Podcast Episodes

Puma's new campaign, DoorDash & ChatGPT

Russ & Freddie look at the new Puma campaign, DoorDash pushes buy-now-pay-later for fast foo, people are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images ... and the backlash is huge. 

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The AirPod ad

Russ and Freddie discuss the new Spike Jonez directed AirPod spot, Australia's place in the Harvard sophisticated economy index, why anti-weed campaigns fail and how Australia got it's first dollar. …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Brain rot and the politics of memes

Russ and Freddie talk about stuff the British stole, how the Liberal Party is using memes and explaining the 'Golden Fleece Awards'. 

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Brand smell, NASA & a pitch for Spotify

Russ and Freddie identify the smell of ambition, compare NASA logos, watch a new ad from the ALP and Freddie has a pitch for artists on Spotify. 

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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Adidas, Amazon's take over of James Bond & the new BIC ad

Adidas leans into it's new brand positioning, Amazon takes over creative rights to the James Bond franchise and the tale of two rivals: BIC vs Apple. 

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Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mattress sales and the mythology behind ‘blue Monday’

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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ads at the Super Bowl

Russ and Freddie chat about the history of ads at the Super Bowl & how it's become the most important day of the year for brands. 

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Published on 8 months ago

Sunscreen, Kellogg's & how advertising saved the badlands of NYC

Russ and Freddie discuss Kellogg's new advertising campaign and the clever sunscreen launch from an Aussie agency.

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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Harrison Ford, Hellmann's Mayonaise & DeepSeek

Russ and Freddie discuss how cities were designed to sell stuff, the 'when Harry met Sally' Reunion in Hellmann’s spot, reimagining pin security and DeepSeek's image problem. 

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Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

How David Lynch made advertising an art form

Russ and Freddie discuss Australia's most valuable brands (according to Brand Finance), the colour palette of 2025, Peter Dutton’s tax free business lunch and how David Lynch elevated ads to an art f…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago