After These Messages Podcast

Andrew and Vieves get stuffy in a discussion of adds featuring an assortment of teddybears and other inanimate plushies that nevertheless manage to pull on consumer heartstrings. Plus, a forgotten Spice Girl still has moves, and John Oliver picks a fight with an ATM favorite. Here a links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Genesis GV70 - Teddy bear https://youtu.be/uYuVpvA0nus?si=kp96...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you know a guy with a low-rider, you must ask to borrow it for your local commercial. Plus, Andrew and Vieves are seeing double, and the God-fearing citizens of Greenfield, Wisconsin must contend with a possible interloper from Madison. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Subway - Subconscious (ft. Will Arnett) https://www.i...

An ad featuring a giant sandwich has Andrew and Vieves thinking about the marketing power of comedically-large heroes, grinders and submersibles. Plus, a chorus of Ad Councilors prove their superior hearing, and Andrew’s light internet stalking pays off. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Sunday Ticket: Who’s Coming Over (ft. Jason & Kylie Kelce) https://www.ispot.tv/ad...

An extended Andy’s Corner leads to a discussion about a tiny steampunk pizza innovator and how to properly refer to Danny Devito on second reference. Plus, an Ad Councilor delivers a hip-hop classic, and a travel website plays to our worst instincts. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Tubi: Funeral https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SA9f/tubi-fakin-it Tubi: Childhood https://www.y...

A collection of ads featuring teens with varying degrees of attitude has famous non-parents Andrew and Vieves considering what level of teenage sass is acceptable and what level is grounds for punishment. Plus, Andrew is vindicated as an ATM mystery is solved at last! Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: T-Mobile - Nothing https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SV98/t-mobile-introducing...

A spate of recent commercials have Andrew and Vieves doling out some coveted Adcollades and a few dreaded Admonishments. Plus, a charming liquor commercial has a surprising personal connection. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: NFL Kickoff Promo “Hump Day” https://youtube.com/shorts/yror3B6aG0s?si=6Su1STdIfpLWBHYl Geico - Original Hump Day https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SLmQ/...

Thanks to capitalism, it’s never too early for kids to start doing BUSINESS, as Andrew and Vieves discover in a show about kids and money. Plus, a fast man goes slow for the benefit of Big Pharma. Here are links to the ads that we talked about in this week’s show: Miele Dishwashers - The Entrepreneur Kid https://youtu.be/wbus7puLqrY?is=ISnFkEB-Dr9GqQUV Quicken - Kidz Car Rentals https://www.ispot....

Andrew challenges Vieves to a mouthwatering quiz about cooking in commercials. Plus, a mustard’s claim to fame is hilarious in hindsight, and Andrew contrives to ruin the most wholesome jingle imaginable. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Meijer Grocery Store - College Cooking https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7jJb/meijer-home-cooking Cacique Cheese https://www.ispot.tv/ad/w7Nq/...

For once, Andrew and Vieves reflect on commercials about something they’re actually experts in: bars and the colorful characters who fill them. Plus, a puppeteer gets his big break. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Wendy’s Pub Cheeseburger - Pub on a bun https://youtu.be/_T43KGakWiQ?si=OaIkFMNqpE9anJyX Still Gin - Legends https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fQLW/gin-and-juice-sti...

A new batch of early nineties artifacts from Andrew’s VHS archiving has him and Vieves talking about an era when moms were rapping about cheese and every granny had a secret. Plus, a listener jingle brings up memories of New England. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: FOX Sunday Line-Up Promo https://youtu.be/eeM3znTe4xE KFC - Spring Break https://youtu.be/gl-lR7YXNWc?s...

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that use the modern experience of taking a rideshare to sell a surprising array of products, from a simple diet soda to needlessly-confusing non-lethal weaponry. Plus, Big Pharma is getting sparkly. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Progressive - Dr. Rick Rideshare https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g4Dl/progressive-dr-rick-rideshares 4Imprint - Clow...

It’s nothing but fun for Andrew and Vieves as they revel in meme culture, TikTok trends and a fuzzy puppet that might just be the unlikely hero that an insurance giant has been waiting for. Plus, an old PSA feels newly relevant. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Pick Four To Protect You (The Rest Are Trying To Kill You) https://bsky.app/profile/discontinuedfoods.bsky.s...

