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Did the KGB use punk rock to try to destabilize the West? Let’s look at this conspiracy theory.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to

Dammit, Microsoft! You updated Skype and now I have to update a bunch of other stuff to make it work

Warning: There is not a single conversation thread in this week’s show that takes us into an orbit around Planet Porn.

As tinfoil hat conspiracies go, this is a good one. Roland points us to this article at LouderThanWar: Not so

Vice has a great story about Crass, probably the most uncompromising punk band that ever existed. Official government documents have

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