After These Messages Podcast

Now that Andrew has given up cigarettes, he and Genevieve look at all the ways that advertisers have tried to prevent smoking through the decades.

Andrew faces his fears as Genevieve shows him commercials that trigger his various phobias, plus some toy commercials that don't make the grade and MORE LISTENER JINGLES!

Vieves flies solo this week for a minisode that looks at Errol Morris' Wealthsimple campaign and a homemade ad for a used car that will blow your mind.

Andrew and Genevieve put a little love in their hearts this week to talk about the commercials that have utterly beguiled them. Come on, world, join hands! Start a love train (love train.)

Andrew and Genevieve return to form with a long-overdue visit with the Ad Council and learn about all kinds of things, including an Olympics ad that wins even Genevieve over and the advertising trend that really leans into our gig-driven dystopia. Plus, we got more jingle singers this week!

Filmmaker Cat Solen returns to talk with Andrew and Genevieve about her latest commercial ventures, including some pretty powerful PSAs. And they all geek out about Rick and Morty, but try not to say "Mr. Poopybutthole" too much.

Andrew and Genevieve make good on their threats to finish the marathon look-back at their first 100 shows. They get slappy. Very slappy.

It's the big 100th episode, and Genevieve and Andrew bite off a little more than they can chew as they try to celebrate the past two years (give or take) of this podcast.

Andrew and Genevieve consider whether a stock trading commercials campaign is more irresponsible than a tequila ad. The ass-end of a unicorn finds its bliss. And a low-cal ice cream commercial causes us to reckon with our own mortality.

Andrew and Genevieve learn what NOT to do with their $10 million dollar Super Bowl ad buy. And they dip into a grab bag of new commercials, and the Ad Council REALLY comes through on the jingle tip.

Love it or hate, football season means big ads with big budgets and this week, Andrew and Genevieve look at what the NFL dragged in. And they learn that the cereal ads of yesteryear were too disturbing for a modern audience.

With news of recent anti-immigration policy top of mind, Andrew and look at immigrants in commercials, past and present. Plus, the NFL changes an ad policy that we didn't know it had, and "Golden Arches" has a whole new meaning.

Phyllis "Fletch" Fletcher joins the show to reminisce about the commercials she grew up with as a kid in Seattle, most of which she recreated on the school bus.

It's a tale of two Ad Councils this week: Our Ad Council (that's you guys) provide us with some of your favorite ads. And we look at the history and origins of the original Ad Council. Oh, and we make a criminal confession or two.

Andrew indulges Genevieve's increasingly weird fascination with birds as they look at products that rely on various birds to make their pitch. The bird puns are, mercifully, kept to a minimum.

Genevieve and Andrew look at commercials that have a definite sense of place. Plus, a Proctor & Gamble ad has people talking (including some really dumb people.) And the Ad Council weighs in on commercials that only a parent could love

Andrew and Genevieve look at some recent campaigns that are catching their eye, which somehow devolves into mostly yogurt talk. Plus they debut a new segment: "AS A WOMAN!" And the ATM Ad Council offers some alternative takes on a much-mocked commercial.

Are the creative director gigs awarded to celebrities anything more than meaningless vanity titles? Does bourbon really need Matthew McConaughey's creative direction? Or is he just annoying the real ad wizards? Plus, Shark Week claims yet another victim.

Very special, very unplanned guest Ron Upshaw of the Ron and Don Show joins Andrew and Genevieve to talk about the commercials that are catching his eye. He also does some pretty impressive live reads and weighs in on a potentially problematic cookbook commercial.

Andrew and Genevieve consider commercials they hate for the products they love. Then they look a gift horse in the mouth. Right in the mouth!