# Ed Conroy

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The Year Adult Cartoons Actually Changed

South Park in 1997 gets the full origin story from Ed Conroy who remembers watching it as an underground show buried in a Friday midnight slot with zero infrastructure behind it. Anyone curious why South Park still lands the way it did decades ago gets the mechanics here: same-day topical jokes an…

Why the Hip's Last Show Was Actually Perfect

Ten years ago, a band said goodbye and actually meant it, and Ed Conroy explains why that almost never happens in music. Most farewell tours are a marketing device. This one wasn't, and the reason why cuts right to the heart of what made that final night so different. Quentin Tarantino has a theor…

Citadel GrayLine #2026001

Season 19 of "Citadel GrayLine" launches with a preview of the Bulldogs' Week 0 trip to Wofford. What are the changes within Maurice Drayton's program? We also discuss additions to Ed Conroy's basketball team. Citadel GrayLine is a production of CRM Sports and hosted by Jon Rawl, Thomas Scruggs and…

Your Favourite Song Isn't the Version You Remember Anymore

Ed Conroy, founder of Retro Ontario, makes the case for cassette tapes over CDs for one very specific reason that still holds up among certain music fans today. It is a small detail that says a lot about why physical formats never fully disappeared. Something else is changing too, and most streami…

Summer Tour Edition: The Citadel's Next Chapter with Ed Conroy

The 2026 Ingles SoCon Fast Break Summer Tour marches into Charleston, SC! The Citadel Head Coach Ed Conroy and junior guard Keynan Davis break down the remarkable turnaround in Charleston, building a culture of toughness, and why the Bulldogs' best basketball is still ahead. Coach Conroy opens up a…

ICYMI - The Home Footage That Changed How Ed Conroy Sees 9/11

Twenty five years after September 11th, the raw footage tells a different story than the highlight reels do. Ed Conroy spent the last day and a half digitizing VHS tapes people recorded live that morning, giving you a first look at how the coverage actually unfolded, not what got repeated for twent…

Why Columbia House Never Actually Had to Cancel Anyone

Columbia House recently shut down, and Ed Conroy finally explains the business model that kept it running for decades after everyone assumed it should have collapsed. It came to Canada in 1979, and the reason it worked has nothing to do with luck. Those free cassette deals came with a catch that m…

Was Nirvana the Spark, or Was 1991 Ready?

Nirvana’s Nevermind arrived at a moment Ed Conroy remembers as ready to change. His look back at 1991 gives you a reason to question the familiar story of a single band transforming music. What was already happening around them? Think beyond plaid and guitars. Conroy recalls other records and tele…

Why Pumpkin Spice Feels Younger Than It Is

The pumpkin spice latte arrived in 2003, but does that match your memory of when it became unavoidable? Ed Conroy helps connect the drink’s early days to the boots, photos and fall rituals that followed. You might remember 2003 through 50 Cent, the Iraq war or a passing PT Cruiser, rather than a S…

Kid’s TV in Canada: What Were we Watching?

Canadian Cultural Historian Ed Conroy takes Kelly MacDonald back in time to the late 20th century to ponder about what kids at the time were watching on TV. They go over communication style, disability representation, quality of writing, and how the creators aimed to connect to the audience.  Alyso…