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Random music for Saturday, January 2, 2021

In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On

If you haven’t heard of Paula White-Cain, she’s a pastor/preacher who once called for “satanic pregnancies” (whatever those are) to

Music Producer Rob Wells drops by Studio 3B to talk about his crowdsourced version of a classic Journey hit by

If you’re of a certain age, you might have owned an Atari 2600 like this. In 1982, Atari was hot,

Yesterday was the 80th birthday of the synthesizing of LSD. Insert quip about the drug’s long, strange trip [here]. As

When someone in the mailroom of The Duke Energy Building looked at the package, it seemed…suspicious. A rectangular shape could

Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having

Def Leppard is touring with Journey this summer–plus all their music is finally available on digital music services. That calls

Wait. A whole show devoted to Journey’s ubiquitous megahit “Don’t Stop Believin’?” Are we insane? Maybe a little bit, but

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

Despite the fact that a slew of new songs skyrocket to the charts every year, there always seems to be

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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