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Curious about the most popular lullabies in the world?

Specifically, the most popular lullabies country by country. If you have a wee one and you want to mix things

Unless you’re in Sweden, you’re gonna be staying home for at least another Monday. That gives you time–a LOT of

With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Overheard on British radio: a customer had this conversation with a

Long after this crisis has passed, we will be talking about this unprecedented planetary lockdown. And we’ll also be singing

Years ending in “9” are way more fun when it comes to creating lists because we can look at the

Fifty years ago today. my parents say they rousted out of bed and sat me down in front of a

[Gilles LeBlanc, whom you might know as the person who writes under the name ROCKthusiast, has picked his favourite songs

We have entered the year of the pig. Here’s what Chinese zodiac astrologers predict for you over the next twelve

October 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halloween

A site called MusicNGear has come up with this article that looks at the stories behind nine spooky Halloween (or at

The people at Forbes have a thing about estimating the earnings of celebrities. With their latest list of hip-hop stars,

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver