Episodes

  • The Trump effect & a history of diamond marketing
    Apr 29 2025

    Russ and Freddie look at the Trump effect in Canada, review the lackluster political slogans from the Australian election & explain why the advertising campaign for diamonds might be the most successful in history.

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    58 mins
  • Robert Irwin's ‘bloody beautiful’ Bonds spot
    Apr 8 2025

    Russ & Freddie chat about the lack of comedy in political advertising, Robert Irwins' Bonds debut, the rise of religion in Silicon Valley and AI Claude playing Pokémon Red.

    Check out the Bonds ad here

    Vanity Fair article

    And the TWITCH stream

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    47 mins
  • Puma's new campaign, DoorDash & ChatGPT
    Mar 31 2025

    Russ & Freddie look at the new Puma campaign, DoorDash pushes buy-now-pay-later for fast foo, people are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images ... and the backlash is huge.

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    43 mins
  • The AirPod ad
    Mar 25 2025

    Russ and Freddie discuss the new Spike Jonez directed AirPod spot, Australia's place in the Harvard sophisticated economy index, why anti-weed campaigns fail and how Australia got it's first dollar.

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    48 mins
  • Brain rot and the politics of memes
    Mar 18 2025

    Russ and Freddie talk about stuff the British stole, how the Liberal Party is using memes and explaining the 'Golden Fleece Awards'.

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    41 mins
  • Brand smell, NASA & a pitch for Spotify
    Mar 5 2025

    Russ and Freddie identify the smell of ambition, compare NASA logos, watch a new ad from the ALP and Freddie has a pitch for artists on Spotify.

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    47 mins
  • Adidas, Amazon's take over of James Bond & the new BIC ad
    Feb 24 2025

    Adidas leans into it's new brand positioning, Amazon takes over creative rights to the James Bond franchise and the tale of two rivals: BIC vs Apple.

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    44 mins
  • Mattress sales and the mythology behind ‘blue Monday’
    Feb 17 2025

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    42 mins
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