Silent Cacophony
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M’Chigeeng Trail
The M’Chigeeng Hiking Trail is located on First Nations’ land on Manitoulin Island. The trail starts off rather rocky and runs uphill for quite some time. The run was worth it just for this beautiful rocky terrain. But it gets even nicer at the top. The trail markers are easy to follow all the way…
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Who is Biggie Smalls? (WIB Rap Radio Exclusive)
Quick question – Do you know who Biggie Smalls is? Have you heard any of his music? I doubt you have. I hadn’t prior to beginning research on the last edition of Know Your History, where I looked at rappers that had the same name as other musicians. I was going to get into Biggie…
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Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls is located in a small village on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. I spent some time on the island last week and wanted to find a few interesting places to run. This definitely fit the bill. Here you can see the Kagawong River which flows from Lake Kagawong to the North Channel of…
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A Fake Sense of Urgency
We are constantly bombarded with information. We get text messages, social media alerts, and emails that we feel need to be attended to. It’s hard to ignore a ringing phone or beeping alert. Our devices can seem to hold us prisoner. We are at their beck and call. But is this a good thing? In…
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Why do So Many Rappers Have the Same Name?
Know Your History is a documentary series that gets in-depth about hip-hip history and culture. Hosted by Chase March, this program has been a regular segment on DOPEfm and Word is Bond Rap Radio for over ten years. In this edition of the show, we look closely at rappers that have the same name as…
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One Man Can Summon the Future and Change the World
Star Trek: Mirror Universe – The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack One of the best episodes of the classic television series Star Trek was “Mirror Mirror.” In it, Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura inadvertently trade places with their counterparts in a parallel dimension. Many things are the same aboard this version of…
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I Am Hip-Hop – Cool Conversations
I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture by Andrew J. Rausch This is what Dres of Black Sheep had to say when he was asked, “What does hip-hop mean to you?” “It’s kind of grown over the years. I’ve kind of come upon a revelation that it’s the music of the people. I…
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Word Up 3.0 – 24 Hr Celebration of Hip-Hop
Word Up! 3.0 is our 3rd Annual Celebration of Hip-Hop Culture on Radio Western. It starts tonight at 9:00 p.m. as we have a live DJ mixset party going on via Zoom. Follow Radio Western on Instagram to get your invite code. I will be spinning live from the Word is Bond Studios. It’s going…
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Change the World – Disrupt Systems of White Supremacy
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad We are living in an unprecedented time right now. We have the power to act in ways that can truly affect change. Social media is one way to capture the attention of the public and steer them toward…
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Highlights from last August
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content, that monthly feature that has us looking back at the best content featured on this blog from this month one year ago. ‘Read all of the posts from last August or just these highlights. That One Time I Ran Steeplechase In high school, I stayed away from track.…