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Feed Drop: Introducing The Cash Kid Podcast
Oct. 13, 2023

Feed Drop: Introducing The Cash Kid Podcast

This week... it's a FEED DROP.
Aiden Wolf: A Podcasters Guide to YouTube
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Oct. 5, 2023

Aiden Wolf: A Podcasters Guide to YouTube

Aiden Wolf joins me to shares tips for making it big on YouTube. Over the last few years, podcasters have been trickling onto YouTube as it has proven effective for discovery. However, this does not make podcasters, effective YouTubers.
Jeremy Enns: Creative Wayfinding
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Sept. 28, 2023

Jeremy Enns: Creative Wayfinding

The title to this episode was going to be "Cut the Bullshit" which was the name of the Facebook group Jeremy founded a number of years back.
Fatima Zaidi: Founder of Quill Inc. and Co-Host
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Sept. 19, 2023

Fatima Zaidi: Founder of Quill Inc. and Co-Host

Fatima Zaidi is the Founder and CEO at Quill Inc. , an award-winning production agency specializing in corporate audio, and CoHost , a podcast growth and analytics tool. In this episode you'll hear Fatima talk about what goes into creating successful and listenable podcasts, how she fell into the tech industry, and the opportunity that presented itself in podcasting. We also discussed why her company created Co-Host which is a podcast analytics and audience insights platform built for brands, an...
Stephen Keppler: Some Good News
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Sept. 13, 2023

Stephen Keppler: Some Good News

For natives of Kelowna, B.C., Stephen Keppler requires no introduction. But on the off chance you're not from around there, Stephen is the morning drive host at Move 101.5 in Kelowna, one of the largest radio shows in B.C.
Buzz Bishop: Z95 in The 90's, CyberBuzz, Amp and XL 103
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Sept. 7, 2023

Buzz Bishop: Z95 in The 90's, CyberBuzz, Amp and XL 103

Buzz Bishop has long been a name I have been familiar with in Canadian radio, but only last week did I get a chance to connect with him for the first time. A mainstay at Z95, Crave and Virgin 95.3, he segued to Calgary in 2009 where he took up the Top 40 cause at Amp 90.3, before crossing the hall to work at XL103. In recent weeks, he has been joined with Samantha Stevens who is no stranger to Calgary, having worked there twice before.
Sean Ross: The Return of Ross on Radio
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Sept. 2, 2023

Sean Ross: The Return of Ross on Radio

Sean Ross is back to talk about radio and records. He answers my burning question: What happened to the hits?
Sue Haas: NLogic's New President & COO
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Aug. 17, 2023

Sue Haas: NLogic's New President & COO

Sue Haas is an experienced media executive, having worked on a wide variety of teams and projects. She was at Blue Ant Media for over 10 years, touching upon sales operations as a director and digital media as vice president. This experience has made her a good fit for her new position as CEO at NLogic, a company providing audience analysis tools for TV and radio broadcast industry, media agencies and more.
Josie Fenech: The Hot Tub, Talent & Top 40
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Aug. 16, 2023

Josie Fenech: The Hot Tub, Talent & Top 40

Josie Fenech has this awesome thing going where she has been apart of a fantastic Ottawa radio story. Hot 89.9 went on the air in 2003 and shortly after Josie joined the station on evenings and later joining the morning show where she was a fixture until 2019. Today she is the National Talent Director for Stingray and their 101 radio stations. We spoke about her career, she caught me up on the new challenges facing CHR radio, how playlists in compiled and what she looks for in a radio demo.
Sam Sethi: PodFans, Podnews Weekly Review and River Radio
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Aug. 9, 2023

Sam Sethi: PodFans, Podnews Weekly Review and River Radio

Sam Sethi is setting out on his biggest adventure yet.
Lauren Passell: Podcast Marketing Therapy
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Aug. 2, 2023

Lauren Passell: Podcast Marketing Therapy

Lauren Passell is the owner of Tink Media. Her experience in Public Relations . gives her a unique perspective. But simply put, podcasting is public relations. Everything from getting the guest, preparing the show, and marketing and promoting the show is what a great PR firm executes; all in the name of messaging and creating audience awareness. Lauren along with Arielle Nissenblatt, embarked on podcasting's ultimate PR campaign with last April with the "Adopt-a-Listener" podcast initiative to recruit more people to connect with podcasts.
Bryan Goldmark: Locked On
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July 20, 2023

Bryan Goldmark: Locked On

Bryan Goldmark heads up Sales at the Locked On Podcast Network. The Network was founded in 2016 by Utah Jazz radio announcer David Locke and sold in 2021 to Tegna. Today it is home to over 200 podcasts and 25 million listeners who want to enjoy a daily fix from a podcast about their favourite team in the NHL, NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and College Football.
Jodi Krangle: Audio Branding
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July 14, 2023

Jodi Krangle: Audio Branding

Jodi Krangle knows audio. She's a long-time VO talent with a voice as smooth as melted butter, and the host of her own podcast, Audio Branding.
Jesse Brown: Canadaland
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July 8, 2023

