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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

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver