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It’s been a while since since we’ve podded! We are so back! Back from vacations, back in the studio, back in your ears. We talk about our new favorite shows and their marketing promotions, the Oscars, Sweetgreen Fries, Duo Lingo dying and resurrecting, NikeSKIMS, Dove whole body deo, Dove x Crumbl, Graza Fizzle, Nathan’s canned water, Open AI rebrand, and more!

Happy Valentine's Day! We love love! We are happy to welcome Jackie DeJesu Center to the pod to break down the best and worst of the Super Bowl and Valentines Day! The brands are wildin out! We talk about Mountain Dew, Nike, Bud Light, Jesus, Coke, Totinos, Dunkin’, Liquid Death, Coca-Cola, Grillos, Skimms, Laneige, Sweethearts, MSCHF, Outback, Stonyfield, Denny’s Hormel, White Castle, and mo...

Take a Gander, and give it a listen! We've got Katie Levy and Mike McVicar in the house! Katie and Mike are the creative duo behind Gander, a design shop in Brooklyn that creates thoughtful experiences for humans and propels brands with soul and substance. They are the studio behind some of the hottest CPG brands like: Graza, Yellow Bird, Pop Up Grocer, Magic Spoon, Behave, Gotham Greens, Ban...

Happy New Year! We’re back, and we’re totally new and different! Nah, just kidding, we’re the same. We’ve got some goals, some things to improve, and a change to the show’s release schedule. We talk about our breaks, Brian Johnson, The Aaron Rodgers Doc, Ladder x Stavros, The Sandisk rebrand, the Walmart rebrand, RX Bar cutting out the BS, Halo Top Dry January flavor drop, Breaking News, The Pizza...

In the last episode of 2024, Alex and Kevin break out the Haterade and dole out awards for the worst of the year. Find out who wins Story Of The Year, Story Of The Year (Number 2), Brand Of The Year, Launch Of The Year, Bozo Of The Year, Snackflation Of The Year, Beef Of The Year, Misprint Of The Year, Mispronouncian Of The Year, Brand Partnership Of The Year, (Not Good) Person Of The Year, This I...

IT’S THE END OF THE YEAR, AND YOU KNOW THE DRILL! It’s time for your favorite end-of-the-year design award show: The Fronties! Alex and Kevin recap and celebrate the year in design, branding, and culture! They give out awards for Person Of The Year, Team Of The Year, Brand Of The Year, Story Of The Year, Rebrand Of The Year, Good Job, Thumbs Up, You Tried, Refreshing Refresh, Renegade Of The Year,...

Alex and Kevin break down this week's hottest topics in design and culture! They discuss Enron's comeback, Crumbl x Dove, The Rizler x Grillos, Jaguar, Tropicana, Bologna, and more!

GOBBLE GOBBLE! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We hope you have a fantastic holiday, and get to spend time with those you’re thankful for! On this episode, we provide some topical topics that you can share with your friends or family around the dinner table!  We talk about the Martha Stewart doc, John Stamos’ solidarity, the Funyuns Princess Bag, the Guggenheim rebrand, Screwball x Yung Gravy, Hellman’s Mayo...

We are stoked to welcome Jen and Amy Hood to the program! They are the Cofounders & Principals of Hoodzpah, a brand identity and type design studio out of Southern California. Hoodzpah creates brand identities that people root for and help legacy brands shine on. The vibes are high as we learn about their background, how they started their studio, how they approach work, and so much more! 

Alex and Kevin are at it again as they break it down this week! They talk about the Prospect Park fire, Mark Wahlberg's Municipal Gym, the A&W Rebrand, Nike NYC Marathon OOH, a Wicked mistake, Grillo's Pickle Toothpaste, Sega Emojam, and more!

Today, we are stoked to welcome Mike Perry to the show! Mike is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of TAVERN, a Brooklyn-based creative agency with a focus on food, beverage, cannabis & hospitality brands. We discuss his career journey, starting at NBC Sports in Philadelphia, getting into spirits and beverage design, and taking a quick detour at TikTok before starting his studio. Mike teac...

Alex and Kevin at in the stu talking about this week’s hottest stories. They recap Creative Boom’s Top 25 Most Popular Design Studios, their Halloweens, the Dwayne Wade statue, Lebron and Bronny, a new New York Organ Donor campaign, Vlassic Pickle Balls, V8 x Grillos, Liquid Death Soda Flavors, Gold Fish rebrands to Chilean Sea Bass, Kate Spade x M&M, Doritos Super Bowl Comercial Contest, and...

