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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

01:12:47

GUEST POD: The Leap Home: A Look Bakula - "8 1/2 Months"

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/04/08

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special podcast reunion of The Leap Home: A Look Bakula! Join hosts Aaron Mason and Nick Ahlers as they discuss an episode of Quantum Leap with Genevieve and Andrew. EPISODE: "8 1/2 Months” (S03E12) Sam leaps into a very pregnant teenager in 1955 and must convince her father to help her keep the baby.

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01:13:16

#283 Ad Hair Day

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/04/07

A profusion of commercials set in barbershops have Andrew and Vieves contemplating the community-building qualities of this great American institution. Plus, the Ad Councilors take everyone on a nostalgia-filled journey through the midwest.

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00:59:51

#282 March Adness

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/03/30

Friend of the show Nick Jarin pops in to explain what basketball players are to Andrew and Vieves. Plus a beloved icon is dragged from the grave to shill for soda, so... that's great. And the Ad Councilors REALLY deliver on the Michelob MadLibs front.

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01:05:11

#281 Guess for Success

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/03/24

Andrew adapts a classic game show to test Vieves' knowledge of commercials past, and a listener email almost makes Andrew cry. Plus, what's going on with Airbnb? Do their ad wizards need therapy or what?

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00:51:01

#280 The Visible Hand of the Market

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/03/17

A sudden profusion of commercials about the lives and preoccupations of hand models has Andrew and Vieves scratching their heads. Plus, a dancing diva promotes "edible" soup, and a commercial for a vacation service takes a dark turn.

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01:20:44

#279 Dance Like No One is Buying

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/03/10

Feeling cheated by a mostly dance-free Super Bowl, Andrew and Vieves pit ads that feature choreography against each other to establish TOTAL DANCE DOMINANCE. Plus, an Oregon PSA goes too far.

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01:02:08

#278 TV Show Me the Money

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/03/03

Normally, Andrew and Vieves look at ads that air between the TV shows they watch, but this week, they consider what happens when the TV shows try to get in on the commercial action. Plus, a listener email sends Andrew out a whole new door.

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01:24:08

#277 Can Sell Culture

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/02/24

Vieves takes over the first half of the show this week to talk about a new strategy from The General, and Andrew administers a quiz that answers the question: is there any gimmick that's too dumb for beer makers to try? Plus, an eagle-eyed Ad Councilor spots a crack in the matrix.

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00:58:15

#276 Commergency Broadcasting System

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/02/16

After two weeks of muzzling the Ad Council in favor of their own hot takes, Andrew and Vieves turn the show over to listener reactions to Super Bowl ads, jingle singers, and one terrible local ad that constitutes a true commergency.

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02:34:31

#275 And the Winners Are...

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/02/10

In what turned out to be a pretty good year for Super Bowl ads, Andrew and Vieves turn in a monster of a show as they attempt to select the weirdest, funniest, famous-est, and all-around bestest to receive the inaugural Bowlie Awards. Be sure to pee first - it's a long one.

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01:32:51

#274 Introducing...The Bowlies!

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/02/03

Awards season starts early this year with the inaugural Bowlies! Andrew and Vieves bestow the soon-to-be-coveted Bowlie awards on the best of this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Find out who's in the running before next week's big ceremony.

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01:00:23

#273 The Call of the Child

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/01/26

Andrew and Vieves look at ads that feature phone calls between parents and children. So if you haven't called your mom or dad this week, just listen to this episode instead. Also, Andrew is full-on obsessed with finding a commercial he thinks he saw, and Progressive spotlights their newest star in a web extra.

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01:09:58

#272 There's No Business Like Business Business

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/01/20

It's business time and Andrew and Vieves are making the business of business their business, looking at ads from big companies featuring little companies doing all the work. Plus, dandruff gives women one more thing to worry about, and a listener reveals a surprising connection to convicted criminal and cult leader Keith Raniere.

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01:17:52

#271 The Six Is In

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/01/13

Andrew and Vieves take a cue from (allegedly) Ernest Hemingway and construct six word stories about their favorite and least favorite new commercials. Plus, children's toys somehow keep getting worse.

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00:40:06

#270 Ad Lang Syne

After These Messages Podcast ·

2021/01/05

Andrew and Vieves get some help from the Ad Council as they ring in the new year, including a cherry-flavored blast from the past, a questionable Santa, and some pleas for help from listeners who are looking for ads of their youth.

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01:21:52

#269 You Say You Want a Resolution

After These Messages Podcast ·

2020/12/30

'Tis the season for new year's resolutions, and from losing weight to getting organized, Americans' top ten most common resolutions feature a lot of the usual suspects. Andrew and Vieves consider ads that might - in theory - help people keep those resolutions.

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01:28:13

#268 The Little Prints

After These Messages Podcast ·

2020/12/23

Andrew and Vieves wade into the weeds of disclaimers, warnings, and other assorted dodges hiding in commercials' fine print. This week's episode was recorded on a closed course. Do not attempt! Meanwhile, the Ad Council discusses campaigns that evolve over time.

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01:16:21

#267 Ad Santa

After These Messages Podcast ·

2020/12/16

TBTL host and perennial After-These-Messages content pirate Luke Burbank joins Andrew and Vieves to evaluate this year's crop of commercial Santa Clauses. Plus, it's a great week for jingles, and it's possible that Luke's mom has been an imposter this whole time.

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01:05:30

#266 A M.A.S.H Made in Heaven

After These Messages Podcast ·

2020/12/09

A Geico ad campaign has got Andrew and Vieves playing a modified MASH game to see how their lives might turn out under different circumstances. Plus New Zealand continues to dominate in the PSA game, and the devil meets his Match.com

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01:07:05

#265 Ham, Pam, Thank You Spam

After These Messages Podcast ·

2020/12/02

Andrew outdoes himself by creating a new segment that's sure to earn him a spot in the rhyming hall of fame. Plus, Andy's Corner is back with a grim window into the sexual politics of the past, and one Ad Councilor has some serious pipes.

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