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Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

[When Andrew Epstein sends me his interviews, his subjects are almost always with metal acts. But his latest one is

It was five years ago today that an earthquake hit Fukushima, creating the second-worst nuclear plant disaster of all time.

This one was news to me… The case against American Pie singer Don McLean keeps growing. McLean was arrested back

I think we’ve passed Maximum February. Only a little more than a month to go until the first day of

One this day in 1967, the Boeing 737 made its first flight. Someone paid over a million bucks for the

So last week, I took a look at ten songs over 7 minutes long in a more modern sense. But

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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