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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 72 (June 1996)
Here is Tape 72 from my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. If you are not familiar with the show, get familiar. This is classic Canadian radio right in the midst of the second golden era of hip-hop. DJ Mastermind broke records and gave us all our weekly hip-hop fix. This show was required listening.…
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Is Blogging Dead?
I started blogging back in 2007 and it was a great way to express myself, build a community of like-minded writers, and read some insightful articles and commentary. I used to start my day by perusing the blogosphere. I don’t do that anymore. I don’t think too many people do. My favourite bloggers stopped publishing…
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Hooked on a Thriller
Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions by Matt Richtel I don’t read thrillers very often but I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction lately and hoped to get roped in to a great story. This one started that way and I was hoping to get hooked on it, as the title suggested. The…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 71
I’m not sure what happened to Tape 70 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. It’s been lost in the ether. I wish I had every episode of this classic hip-hop mixshow. It was just so iconic. Let’s celebrate it! There are 70 episodes posted here that you can stream or download. And I…
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Tecumseh Skatepark
Tecumseh Park is located at 334 Russell St., S. in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and is just one of the several skateparks you can find in the city. If you want to skate here and have some kids, they can enjoy the playground while you perform some great tricks. This is a great grinding platform with…
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We’re In An Era of Ignition
Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution by Amber Tamblyn I was scrolling through Libby trying to find my next read when this one jumped out at me. Was this the Amber Tamblyn I knew from television and movies? Sure enough, it was. Since I loved her in Joan of…
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Darkman on Mastermind Street Jam (June ’96)
Darkman is the special guest for this edition of Mastermind Street Jam that aired back on Monday June 10, 1996. He was featured on the classic Blahzay Blahzay tracks and was also featured on 2Rude’s debut album too. This show features music by 2Pac, A Tribe Called Quest, Heltah Skeltah, KRS-One, Kool Fashion, Masta Ace,…
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Musicians For Mental Health – Live Event
Join us for a special live stream concert on Tuesday June 8th to help end the stigma surrounding mental health. Enjoy performances from talented local artists and guest speakers all coming together as one to spread awareness for Mental Health We’ve been doing this show for a number of years now and wanted to still…
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A Conversation with Dr. Grove About Public Schools
I had the chance to sit down with Dr. Cornelius Grove to discuss new new book, A Mirror For Americans: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Teaching Students Who Excel. We need a major overhaul to the education system as it is in North American schools. Perhaps we can learn from the way…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Homegrown Show Part 2 (1996)
Mastermind continued the Homegrown edition of his radio show with some great Canadian tunes but had to squeeze in some of the new hot tracks that were popping at the time too. This episode aired in June of 1996 and is the 68th tape in my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. Download this episode (for…