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Ongoing History Daily: Dance monkey(s)

Here’s some medical news directed at people like me who just can’t dance. According to a psychologist at the University

Music and our brains have a complex and fascinating relationship that scientists are always investigating. This latest bit of neuroscience

I don’t know who this guy is, but he’s pretty popular as a meme. People keep setting his dance to

Growing up Catholic, we never had services like this. Even on Easter. (Via Larry)

I have no words. Otter attempts the infamous 2160° zoomie and pulls it off flawlessly. 14/10. pic.twitter.com/LVKMCieKVH — In Otter

Meet Snowball, the headbanging and dancing cockatoo. Scientists have been studying him in an effort to understand why music makes

Just the thing you need for a long weekend, right? (Via Tom)

It’s not that I can’t dance–I do have a decent sense of rhythm–it’s that I won’t because I think I

Back in the summer of 1518–500 years ago this month–the French city of Strasbourg went crazy. According to reports, hundreds

Do Toronto newspapers have the absolute worst comics sections in all of North America? It’s embarrassing, really. Now let’s look

Who thought that this was a good idea? People paid money to have this produced and–well, you’ll see. (Blame Tom

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