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Is Everything We Know About Loud Music and Hearing Loss Wrong?

The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

Rupinder, a guy who’s always on the lookout for stories where music and medicine intersect, sent me this article from

Last week, a post called “A Serious Question: Where Are All the Angry Rock Songs?” created quite a passionate discussion

According to some outfit called Healthista, loud music might be making you fat. They point out things around the house

Now that Ebola seems to be fading, the World Health Organization, being the “this-is-bad-for-you” busybodies that it is (and often

Earlier this week, the US government opened up its files on how various agencies have used torture to excise information

The deal was that Wyatt Schrepfer had to do the lawn at his parents’ house in Trinidad, Colorado. This kind

Usually hearing damaged is caused by hard rock and metal bands who insist on turning the amps beyond 11. (KISS

Eighteen year-old Thomas Alcock of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire loves music. But out of the 200-ish CDs that he owns,

Back on November 23, 2013, Michael Dunn, 47, stopped for gas at a station in north Florida. Also at 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 […]
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