Worldwide Radio

How does the prospect of hearing things from thousands of different cultures sound to you? It's almost like traveling but without packing your bags and moving much. Well, in a way, this is what Worldwide Radio does, by streaming 30.000 radio station feeds from around the world.

You could be hearing a broadcast from the United States of America while also tuning into the Indian scene, all while sitting in Romania and drinking a cup of tea. It's the next best thing after traveling.

Apart from needing to install Firefox, there aren't too many complexities when using this extension. All you have to do is choose, from the extension list, a country whose radio you want to listen to, and you are set.

The experience is indeed intriguing. You could even accommodate yourself with a certain language before going to that specific country. You can understand more about mentalities or at least tastes. It's indeed a very exotic experience, and it's free at all times.

There isn't much interface to this particular extension. There is a small menu that can be accessed from within Firefox, which contains different country flags, each representing a country's radio that you could listen to.

There aren't many options either. Then again, why would you need any options? This is an application that one should enjoy without the need for much customization. Radios are being updated regularly, and chances are your country will be listed next, provided it hasn't already been.

In the end, the World Wide Radio add-on is a simple yet intriguing extension. It could be what the world needs more of: an attempt at creating cultural links between different countries. It is a dirt-cheap alternative to traveling around the world, an educative experience and, let's not forget, an interesting way to spend some time.