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Celine Dion causes an international hockey incident

Celine Dion was born and raised in Quebec, right? Therefore, you’d suppose that she has Montreal Canadiens blood running through

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

Hey, it’s the Friday of a summer long weekend, F**ck it, huh? Embrace the craziness,.

It was on this day in 1873 that the Canadian government established the RCMP. As for music news on May

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

Marilyn Manson. Led Zeppelin. Ozzy Osbourne. They’re all among the usual suspects when religious types are looking to call out

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

It’s typical Celine Dion, but wait until about the 1:30 mark. And make sure you until the very end because

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

How can 2017 be halfway over already? Here’s some music news for June 30, 2017. Britney Spears is adamant that

On this day in 1978, the first piece of spam was sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the modern Internet.

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