Apostrophe Podcast Company

What is your favourite TV theme song of all time? 📺

Ever thought about how some TV theme songs are simply catchy tunes, while others walk you through the show’s premise each week, step by step? Think: Green Acres, The Nanny, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Well, some jingles do the same thing for products. Tmrw on Under the Influence.

The late, great Rue McClanahan’s story is remarkable. After being rejected for roles, fired from restaurants and killed off not one but two soap operas, how a mantra and a chicken bone (!) turned the Golden Girl’s life around. 👂🏽: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/we-…

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My new book launched this week. Hitting the ground running on the book tour. Next stop - the Calgary Wordfest this weekend.

Live on CBC Radio now. 🥅

Hi Quebec! From 12-1pm today, We Regret To Inform You host Sidney is live on CBC Radio Noon Montreal (@CBCRadioNoon) talking all things rejection and resilience. Hope you’ll join us.

We Regret to Inform You is live on CBC Radio One tonight at 7pm. Today we tell the inspiring story of Canada’s own Alanis Morissette. Hope you’ll join us. 📻 cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

We DON’T regret to inform you that The Rejection Pod will be on CBC Radio all summer long. 🤚🏽 Wed: 11:30am Sun: 7pm Today, it’s the inspiring rejection story of Canada’s own Alanis Morissette. Hope you’ll join us. 📻🍁

Big news: We Regret To Inform You will be airing on CBC Radio this summer. ☀️ 10 of our most-loved episodes - the rejection stories of Alanis Morissette, Muggsy Bogues & more. Wednesdays @ 11:30am & Sundays @ 7pm starting June 25 on CBC Radio One.

Car stunts are not just the stuff of movies. They are often employed in commercials. Today we tell stories behind the most famous car stunt ads in history. Including the time an Audi drove up a ski hill. 11:30am Under The Influence CBC Radio

Last call for “Ask Terry” questions. Got a question about a commercial? About the advertising industry? About a certain brand? About Under The Influence? Best questions will be answered on our last ep of the season. Drop them here.

ICYMI, Under the Influence and We Regret To Inform You are now available on YouTube. (Plus some new video interviews with @terryoinfluence.) Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: @apostrophepod?si=YIq-N5eJJDyKdtqZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@apostrophepod…

We all love our pets. And money is no object. Pet Marketing is big business. Today we look at the creative ways pet companies market to pet owners. 11:30am Under The Influence CBC Radio

Terry O'Reilly and I had did an hour on Cross Country Checkup on advertising nostalgia and the calls rolled in. My fave: the singing cow! More on memorable Canadian ads on my News Network show today 7-9 eastern/4-6 pacific. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

Read the Under the Influence Fun Fact: speak-to.us/apostrophe

The world of marketing has had a lucrative relationship with James Bond. 007 has appeared in many ads over the years. Even Bond villains have advertised everything from breakfast cereals to credit cards. 11:30am CBC Radio One (podcast drops at noon)

Record the Under the Influence “fun fact.” Hint: 🚀🏒 speak-to.us/apostrophe

Fun fact: The first recorded hockey game was in 1875. The first NHL game where both goalies wore a mask was in 1974. For just shy of a century, goalies played barefaced. Some of the earliest goalie masks:

Goalies didn’t used to wear masks. In fact, coaches, GMs, fans and players rejected them. Why? “Masks eliminate the fear that drives goalies to play well.” “Masks make goalies complacent.” “A real man wouldn’t hide his face from his opponents.” 👂🏽: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/we-…