This week Alex and Kevin recap the New York Liberty winning the WNBA Championship, EEEEEEATSCON, Alex in Ohio, The Mets (rip), Moldy Lunchly, Brach’s Candoy Corn Data, Airheads feet spray, Ketchup Sprinkles, the Mountain Dew rebrand, the Kleenex rebrand, and more!

It’s a total Freak Off as Alex and Kevin get the Baby Oil out and slide through the news and stories they missed while releasing all of the fire guest eps! They talk about their trips to Europe, Alex turning 40, Diddy, The Mets, David Protein Bars, Michelle Obama’s soda brand Plezi, a fire Michigan I voted sticker, bye bye Better Bagel, Capri Sun in Bottles, Pepsi acquiring Siete,  PSL SZN round-u...

Shy Trutwein and Jasmine Gallagher are the dynamic duo who run After Hours, aka “your favorite studio’s favorite studio.” (true) After Hours is a studio that is based nowhere but everywhere. They live a nomadic lifestyle, travling the world together and working on projects in strategy, identity, design, digital, content, and more. They maneuver and coordinate around various global time zones for t...

SATURDAY ON A WEDNESDAY! We are stoked to welcome Mackey Saturday to the program! Mackey has designed some of the most iconic brands of all time. Odds are, you’ve seen at least one of his logos today, if not multiple! Mackey is a highly thoughtful and kind individual with an incredible passion and talent for design. He does a lot of things, and he lives life to the fullest. The world would be a be...

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Coss Marte to the show!  Coss Marte is an entrepreneur from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. By the age of 19, he was running a multi-million dollar drug dealing operation, which eventually led to his incarceration. While in prison, he experienced a pivotal moment when doctors warned him about his poor health. Determined to change his life, he developed a fit...

BA BA BA BA BRAIN ROT! Alex and Kevin update the listeners about the Rizzler and the Costco Guys, Oasis Live 25 reunion tour, Ludacris drinking glacier water in Alaska, McDonald's Big Arch, Hot Wheels x MSCHF Not Weels, Brand x Sority rush videos, Gap Get Loose, and Angel Reese x Reese’s.  ~ “These Work Week TikToks From Fall Rush 2024 Will Get You *So* Hype” https://www.hercampus.com/culture...

Alex and Kevin are reunited for a solo, in-studio episode! Alex explains demure to Kevin and they catch up on some of the stuff they missed. They discuss Zuck’s sculpture of his wife, parfum de mayonnaise, Coke x Oreo, Saint West designs a bottle for Prime, Kin Picklesecco, Mario Lopez Wipes for Men, and more!

We are bringing you a sweet and better-for-you podcast this week with the founder and CEO of Behave , Mayssa Chehata! Behave is revolutionizing the candy industry with its healthier, low-sugar products. It’s the first candy on the market that both Mayssa and her diabetic dad can enjoy guilt-free! Aside from the phenomenal macros in the gummies, we discuss our guilty pleasures, do a Mount Rushmore...

LONG ISLAND IS IN THE BUILDING! Alex and Kevin are thrilled to welcome Emmett Shine to the program! Emmett is a designer and entrepreneur working at the intersection of art and commerce. He is renowned for co-founding Gin Lane, Pattern Brands, and his newest venture, Little Plains, a branding and experience design studio for consumer-centric, tech-enabled startups based out of New York. Over the l...

The Boys are having a Brat Summer! The two dudes are reunited after Kevin’s vacation in Hawaii and discuss the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest sans Joey Chestnut, Season 3 of the Bear and their JCrew Collab, Taco Bell Is Opening An Early Retirement Community, Dunkin’ Iced Boys, Field Roast’s Brat Wurst, Heinz x Kate Spade, and more!

Jolene Delisle is the founder & creative director of the branding and creative agency The Working Assembly. Her work has been recognized by the Type Directors Club, Print, D&AD, The One Show, and Fast Company. She has been named to the Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur list, and Adweek's Creative 100 honoring the most innovative and inspiring individuals. Jolene is passionate about bridgi...

Jesse Reed is the managing partner of Order, a Brooklyn-based design office specializing in brand identity systems for a wide range of clients and industries. In addition to Order, he is the co-founder of Standards Manual, an independent publishing imprint, and Standards, a brand guidelines product. In 2021, he launched Order Type Foundry, an extension of the design office that will release commer...

The fellas are back at it this week with a solo episode! Alex got jorts! Kevin explains mogging, the Rizzler, and Big Justice to Alex. They go on to discuss The Met’s Grimace turn around, Brat, Joey Chestnut x Impossible Foods and his rematch against Kobayashi, Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer, Trump x Prime, W by Jake Paul, the Adobe lawsuit, and more!