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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 [Keep Reading]

Big news to start off the show this week. Plus, local emcee, Stewie calls in to talk about his upcoming Mental Health Fundraiser, new music in the works, and the premiere of his Say No to Normal Radio Show. Stream the show with the player below or [Keep Reading]

August 11th, 1973 is considered to be the birth of hip-hop culture. In this edition of Know Your History, we get to the bottom of how that can be. This was part of Radio Western’s Word Up 2018, the first annual day-long celebration of hip-hop [Keep Reading]

My daughter came with me to the radio station last night, just to hang out. But when we got there, it was eerily silent. The computer was not broadcasting the show that comes on before mine. Instead, there was the dreaded thing that sometimes [Keep Reading]

It has been a great journey and there is no end in sight. I’ve come a long way since the very first episode of Word is Bond Rap Radio back in March of 2012. It’s hard to believe that this week’s episode will be the 300th one for [Keep Reading]

Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel I love the art of radio. The power of this medium is absolutely incredible. I listen to all sorts of broadcasts from hip-hop mixshows to interviews to spoken word [Keep Reading]

We have a special guest on our phone lines this week, Napoleon Da Legend. You have heard his music on this show several times, and now you get to hear him talk about his music and hard hitting issues. We talk about white privilege and the other [Keep Reading]

In honour of National Podcast Day, I thought I would share with you my favourite hip-hop podcasts. 1. Break North Radio DJ Hullewud starts off every show with a classic record that has been sampled by several notable hip-hop acts. He spins great [Keep Reading]

I had a lot of fun supplying the music for the 20th Anniversary of Live-N-Direct. I have fond memories of listening to this radio show on 93.3 CFMU every week. DJ Realistic and host, Eklipz, always put on a great program that highlighted the best in [Keep Reading]

I started Word is Bond Rap Radio five years ago. The tagline of the show has always been “real hip-hop music and talk” and I have been happy to share some of my favourite music with you week in and week out for the past 250 episodes. I [Keep Reading]