After These Messages Podcast

Andrew and Vieves venture into the high stakes world of poker-themed commercials to decide which ads win big and which ones lose their shirts. Plus, the Ad Council weighs in on the latest from Post Malone and a talented cat.

A recent spate of ads featuring 90s rap giants inspires Andrew and Vieves to look at hip hop legends getting paid to rep for everything from breakfast cereal to beer. Plus, an Ad Councilor does some doctoring, and a mystery involving a familial toe is solved at long last.

The Ad Councilors weigh in with their hot takes on this year's Super Bowl commercials and gently point out that Andrew and Vieves missed some pretty big references in a couple of favs.

Andrew and Vieves hand out the coveted Bowlie Awards, which of course celebrate the finest commercials the Super Bowl has to offer. In a year dominated by electric trucks and pretend money, there's also a Manning in every pot!

With the "big game" once again on the horizon, Andrew and Vieves are gearing up for the 2nd annual Bowlie Awards with a preview of some early contenders. If it's not celebrities, it's cryptocurrency in this year's Super Bowl of commercials.

A somewhat misguided idea for a show about the rise of podcasts tanks immediately, forcing Andrew and Vieves to cobble together a tribute to the late great Howard Hesseman. Plus, ATM is the podcast of at least one Ad Councilor's dreams.

In the commercial world, pretend reporters are always pretend hungry for the next big pretend scoop, whether it's news about boner pills or Subway's latest sandwich creation. Plus, the best soda pitchman, pound for pound, is back. And the world is not enough for John Hamm.

It's hard to find an insurance company that isn't using marching bands to drum up sales these days, and Vieves and Andrew are feeling the rhythm. Plus, the Ad Councilors reveal just how close they are to becoming their parents. And it turns out dogs can party now.

A long-running series of ads inspires Andrew and Vieves to have a reckoning of their own fuddy-duddiness. Plus, a local plumber has a great slogan, and the Ad Council goes to war.

Andrew and Vieves hand out a few admonishments and a lot of ad-colades in a round up of current commercials that welcome back fan favorites -- and fans, period. Plus, a vintage campaign for a malt liquor brand will blow your mind.

Andrew tests Vieves' encyclopedic knowledge of the After These Message archives using a trove of old listener emails. And if Ryan Reynolds gets any more excited about TV commercials, ATM is going to need to find a new gimmick.

Advances in pillow technology lead Vieves and Andrew to explore a seemingly endless parade of commercials for pillows of every shape, size, and composition as well as inspiring a potential new business venture for Vieves. Plus, an Ad Councilor puts their finger on yet another reason why Amazon sucks.

Classic fairy tales serve as fertile ground for commercial premises, but how well do some of these ad wizards actually remember the source material? Andrew and Vieves explore ads that rely on happy endings to sell everything from Levi's to breakfast cereal. Plus, Ryan Reynolds resurrects a fan favorite, and Vieves gets good news about processed meat.

TBTL host and extreme commercial enthusiast Luke Burbank joins Andrew and Genevieve to weigh in on ad campaigns for egg-free eggs, sugar-free sodas, and charisma-free geckos. Plus, the Ad Council shares some commercials with local flavor to spare.

Andrew and Vieves look at commercials for products that never quite made it to the top of the category heap. From Faygo to fake SPAM, these also-rans did their darndest to catch consumers' attention. Plus, buoy technology is surprisingly complex.

Andrew and Vieves review three current ad campaigns that run the gamut of quality, from boring and confusing to top notch pitches. Plus, sometimes surprising collaborations work, and sometimes they...don't.

Andrew's 3rd or 4th worst phobia inspires Vieves to explore all the ways that plummeting to the ground is a metaphor for modern capitalism. Plus, an Ad Councilor's child becomes the unwitting puppet of Big Toilet Paper.

A domestic misunderstanding leads to a show about bears in which Vieves somehow achieves a new level of sanctimony. Plus, the Ad Council notices a creepy AI commercial that may also foretell the future of parenting.

Vieves takes over this week to sing the praises of Zillow's versatile new spokesperson and the sheer brilliance of a new campaign from the Lifetime Movie Network. Plus, a weirdly familiar musical score takes everyone on a trip to the dark web.

Invisible men, women and cars are put to work selling everything from blue jeans to mortgage lenders, raising some uncomfortable questions about nudity in the invisible community. Plus, both Star Trek and John Oliver inspire local advertisers to greatness.

In the spirit of Halloween, Andrew tries to trick Vieves with some treat-filled commercials. Plus, an Ad Councilor finds a surprising life insurance ad, and Vieves and Andrew are appalled - as usual - by the patriarchy's idea of a sexy romp.

Andrew's newest obsession is revealed to be a campaign for a mattress retail giant with a surprising flair for the surreal. Plus, Vieves gets a lesson in dialectology, and a grocery store chain takes a long overdue poke at the French.

A deep dive into the trendiest of trending YouTube videos yields a trove of pre-roll ads that captured Vieves' imagination. Plus, the Ad Council is full-on free-associating the oddball grocery store names of this great nation.

What can't a man on bended knee sell to consumers? Andrew and Vieves look at ads that ask you to make a lifetime commitment. Plus, Vieves is outraged by the chutzpah of a vacation rental service, and Andrew finds the limits of some hometown heroes.

Genevieve and Andrew spend today’s episode doing what they do best: Letting someone else produce the show! Listener Megan created a playlist of new and noteworthy commercials with insights and commentary that Andrew only wishes he could muster. They also stumble on the best Star Trek commercial ever produced.