Terry O’Reilly
@terryoinfluence.bsky.social
Host of Under The Influence radio show on CBC, SiriusXM, WBEZ Chicago, KRPS Kansas. Host of the Beatlology Interviews podcast. Exec producer Apostrophe Podcast Network.
Under The Influence returns today.
Topic: Newsjacking.
When an advertiser hijacks a new story to get attention.
Like when SpecSavers created a hilarious ad about the Best Picture screwup at the Oscars.
11:30am
CBC Radio + podcast
Topic: Newsjacking.
When an advertiser hijacks a new story to get attention.
Like when SpecSavers created a hilarious ad about the Best Picture screwup at the Oscars.
11:30am
CBC Radio + podcast
January 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Under The Influence returns today.
Topic: Newsjacking.
When an advertiser hijacks a new story to get attention.
Like when SpecSavers created a hilarious ad about the Best Picture screwup at the Oscars.
11:30am
CBC Radio + podcast
Topic: Newsjacking.
When an advertiser hijacks a new story to get attention.
Like when SpecSavers created a hilarious ad about the Best Picture screwup at the Oscars.
11:30am
CBC Radio + podcast
Under The Influence returns for the 2026 season today.
The topic: Newsjacking.
That’s when advertisers hijack news stories to create controversial ads.
Like the ladder company that newsjacked the Louvre heist.
Tune in at 11:30am
CBC Radio One
The topic: Newsjacking.
That’s when advertisers hijack news stories to create controversial ads.
Like the ladder company that newsjacked the Louvre heist.
Tune in at 11:30am
CBC Radio One
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Under The Influence returns for the 2026 season today.
The topic: Newsjacking.
That’s when advertisers hijack news stories to create controversial ads.
Like the ladder company that newsjacked the Louvre heist.
Tune in at 11:30am
CBC Radio One
The topic: Newsjacking.
That’s when advertisers hijack news stories to create controversial ads.
Like the ladder company that newsjacked the Louvre heist.
Tune in at 11:30am
CBC Radio One
Under The Influence returns tomorrow at 11:30am on CBC Radio One.
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Under The Influence returns tomorrow at 11:30am on CBC Radio One.
Under The Influence returns January 8.
January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Under The Influence returns January 8.
Got an Under The Influence fan in the house?
Need a last minute Xmas gift idea? 🎄
My latest book is in your favourite book store - and the audio book is available, too.
Need a last minute Xmas gift idea? 🎄
My latest book is in your favourite book store - and the audio book is available, too.
December 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Got an Under The Influence fan in the house?
Need a last minute Xmas gift idea? 🎄
My latest book is in your favourite book store - and the audio book is available, too.
Need a last minute Xmas gift idea? 🎄
My latest book is in your favourite book store - and the audio book is available, too.
This young man is my late father-in-law. He fought in WW2, never spoke about it, had shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life, and couldn’t sleep through thunderstorms.
Remembering him today.
Remembering him today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This young man is my late father-in-law. He fought in WW2, never spoke about it, had shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life, and couldn’t sleep through thunderstorms.
Remembering him today.
Remembering him today.
Hello Halifax!
Looking forward to talking about my new book tonight as part of the Afterwords book festival.
7pm at the Bus Stop Theatre.
Looking forward to talking about my new book tonight as part of the Afterwords book festival.
7pm at the Bus Stop Theatre.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Hello Halifax!
Looking forward to talking about my new book tonight as part of the Afterwords book festival.
7pm at the Bus Stop Theatre.
Looking forward to talking about my new book tonight as part of the Afterwords book festival.
7pm at the Bus Stop Theatre.
Thank you for such a fun evening, Moncton.
Enjoyed meeting everyone. Hat tip to Kim Wilson & Tire Shack Brewing!
See you next time.
Enjoyed meeting everyone. Hat tip to Kim Wilson & Tire Shack Brewing!
See you next time.
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thank you for such a fun evening, Moncton.
Enjoyed meeting everyone. Hat tip to Kim Wilson & Tire Shack Brewing!
See you next time.
Enjoyed meeting everyone. Hat tip to Kim Wilson & Tire Shack Brewing!
See you next time.
So glad to be back in beautiful PEI.
I’ll be talking about my new book tonight at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
I’ll be talking about my new book tonight at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So glad to be back in beautiful PEI.
I’ll be talking about my new book tonight at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
I’ll be talking about my new book tonight at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
Thanks Winnipeg. Great meeting you all. Hat tip to Greg Mackling for the fun conversation. And thanks McNally Robinson bookstore.
