Genevieve and Andrew investigate the commercial craze for portmanteaus -- from Framily Plans to Transfarency. It's brunchfast time in America! Plus, Genevieve proves, once again, why she's the Ad Council's favorite.
Andrew and Genevieve are back! And in honor of Valentine's Day, they look at commercial couples who just can't seem to make it work. Plus, statisticians reveal the official winners of this year's Super Bowl commercials.
Nick Jarin (NW NERD) and Rosin Saez (Seattle Met Magazine) fill in for Andrew and Genevieve to cover the Super Bowl of ads AKA the Super Bowl. They discuss the trend of message-forward ads this year and review some hits and misses, including T-Mobile's 50 Shades-inspired shot at Verizon.
Genevieve "The Ad Doctor" Haas puts on her scrubs and takes a look at some broken commercials that could be fixed with just a little tender care. She and Andrew are joined by guests Rosin Saez and Nick Jarin, who will be filling-in as hosts next week.
Andrew quizzes Genevieve on chocolate commercials and '90s R&B jams. They also revisit Jon Hamm's questionable role in H&R Block commercials. And the Vlasic stork gets another vote of confidence from the Ad Council.
The battle is back! Your favorite product mascots lace up their gloves and take each other on. Will the Cookie Crook knock-out the Hamburglar? Will the Scrubbing Bubbles clean Mr. Clean's clock? And why is the Brawny Man too scared to show up?
Court is back in session as Andrew and Genevieve adjudicate more commercial cases brought to them by the Ad Council. It's good judge vs bad judge on everything from Jon Hamm's donut fetish to Geico's latest onslaught.
Andrew and Genevieve discuss commercials starring celebrities who are well past their prime, from Gary Busey to the late Gary Coleman and all the Garys in between.
Andrew and Genevieve record the show while delirious from holiday travel and as a result, they review a random collection of ads that have been catching their eye lately. Plus, Andrew launches his first foray into online dating while looking for love on Farmers Only.
Andrew and Genevieve return to the holiday well for more holiday ad discussions courtesy of the Ad Council. Plus, the exciting conclusion to the saga of the missing whip-whop.
Genevieve and Andrew examine ads made by famous directors and ask the eternal question: are they actually selling anything, or are they just showing off? Plus, Andrew loses a "whip-whop" and they spend a lot of time trying to find it.
Andrew and Genevieve get cranky about the latest batch of holiday commercials. They unpack a (possibly) dirty turn of phrase, and Andrew has a real-life holy-shit moment.
Genevieve and Andrew brush up on their military lingo and take a look at commercials aimed at soldiers and/or "Navy People".
Andrew and Genevieve issue rulings on the commercials that the Ad Council brings before the court. Plus they find one product that Andrew can't be objective about.
Andrew and Genevieve deal with their feelings about the election the only way they know how: by examining commercials that feature the end of the world. (Pro tip: keep listening past the Michael Phelps bit - it gets better.) Plus, they continue to litigate the short-lived pronunciation issue.
Chees and Jees are back for fourths as Andrew and Genevieve review the commercials they love and the commercials they hate.
Andrew and Genevieve examine commercials that hate on vegetarians. Plus, the best political ad of 2016 comes from a county commissioner race in Texas.
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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/
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.
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.
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.
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?"
TBTL's Luke Burbank joins Genevieve and Andrew to judge the best and worst commercials currently on TV (and other TV-like devices.)
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.
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.
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!
