After These Messages Podcast

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#278 TV Show Me the Money Mar 03, 2021

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Normally, Andrew and Vieves look at ads that air between the TV shows they watch, but this week, they consider what happens when the TV shows try to get in on the commercial action. Plus, a listener email sends Andrew out a whole new door.

#277 Can Sell Culture Feb 24, 2021

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Vieves takes over the first half of the show this week to talk about a new strategy from The General, and Andrew administers a quiz that answers the question: is there any gimmick that's too dumb for beer makers to try? Plus, an eagle-eyed Ad Councilor spots a crack in the matrix.

#276 Commergency Broadcasting System Feb 16, 2021

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After two weeks of muzzling the Ad Council in favor of their own hot takes, Andrew and Vieves turn the show over to listener reactions to Super Bowl ads, jingle singers, and one terrible local ad that constitutes a true commergency.

#275 And the Winners Are... Feb 10, 2021

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In what turned out to be a pretty good year for Super Bowl ads, Andrew and Vieves turn in a monster of a show as they attempt to select the weirdest, funniest, famous-est, and all-around bestest to receive the inaugural Bowlie Awards. Be sure to pee first - it's a long one.

#274 Introducing...The Bowlies! Feb 03, 2021

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Awards season starts early this year with the inaugural Bowlies! Andrew and Vieves bestow the soon-to-be-coveted Bowlie awards on the best of this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Find out who's in the running before next week's big ceremony.

#273 The Call of the Child Jan 26, 2021

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Andrew and Vieves look at ads that feature phone calls between parents and children. So if you haven't called your mom or dad this week, just listen to this episode instead. Also, Andrew is full-on obsessed with finding a commercial he thinks he saw, and Progressive spotlights their newest star in a web extra.

#272 There's No Business Like Business Business Jan 20, 2021

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It's business time and Andrew and Vieves are making the business of business their business, looking at ads from big companies featuring little companies doing all the work. Plus, dandruff gives women one more thing to worry about, and a listener reveals a surprising connection to convicted criminal and cult leader Keith Raniere.

#271 The Six Is In Jan 13, 2021

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Andrew and Vieves take a cue from (allegedly) Ernest Hemingway and construct six word stories about their favorite and least favorite new commercials. Plus, children's toys somehow keep getting worse.

#270 Ad Lang Syne Jan 05, 2021

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Andrew and Vieves get some help from the Ad Council as they ring in the new year, including a cherry-flavored blast from the past, a questionable Santa, and some pleas for help from listeners who are looking for ads of their youth.

#269 You Say You Want a Resolution Dec 30, 2020

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'Tis the season for new year's resolutions, and from losing weight to getting organized, Americans' top ten most common resolutions feature a lot of the usual suspects. Andrew and Vieves consider ads that might - in theory - help people keep those resolutions.

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