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Thanks Winnipeg. Great meeting you all. Hat tip to Greg Mackling for the fun conversation. And thanks McNally Robinson bookstore.
Hello Winnipeg - I’ll be at the McNally Robinson bookstore tonight to talk about my new book.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hello Winnipeg - I’ll be at the McNally Robinson bookstore tonight to talk about my new book.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
7pm.
Come by and say hello.
By the way, the voice you hear on the current Apple Mac commercial - airing on the World Series - is the late Jane Goodall.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
By the way, the voice you hear on the current Apple Mac commercial - airing on the World Series - is the late Jane Goodall.
Thank you Social Pacific in Vancouver for inviting me to speak.
Always a first-class event.
Always a first-class event.
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thank you Social Pacific in Vancouver for inviting me to speak.
Always a first-class event.
Always a first-class event.
Won’t be going on that floor.
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Won’t be going on that floor.
Join me tonight at Munro’s book store in beautiful Victoria.
I’ll be talking about my new book, there’ll be a Q&A, then a fun meet & greet.
Looking forward to it.
7pm tonight.
I’ll be talking about my new book, there’ll be a Q&A, then a fun meet & greet.
Looking forward to it.
7pm tonight.
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join me tonight at Munro’s book store in beautiful Victoria.
I’ll be talking about my new book, there’ll be a Q&A, then a fun meet & greet.
Looking forward to it.
7pm tonight.
I’ll be talking about my new book, there’ll be a Q&A, then a fun meet & greet.
Looking forward to it.
7pm tonight.
Yup, the Blue Jays are finger lickin’ good.
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yup, the Blue Jays are finger lickin’ good.
A very nice touch at Vancouver airport. Tells you when to expect the baggage at the carousel. Hat tip.
October 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A very nice touch at Vancouver airport. Tells you when to expect the baggage at the carousel. Hat tip.
Coming your way, Winnipeg. Looking forward to it!
On Saturday November 1 at 7pm, @terryoinfluence.bsky.social, host of CBC Radio's Under the Influence, returns to Winnipeg to discuss his new book, Against the Grain: Defiant Giants Who Changed the World, with host Greg Mackling. - mailchi.mp/grant/terry-...
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Terry O'Reilly returns to Winnipeg to discuss Against the Grain
Join us for a special evening with the host of CBC Radio's Under the Influence, Terry O'Reilly, as he returns to Winnipeg to discuss and sign his new book, Against the Grain: Defiant Giants Who Change...
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October 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Coming your way, Winnipeg. Looking forward to it!
My new book launched this week. Let the book tour begin. First was Toronto and Kitchener. Next comes Wordfest in Calgary. Fun!
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My new book launched this week. Let the book tour begin. First was Toronto and Kitchener. Next comes Wordfest in Calgary. Fun!
In this Beatlology Interview, Apple Records creative director John Kosh tells us the design disagreement he had about the back cover of Abbey Road.
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Apple Records Creative Director John Kosh
Podcast Episode · The Beatlology Interviews · 2025-02-19 · 35m
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August 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In this Beatlology Interview, Apple Records creative director John Kosh tells us the design disagreement he had about the back cover of Abbey Road.
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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
Nobody wanted it.
Except one goalie.
And he transformed the game.
“We Regret To Inform You”
7pm tonite
CBC Radio
July 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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
Nobody wanted it.
Except one goalie.
And he transformed the game.
“We Regret To Inform You”
7pm tonite
CBC Radio
Thrilled that Apostrophe podcast “We Regret To Inform You” hits the air 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
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
June 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thrilled that Apostrophe podcast “We Regret To Inform You” hits the air 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
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
Back in ‘69, 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 surprised he was when Lennon put his name + studio address on the label:
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In this Beatlology interview, producer André Perry tells us how he came to record the song & how surprised he was when Lennon put his name + studio address on the label:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
June 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Back in ‘69, 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 surprised he was when Lennon put his name + studio address on the label:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
In this Beatlology interview, producer André Perry tells us how he came to record the song & how surprised he was when Lennon put his name + studio address on the label:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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)
As always, we turn the show over to our listeners and answer their questions.
“Ask Terry”
11:30am
CBC Radio
(Pod drops at noon)
June 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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)
As always, we turn the show over to our listeners and answer their questions.
“Ask Terry”
11:30am
CBC Radio
(Pod drops at noon)
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)
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)
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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)
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)