{"id":34022,"date":"2018-09-13T06:14:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34022"},"modified":"2018-09-13T06:14:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:14:14","slug":"slow-radio-via-bbc-radio-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/slow-radio-via-bbc-radio-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Radio via BBC Radio 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Described as “an antidote to today\u2019s frenzied world”, the BBC has launched a new radio program with 30-minute recordings of “the sounds of birds, mountain climbing, monks chatting as you go about your day.”<\/p>\n

With the popularity of Slow Television<\/a> and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)<\/a> I imagine Slow Radio will be quite popular.<\/p>\n

Of course, Slow Radio can be heard on Radio 3<\/a>, via the BBC iPlayer<\/a> and as a podcast<\/a>. The BBC iPlayer is geo-blocked outside the UK, but the podcast is available albeit with some advertising.<\/p>\n

Click here for the Slow Radio homepage on the BBC.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Described as “an antidote to today\u2019s frenzied world”, the BBC has launched a new radio program with 30-minute recordings of “the sounds of birds, mountain climbing, monks chatting as you go about your day.” With the popularity of Slow Television and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) I imagine Slow Radio will be quite popular. 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