After These Messages Podcast

Genevieve quizzes Andrew on the punchlines to commercials that star famous musicians. Plus, they make Nicholas Cage an honorary member of the Ad Council and have to disappoint some other Ad Councilors who are just looking for a little validation.

Tonight, two podcasters delve into TV movie promos from the 1980s...but only one of them knows fact from fiction. Can their relationship survive? Tune in to find out!

Cannibalism, as it turns out, is not as taboo as one might think when it comes to marketing delicious snacks and binge-able breakfast cereals. Andrew and Genevieve look at spokescritters that aren't afraid to chomp on their brethren. Plus, they revisit a decade-old controversy over a very risque spec ad.

What happens when filmmakers decide to make a commercial for A-list clients like Coca-Cola and Adidas, unfettered by mundane concerns like whether the client actually likes the idea? Andrew and Genevieve look at the weird world of spec commercials and take a deep dive into the seven habits of highly effective vanilla beans.

Genevieve and Andrew team up with their friends at the NW Nerd Podcast for a live taping at the ACE Comic Con in Seattle! They look at commercials rooted in nerd culture, from Spiderman pasta to a Star Trek telephone party.

As if this show wasn't pretentious enough, Andrew and Vieves spend this week exploring the influence of postmodernism on advertising, from a defunct 90s cola to the entire island of Australia. They don't even, like, care if you listen, man. Plus, a listener reveals her brief 1980s star turn.

In celebration of America's independence, Vieves and Andrew look at some of the most jacked up 4th of July-related content that the internet has to offer. Plus, Andrew tries to guess the mystery commercial that has everyone talking.

Death is inevitable, and like every universal human experience, there are plenty of marketers out to make a buck off it. Andrew and Genevieve look at commercials driven by the the funeral-industrial complex, plus a retro-themed Popsicle ad proves divisive.

It's a bit of a grab bag this week thanks to Vieves' prodigious volume of TV watching. Plus, Andrew dives into the voicemails and comes up with a spectacular coincidence.

What does it take to create a truly great slogan that stands the test of time? Andrew quizzes Vieves on classic slogans, which leads to a taste test and visit with one of 2006's top memes. Plus some submissions from the Ad Council that have surprising punchlines.

Andrew is back from Australia and brings with him some very grim PSAs and all the cultural confidence of a college kid after a year abroad. But a beat-the-buzzer quiz from Genevieve may cut him back down to size.

It's part two in the series as Genevieve and Andrew turn from ice to fire for a look at commercials that are en fuego. The takes are truly hot this week on ATM.

In part one of a two-part series, Genevieve and Andrew look at the coldest, iciest, and -- in some cases, the most Germanic -- commercials possible. (Stay tuned next week for some straight fire, y'all.)

When he's not defending Gotham, Batman sells everything from war bonds to breakfast cereal. This week, Andrew and Vieves look at the many, MANY product tie-ins associated with the Caped Crusader over the years. Plus, will Andrew have to admit to a mistake?

Reality is a trip sometimes, including on this week's episode as Andrew and Genevieve enter a strange world of commercials so weird, they dare you to believe they're for real products. This week, one pill makes you smaller, and one pill makes you tall.

Could a commercial concept be so compelling, so entertaining so...cinematic that it could be adapted to a feature film? That's the question Vieves and Andrew try to answer this week with movie pitches based on commercials that can't satisfy in just 30 seconds.

Genevieve and Andrew turn the reins over to the Ad Council this week for a parade of commercials that are grossing people out. Plus, an Ancestry.com ad that REALLY struck the wrong note, and a revolution in bank commercials is underway.

What the heck is a "chee"anyway? Who knows, because Andrew and Genevieve are done with that nonsense. Say hello to "Adcolades and Admonishments," a new ATM segment that is like nothing you've ever heard before. Plus, two taglines enter, one tagline emerges victorious! We crown the winner in our ATM slogan contest!

Thomas Edison is supposed to have said that "a lawsuit is the suicide of time." This week, Andrew and Genevieve kill even more of it by looking at commercials and marketing campaigns that took various brands to court. Plus, it's tagline vs tagline in a final(?) showdown.

Genevieve and Andrew grade NBA and WNBA players on their acting abilities in commercials. Plus, a new entry in the ATM slogan competition has Andrew very conflicted about who to crown champion.