June 21, 2018 

Jamie Dupree has been covering Washington D.C. politics for Cox Radio in six markets for 30 years. 2 years ago a rare disease stole his voice. Thanks to technology, he returned to the airwaves this week. Technology to bring a silenced voice back to life while remarkable, also leads to some terrifying inner thoughts.  

Plus, the power of a tease. It can build or break trust with your audience depending on if there is a great payoff or no payoff. A tough lesson The Daily Podcast is learning this week. 

Host: Larry Gifford @giffordtweet

Thanks also to James Cridland, Jamie Dupree’s Blog at the Atlanta Journal Constitution, CNN, Politico, CSPAN, and WSB-TV.

May 8, 2018 

Radio Stuff podcast host Larry Gifford met up with radio futurologist James Cridland at a PodNews gathering in Vancouver. At the event, Larry chatted to Pacific Content's Steve Pratt (content.com/">https://pacific-content.com/) about creating podcasts for brands. Specifically, how can you determine if a brand is "ready" to dip into the podcast space. What we learn is a great outline for podcasters and broadcasters alike for creating dynamic, compelling branded content that benefits the client but also appeals to the consumer. 

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April 11, 2018 - April is Parkinson's Awareness Month and April 11 is World Parkinson's Day. In this episode of Radio Stuff, podcast host, Program Director and talent coach Larry Gifford reveals his Parkinson's diagnosis.  

 

Each day in Canada there are 25 people diagnosed with Parkinson’s. More than 100,000 Canadians over 40 have the disease today and according to Parkinson dot ca, that number increase by 65% by 2031.

And I want you to tell the stories of people in your community who have Parkinson's and what researchers are doing to stop 

For more information or to support this cause there are great organizations to turn to:

Parkinson’s Foundation http://parkinson.org/ 

The Michael J Fox Foundation https://www.michaeljfox.org/

Parkinson Canada http://www.parkinson.ca/

and Local chapters of the Parkinson’s Society.

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March 16, 2018

Real life PD and Sales Manager tandem, Larry Gifford (@giffordtweet) and Rob Brimacombe (@robbrimacombe and @runningyourbiz) sit down and discuss the delicate and important relationship and partnership of two sides of radio that often have competing objectives. The challenges, the triumphs, the collaborations, and frustrations; we lay it all out there. 

Plus a quick nod to the new Fonz FM 

 

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February 19, 2017 

Craig Bruce hails from Australia. He coaches talent, primarily FM breakfast shows. He’s the former head of content at Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) and worked closely for 9 years as a programmer with Kyle and Jackie O. Now he is a talent coach and host of the Game Changers: Radio podcast.  https://radiogamechangers.com/ 

We talk about building trust with talent, fixing breakfast shows, the importance of writing, planning and making time for creativity. There are loads of bits in here for talent, programmers and anyone interested in radio.

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February 5, 2018

What is the future of radio? Canadian radio star Charles Adler hosts a roundtable about radio's future with me, Larry Gifford, and radio futurologist James Cridland. Larry also goes one on one with VoxNest.com, Spreaker and Blog Talk Radio partnership director Rob Greenlee. The discussions stretch from the future of AM/FM to podcasts, Amazon Alexa, and autonomous cars. 

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January 15, 2018 

What tech trends in 2018 will impact radio? Home speakers, cool mics, amazing headphones, autonomous cars, etc. And where does radio stand with the digital dash? We check in with Get Connected Radio and TV host Andy Baryer at CES in Las Vegas. 

 

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December 21, 2017

The end of 2017 Extravaganza! Featuring the top 5 radio stories of 2017. 5 stories to keep an ear out for in 2018. And a conversation with Omny Studio’s Mitch Secrett about how that company is helping radio stations visualize radio and simplify on-demand listening.

1. Norway Shuts Off FM Radio
2. Big U.S. Radio in Big Trouble
3. Home Audio Devices
4. FCC Rulings
5. War Against Media #fakenews

WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. You will hear the unedited f-word 80 times in this podcast. 

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One word. It can be a verb, an adjective, an interjection, punctuation or a noun. Not often used as an adverb. Starts with an F, rhymes with Muck, and is now legal to say on French radio stations in Quebec.

This podcast explores a recent CBSC ruling in Canada permitting french language radio stations to use the f-word. We also examine the relationship broadcasters have had with the f-word over the years dating back to 1921 when the first "bleep" machine was invented. 

Radio broadcasters Charles Adler, Matt Cundill, Keri Jones and others share their misadventures with the four-letter swear.  

***Sponsored by PromoSuite Next www.promosuite.com/radiostuff ***October 27, 2017On August 24, 1984 CHOM-FM in Montreal was featured in the National Enquirer in an article titled Radio Station Spooked by Tormented Ghost. Program Director Rob Braide was featured in the piece and tells his story to Radio Stuff.Another ghostly radio station is MDZhB - a station that has been broadcasting since 1982, but no one knows why.For more haunting radio stories... check out The creepiest radio stuff podcasts to date. There are three of them: Episode 21, Episode 75 and Episode 123 - The Curious Case of Hiram Brown.