Guests
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. 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 …
Sept. 3, 2024
Jeff Umbro: The Podglomerate Approach
Jeff Umbro, is the founder of The Podglomerate, an award-winning podcast services firm specialized in production, marketing, and monetization of outstanding content.
Aug. 27, 2024
Sharon Taylor: High Performance Podcasting
Sharon Taylor, Senior Vice President of Podcast Strategy and Product Operations at Triton, discusses her career journey from hospitality management to podcasting. She joined Omny Studio in 2016, initially on a contract basis…
Aug. 19, 2024
Todd Cochrane: Podcasting in the Age of AI
Todd Cochrane, the CEO of Blubrry, returns to discuss the state of AI in podcasting, and how Blubrry's new Thrive bundle is leveraging AI to provide podcasters with efficient production tools within an integrated platform.
Aug. 13, 2024
Dan Misener: The Art & Science of Podcasting
Dan Misener and Jonas Woost from Bumper have released a brand new tool for their clients to help solve a number of analytic pain points for podcasters. Dan will tell us about that but we also wanted to ask him about everythi…
Aug. 6, 2024
Carlota G: Radio Ressurxtion
Carlota G is the midday host at 107.5 XTreme Radio in Vegas. We discussed her early career path in radio, starting as a vinyl collector in high school and later transitioning from a medical billing job and then into broadcas…
July 30, 2024
Mac Prichard: Find Your Dream Job
At least once a year I get the urge to do an episode about career management and what to do when there are mass layoffs from the impactful culprits like Bell, Audacy, iHeart, Corus, Rogers, or Cumulus. Yes these aren't the o…
July 23, 2024
Rob Grant: Kickin' It On Air
This week, I speak with Rob Grant from 101.5 Today Radio in Calgary. Back in 2022 I went to Spain and landed in Seville for the Copa Del Rey final between Real Betis and Valencia. On my Instagram I wondered why there were so…
July 16, 2024
Jeff Woods: Bi The Book
Jeff Woods returns to the show. He was a guest way way back in 2016 in Episode 2. Back then we spoke about his (then) new book, Radio, Records and Rockstars. Shortly after came the creation of a successful radio show and pod…
July 9, 2024
Alan Cross: Music is Back
Back in August of 2020, I had Alan Cross on the show to talk about the issues facing the music industry in the wake of the pandemic. In 2022, we could have declared that music was back but we still didn't have any real numbe…
July 2, 2024
Jeremy Baker: The Wanderer
It appears that Jeremy Baker has come full circle. After starting the commercial part of his career at the Zone in Victoria, Jeremy has returned. We discuss his early years buying 90's CD's, listening to 99.3 the Fox, X, and…