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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

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver