Guests
Feb. 11, 2025
Larry MacInnis: Radio's Creative Director
Larry MacInnis has had an incredible career in radio, working largely for the legendary CHUM Radio in Toronto. He shares his incredible journey - from growing up listening to CJCB in Cape Breton, to getting his start in radi…
Feb. 4, 2025
James Cridland: Where We're At
James Cridland is Editor of Podnews, the daily podcast newsletter. He is also radio futurologist - a writer, consultant and public speaker on radio’s future.
Jan. 29, 2025
Sarah Spain: The Rise of Women's Sports
Sarah Spain was a three-sport athlete in high school and heptathlete at Cornell before going on to her epic broadcasting career, highlighting her experiences in sports and media. She explains the challenges and myths surroun…
Jan. 21, 2025
Jay Stone: Hear in the NOW Frontier
Jay Stone, station manager and program director of 102.3 NOW! Radio and 99.3 Up in Edmonton, shared his journey from the Air Force to radio. He highlighted the station's success, including winning Major Market Station of the…
Jan. 13, 2025
Dani Stover: Is This Thing On?
Dani Stover is back on the show for a 3rd time and she discussed her experience with AM 640's "Let's Talk with Dani Stover," a non-live, pre-recorded radio show that curated content from across The Corus Radio Network. The s…
Jan. 8, 2025
Happy New Year! Beware and Good Luck!
Our fearless leader, Matt Cundill discusses the challenges and outlook for radio and podcasting in 2025. He criticizes the current state of radio, noting its lack of innovation and the disinterest of station owners.
Dec. 30, 2024
Feed Drop: Craig Gass Appears on Terry Evans' Reluctantly
Way back in my 1990's radio days, I got to work alongside Terry Evans. He is the same Terry Evans that wakes Edmontonians up on K97. Terry had a 5 year stint where in worked at the Bear together, we later worked against one …
Dec. 25, 2024
A 9th Very Terry Christmas
Matt Cundill and Terry Dimonte get together for their annual Christmas podcast tradition, which began in 2016.
Dec. 17, 2024
Rob Greenlee: The Shift from Podcaster to Content Creator
Rob Greenlee makes his third appearance on the show.
Dec. 10, 2024
Annalise Nielsen: Branded Podcasts and Beyond
Annalise Nielsen is the head of podcast strategy and development at Lower Street.
Dec. 6, 2024
The 2024 Canadian Radio Awards
Connie Thiessan and Matt Cundill hosted the 2024 Canadian Radio Awards in a live stream on December 6th.
Dec. 3, 2024
Fred Jacobs: Survey Says...
We love having Fred Jacobs from Jacobs Media on the show to discuss things like Tech Survey and the AQ Study. What do listeners come to radio for? Well since 2018 it has been for personalities first, then music. I'm not sure…
Nov. 26, 2024
Ian March: Indie 88
Ian March, Program Director of Indy 88 in Toronto, discussed his 25-year radio career. He started at Sports Radio 1200 in Ottawa, then moved to Kingston for K Rock 1057. Ian became APD for Magic 100 and Bob FM in Ottawa, and…
Nov. 19, 2024
Lisa Brandt: Queenager
Lisa Brandt's career in radio and voiceover is a testament to the power of versatility, resilience, and a willingness to embrace change. From her early days in small-town radio to her time at some of Toronto's most iconic st…
Nov. 13, 2024
John Leslie: Talking About Radio
Legendary radio broadcaster John Leslie, shared his journey from building a three-watt transmitter in his bedroom to becoming a program director at W E I R in Weirton, West Virginia. He discussed his service in the Marine Co…
Nov. 4, 2024
Steve Goldstein: Unlocking the Power of the Audio Promo
We dive deep into the importance of audio promos for podcasts. Steve Goldstein, returns to make a compelling case for why every podcast needs a well-crafted audio promo.
Oct. 31, 2024
Feed Drop: Podcast Perspectives
Our Quarterly Feed Drop. This is where we play an episode from another awesome podcast. You might remember a few week's back we had Jeff Umbro on the show. His show is called Podcast Perspectives and you should give it follo…
Oct. 22, 2024
Mary Anne Ivison: Three Years Later
Mary Anne Ivison is candid about the mental toll of the freelance lifestyle and the need to manage expectations, and that entering these creative fields requires a realistic understanding of the hard work and persistence req…
Oct. 15, 2024
Donna Reed: Talk, Play Music, Have Fun
Donna Reed, a former radio host, podcast creator, and voiceover talent discusses her dcareer in radio, including her times at WQDR and WRDU in Raleigh, NC; then to KLOL and KODA in Houston, Texas and WCXR in Washington, DC. …
Oct. 8, 2024
Tony Garcia: Work Smarter, Sound Better, Make Money
Tony Garcia is the co-owner of Now! Media which syndicates the Bob & Sheri show, and owner of Global Media.
Oct. 1, 2024
Steve Pratt: Earn It
You likely know Steve Pratt's name from his days as founder of Pacific Content. The company that created stories about brands set the bar for branded podcasts in the late 2010's. The company was later sold to Rogers in 2019 …
Sept. 25, 2024
Leslie Scott: Building Teams, Reshaping Radio
After 7 and a half years, the longest gap between appearances in Sound Off Podcast history, Leslie Scott finally returns. And to say things have changed is a massive understatement.
Sept. 17, 2024
Jordan Heath-Rawlings: The Big Story 6 Years In
Jordan Heath Rawlings, host of the Big Story Podcast, returns to discuss the evolution of daily news podcasts over the past five years. We first had Jordan on the show in 2019 after year one on the show. Since then, he noted…
Sept. 11, 2024
Another Summer of Radio Discontent
Over a year after Matt recorded a Summer of Discontent - he looks back on a second summer of discontent which feature more radio stations closures on AM, small FM size stations and one FM station in Canada's #4 market. Also …