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ASD Kicks Out the Jams for Canadian Autism Awareness Month

Looking for a little musical joy in your life? Meet ASD, a very cool Canadian band of really talented musicians

Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy

On this day in 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 was published. Back to the future: music news for June 8, 2018.

Happy 80th birthday, Toyota Motors! And now, the music news for August 28. I have it on pretty solid authority

I seem to have acquired an intense like for kombucha. Where did that come from? Whilst I sip my tea,

Happy (Merry?) International Women’s Day! And now, the music news. Women are buying and selling more vinyl than ever before.

Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick and his wife, Alison, have a new project that uses music to help severely autistic

Yes, every member of The Autistix has been diagnosed as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum. But that doesn’t mean

I’d never heard of Nick and JB before this article from Vice, even though the program has been running for

Michael points us to this trailer for a documentary about Tom Spicer, a man who has Fragile X, a severe

When he was three years old, Kyle Coleman was diagnosed with autism. He stopped talking. No one can remember him

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver
Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
Mark Silver