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Random music news for September 4, 2020

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

Mushroom research. Interesting. On to music news for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Abbey

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

Fans of Tiger King know that Joe Exotic commissioned a Vancouver group called the Clinton Johnson Band to write and

If you’re already watched Tiger King through a couple of times and still can’t get enough, here’s a home project

I have not resorted to baking bread yet. I understand that this is a thing, especially sourdough. Moving to music

I have a theory about why Tiger King has been such a phenomenon on Netflix: With all of us living

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

Uranus is leaking gas. That’s scientific fact. Say that out loud a couple of times before go through music news

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver