Saturday, January 24, 2009

podcasts coming out my ying-yang

Ok friends and foes, lately I've been downloading podcasts to my laptop for nightly perusal before bed, and I have enjoyed them so much I wanted to share them with you. I got ALL of these legally, for free, from iTunes (mostly Berkeley College), CBC, or BBC websites. Although I have not listened to all of them, I lave listened to a LOT. All the Berkeley ones are lectures (the journalism ones are event lectures, not class lectures). C'mon! Who doesn't like learning new and interesting stuff?! Anyway, you can find them from the links provided above, or you can ask me and I can send you whatever specific 'casts you want. Enjoy!

PS> Although I listed all of the podcasts for each of the programs, I did not list all the lectures for each college course, since there are hundreds and this blog is already long enough.

CBC Radio Dispatches: Eyewitness to History
-Stories from Afghanistan; Radio improving farming in Africa; Child soldiers and music.
-Egypt's gambit in Gaza; around the world on a bike; Hungary and radical politics
-Ancient places and humans; wildlife tours in Africa; the Tonie Sap at risk
-Garbage in Mangua; Canada and Colombia; Afghanistanis and the Taliban
- Qat; Sub-Saharan Africa's roadside gardens; angry farmers in India
-Nuclear Renaissance and the quest for alternative energy

BBC Crossing Continents
-Child-Trade in the US and Liberia

Discovery Atlas
-Explore China in 27 episodes

Berkeley English 1175: Shakespeare
BBC Health Check
-Arthritis and pain

Berkeley History 4A: The Ancient Mediterranean

Berkeley History 5: European Civilization from the Renaissance to the Present

Berkeley History 106B: The Roman Empire

Berkeley History 167B: the Rise and Fall of of the Second Reich

Berkeley History 181B: Modern Physics from the Atom to Big Science

Berkeley Integrative Biology 131: General Human Anatomy

Berkeley Integrative Biology General Human Anatomy (Video podcast)

Berkeley International and Area Studies 106

Berkeley International and Area Studies 180: Issues in Foreign Policy after 9/11

iTunes U Grey's Anatomy (the medical text)

Berkeley Journalism and Media: Event Speakers
-A Food Agenda for the Next Administration
-The Death of Environmentalism
-Founding Mothers
-The (Real) State of the Union: Atlantic Monthly Panel
-Molly Ivins: Mario Savio Memorial Lecture
-Mass Destruction: Truth and Consequences
-Professor Michael Pollen, Journalism
-Is the Media Failing in America?
-Being Opinionated in America
-The Consequences of Confidential Sources: Jail?
-The Bush White House: How Covering the Beat has Changed
-The Changing Rules of Journalism
-Chain of Command; The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
-The Past, Present, and Future of Food
-The View From Abroad: Is America Broken?

BBC Radio Medical Matters
-Learn about ticks, bed bugs, cockroaches, and lice.

PBS Nature (Video)
-Arctic Bears
-The Dragon Chronicles
-The Gorilla King
-Unforgettable Elephants
-Chimpanzees: A Unnatural History
-Murder in the Troop
-The Venom Cure
-The Wolf That Changed America
-American Eagle
-Clever monkeys
-The Cheetah Orphans
-White Falcon, White Wolf
-The Beauty of Ugly
-Supersize Crocs
-The Queen of Trees
-Animals Behaving Worse
-A Mystery in Alaska
-Wisdom of the Wild
-Dolphin Defender
-Horse and Rider
-Encountering Sea Monsters
-Crime Scene Creatures
-Killers in Eden
-Rhinoceros
-Prince of the Alps
-Superfish
-Penguins of the Antarctic
-What Males Will Do
-What Females Want
-Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean
-Deep Jungle: The Beast Within
-Deep Jungle: Monsters of the Forest
-Deep Jungle: New Frontiers
-Raptor Force
-Crash: A Tale of Two Species
-Parrots in the Land of Oz
-Desert Lions
-Violent Hawaii
-The Seedy Side of Plants
-Ravens
-From Orphan to King
-In the Valley of the Wolves
-Silence of the Bees
-The Good, The Bad, and the Grizzly
-Life in Death Valley
-Katrina's Animal Rescue
-Shark Mountain
-Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns
-Kalahari: The Flooded Desert
-Kalahari: The Great Thirstland
-A Mystery in Alaska
-Silent Roar: Searching for the Snow Leopard
-Pale Male
-Shadow Over the Sun: A Story of Eagles
-A New King
-Predicting Earthquakes
-Great White Ambush
-Behind the Scenes with Filmmaker Corinna Faith
-Monster Jellies
-An Unforgettable Encounter
-A Mother's Anguish
-Flies Bring a Killer to Justice
-A New Lease on Life
-A Salmon's Journey
-The Peregrine's Stoop
-Measuring up to Crocs
-Tracking the Target
-Charge of the Indian Rhino
-African Queen
-Behind the Scenes with Executive Producer Fred Kaufman
-Poetry in Motion
-Diamond Dust
-Yellowstone Untouched
-Outfoxed
-Silent Sentinels?
-This bird's Got Talent
-Hinduism's Sacred Animal
-Enough is Enough
-Modern-Day Explorer
-Family Reunion
-Behind the Scenes with Filmmaker Allison Argo
-Diamonds
-Hippo Beach

