After These Messages Podcast

When policing tactics aren't being used to oppress the masses, they're put to work selling fancy coffee blends and fantasy football leagues. Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that take the law into their own hands. Plus, a 70's toy company is a treasure trove of advertising delights, and a train song gets a workout.

Summer is the season of picnics and road trips, and America's sandwich giants have left no celebrity stone unturned in the battle for the consumer dollar. Plus, Pete Davidson has some regrets, Andrew and Vieves play a train jingle that might be familiar, and a cat does tricks.

Everyone knows that dreams make for boring conversation, but do they make for interesting commercials? Andrew quizzes Vieves on ads that may - or may not - rely on dreams to make their pitch. Plus, a car ad is a total copycat and a pooping aid cries sexism.

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that rely on the time-worn trope of convincing a skeptic to abandon their cynical ways. Plus, a 70's toy ad sparks a discussion of wheelie techniques and a cartoon baker goes mad.

We know we're not supposed to believe everything we see on TV, but when advertisers straight-up lie to us, that crosses a line. Andrew and Vieves look at campaigns that were too good to be true. Plus, Andrew is excited to discover a breakfast beer at last.

A campaign for a smart phone device challenges Vieves' conception of love in the modern era (and Andrew's conception of voice-over-IP technology.) Plus, the gloves come off in some new ads for the U.S. military.

After a walk on the White Claw side, Andrew indulges his curiosity about how all the hard seltzer also-rans are hawking their wares. Plus, Sam Adams isn't the only brand making hay from the Boston accent, and the Ad Council is Krogering their brains out.

Ideas are like...uh...um... something... or - um, well... You know what, let's whiteboard this, and see what develops. Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that rely on the gimmick of whiteboards. Plus a grocery store jingle gives Vieves some nostalgia for a change.

SNL mainstay Kate McKinnon must be about ready to put in an offer on a beach house, because she's showing up in several major ad campaigns that Andrew and Vieves review. Plus, Andrew quizzes Vieves on the sounds of sportball advertising, and a paper plate ad offers a bad faith premise.

When advertisers think of a generic white guy, it seems their platonic ideal is a guy named Bob. Andrew and Vieves take a tour of the many Bobs selling everything from boner pills to discount furniture. Plus, Canada gets gross in the name of consumer protection.

Input from the Ad Council leads Andrew and Vieves to relitigate the great vape debate of 2021, and a look at modern laundry commercials offers hope for a more egalitarian future.

Where have all the naked people gone? is what Vieves and Andrew are asking themselves as they consider commercials that do it in the nude. Plus, the debate about whether this show is funny rages on.

Andrew and Vieves are cleaning out their commercial closets this week with a grab bag of ads that have been rattling around their brains for a while. Plus, Andrew stalks a local actor, and a gum commercial gets real horny.

Andrew creates a quiz that treads the fine line between ads for cigarettes and ads for healthcare, and the return of a certain pizza demon dredges up a dark and weird chapter of history. Plus, a new crop of listener jingles has Vieves rethinking her karaoke go-tos.

Andrew has bones on the brain this week, so he and Vieves take a look at bone-based ads for everything from chicken nuggets to American democracy. Plus, "Yahw Cousin From Boston" sets a good example for once.

The world of marketing is dog-eat-dog, and Andrew and Vieves are looking at canine-centric ads to determine which ones are the leaders of the pack and which ones are for the dogs. Plus, a listener steps up to lead the Ad Council in a crucial decision-making process.

Vieves's TV watching habits have resulted in a hefty backlog of ads in dire need of opinionating, which she and Andrew are glad to deliver in this week's installment of Adcollades and Admonishments. Plus, an Ad Councillor spots a cereal commercial that's writhing with shame.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special podcast reunion of The Leap Home: A Look Bakula! Join hosts Aaron Mason and Nick Ahlers as they discuss an episode of Quantum Leap with Genevieve and Andrew. EPISODE: "8 1/2 Months” (S03E12) Sam leaps into a very pregnant teenager in 1955 and must convince her father to help her keep the baby.

A profusion of commercials set in barbershops have Andrew and Vieves contemplating the community-building qualities of this great American institution. Plus, the Ad Councilors take everyone on a nostalgia-filled journey through the midwest.

Friend of the show Nick Jarin pops in to explain what basketball players are to Andrew and Vieves. Plus a beloved icon is dragged from the grave to shill for soda, so... that's great. And the Ad Councilors REALLY deliver on the Michelob MadLibs front.