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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 753: The Most Important All-Female Bands in Alt-Rock

There was a time when it was common knowledge–common sense!–that women just couldn’t rock has well as men. Sure, they

The American League Division Series starts today and more than a few people (including me) are irrationally worried about the

I’m not a superstitious person. Not at all. Except when it comes to sports. With the Blue Jays in the

[Note: This is a piece I wrote for Nightflight.com detailing how the career of a British indie band was ruined

I did my best. Really, I did. I went almost the entire podcast without diverting into some analogy that involved

You’ve probably heard the old cliche: “You have your whole life to write for your first album and six months

The Jagger Curse has struck again. It turns out that Mick doesn’t know how to pick ’em. Over the course

To Brazilian, soccer is more than just a way of life. It’s a full-blown religion. Check out this video of

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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