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The Future of Radio Is…Low-Power FM?

[Amber Healy from brother website Geeks&Beats recently attended the Future of Music Conference in Washington, DC. Here’s another report of

Well, I’m back in Singapore again, but you’d never know it looking out my hotel window. The smoke from Indonesian

Once again, please excuse the creakiness in my voice on this week’s show. I’ve still got the monkey pox from

Geeks&Beats, the podcast I do with BNN’s Michael Hainsworth, is up for an award for Toronto’s Best Podcast, which is

We’re all kind of chuffed here at G&B HQ. Our new Patreon system of begging for money netted us a

Michael is beside himself. It took just 88 seconds of the trailer for episode 7 of Star Wars to turn

Cyber Monday is a crock. Oh, it used to be a big deal when we all had super-slow Internet connections

The World’s Most Popular Podcast™ has joined the Bell Media Radio Network! Starting tonight (October 3), NewsTalk 1010 in Toronto will

As you know, I do a weekly podcast with BNN’s Michael Hainsworth called Geeks&Beats and we’re constantly shamelessly shilling to

We timed this week’s recording of the podcast very well. We wrapped up in time for Michael to watch Seth

Michael is still sick with whatever virus he brought back from CES. But like the trouper he is, he made

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 […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver
Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
Mark Silver