Today we celebrate five great Canadian brands. A cosmetics empire. A band. An ice cream company. A chocolate bar. And a certain TV show. 11:30am CBC Radio

Only two people were with the Beatles from the Cavern to the solo years. One was Mal Evans. Faithful roadie, resourceful assistant, confidante. His life was fascinating - and tragic. Hear my Beatlology interview with Ken Womack, Mal’s biographer: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

It’s our annual Brand Envy episode. Today we celebrate 5 Canadian brands that I admire. From a chocolate bar to a certain TV show. 11:30am CBC Radio (podcast drops at noon)

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.

Just heard the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” song on the latest Airbnb commercial. A song not licensed often.

People with disabilities have enormous purchasing power. Trillion$ worldwide. Today we talk about the creative ways marketers advertise to the disabled. 11:30am CBC Radio (Podcast drops at noon)

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

While there are car stunts in movies, there are also some toe-curling car stunts in commercials, too. Today we tell the stories of some of the most famous car stunts in ads. Including that time Volkswagen drove a Beetle into a lake. 11:30am CBC Radio (podcast drops at noon)

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.

This week it’s our annual #AskTerry episode. 🙋🏽‍♂️ We answer a Q about the longest-lasting slogans in history, we explore why there’s so much dancing in commercials these days, and we play a fun game called ‘guess the celebrity voice.’ Listen early access: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/und…

Today is our last episode of the 2025 season. 👋 As always, we turn the show over to our listeners and answer their questions. “Ask Terry” 11:30am CBC Radio (Pod drops at noon)

It’s a fascinating book.

Back in 1969, John Lennon wanted to record “Give Peace a Chance” in a hotel room in Montreal. In this Beatlology interview, producer André Perry tells us how he came to record the song & how a rubber garbage can become an essential instrument. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

Recording #GivePeaceachance; Fab interview ! ❤️ 💙

Thrilled that Apostrophe podcast “We Regret To Inform You” begins on CBC Radio today as a summer replacement series. The show tells stories of famous people who faced debilitating career rejection + how they overcame it all to achieve remarkable success. CBC Radio 11:30am

You can now listen to the archives of Under The Influence on YouTube. More episodes added every week. youtube.com/@apostrophepod

John Kosh was the creative director of Apple Records. He designed the Abbey Road album cover & War Is Over posters. The black Let it Be cover was to be a bookend to the whiteness of the White Album. More delicious details in this Beatlology Interview: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

Join me for an evening of laughs. “The Funniest Commercials in the World” Some tix still available: secure1.tixhub.com/algonquin/onli…

Tonight we tell the bumpy story of the goalie mask. Nobody wanted it. Except one goalie. And he transformed the game. “We Regret To Inform You” 7pm tonite CBC Radio

Went to see one of my fav Canadian bands last night. Co-founded by my friend Ralph Cole, who wrote so many of their hits. In later years, Ralph wrote music for commercials, and was one of our formidable competitors - but always a friend.