paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast

On Making a Podcast on a Snow Day.  From January 29, 2019.  What if the electricity goes out? Radio and the land-line phone are still good to go; let's make a podcast on battery power! Along the way, I get some advice from my son, about managing a frustrating situation with a snowblower.  I know I'm not alone on that one! Just for fun today.  #snowday

On 100 years of Radio.  How licensed Radio broadcasting originates in Canada in 1919.  References to U-S Library of Congress, XWA Montreal, KDKA Pittsburg 1920, BBC 1922. From January 17, 2019.

On the Canadian Christmas eve broadcast that gave Radio to the World.  From December, 2018.  Fair use application of bits of broadcast audio from BBC, CBC, CNR Radio, NPR, HistoricaCanada.

On Radio's lessons from the Ice Storm.  From December, 2018 produced for the fifth anniversary of the great ice storm of 2013.  Fair use application of bits of broadcast audio from CP24 tv, CBC tv, Global tv, Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto.  

On Talk Radio and its lack of outrage over violation of constitutional rights in Ontario. From September 13, 2018. Commentary. 

Note: late in the podcast I make a reference to "supreme" court; of course what I meant to say -- and is shown in the script in keeping with the facts of the story -- is "superior" court.

 

On podcasts and podcasting in the postgrad RAMP program at Humber College, Toronto.  From November 27, 2018. Fair use application of bits of Serial, The Shadows, The Daily, Ways of Hearing, Murder Was the Case, Bronzeville, Someone Knows Something, Podcast Playlist, Our Fake History.  A podcast about the growing importance of podcasting.

 

On what we learned from live reporting on JFK - 55 years later.  From November 22, 2018.  Fair use application of bits of audio from KBOX, Associated Press, CBS Radio, ABC Radio, NBC television.

On understanding how parents might be angry, but the news is not the media's fault.  From November 19, 2018. Fair use application of bits of broadcast audio from City TV, Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto, 680News Toronto.  Refers to a criminal case, so some of the information will become dated.

On the birth of two new Radio stations.  From November 4, 2018. Fair use application of bits of broadcast audio from CFPT 106.5 Element FM Toronto and CKNT Sauga 960 AM Mississauga. How two new Radio stations enter the Toronto market. 

On Radio's right to commentary in Canada, and keeping opinion out of the news.  From October 31, 20-18. Fair use application of bits of broadcast audio from Global News Radio AM640 Toronto, Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto.  Makes reference to RTDNA Canada.