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Random music news for Friday, October 4, 2019

It was 62 years ago today that the Russians freaked everyone out by launching the first Sputnik spacecraft. The space

The elder bull terrier has leaf mold allergies again. That’s another $500. Enough of that, though. Let’s do music news

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

On this day in 1991 Tim Berners-Lee released his proposal for something he called The World Wide Web. Moving to

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

The summer speaking tour continues. I’m in Kamloops tonight. But I’m still keeping track of what’s happening with music news

My western Canada speaking tour takes me into Vancouver tonight. Wanna join me? Go here. Confused about music festivals and

Anyone else getting tired of that smug Trivago guy? Just askin’. Here’s music news for July 16, 2019. My western

Kawhi Lenoard turns 28 today. Send him a card. Don’t forget to urge him to stay with the Raptors. And

And how is your long weekend so far? Need some music news for May 18, 2019? The Eurovision finals are

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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