BBC One Planet
-A Drought in Israel

Oxford Biographies
-Flora MacDonald, Jacobite heroine
-Mo Mowlam, politician
-Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, entertainers
-Constance Markievicz, Irish republican and first woman elected to parlaiment
-William Bowler, hatter and feltmaker
-Billy Butlin, fairground proprietor and founder of holiday camps
-Victoria Woodhull, women's rights campaigner and first female presidential candidate
-Edward Harrison, analytical chemist and army officer
-James Murray, lexicographer
-Piltdown Man, archaeological hoax
-Lord Haw-Haw, fascist and propaganda broadcaster

Berkeley Peace and Conflict Studies 164A: Introduction to Non-Violence: Fall 2006

Berkeley Peace and Conflict Studies 164A: Introduction to Non-Violence: Spring 2007

Berkeley Psychology 1: General Psychology

Berkeley Psychology 130: Clinical Psychology

Berkeley 131: Developmental Psychopathology

Berkeley Psychology 140: Developmental Psychology

Berkeley Psychology 156: Human Emotion

Berkeley Psychology 160: Social Psychology

BBC This Week in Africa
-ANC Party President and corruption allegations
-Why is Sudanese opposition leader in detention?
-Fears of a serious maize shortage in Cameroon

National Geographic Walks of a Lifetime: Must-Visit Places
-Santa Fe
-San Antonio
-New Orleans
-Montreal
-Minneapolis
-Barcelona
-Philadelphia
-Vienna
-Los Angeles/ Santa Monica
-Amsterdam
-Charleston
-Savannah
-Sydney
-Boston
-Rome
-Washington, D.C.
-Chicago
-Miami
-Paris
-San Francisco
-Tribeca
-London

National Geographic Wild Chronicles (with Video)
-Pew Krill
-Ocean Census
-Elephant Play
-Polar Palooza
-Mark Lynas
-Fongoli Chimp
-Joseph Lekuton
-Elephant Rehab
-Playpumps
-Japanese Bluefin
-Ndoki Adventure
-Panama Golden Frog

Let me know what you think!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

my new discovery: MidEastWeb.org

I've recently been researching the Palestinian/Israeli conflicts and trying to better understand what is going on. I stumbled across a fantastic website that I would like to share with you all. It's the MidEastWeb, which is a Non-Government Organization (NGO). It was started
by people active in Middle East dialog and peace education efforts. [Their] goal is to weave a world-wide web of Arabs, Jews and others who want to build a new Middle East based on coexistence and neighborly relations. [Their] members and staff include distinguished educators, engineers, Web designers and other professionals experienced in dialog, peace education projects and in promoting dialog and coexistence using the Internet.
There are SO many
links, articles, timelines, maps, primary source documents, and more.

According to the website, their goals are to "overcome the effects of decades of conflict, separation and hate propaganda." To do this, there needs to be "cooperation between peoples." They aim to "promote and publicize dialog, people-to-people and educational projects, and to make non-violence, tolerance and rapprochement key values in [their] societies."

After reading a LOT of the information they have available, I have decided to promote this site. My aim is NOT to try to promote one side of the conflict or the other, and I feel that this website is very good at giving solid facts, and as much as possible, avoiding bias and opinions. If any of this information interests you; if you wish you knew more about what is going on in the middle east, MidEastWeb might be a good place to start. Obviously I've not read all of the material MidEastWeb has to available. If there is incorrect information please let me know via a comment (and let the website know too), and I'll look into it.

There is also a MidEastWeb blog, which I have yet to check out. If you decide to see what it has to offer let me know what you think.