After These Messages Podcast

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  • Narrator: Vários
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  • Duration: 561:12:49
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Synopsis

A weekly podcast where we talk about the best part of watching television: The commercials! Andrew, Genevieve and their guests discuss the ads they love, the ads they hate, and the ads that they love to hate (we're looking at you, Movantik.) afterthesemessagesshow@gmail.com

Episodes

  • #360 Let The History Be

    28/09/2022 Duration: 01h20min

    A commercial featuring a millennial Leonardo da Vinci inspires Vieves to take Andrew on an anachronistic tour of history’s greatest pitchmen and women. Plus, the Ad Council steps up to help name Andrew’s new hobbyhorse of a segment, and a dating app isn’t beating around the bush in its veggie-filled commercial.

  • #359 You Do The Bath

    20/09/2022 Duration: 01h16min

    Inspired by a new ad featuring Lizzo, Andrew and Vieves discover that bathtubs have been used to sell everything from dairy products to discount travel. Plus, Andrew's digital ad archiving turns up a paleofuture gem, and State Farm absolutely crosses a line.

  • #358 Team Effort

    14/09/2022 Duration: 01h10min

    Andrew has hidden clues inside a collection of commercials to see if Genevieve can decipher a sports-related secret message. Plus a listener reveals that a major soda jingle is actually a Brazilian classic.

  • #357 Break-In Bits

    07/09/2022 Duration: 01h15min

    Andrew ranks the scariest home invader commercials aimed at selling security systems (so you know some white homeowners are going to get menaced.) Plus, a travel website goes for a second bite of the conspiracy theorist apple, and an institution of higher learning should learn how to draw a map.

  • #356 Plumber Lovin’

    31/08/2022 Duration: 01h13min

    Andrew and Vieves unpack commercials based on house calls by skilled tradespeople this week, from homeowners who are too invested in their relationships with their plumbers to housemates in denial about the redemptive power of electricians. Plus, a listener ignites a sonic branding sound off, and an extended warranty commercial makes a big play for the Fox news crowd.

  • #355 The Original Kings of Commerce

    24/08/2022 Duration: 01h29min

    Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that feature some stand-up comedy greats and are left asking: why are so many of these ads not funny? Plus, an Ad Councilor makes the definitive case for the loathsomeness of mimes and the great comedian impressions continue.

  • #354 Mime Is Money

    16/08/2022 Duration: 56min

    Mimes, lowly and reviled, are nevertheless a rich vein of commercial comedy, selling everything from renter's insurance to hotdogs. Plus, the ghost of Mitch Hedberg rides again, and an Ad Councilor shares relevant Max Headroom information.

  • #353 Broken Premises

    10/08/2022 Duration: 57min

    Some recent commercials with flawed logic are driving Vieves up the wall, while Andrew reports on a new marketing gambit by Panera Bread. Plus, one talented Ad Councilor embodies the spirit of a comedy legend.

  • #352 Carbonated Leverage

    03/08/2022 Duration: 58min

    OG digital pitchman Max Headroom sends Andrew on a trip through the cola wars of 1985. Plus, an insurance company borrows a premise from a stand-up great.

  • #351 We Pass the Cravings on to You

    26/07/2022 Duration: 01h11min

    Vieves takes over today's episode to highlight a collection of ads that appeal to people's basest needs: for food, for sex, for home insurance. Plus, an amazingly dumb product sends Andrew and Vieves down a late-90s rabbit hole involving an almost-dancing robot.

  • #350 Ever Meta Celebrity?

    20/07/2022 Duration: 01h24min

    Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that wink and nod at the careers of their famous spokespeople. Plus, Andrew declares that he is funnier than Seth McFarland, and an erstwhile toy seems like a recipe for disaster.

  • #349 Summer Better Than Others

    13/07/2022 Duration: 01h27min

    Andrew falls down a nostalgia hole of ads from the summers of his youth. Plus, Baker Mayfield may have a new quarterback gig, but he's down one insurance campaign. And a listener's ears are deceiving her when it comes to ATM.

  • #348 Jif I Could Turn Back Time

    05/07/2022 Duration: 01h01min

    The Ad Council takes over this week with a new stunt from Arby's, a storied Portland pitchman, and a whole lot of peanut butter. Plus, an Arby's competitor tried to market what may be the worst sandwich ever invented.

  • #347 Mixed Promotions

    29/06/2022 Duration: 01h16min

    A Top Gun product tie-in that threatens Vieves' safe space inspires a show about incongruous movie licensing deals. Plus, a vintage air freshener commercial ignites a debate, and a cookie commercial finds common ground with a pest control outfit.

  • #346 It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World

    22/06/2022 Duration: 01h14min

    "Who is your daddy, and what does he sell?" Andrew and Vieves are most definitely NOT doing a show about Father Day's as they look at daddy-forward ads. Plus, Vieves wins an eBay auction, and a Chicago hospital takes a big swing.

  • #345 Game Brands

    15/06/2022 Duration: 01h07min

    Andrew and Vieves are pleased to discover that game nights provide a rich vein of commercial comedy. Plus, Vieves tries to promote some fake news, Smokey Bear is a prince of lies, and two Ad Councilors respond to a jingle challenge with absolute aplomb.

  • #345 No More Mr. Price Guy

    08/06/2022 Duration: 01h15min

    In these days of rampant inflation, Andrew and Vieves revisit the bargains of yesteryear with a quiz that underscores the deranged value Americans once placed on talking dolls. Plus, a Jingle duet for the ages, and a vintage K Mart ad that inspires Vieves to issue a challenge.

  • #343 The Ideas Of Marketplace

    01/06/2022 Duration: 01h04min

    Andrew and Vieves look at virtual products being metaphorically sold in a physical space, while also falling in love with a couple doing online banking and Jon Hamm (again). Plus, the thrilling conclusion to the Mr. Craggles saga.

  • #342 Ads These Days

    24/05/2022 Duration: 01h16min

    Over the course of an Adcolades and Admonishments, Andrew and Vieves realize just how much they are products of their generation and just how much they can't relate to pop culture today, no matter how many mid-tier rappers Vieves has heard of. Plus, there's a break in the case of "Mr. Quaigo."

  • #341 Our Most Popular Episode

    18/05/2022 Duration: 01h18min

    Andrew and Vieves turn in the most popular episode of the podcast to date.

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