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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

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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