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Random music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

Can you imagine the poops? Wow. With that image in your head, let’s try some music news for January 23,

Two weeks until the US presidential election. And wouldn’t you know it, but this could happen the day before. So

Imagine seeing this at the grocery store. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for August 18, 2020, here’s what’s

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

Imagine if this were your job. Hey, I guess someone’s gotta be interested in these sorts of things. Here’s music

Made it to Singapore. Here for a couple of days then through Hong Kong back to the home office–if protestors

The first Earth Day was celebrated on this day in 1970. As for music news on April 22, 2019… Nine

We were supposed to be on vacation as of today, winging out way to an exotic island in Indonesia. But

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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver