After These Messages Podcast

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!

Genevieve and Andrew discuss some of their favorite and least favorite ad campaigns. Several of them involve cured meats.

Andrew and Genevieve look at fake political ads from TV and movies. Plus, what happens when fictional shows start making real campaign commercials?

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?

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.

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.

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?"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.