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Random music news for Monday, June 17, 2019

No basketball. No hockey. I feel so…empty. Best just concentrate on music news for June 17, 2019. And here come

Back home in North America although it’ll be a few years before my soul catches up with me. Ultra-long-haul air

It is just me or is there less paper on your average toilet roll these days? Just askin’. Moving to

On this day in 1975, the Zapruder film was shown on TV for the first time. The JFK assassination investigation

I’ve got something of an obsession about the New Year’s Eve party held each year on the private estate of

I have a new word that you need to incorporate into your vocabulary: kummerspeck. It’s German and refers to the

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver