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Gord ...  Good morning. Thanks for the email.  No I did not go to, or take in, any of the Calgary Stampede events. Why? Well, I don't like crowds. And many of the events are standing, no sitting. And my legs aren't that great. But the real reason? I have overdosed on concerts and other crowd based events. I know it sounds like a cop-out but due to radio commitments during my broadcast career, I attended or emceed so many (too many) hence my term - overdosed.  I've been to three concerts in the three years I've lived here in the west: two were at the Saddledome, one was at a high end acoustically perfect theatre.  The Chris Stapleton concert at the Saddledome was a family affair; my son Zach, daughter in law Emily, me and Emily's dad who was visiting Calgary.  The John Fogarty concert at the Saddledome was a no brainer. A great artist. And I played every CCR hit during my years on air.  The Herb Alpert concert at the Bella Concert Hall at Mount Royal Univers...

According to Edison Research, "for every hour that Americans listened to podcasts in 2021, they listened to 6 and a 1/2 hours of AM/FM radio". This does not surprise me. You have to search for a podcast. You simply turn on radio. Instant gratification. A podcast is one subject stretched out.  Radio is variety. Radio can be a background form of audio. When we hear something interesting, we pay attention and turn up the volume. Suddenly passive becomes active. If you lose attention listening to a podcast, you have to rewind or start over. Radio is more in tune with our fast paced society. Short, interesting material ... when done right.