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The Beatlology Interviews: Astrid Kirchherr
Season 13 Episode 1003
Astrid Kirchherr holds a special place in the history of the Beatles. She took the famous Hamburg-era photos of the Beatles in their formative years,…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Beatlology Interviews
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Join Terry O’Reilly for a brand new Beatles series, where he interviews…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ask Terry (2024)
Season 13 Episode 25
This week, we answer listener questions.
We’ll talk about how bands create theme songs for TV shows and how much they get paid.
We’ll go back in time …
2 years, 3 months ago
Brand Envy 2024
Season 13 Episode 24
This week, it’s our annual Brand Envy episode.
Every year, I list four brands I’ve admired from a distance.
We’ll talk about a classic board game creat…
2 years, 3 months ago
Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz: How Companies Double Their Profits
Season 13 Episode 23
Every company dreams of doubling its profit.
It’s almost impossible to do.
Yet, some companies do it by tweaking one tiny thing.
We’ll talk about an ind…
2 years, 3 months ago
Houston, We Have Pizza: Advertising in Outer Space
Season 13 Episode 22
This week, we shoot for the moon.
Now that commercialized space travel has arrived, the world of marketing is setting its sights on the stars.
We’ll ta…
2 years, 4 months ago
Die Another Day: Reviving Old Commercials
Season 13 Episode 21
Occasionally, an old advertising campaign is brought back from the dead.
Even if it has been off the air for decades.
This week, we’ll discuss a recurr…
2 years, 4 months ago
Bookmarks 2024
Season 13 Episode 20
This week it’s our annual Bookmarks episode.
We read a lot of books to research Under The Influence.
But there’s never enough room to include all the …
2 years, 4 months ago
Record the Under the Influence Fun Fact
Season 13
Under the Influence fans know that at the very end of each episode there’s a Fun Fact – an interesting little tidbit related to the show. Well, this …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Gong Show: Ads That Could Never (Ever) Run Today
Season 13 Episode 18
This week, we go back in advertising history and take a look at the ads and commercials that could never, ever, EVER run today.
They are either so pol…
2 years, 4 months ago