slowed the bullet down so it did not puncture a lung. It was in his chest, but he gave his speech anyway and went to the hospital over an hour later after finishing. The bullet was in the muscle and stayed there for the rest of his life since then they did not have the skills to remove it.
On August 23, the group will meet again – podcasts yet to be determined.
July 2024
First, a podcast that explores ”The Psychology of Personality and Why Arguments Matter.” Second, a podcast about Cahokia, the largest settlement north of Mexico in North America prior to European settlement.
Contact the activity chair to get the names of the podcasts and the Zoom meeting information so you can join us to discuss these two podcasts. Or contact the activity chair to get the Zoom link for the next meeting and find out the latest podcasts to be listened to.
Click here to see the Recent Podcasts
updated 8/14/2024 MLF
