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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

I’ve read my share of audiobooks (just go to iTunes and enter my name and you’ll see a long list

School’s out. Anyone want to bet on when we’ll see the first back to school commercials? I say three weeks.

It was 50 years ago today that RFK was shot in the Ambassador Hotel in LA. Was there a second

Cinco de Mayo! And this is what we have for music news for May 5, 2018. Here are my weekly

I’m a huge fan of audiobooks. With my subscription to Audible.com, I burn through a couple of books a month.

I am an audiobook fanatic. Along with listening to a regular series of podcasts and playlists, I spend a lot

I just heard that my favourite sci-fi novel (actually, it’s part of a trilogy) of the last two decades, The Three-Body Problem

Good day, Donald Trump. What sort of weird, incoherent utterances will you present to us today? You’re really starting to

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver