Podcast Site Moving

The feed address will not change, but the website is moving to a new site to accomodate other CBC Radio programs that have not yet gotten a podcast.
If you wish to listen to podcasts for Age of Persuasion, Alien Nation, Diet for a Hungry Planet and Revision Quest go to CBC Podcasts

Six Remarkable Brands (Season Finale)

All the things that capture your eye- and you imagination- in the world around you have one thing in common: they’re all brands. In the Age of Persuasion season finale, Terry O’Reilly examines six remarkable brands- and not just ‘brands’ in the consumer sense. Among them: a media icon, an athlete, a rock & roll [...]

Persuasion in the Niches

Times ‘wuz that the goal of any marketer was to sell “big” brands to the widest possible audience. This week, Terry O’Reilly explains how the days of “one size fits all” brands are vanishing; replaced by specifically targeted “niche” brands. He’ll trace this trend to the growth of “specialty” media; Gay/Lesbian/Bi radio stations, for instance, [...]

Advertising as the New Sugar Daddy

When money runs short- more and more people are turning to advertising to pay the bills. Charities, artists, athletes, even governments and school boards are turning to “corporate partners” – offering advertising exposure in exchange for much-needed money. This week Terry O’Reilly explains how Advertisers became the “sugar daddies” of the 21st Century- and traces [...]