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Random music news for Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

This might give you some kind of hope when it comes to what was apparently a hopeless situation. Once you

Can the coronavirus be transmitted through farts? This leads to a discussion of “aerosolized feces.” Once you get over that,

Here’s a topic worthy of exploration these days: edible vaccines. And here are 18 more common ways to die than

If you remember the story of the fire at Universal Music’s secure vault back in 2008, there were allegations that

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

I woke up in Phuket this morning. Bonus points if you can pronounce that correctly. Here’s some music news for

Millennials have figured out how to stop spam calls on their mobile phones. Basically, if the phone rings, it’s spam.

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

Summer long weekend number 2. How many people are going to *cough* call in sick today to make a four-dayer?

No basketball. No hockey. I feel so…empty. Best just concentrate on music news for June 17, 2019. And here come

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 […]
Mark Silver