The MAD Mix Podcast

The Wrap Up was recorded during an event to close out 5 years of The MAD Mix Podcast with a celebration mixer at The Annex Hotel in Toronto. [00:00] Reflecting on 10 years of The MAD Mix and 5 years of the podcast [03:55] Favourite podcast moments [12:50] Introducing “Mutuals”, a new event series [15:10] Shout outs [26:45] Q+A from audience members

Season 6, episode 05! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:00] Week Recap: St Patty’s, Boeing memes, TikTok ban upcoming in the U.S, Ad goes viral promoting World Down Syndrome Day, Frivolous job titles [26:45] Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing event on Netflix [34:10] Dell is penalizing remote-employees by preventing them from getting promotions [42:06] LinkedIn is introducing “gaming” to its...

Season 6, episode 04! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [02:20] Week Recap: Oscars recap, 4 years since COVID lockdown, TikTok might be getting into photo sharing, #WeDoneWithThe90s trend [24:46] Do you need to be active on LinkedIn to secure a job? [34:10] Everyone is a “Sellout” nowadays - the role of marketing in literally everything [43:42] Is the 4-day work week going to be a thing? Sen...

Season 6, episode 03! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [05:23] Week Recap: LeBron hits 40k points, Bitcoin is through the roof, recap on Gen-Z’s favourite brands  [11:40] Financial hardships and corporate greed at its peak [19:23] Wendy’s CEO gets backlash after announcing new "dynamic" pricing [25:28] Kellogg’s CEO suggests families should eat cereal for dinner to save money Send...

Season 6, episode 02! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [02:00] Week Recap: ADMC student networking event recap, NBA All-star weekend, 50-part viral TikTok series   [16:53] The job market is down bad - will it get better? [27:00] Sora - new AI generated videos are the latest in AI development [36:00] Is the marketing around sports-betting fake? [41:00] Brands marketing to gen-z in the wrong plac...

Season 6, episode 01! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [01:30] Month Recap: Holidays, NYE, Colombia vacation, Grammys recap   [17:18] Early thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro - is this the future? [27:47] UMG artist’s music pulled from TikTok - what's next? [33:38] Black History Month - New York Times disrespect [38:50] Super Bowl predictions - will it break viewership records? Send us a...

Season 5, episode 32! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [08:50] What were our highlight moments in 2023? [16:17] Top trends in marketing/tech this year [23:51] Favourite movies, albums, memes, etc [38:58] What’s in store for The MAD Mix in 2024? Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or email us at info@themadmix.com Be sure to subscribe to our podcast channel so that you're the fi...

Season 5, episode 31! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:55] Week recap: Shohei Ohtani signs $700M contract with LA dodgers, NBA in-season tournament, Spotify lays off 17% of global staff [16:10] Rock band KISS announces the rest of their concerts will use 3D avatars [21:00] Companies are trending towards less alcohol-based holiday parties [31:00] What is Universal Basic Income and why do...

Season 5, episode 30! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:15] Week recap: Spotify Wrapped, Giants of Africa, “Rizz” named word of the year by Oxford, Canadian life expectancy dropping the past 3 years [24:04] Elon Musk’s war with advertisers on Twitter [29:50] Sports Illustrated catching backlash for using AI to write articles [36:30] A rum company appoints an AI CEO - why though? Send us...

Season 5, episode 29! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:50] Week recap: What’s on our holiday wishlist? Black Friday sales report [10:22] Merriam-Webster reveals that “authentic” is the word of the year for 2023 [18:00] What is "millennial core" and what are the online behaviour differences between generations? [26:00] Will a university degree matter at all in 20 years? [37:06] Which is bett...

Season 5, episode 28! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [00:40] Month recap: Vacation recap, New Andre 3000 album, Grammy Nominations, Black Friday approaching [20:02] Snoop Dogg’s “giving up smoke” marketing stunt [24:22] Humane AI pin - are we ready for AI wearable tech? [35:03] Who is buying a fast food corporation’s merch? Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or email us at info@...

Season 5, episode 27! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [05:08] Week recap: NBA season predictions, Dinner with Jay-z or $500k gets resolved [16:51] Brooklyn restaurant bans influencers [25:46] Are Gen-Z’s job and salary expectations too high? [40:31] TikTok is experimenting with a paid subscription Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or email us at info@themadmix.com Be sure to sub...

Season 5, episode 26! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:00] Week recap: AGO x KAWS, Celebrity boxing fights [10:34] Bed bug crisis in Paris [13:24] Girl Math evolves into Corporate Math [27:30] Are we better off with or without social media? [36:15] Is the NFL planting fake fans during the broadcasting of their games? Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or email us at info@thema...

