paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast

Inside, expert commentary and analysis of history and developments in audio media in Canada including radio and podcasting. Media history, commentary and analysis. Designed for post-secondary students and aficionados of broadcast radio, podcasting and radio news. Researched, written, hosted and produced by Paul Cross.

paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Paul Cross, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Paul Cross hosts paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast, a education show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #128

  Coming soon: No Embargo - Advance Episode 5

  Aug 6, 202639 min

  We're getting closer to the formal launch of our new podcast series No Embargo. Today: To block -- or not to block -- a data centre From August 5, 2026: Plans and proposals to build data centres in various communities are sparking controversy. But is the concern more acute because people equate the centres with negative aspects of AI - Artificial Intelligence? While digging into one case currently in the news in Canada, Trevor Campbell and Paul Cross discover there are other data centres already in operation nearby. Why aren't they in the news? Is it successful communication; a communication failure; or is local news media missing the stories? No Embargo: the podcast featuring a public relations professional and a radio news pro. Media literacy, narrative strategy, and behind‑the‑scenes truth‑telling from two insiders who unpack how stories develop - honest talk, nothing held back. Commentary and analysis. More episodes coming soon, wherever you get your podcasts.

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  Episode #127

  Coming soon: No Embargo

  Jul 29, 202641 min

  As Trevor Campbell and Paul Cross move closer to the full launch of the No Embargo podcast here's your latest taste of what's coming. No Embargo: the podcast featuring a public relations professional and a radio news pro. Media literacy, narrative strategy, and behind‑the‑scenes truth‑telling from two insiders who unpack how stories develop - honest talk, nothing held back. Today: A public relations worker interrupts a radio interview heard across the country. From July 29, 2026: What's memorable about a national radio interview on As It Happens on CBC Radio is not the responses of an Ontario cabinet minister being asked about perceived issues with communication to communities affected by forest fires. Instead, it's the moment when a communications staff member interrupts the interview and abruptly shuts it down. Commentary and analysis. The CBC story linked here includes the full audio, as it was heard over the radio on July 21, 2026. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jill-dunlop-as-it-happens-9.7279725 Coming soon wherever you get your podcasts: No Embargo

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  Episode #126

  Coming Soon: No Embargo

  Jul 21, 202639 min

  Here's another taste of what's coming soon as Trevor Campbell and Paul Cross prepare to launch No Embargo - the podcast featuring a public relations professional and a radio news pro. Media literacy, narrative strategy, and behind‑the‑scenes truth‑telling from two insiders who unpack how stories develop - honest talk, nothing held back: No Embargo. Today: a good news story from summer 2026 From July 20, 2026: Millions of people across Canada and around the world are talking about the hottest music sensation of the moment - Angine de Poitrine. The costumed duo from Quebec is taking the world by storm, show after show, and clip after clip. Is mainstream media catching the story and the phenomenon that's spreading over social media? Is their appearance in each community being recognized as newsworthy? Can they get their music played on the radio? Commentary and analysis. Coming soon wherever you get your podcasts: No Embargo

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  Episode #125

  Coming Soon: No Embargo

  Jul 15, 202631 min

  Coming soon from Trevor Campbell and Paul Cross: No Embargo A news guy and a public relations strategist decode what makes news and why. Media literacy, narrative strategy, and behind‑the‑scenes truth‑telling from two insiders who unpack how stories develop - honest talk, nothing held back: No Embargo. Today: The end of NHL broadcasts on conventional over-the-air free TV From June 19, 2026: As we build up content and resources for No Embargo here's another example of what the show is about. The end of free NHL broadcasts is a major change after nearly 75 years. Starting in fall 2026, NHL games will not be available on free over-the-air conventional TV; so they'll also be gone from channels on basic cable packages. Viewers will have to pay to see NHL games. Trevor and Paul agree that's a huge change, and it's an issue of public interest. We break down the communications approach in the way the information was released by the parties involved and talk about what comes next in this significant change around availability of a cultural product. Commentary and analysis. Coming soon, wherever you get podcasts.

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  Episode #124

  Coming Soon: No Embargo

  Jul 10, 202639 min

  Coming soon from Trevor Campbell and Paul Cross: No Embargo A news guy and a public relations strategist decode what makes news and why. Media literacy, narrative strategy, and behind‑the‑scenes truth‑telling from two insiders who unpack how stories develop - honest talk, nothing held back: No Embargo. Today: What’s next after the death of six radio stations From July 10, 2026: Trevor and Paul take a deep dive on what could happen next now that six information-oriented radio stations owned by one corporation have been shut down and taken off the air. In some of the affected cities that radio station was the only all-news or news and talk station in the market. As the public outcry builds on social media and local business and municipal leaders recognize the loss, where is the broadcast regulator? The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission – the CRTC – is silent so far. Commentary and analysis. Coming soon, wherever you get podcasts.

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