#38 Campaignful
Genevieve and Andrew discuss some of their favorite and least favorite ad campaigns. Several of them involve cured meats.
Episodes
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
Episodes
#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?
#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?
#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.
#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.
#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?"
#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.
#31 You Got To Start Somewhere
Genevieve and Andrew look back at old commercials featuring stars before they were famous. Plus, a sweet taste of the purest Bruce Willis on the market.
#30 Workin' It
Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials set in the workplace, from cubicle farms to construction sites. Plus, "Get It Right, Dummies!" -- a segment dedicated to some of the most infuriating ad copy on television.
#29 Homo Suburbanus
Genevieve and Andrew look at a batch of commercials aimed directly at the suburban audience. Plus, glowing toilet bowl seats, a vibrating fishing lure, and the best potato chip quiz ever podcasted.
#28 Cinemadvertising
Genevieve and Andrew discuss the fake TV commercials that appear in films. Plus, Paging Dr. Spaceman: How Chris Parnell is taking over the commercial airwaves.
#27 Chees & Jees Part 2: It's Quizness Time
It's the return of "Chees and Jees" - the best and worst commercials currently on the air. Plus, when American ad slogans get translated, it's sometimes problematic. Genevieve quizzes Andrew on some lost-in-translation slogans.
#26 Why So Serious?
Air Raid's Aaron Roden joins us to talk about scary commercials that shouldn't be so scary and his obsession with gum commercials from the 1980s.
#25 Pleeaase Mom?!
Grapes of Radder Nick Ahlers joins us for a walk down memory lane. We discuss the toy commercials from our youth that had us begging our parents to spoil us.
#24 Master of Puppets
Andrew and Genevieve are humbled in the presence of an actual expert: commercial and film director, Cat Solen, who joins them this week to talk about her spots for Adult Swim and what it's like to be known as the "puppet lady."
#23 I Made You A Mixtape
Genevieve and Andrew made each other very special mixtapes to show each other how they truly feel (about TV commercials). Plus, an iconic ad campaign gets a new voice...but no one seems to notice.
#22 Battle Of The Spokes-Critters
In this very special episode of After These Messages, it's a battle royale between the biggest names in advertising mascots. Who will win, who will die? Plus, Genevieve and Andrew reluctantly give credit to the ad industry for some pretty good April Fool's Day campaigns.
#21 Taxin' & Relaxin'
Genevieve and Andrew get ready for tax season with a look at the ubiquitous Turbo Tax and H&R Block commercials. Plus, the truly fascinating history of the real Colonel Sanders. And Andrew is shocked by some ads he saw during "Murder, She Wrote."
#20 It's Raining On My Face
Genevieve and Andrew cry their way through an episode dedicated to the commercials that make us feel the most feels. Plus, one of the best coffee commercials lost to history.
#19 The Most Interesting Emails In The World
Andrew and Genevieve say adios to The Most Interesting Man In The World, then they hand the show over to the Ad Council and to hear what listeners have to say about the ads they love and hate.
#18 Chees and Jees
Genevieve and Andrew review the commercials that make them smile and the commercials that make them throw shoes at the television.
#17 Rock, Paper, Scissors
Andrew and Genevieve take a look at the commercials that debuted during the Oscars broadcast on Sunday, including an amazing Kohl's campaign that blew them away. Plus, insider information on "the worst local commercial ever."
#16 The Revolution Will Be Advertised
Reporter and radio host Libby Denkmann joins the show to review the best, worst, and most ridiculous campaign ads of the 2016 presidential race. She also tries to sell us some very questionable products.
#15 Man Babies and Mommy Wives
Genevieve and Andrew discuss the tired advertising trope of dopey husbands who can't do a damned thing around the house. Plus, a new "Name That Product" quiz and a new Colonel Sanders.
#14 We Watched It for the Commercials
Andrew and Genevieve review the ads of Super Bowl 50 to consider which advertisers spent their gajillion-dollar ad buys wisely this year. Joining them this week is writer/director Maurice Poplar.
#13 No, You Shut Up!
Genevieve and Andrew dig into TV ad battles and "diss track" commercials. Plus, we look ahead to this year's Super Bowl and which ads are getting some early buzz.
#12 Creative Barketing
Andrew and Genevieve discuss the best (and cutest!) examples of animals in TV commercials, from Amazon's tiny horse to a bird that doesn't poop.
#11 Kids Sell The Darndest Things
Genevieve and Andrew discuss ads that use kids to sell non-kid products, like cars, insurance and smartphones. We also listen to some of the best and worst local ads from around the country.
#10 How Drunk Are You?
Ben Harrison of the "Let's Drink About It" podcast joins the show to discuss booze commercials and why Kiefer Sutherland is still allowed to sell tequila.
#9 We're Spoken For
Genevieve and Andrew discuss the commercial spokesmen and women populating TV commercials today, from Wendy's "Red" to Jack in the Box's "Jack" and eHarmony's unfortunate "Neil Clark Warren".