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Top Gear: How the BBC Helped Careers of Iconic Musicians

Before streaming, social media, and the internet, many music fans learned about new artists and up-and-comers — as many of

Captain Slow tweeted something earlier this week: “Good news! I’ve got a new gig. The bad news is that the

Fifty-five years ago today, the US FDA approved the first-ever oral contraceptive. Diddy got arrested yesterday after fighting with a

It’s lovely day here in London. Paid a visit to Abbey Road this morning. Slayer guitarist wears a “Kill the

On this date in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs. How’s that going, by the way? The

Business takes me to the Gold Coast of Australia this week. As far as you’re concerned, I’m standing upside down.

As a Top Gear fan, I’m in mourning. Maybe James May will finally fall back on that music degree of

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
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