A frustratingly close-but-no-cigar campaign for crackers gets Andrew and Vieves talking about commercials that hinge on short term memory jokes for their pitch. Plus, a divisive ad for an AI giant has everyone -- possibly including the robots -- talking. Here are the commercials we talked about this week: Goldfish - Social Stalking (ft. Ben Marshall of Please Don’t Destroy) https://www.ispot.tv/ad...

An all-Ad Council show yields a discussion of a Geico ad with a confusing premise, the origin story of one of the all-time greats, and a reassuring behind-the-scenes report on the Godfather of Shock Rock. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: GEICO - Shopping Cart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqvaxcRzMS0 Progressive - Hazmat https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7DoU/progressive-hazm...

A chance encounter with a plumbing company mascot inspires Andrew to investigate other plumbing tools that are doing double-duty as spokesfixtures. It’s all a bit draining. Bob Oates Plumbing - Big Dumper & Friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZcl-Wyf0Xk Bob Oates Plumbing - Big Dumper and Friends: Bathroom Idol https://youtu.be/SkqhigrcRSw?si=Dx5vxYPqeDvvkyn7 Roto-Rooter Talking Drain - 1980s...

A long overdue quiz episode pits Vieves against a series of quotes that are either progressive or Progressive. Plus, Andrew must atone for mispronouncing Canada’s sauciest-sounding city. These are the commercials we talked about this week Progressive: Bike Obsession https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Zdh/progressive-bike-obsession Progressive: Jamie’s 40th https://www.ispot.tv/ad/InTY/progressive-jaimes-wif...

A Vieves Takeover leads to a discussion about a cheeky new campaign for pet sitting and a bid by an insurance giant to put more suburbanites onto the open road. Plus, a tiny new device can be tolerated by all kinds of idiots, and a defunct Canadian theme restaurant lives on through its jingle. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: TrustedHousesitters - I like em big https:...

Evidently, there’s nothing that a man in a full body cast can’t sell if this week’s show is any indication. From batteries to Band-Aids, these broken men can still pitch their hearts out. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Charter Spectrum https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AT9T/charter-spectrum-body-cast Got Milk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngru5J-bFCw Energizer Batteries htt...

Inanimate objects do all the heavy lifting this week, selling everything from AI to email marketing. Plus, a brand apologizes so hard that Andrew is embarrassed for ever liking it, and we all say farewell to one of the greats from commercial history. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Geico - Wallet https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gZdG/geico-wallet All State - Tree Branch https...

Andrew and Vieves consider the commercials that feature classic office supplies to sell everything from paper towels to Pepsi. But first they totally derail themselves with a chaotic debate about the surveillance state. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Unicenter Infrastructure Software - Stapler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKdxlTiQODM Progressive - Sticky Notes ht...

It’s a high-concept show with an old-school message: who needs all this new-fangled technology! From photography to phone sex, Andrew and Vieves are doing it the old fashioned way. Plus, the Ad Council is for sure turning into their parents. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: VSCO - Photography Never Mattered More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ8Spf3ydH8 IKEA Catalog...

With feedback coming in from all sides, Andrew and Vieves look at a grab bag of ads, from a scatting ice cream man to a mouthpiece for America’s ambulance chasers. Plus, Dr. Rick is staying busy. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Hotels. Com: Catfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6QYrQhXGBA “Computer Man” Parody https://youtu.be/V51OJr0ee6E?si=jx5De5It8rBrP517 Good...

An important centennial prompts Andrew and Vieves expend a lot of hot air looking at ads featuring blimps. Plus, a rapping commercial divides the house of ATM, and an internet jingle is able to win Andrew over. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Sportscenter: Blimp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZjJcTgBAg AT&T Wireless: Blimp Operator https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IqyF/at-...

A collection of commercials about moving day turns out to contain a surprising amount of pathos for ads about coffee and internet service. Plus, Subaru walks the knife edge between safety consciousness and fear-mongering with mixed results. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Xfinity - “Moving Day” (2020) (ft. Amy Pohler) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tIG4/xfinity-moving-day-f...

As metaphors go, the going-nowhere-fast quality of a treadmill would seem like a bleak option for marketers, so Andrew and Vieves were surprised by the wit and range of treadmills in ads for everything from car tires to contact lenses. Plus, a jingle opens up new dimensions of cream cheese. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Adidas: “You Got This: Treadmill” (ft Lionel...