#53 Chees & Jees Part 4: It's A Hard Jee
Chees and Jees are back for fourths as Andrew and Genevieve review the commercials they love and the commercials they hate.
Nov 09, 2016•1 hr 3 min
After These Messages Podcast
Hosts Andrew and Vieves talk TV commercials with their listeners, the Ad Council, in this weekly podcast. As the slogan says, they've got "hot takes on commercial breaks." Find them at afterthesemessagesshow@gmail.com
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#52 Veggie Shaming
Andrew and Genevieve examine commercials that hate on vegetarians. Plus, the best political ad of 2016 comes from a county commissioner race in Texas.
Nov 02, 2016•46 min
#51 Shut Up And Take My Money
Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials that actually worked on themselves and the Ad Council. Plus Dos Equis wants to have their beer and drink it too. And Genevieve gets to do her favorite thing in the whole world.
Oct 26, 2016•1 hr 7 min
#50 Origin Stories
Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials based on companies' origin stories and investigate who's dealing straight dope and who's full of it. Plus, a commercial editor says modern ad wizards are doing it wrong.
Oct 19, 2016•1 hr 1 min
#49 Failure Is An Option
From Zima to Zune, Andrew and Genevieve look at the ad campaigns that couldn't save the doomed products of yesteryear. Plus, it's another Commercials! In! The news! And don't forget: tune in for our first (last?) Facebook Live show on Saturday, October 15 at 1pm PST/4 pm EST.
Oct 12, 2016•1 hr 17 min
#48 Crushing It
Andrew and Genevieve discuss the pitchmen and pitchladies that make them blush. Listeners also weigh in on their biggest commercial crushes. Plus, Genevieve has some misgivings about a supposed effort to diversify ad agencies. And they announce the date and time of the upcoming Facebook live show! (Saturday October 15 at 1:00 pm PST.)
Oct 05, 2016•1 hr 20 min
#47 Pigskin Pitchmen
Andrew and Genevieve review NFL players' commercial performances and grade them on their acting. Plus, they announce a new Facebook home for the Ad Council. https://www.facebook.com/groups/AfterTheseMessages/
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 26 min
#46 Ad Counseling
The Ad Council takes over this episode of ATM to talk about amazing toilets, the danger of blasting caps, and realistic commercials for women's products. And - yes - that damned Vlasic stork.
Sep 21, 2016•1 hr 1 min
#45 Shop 40
Andrew and Genevieve look at ads that use pop songs so well, the music becomes inseparable from the product. There's also some discussion of Chic Jeans.
Sep 14, 2016•55 min
#44 Commercial Breakdown
This week, Andrew and Genevieve kick it old school by watching a block of television and unpacking all the commercial breaks therein. Plus, an update on that promise of Idiocracy election ads.
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 17 min
#43 Slogan's Heroes
Benjamin Ahr Harrison of The Greatest Generation podcast joins the show to talk about some of the worst commercial slogans of all time. And we answer the age old question, "Why use a stork to advertise pickles?"
Aug 31, 2016•1 hr 17 min
#42 Chees and Jees Part Threes: Even Cheesier
TBTL's Luke Burbank joins Genevieve and Andrew to judge the best and worst commercials currently on TV (and other TV-like devices.)
Aug 24, 2016•1 hr 31 min
#41 The Thrill Of Victory, The Agony Of Olympics Commercials
Genevieve and Andrew examine this year's batch of Olympics-related commercials and find a dearth of creativity. So Andrew writes his own. Plus, the folks at Wild Turkey got more than they bargained for when they asked Matthew McConaughey to be their spokesman.
Aug 16, 2016•1 hr 1 min
#40 Slow Your Pre-Roll
Genevieve and Andrew take a moment to celebrate some of the best commercials that you can't skip on Hulu, YouTube, and your Scrabble game. Plus, a Cheetos quiz and a very guilt-inducing ad.
Aug 10, 2016•1 hr 5 min
39 Use as Misdirected
Genevieve and Andrew look at commercials that tell viewers to use products in unconventional ways. Also, Andrew has a joke he likes....see if you can spot it!
Aug 03, 2016•58 min
#38 Campaignful
Genevieve and Andrew discuss some of their favorite and least favorite ad campaigns. Several of them involve cured meats.
Jul 27, 2016•1 hr
#37 Don't Change Horses In Midstream
Andrew and Genevieve look at fake political ads from TV and movies. Plus, what happens when fictional shows start making real campaign commercials?
Jul 20, 2016•1 hr 15 min
#36 Foreign Exchange
Genevieve and Andrew round up some of the most bizarre foreign ads that star your favorite (and least favorite) Hollywood actors. Also, why is Leonardo DiCaprio so angry at his friends?
Jul 12, 2016•1 hr 17 min
#35 Coffee Is For Hosers
Genevieve and Andrew check out TV commercials aimed at Canadians. Plus, an Abe Simpson wannabe weighs-in on some of his favorite and least-favorite ads.
Jul 06, 2016•1 hr 5 min
#34 Drug Dealers
Genevieve and Andrew delve into the side-effect-filled world of pharmaceutical advertising. Plus, Democrats and Republicans alike are using the same technique in ads targeting Donald Trump.
Jun 29, 2016•1 hr 18 min
#33 No One Asked For That
Genevieve and Andrew discuss commercials that brag about their products' needless innovations, from crazy razor blades to beer cans that change color. Plus, Maya Rudolf asks, "Do you know what's in your hoo-ha?"
Jun 22, 2016•1 hr 5 min
#32 We Can Hear You Now
The "Can You Hear Me Now Guy" changes teams and twists the knife. Plus, the Ad Council schools us on talking camels and the origin of humblebrags.
Jun 15, 2016•48 min
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