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The Network (which definitely isn’t Green Day in costumes) have a song that will annoy MAGA types

The Network have returned. Some say that this is really just a Green Day side project where three of the

Ever since this pandemic began back in March, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has been keeping busying by recording cover

Sometimes, life becomes too much. Things get too weird. There’s too much pressure. Too many decisions to make leading to

Coronavirus update 1: Almost 150 British music venues have been saved from closure by some last-second donations. Coronavirus update 2:

At some point, the coronavirus crisis will end and we’ll try to resume our normal lives. It will take a

Green Day dropped a new three-track EP out of nowhere today called Big Otis Guitar Mix. It’s not entirely new,

Like other responsible (like you and me, right?), Billie Joe Armstrong is staying away from other people in a way

Look at it this way: Get past today and we won’t have to deal with another extra-long February until 2024.

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

Larry Tesler has died. Who’s he? You’ll probably have cause to remember him today. He’s the guy who invented cut,

Still looking for that perfect anti-Valentine’s Day gift? Buy your ex a cockroach. Moving to music news for February 13,

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver