Guests

Feb. 27, 2024

Craig Baird: Canadian History Ehx

Fellow Canadian history buffs, rejoice: Craig Baird has a cool podcast and radio show.

Feb. 20, 2024

Maie Pauts: Low Maintenance Maie

Maie Pauts from Boom 97.3 in Toronto joins me to discuss her career; everything from why she got into radio, the early days at CFNY, then CHUM, and now Boom 97.3 in Toronto. Last June, I got to watch Maie Pauts receive the Rosalie Tromblay Trailblazer Award. There was a 10 minute video summary of h…

Feb. 13, 2024

Steve Goldstein: The New Rules of Podcasting

Steve Goldstein is back after a nearly three year absence from the show to talk about video and podcasting. Last summer - video was the main topic of conversation at Podcast Movement, largely on the heels of a presentation by Steve Goldstein from Amplifi Media and Jay Nachlis from Coleman Insights.

Feb. 6, 2024

Josie Dye: What Radio Needs Now

Josie Dye is exactly what radio needs. You may recognize her name from a few places: If you're in Toronto, you'll likely have heard her on Indie 88 for the last few years, or on 102.1 The Edge back in the day.

Jan. 31, 2024

Carly Kincaid: Radio Junkie

Carly Kincaid may use the term "Radio Junkie" to describe herself, but she's also a voiceover pro you hear on corporate narrations and when you are put on hold. Her radio career kicked of in the late 90's and since then she has rarely veered away from a microphone.

Jan. 28, 2024

No Episodes? Wha' Happened?

There have been no episodes for a few weeks? What gives? Well we have been making surveys. Take the 4 question survey here. Also we added the Sound Off Podcast to the The Open Podcast Prefix Project (OP3) A free and open-source podcast prefix analytics service committed to open data and lis…

Jan. 9, 2024

Erin Davis: Very Very Grateful

Today, we cross a name off every radio aficionado's interview bucket list: Erin Davis. Erin hosted radio in Toronto for more than 30 years, from the 80's all the way to 2016. There's a lot to talk about when it comes to Erin's career, and she's happy to share. Stories of personal and career grow…

Jan. 2, 2024

Andrew "Hustler" Paterson: Winnipeg Sports Talk FTW

Andrew "Hustler" Paterson is the owner of Winnipeg Sports Talk. Along with his producer Michael Remis, they produce daily sports content for Winnipeg, after TSN 1290 abandoned the Sports Radio format back in February 2021.

Dec. 25, 2023

The Eighth Very Terry Christmas

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... And us roasting a bunch of jerks! Welcome to the 8th annual Very Terry Christmas. If it's your first time, the Very Terry Christmas is a special episode where Matt is joined by Terry Dimonte, his longtime pal, to get into the holiday spirit and "reminisce" (…

Dec. 20, 2023

Jason Dixon: Sirius About Sports

Jason Dixon has been with Sirius XM since 2015. How he got there is a sum of all the parts that come before that. An internship at 970 WFLA after hearing about it in a TV and radio class, a transition to the Power Pig where he shares a number of fun stories, launching what would become WDAE, follow…

Dec. 14, 2023

Bonus: The Canadian Radio Awards

The Canadian Radio Awards are here! In this special bonus episode, we go over the results one-by-one and give you our thoughts on the lineup this year, as well as speaking to some of the winners about their year in radio. Th...

Dec. 11, 2023

Paul Larsen: The Ownership Experience

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'd love to own a radio station"? I know there was a point where I did. If you've ever had that feeling, or still do, today's guest Paul Larsen is the man to talk to.

Dec. 5, 2023

Phil Becker: PHIL-Osophy

Do you remember last Spring, when the media was all abuzz about AI Ashley, the first-ever artificial intelligence radio DJ? If so, you might remember the name Alpha Media. They're the ones who help bring her to life. (AI Ashley is Ashley “Z” Elzinga)

Nov. 27, 2023

Terry & Ted: Standing By

Terry Dimonte and Ted Bird are Montreal radio legends who started a podcast two years ago after Terry was unceremoniously retired from his morning radio job at CHOM-FM. Ted continues his morning show at Evanov's Lite 106.7 which serves the West Island.

Nov. 21, 2023

Steve Reynolds: The Major Market Radio Talent Coach

It's been 3 and a half years since we have had Steve on the show. The last time I spoke to him, we were trying to figure out how morning shows were going to do what they do everyday... but from home. We pick up where we left off with my first question, "Are we back to Normal?" (As if there was any …

Nov. 9, 2023

Paige Nienaber, CPR Promotions: Make the Logo Bigger

"It’s all about looking for something that hasn’t been done before, and that will get people talking." - Paige Nienaber Paige is the VP for CPR Promotions, a marketing consultation firm. He consults over 350 stations across the U.S. and Canada. While radio is working through challenges like 40% …

Oct. 30, 2023

Matt & Jake: DriveTime! (We Used to be Cool!)

It's Halloween and way back in the 90's the station I used to work for had this thing called the Howler. It was an out of control good time featuring 5000 people and a band and some beer. Actually a lot of beer. This week I got back together with my old afternoon friend Jake Daniels and we just rif…

Oct. 24, 2023

Erin Trafford, Story Studio Network: The Canadian Media Conundrum

Erin Trafford is a co-founder of Story Studio Network, a full service content branding and podcast experience for brands she co-founded with her dad Dave Trafford, who is a radio mainstay in the Greater Toronto Area, and was a regular contributor on Newstalk 1010 up until July of 2023.

Oct. 18, 2023

Jennifer-Lee Gunson: J-Pod Creations

Jennifer-Lee Gunson is the owner of J-Pod Creations which is a Vancouver based company specializing in branded podcasting. Before Jennifer got started in radio, she was an actor. She later enrolled at BCIT, found her way to Astral owned The Bear, which has now been shifted to the Bounce cluster of …

Feed Drop: Introducing The Cash Kid Podcast

Oct. 13, 2023