Jesse Brown: Canadaland

This October will be 10 years of Canadaland. Jesse Brown joins me to talk about his short time in radio working for the CBC, and why he started his podcast.
Radio's Summer of Discontent
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June 28, 2023

Radio's Summer of Discontent

Coming off the heels of a positive vibe at Radio Days North America, the radio landscape is flooded with bad news regarding 1300 layoffs, 6 Canadian AM radio stations being closed down entirely, Canada's Bill C-18 leading to the throttling or complete shutdown of news on Google and Facebook respectively, Bell asking the CRTC to reduce its local promise of performance and the launch of Futuri Media's Radio GPT on Portland's KBFF leading to some inner-industry outcry. Matt Cundill once again has some thoughts on all of it.
Kattie Laur: Pod The North
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June 16, 2023

Kattie Laur: Pod The North

On this week's edition of "Producers Interviewing Producers," we've got Kattie Laur, a podcast producer from the Toronto area. But she's more than just that. In fact, the main subject of this episode is her newsletter, Pod The North.
Charles Adler Returns... (Again)
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June 9, 2023

Charles Adler Returns... (Again)

This week, we're back with another old friend of the show. Charles Adler was last on in 2019, and at the time, he was about to be on-air with Corus Radio. Nowadays, he's joining the ever-growing list of radio vets who have decided to go digital. Charles is starting up his own podcast, The Charles Adler Show, in just a few weeks. We know this, not just because he told us, but because The Sound Off Media Company is going to be handling the production side for him. We won't be hosting the show, tho...
Tyler Glen: Going Geo-Local
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June 6, 2023

Tyler Glen: Going Geo-Local

If you were ever a fan of radio, there's a good chance you had a favourite morning show. A particular host, or group of hosts, who showed up every morning and gave you a laugh or a smile on your way to work. Unfortunately, it's also very likely that your favourite show ended at some point. Time marches on, budgets shift, people change, and eventually the hosts you know and love will inevitably take their services elsewhere. But in this day and age, when radio is on a slow, steady decline, where ...
Rick Cummings: Radio Brands Built to Last
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June 2, 2023

Rick Cummings: Radio Brands Built to Last

A few episodes ago, I interviewed Jeff Smulyen about his new book. As I read the book "Never Ride a Rollercoaster Upside Down", I wanted to hear more about the construction of some of the great radio stations like KPWR (Power 106) Los Angeles, and Hot 97 in New York. Rick Cummings was apart of those and number of other radio success stories. In this episode, Rick shares some great radio stories like what it was like to build Power 106 using a coalition of records from both pop, dance and Latino ...
Don Anthony: Morning Show Boot Camp
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May 26, 2023

Don Anthony: Morning Show Boot Camp

If you've ever been in radio in North America, either as a producer or as talent, you've probably heard about Morning Show Boot Camp. Heck, you've probably heard us talk about it on the show before. But why should you care? Well, for starters, it's been a killer resource for training radio talent since the 80's. Most broadcasters have either been to a session or know someone who has, because it's developed a reputation for being the best way to keep your on-air skills sharp. And today, we've got...
Chris Myers: Wired For Radio
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May 18, 2023

Chris Myers: Wired For Radio

The first time I heard about some of the great work Chris Myers was doing was when he was programming the Beat in Vancouver. I managed to get the before story and everything that happened next. It a very extensive collection of working with innovative companies and talented on air people. Companies like Rawlco, Bell Media, Harvard Broadcasting, and smaller outfits like Focus Entertainment, the first owners of the Beat in Vancouver.
Jimmy Fink: Radio In New York's Backyard
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May 11, 2023

Jimmy Fink: Radio In New York's Backyard

Jimmy Fink has one of radio's most storied careers. It includes legendary call letters like WHFS, WPLJ (when it was an AOR station), WXRK (K-Rock, the station where Howard Stern worked in the 90's through to Sirius) and now 107.1 The Peak. It is also the station that brought Jimmy back to radio after he left it in the late 90's.
Hawkeye: Country Radio Hall of Famer, Mornings New Country 96.3 Dallas
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May 5, 2023

Hawkeye: Country Radio Hall of Famer, Mornings New Country 96.3 Dallas

I had my first trip to Dallas last August and was looking forward to a few things: Visiting the Texas School Book Depository, Eating some Texas BBQ, and listening to the radio. We did all three but I did not check out a lot of country radio which is weird because Dallas radio is full of country music, sports, and is the home of the venerable Kidd Kraddick show.
Jeff Smulyan: Never Ride A Rollercoaster Upside Down
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April 25, 2023

Jeff Smulyan: Never Ride A Rollercoaster Upside Down

Jeff Smulyan is the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications, creator of all sports radio, one time owner of the Seattle Mariners, and now an author. He has written a book called Never Ride a Roller Coaster Upside Down which chronicles his career as a leader in broadcasting. In this episode, you will hear why Jeff chose to study telecommunications and history at the University of Southern California, managing talent such as David Letterman, Ken Griffey and Don Imus, his purchase of the Seattle Ma...