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Lizzo gave a TED Talk on the history of twerking

Think twerking is just about shaking your booty. Not a chance. There’s some deep history here. Thanks, Lizzo.

Ron Popeil, the guy who pretty much invented the infomercial, has died. Now let’s try some music news for July

Broadcasting from around the world for 24 hours, a trio of Canadian stars have joined the lineup for this year’s

Before we begin, here’s some kind of supercut for Star Trek: TNG fans. Now that’s out of the way, here’s

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

Flying back from CES today on Air Canada Rouge Rough. It’s the only airline where you can get LESS legroom

Should a baseball umpire be involved in something like this? Just askin’. Off to discuss music news for October 25,

The Wife’s birthday tomorrow. Cannot forget that, even though she insists no one should make a big deal about it.

Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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