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Random music news for Saturday, July 17, 2021

So we’re getting a new Star Trek film after all! Good. Now some music news for July 17, 2021. RIP

This is weird. If you tried to sign on to Facebook with your iPhone this morning, you may have been

Researchers at the University of Cambridge think they can create an app that will diagnose cases of COVID-19 just by

‘Tis time again for year-end/best-of lists. Apple has just released its list of the most popular music, podcasts, apps, movies

Have you ever been surfing the net listening to music when you unknowingly click a link to an auto-start video

Everyone likes a little music when it’s time to get busy, right? Usually, this sort of serious mood-setting requires a

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The

Can we please stop with the Christmas music? There should be a cease-and-desist law that comes into effect on December

Tonight is when disguised extortionists come to your house demanding sugar with the full support of their caregivers. I hate

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 […]
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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 […]
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