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10 Tips to Help You Learn More Effectively
The Surprising Truth About How We Learn And Why It Happens by Benedict Carey As a teacher and an advocate for life-long learning, I think it is important to look at the ways we learn so we can improve our practice at school and at home. That is why I am constantly reading, and taking…
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A Word is Bond Christmas (2020)
Word is Bond Rap Radio is on Thursday nights at 11:00 pm on 94.9 fm Radio Western and runs for two hours. That means that this year’s holiday special starts on Christmas Eve and brings us right into Christmas morning. I wanted to share this mix with you early, however. You can listen to it…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape #43 (1996)
It’s time for another throwback edition of the Mastermind Street Jam. Every week, I digitize and share a cassette tape from my collection of this iconic hip-hop mixshow. We are now on Tape 43. This one features music by . . . Bahamadia, Capone-N-Noreaga, Fugees, Jay-Z, Junior Mafia, Luniz, Mobb Deep, Nonchalant, Pharcyde, Raekwon, Smooth…
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You Are Not Alone (Event Recap)
On Saturday, we brought the third installment of the mental health awareness event, You are Not Alone to the Old East Bar and Grill in London, Ontario, Canada. It was the first bar event I’ve worked at since the Covid-19 restrictions started in March. It felt great to be rocking a crowd again, even if I couldn’t…
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You are Not Alone (WIB Rap Radio #446)
Danny Gable called in to the show Thursday to talk about You Are Not Alone Volume 3: A Mental Health Awareness Event. Unfortunately, by the time this show is podcasted you will have missed the event. Don’t worry though, there will be a fourth volume some time next year. This is an important tradition that…
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Mastermind Street Jam #42 – Soul Food
The Mastermind Street Jam was broadcast on Energy 108 in the 1990s and it was one of the best radio mixshows ever to bless the airwaves. This is Tape 42 of my collection that I titled “Soul Food.” Original air date – February 19, 1996 WARNING – Explicit Lyrics and Mature Content Download this episode…
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You are Not Alone (A Mental Health Awareness Event)
This Saturday, DWG Entertainment is bringing you the third installment of You Are Not Alone (A Mental Health Awareness Event). There will be guest speakers, live hip-hop performances and an opening DJ set by yours truly. Featuring Performances by Big Zee Distrikt Apolo Ethiks Johnny Baars Lola O-Beast Spencer Jones Stunna Tiffany Chantelle Trefly with…
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Twelve Doctors of Christmas
Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas This a a collection of short stories featuring each of the first twelve Doctors. Every story is accompanied with a full-page piece of art that beautifully captures the essence of the tale. I appreciated taking another trip in the TARDIS with some of my favourite Doctor / Companion teams.…
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The Canadian Comic Book War
The Comic Book War by Jacqueline Guest Back in the 1940s, it was hard to get a hold of the best comic books in Canada. During World War II, the War Exchange Conservation Act prevented those books from entering the country. As a result, a Canadian comic book industry sprung up. Without the mainstream competition…
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Lyric Jones Closer Than She Appears
Lyric Jones is a singer, songwriter, emcee, drummer, and producer who has been making and releasing great music since 2012. Her brand new album, Closer Than They Appear, is available wherever you get your music. She called in to the radio show this week and we chopped it up with this in-depth and exclusive interview.…