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A musician has constructed a song entirely from sounds made by an electric vehicle

Although I love the concept of electric vehicles, they freak me out because they’re so silent. Outside of road and

On this day in 1993, Intel released the first Pentium chips, the first of the new x86 series. They had

For decades, the car dashboard has been the domain of AM/FM radio, augmented by tape machines and CD players. In

The lease on my car runs out next May, so I’m already shopping for a new vehicle. And although I’m

My car’s lease expires next May, so I’ll have to do something about wheels. You can bet that I’ll be

Yesterday at the Geneva Auto Show, Apple unveiled CarPlay, their move to increase iOS integration with dashboards. Here’s what it

That’s the rumour. If it’s true, this is the beginning Apple’s push into the connected car space, something that we

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