Season 5, episode 25! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [02:34] Week recap: Long weekend vibes, change in weather [05:25] Drake “For All the Dogs” album review [15:12] World Mental Health Day - now what? [23:00] Men crash an All-Women tech conference [28:45] Meta introduces AI personas that use the likeness of celebrities [35:03] Former school shooter has a big platform on TikTok after being...

Season 5, episode 24! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [01:30] Week recap: Meta Smart Glasses, NYC is flooded, Andrew Schulz comedy show [10:15] Disney Plus cracks down on password sharing [16:25] Tone-deaf company messaging around National Day for Truth and Reconciliation [29:15] Taylor Swift takes over NFL media coverage [37:10] The magnitude of Mr Beast’s brand Send us a message on Insta...

Season 5, episode 23! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [02:40] Week recap: Taking mental health days off work, Pat’s Homestyle Jamaican Restaurant closes after 23 years, Black Legacy Awards, UFO sightings? [16:10] Dealing with microaggressions in a professional setting [28:20] Is there a social app that you would pay to use?  [34:30] "Lazy girl job” goes viral on TikTok [39:05] Million...

Season 5, episode 22! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:13] Week recap: Canada beats USA in basketball and wins bronze in the Men’s World Cup, 1 year since our 100th episode live show [12:12] Apple unveils the iPhone15 - are we impressed? [18:50] Toronto restaurants seeing a three-month decline in diners [28:13] Why are Black employees at Google making less than their white coworkers? [3...

Season 5, episode 21! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [03:15] Week recap: Summer BBQ, CNE, summer 2023 reflection, Canadian basketball team Olympic qualification [13:30] Back to school: advice for students in marketing/tech programs [25:55] New York puts a ban on Airbnb [29:52] Who actually cares about ad agency career moves? [36:14] Overused campaigns: Why does every brand say the same th...

Season 5, episode 20! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [02:20] Week recap: Summer coming to an end, CNE festivities, Trump mugshot, standup comedy dreams, Drake album on the way [15:58] Noah Lyles gets slammed for making comments about the NBA Champions not being “World Champions” [23:27[ Scottie Barnes collabs with a condo project in Toronto - unique partnership [29:36] Fyre Fest II is bac...

Season 5, episode 19! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [01:42] Week recap: CNE marks the end of summer, city breaks, Canada’s Wonderland [09:37] Meta bans Canadian news publications - why? [19:32] Elon Musk announces he’s removing the "Block" feature on Twitter [23:44] Taylor Swift’s tour set to generate $2B [31:02] Brands jump on trend of viral TikTok rapping duo [38:51] Former N...

Season 5, episode 18! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [01:00] Month recap: Travel stories + Caribana weekend recap [12:55] Twitter destroys over a decade of brand equity by rebranding as “X” [20:10] Are UFO’s real? [27:10] Did Travis Scott’s new album live up to the hype? [36:42] The marketing of Barbie [44:58] Meta blocks news in Canada Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or emai...

Season 5, episode 17! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [05:27] Week recap: Homelessness in the city, Instagram launches Threads [18:45] Should an employer be able to fire an employee based on their social media? [30:35] Should you find happiness through your job? [37:30] Marketing and media pressure on athlete prospects [41:30] First fully electric flying car is cleared for test runs in the...

Season 5, episode 16! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [05:30] Quick Recap: New Lil Uzi album, No #1 Hip-Hop albums yet in 2023, The news coverage of the Titan submersible, NBA free agency updates [21:45] Elon Musk imposes a limit on tweets users can view - and here comes the Twitter app alternatives - are there too many social apps? [30:35] Lab grown meat is FDA approved - is this the futu...

Season 5, episode 15! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [10:00] Black representation in the tech industry [14:05] Gunna album review [19:23] How companies treat Juneteenth, Pride, and Indigenous heritage month [30:43] Twitter is adding a job portal - can they compete with LinkedIn? [33:26] Modelo surpasses Bud Light as the top beer in America after the boycott [36:00] Lionel Messi signs with...

Season 5, episode 14! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: [04:18] Week recap: Our summer bucketlist, NBA finals, wildfires [16:29] Apple announces a new era of spatial computing with Vision Pro [30:41] Netflix crackdown on password sharing leads to a surge in new accounts [35:00] New study shows workers are stressed globally more than ever before Send us a message on Instagram (@the_madmix) or...