In 1981, a scrappy ex-radio executive named John Lack had a wild vision: “What if there was a 24-hour television channel devoted entirely to music videos?” Back then, music videos weren’t really a thing, just a goofy way for record labels to promote new albums (Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody? Basically a hype video). But Lack saw them as the perfect opportunity t ... Show More
Sep 2025
📺 SNL: The Snickers Bar of Saturday Night | 50
When Johnny Carson, 1970s late-night king, declared he wanted another day off, it left NBC with a hole in their weekend lineup. 11:30pm Saturday night wasn’t exactly the hot time slot… so the network recruited a quiet Canadian comedy writer named Lorne Michaels to produce a live ... Show More
42m 25s
Aug 2024
Celebrating MTV’s Anniversary with the Real Story of MTV
In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, we’re rereleasing a classic episode: the real story of MTV, as told by the founders. Today MTV is a cultural institution, but people forget what a long shot it was to get the channel off the ground. Bob Pittman led the team that created MT ... Show More
52m 59s
Oct 2024
Febreze Scentstories: A fake CD player that smells
Shania Twain was the spokesperson for Febreze Scentstories, a product that debuted in 2004 to much confusion. The contraption looks like a CD player, but instead of music it plays…fragrances. We don’t get it either, but we will assess today how and why it failed. Plus: while Norw ... Show More
13m 55s
Jul 2025
#965 - Rick Beato - AI Bands, Spotify, TikTok & The Death Of Songwriting
Rick Beato is a multi-instrumentalist musician, YouTuber, and a music producer. Music and the industry around it have changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the rise of AI, the dominance of streaming platforms like Spotify, and the fading relevance of traditional Po ... Show More
2h 1m
Apr 2022
The Queen - Live Aid - Wembley Stadium | London England UK | 13 July 1985
Queen's twenty-one minute performance, which began at 6:41 pm, was voted the greatest live performance in the history of rock in a 2005 industry poll of more than 60 artists, journalists and music industry executives.
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21m 3s
Aug 2023
Clinton Sparks. What It Means To Win In The Music Business. Episode 618 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
<p>Clinton is an entrepreneur, investor, executive, author, committed father and husband and leading-edge innovator when it comes to integrating culture, collaboration, and cross-platform marketing. He is also known to many as a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum DJ, Producer and S ... Show More
1h 23m