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February Three Years Ago
Let’s go shovel the snow to unearth the blog posts that have been getting buried this winter. Specifically, let’s look back at what was happening here three years ago at this time. Read all of the posts from February 2016 or just these highlights. There is an Art to Asking A few years back, I…
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New Release from the Vaults
Back in 2005, I produced, wrote, and recorded an E.P. entitled Life’s Music. I never did anything with it and it has sat in my vaults for over ten years. I think it is finally time to unleash it. No one has heard this, until now. I hope you enjoy it. It starts out with…
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Canada’s Rich Radio History
A Pictorial History of Radio in Canada by Sandy Stewart I found this book at a school library where I was supply teaching last month and it called to me. It’s an old book but the history in absolutely fascinating. I highly doubt that anything like this exists in a more modern work. That’s probably…
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How and Why You Should Say Sorry
Here’s a tweet that caught my attention last week. Here’s how to apologize: 1. Look them in the eye. 2. Explain why you are sorry. 3. Acknowledge why they were hurt. 4. Tell them what you will do differently next time. https://t.co/givLVARod2 — TED Talks (@TEDTalks) February 6, 2019 It’s brilliant in its simplicity and…
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WIB Rap Radio – Frozen Flows
We had an ice storm Tuesday that shut most of Southern Ontario down. Several school boards, universities, and places of business closed their doors, including Western University. With the campus shut down, and no school for me to teach, I decided to record my show from home. This is the Snow Day edition of Word…
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Looking Back to February 2017
Last year at this time, I forgot to do a Chasing Content post. Let’s fix that right now, shall we? Read all of the posts from February of 2017 There were only six of them. I was busy back them with work, pursuing my Masters degree, and family. I will try to have a better…
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What’s That Song? A Jim Gaffigan Mixtape
Jim Gaffigan is one of my favourite comedians. I had the crazy idea of mixing some of his material with songs that complimented it. It all started with cake. Gaffigan has a hilarious bit that I thought would be even more funny when mixed into Flo Rida’s “Cake”. When I dug deeper, I found a…
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Before Eminem . . .
Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement by S. Craig Watkins Sometimes, I read a hip-hop book and don’t learn anything new. That was not the case with this book. Watkins has some great stories to tell and knowledge to drop. White Hip-Hop Eras Watkins breaks down…
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Twitter, Math, and Pizza!
This simple Twitter post got quite a bit of traction last month. It received over 72,000 likes, 30,000 retweets, and over 1.500 comments. Here’s a useful counterintuitive fact: one 18 inch pizza has more ‘pizza’ than two 12 inch pizzas pic.twitter.com/hePSpG0pJs — Fermat’s Library (@fermatslibrary) January 7, 2019 Some of the responses were informative, like…
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WIBRapRadio #350 – Don’t Lie to Me
This week’s title track comes from Nieve and SoulChef off their album Sunflower In The Sunlight. It’s a feel-good vibe that matches the tone of live show perfectly. I had a lot of fun spinning this week’s show. I hope you enjoyed it, or are enjoying it for the first time right now! Let me…