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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 282: The first woman in space

The United States might have put a man on the moon first, but it was the Russians who first sent

Nobody cares about audio until they can’t hear it. But when it comes to VR, what makes the virtual real

Named by WIRED as one of “22 people changing the world,” pioneering singer-songwriter Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has

The inspiration for this week’s episode was the release of Robbie Robertson & friends’ cover of “The Weight” for “Playing

Has there been a better time for Canadian rock bands than the 1990s? Tyler Elynuik doesn’t think so. Elynuik’s name

Turning the graphic novel Scary Girl into a VR world was a tall task for Dark Slope Studios. Author and creative director

The hit by the manufactured (animated!) band designed to cash-in on this new demographic called the “teenager” just turned 50.

Doctor Nadia Azar drops by the G&B studios to talk about her work at the University of Windsor on the

Geeks and Beats, the podcast I do with Michael Hainsworth, were on location at the Toronto Music Fan Expo at

We covered so much ground in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, we just had to do a two-parter.

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver