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PODCAST

After These Messages Podcast

Andrew Walsh & Genevieve Haas

Hosts Andrew and Vieves talk TV commercials with their listeners, the Ad Council, in this weekly podcast. As the slogan says, they"ve got "hot takes on commercial breaks." Find them at afterthesemessagesshow@gmail.com

tv & film

All Episodes

01:12:17

#382 The Never Vending Story

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/03/01

Andrew and Vieves explore humanity’s eternal contest with unhelpful vending machines, from murderbot soda machines to recalcitrant candy dispensers. Plus, Andrew’s YouTube segment gets a rebrand, and one commercial really grabs the Ad Council by the short and curlies.

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00:57:04

#381 Tubi or Not to Be

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/02/22

Andrew and Vieves mop up the last of the Super Bowl commercial reactions and learn a few lessons along the way. Plus, BTDubs is back with either the dumbest or the smartest YouTube commenter of all time.

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02:37:37

#380 The Bowlies III: Bad Bunnies and Good Dogs

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/02/15

It’s the third annual Bowlie Awards, and while it’s an honor just to be nominated, some will go home happy and some will go home empty-handed (the losers, that’s who). It’s the star-studded, all-singing, all-dancing, puppy-bunny-electric-vehicle extravaganza that is the Super Bowl commercials ep.

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01:21:44

#379 The Rule Of Tease

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/02/08

It’s once again Bowlies season as Andrew and Vieves prepare for the onslaught of Super Bowl ads with a look at the most (and least) intriguing teasers. Plus, it’s a topsy-turvy world when a commercial mime is endearing and vacation photos are a creep-fest.

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01:20:29

#378 Swear Buy It

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/02/01

Vieves and Andrew look at commercials that try to sneak some swear words past the watchful eye of the FCC. Plus, a battery mascot must reckon with its international alterego, and a powdered drink mix makes a play for the throne.

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01:17:11

#377 Shoe Me the Money

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/01/25

A naked publicity grab by a candy giant inspires Andrew and Genevieve to take a tour of the foot fashions of America’s most iconic advertising mascots. Plus, some light internet stalking really pays off, and an Ad Councillor can’t help but obey her thirst with a classic jingle.

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01:19:27

#376 Pains, Stains, And All Of These Bills

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/01/18

Andrew quizzes Vieves on some of the world’s lowest-quality ads for pain, stain, and debt relief. Plus, licensing deals for children’s products got wild in the 90s, and an Ad Councilor makes a big score.

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01:29:01

#375 The Bins Of The Father

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/01/11

Andrew and Vieves hand out a host of ad-collades and admonishments to a crop of new(ish) commercials. Plus, a YouTube commenter throws Andrew for a loop, and Amazon works their dark magic once again.

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01:03:14

#374 As Time Goes Buy

After These Messages Podcast ·

2023/01/03

Andrew and Genevieve look back at the personal milestones in their life in 2022 as told through TV commercials. Plus, a long defunct corporate social responsibility gambit is weirdly troubling.

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00:48:20

#373 Oh What A Ceiling!

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/12/28

Andrew and Vieves consider commercials that have everything from bathtubs to bombastic chefs crashing through the ceiling in an orgy of broken plaster and water damage. Plus, it’s the return of Nordic Tracks with exciting new scores to liven up exercise equipment testimonials.

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01:10:17

#372 Nordic Tracks

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/12/21

A commercial classic inspires Andrew to try his hand at musical scoring, and a host of newly dubbed ads is a reminder that the 90s were a weird time. Plus, a UK soccer legend is hellbent on getting potato chips.

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01:15:39

#371 Holiday Tragic

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/12/14

Vieves and Andrew are visited by the ghosts of holiday disasters past (and possibly present) as they consider ads that put the mess in Christmess. Plus, it’s a nostalgia-soaked BT-Dubs, and TikTok makes its first incursion into ATM territory.

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01:22:22

#370 Friends in Buy Places

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/12/07

Andrew and Vieves consider the depiction of female friendship in commercials that are selling everything from beer to baseball tickets, posing the question: if two women never talk to each other, do they pass the Bechdel test? Plus, they get outsmarted by a pizza commercial, and an SNL parody addresses an uncomfortable truth about fast food.

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00:53:51

#369 Ya Buick!

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/11/29

Vieves delivers on her promise to test Andrew’s knowledge of Buick models through the ages. Plus, Andrew unleashes a flood of new BT-Dubs and reflects on a time when “everything had to be a flashdance.”

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01:09:10

#368 Pilot Episode

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/11/22

What is it about a man in a cockpit? Andrew and Vieves look at ads featuring pilots who are selling everything from pancakes to perfume dispensers. Plus, the Ad Council reveals some dazzling deets about commercial mobsters, and Clint Eastwood joins forces with Paul Allen to redefine "books."

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01:12:26

#367 Offers You Can’t Refuse

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/11/16

A surprising discovery about a vintage TV show inspires Andrew and Vieves to look at commercials that are well-connected…TO THE MAFIA! Plus, a cool kid goes to the dentist. And could a Geico actor be ready for her star turn?

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01:07:01

#366 The Shill of the People

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/11/09

In celebration of what may be the nation’s last free and fair election, Andrew and Vieves look at brands that invite customers to cast their vote, mostly in service of creating bizarre flavor profiles. Plus, Steven Weber is the human embodiment of the 90s, and even in retirement, Gronk is still MVP.

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01:06:19

#365 Number One With A Mullet

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/11/02

A current ad that leans on the inherent comedy of the mullet inspires Vieves and Andrew to interrogate whether the hairstyle can still be considered shorthand for dirtbag. Plus, an electronics superstore of yesteryear has Andrew looking into time travel, and a motel chain gets its hooks in an Ad Councilor.

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01:40:32

#364 Candy Shop

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/10/26

Andrew and Vieves take a sugar-fueled trip down memory lane as they recall the Halloween candies of their youth and the commercials that made them so irresistible. Plus, an up-and-comer makes a car commercial, and Arnold does Japan.

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01:17:53

#363 Locker Room Talk

After These Messages Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that rely on the easily-understood trope of the sports team clubhouse. From the pep-talking coach to the post-game interview, these ad wizards use every part of the locker room. Plus, it takes a village to operate a turkeysaurus, and Steven Bochco gets scatalogical.

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