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Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 174: Sci-Fi Flops That Shouldn’t Have Been Flops

Even though it’ll be 50 years old this year, 2001: A Space Odyssey is still the smartest and “hard” sci-fi

No, I don’t need my furnace ducts cleaned. STOP CALLING ME! And now, the music news for August 14. In

Whenever we settle into a movie, we often get acquainted with who’s in it and who made it via a

Late December is the slowest time of the year for any kind of news, so many media outlets default to

Every single music conference I’ve attended over the last three years has had at least two sessions on music supervision

There’s a new streaming app in town and it’s being dubbed “the Netflix of everything”. Playster, licensed by Sony and

On July 11, for one night only, Cineplex will be premiering Mötley Crüe: The End in key theatres across Canada.

Off to Winnipeg to visit the folks tonight. I’ve packed lots of mosquito repellant. The indie music sector is really,

Here’s a selection of Prince news from around the world that doesn’t involve his cause of death. Here’s the moment

Who says guitars have to have a prescribed shape? Try telling it to the people who designed these things. Guitars

Here’s 100 dance scenes culled from 100 movies all mashed up together. The patience of some people…

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver