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Random music news for Saturday, January 16, 2021

A “smart mask?” I’m surprised it took this long. Moving to music news for January 16, 2021… RIP Tim Bogert,

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

Is 2020 over yet? There’s still seven months to go? Jeebus. Let’s do our best. Here’s music news for June

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

Happy birthday, Dave Grohl! He’s 51 today. Meanwhile in music news for January 14, 2020… Even though music fans are

Outside of certain Latin-based nomenclature requirements, the rule in science is that if you discover it, you name it. Christina

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

Day three of my trip to CES in Las Vegas. Man, there’s a lot of weird stuff on display here.

Say what you will about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – who deserves to be in and what

One day, we’ll turn on the news and not hear anything about Donald Trump. One day… Meanwhile, here’s music news

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

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 […]
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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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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