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I battle The Trews to see who can handle the hottest chicken wings

Last week, I appeared on a podcast called Hot Wings, an interview program where the guests chat about things whilst

[Ross McDonald has been covering some of the shows played in an somewhat unlikely venue outside of Ottawa. Here’s the

Artists are very, very quickly learning how to use various livestream/video meeting technologies to get their music out there. The

No, daylight saving time doesn’t end this weekend. You’ll have to wait another week before falling back. And now that

[Another fine interview from frequent contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] by Andrew Epstein The first time I interviewed The Trews

On this day in 2003, Netscape died and was replaced by Mozilla. Sinead O’Connor thinks that music has died. She

A couple of years ago, a new non-profit charity was launched with the aim of helping Canadian musicians who have

The last day of school! Cue “School’s Out” and its themes of violence then check out this list of hand-picked

Looking out my office window, I see nothing but ice. The snowbanks on either side of my driveway are so

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