After These Messages Podcast

A campaign for a smart phone device challenges Vieves' conception of love in the modern era (and Andrew's conception of voice-over-IP technology.) Plus, the gloves come off in some new ads for the U.S. military.

After a walk on the White Claw side, Andrew indulges his curiosity about how all the hard seltzer also-rans are hawking their wares. Plus, Sam Adams isn't the only brand making hay from the Boston accent, and the Ad Council is Krogering their brains out.

Ideas are like...uh...um... something... or - um, well... You know what, let's whiteboard this, and see what develops. Andrew and Vieves look at commercials that rely on the gimmick of whiteboards. Plus a grocery store jingle gives Vieves some nostalgia for a change.

SNL mainstay Kate McKinnon must be about ready to put in an offer on a beach house, because she's showing up in several major ad campaigns that Andrew and Vieves review. Plus, Andrew quizzes Vieves on the sounds of sportball advertising, and a paper plate ad offers a bad faith premise.

When advertisers think of a generic white guy, it seems their platonic ideal is a guy named Bob. Andrew and Vieves take a tour of the many Bobs selling everything from boner pills to discount furniture. Plus, Canada gets gross in the name of consumer protection.

Input from the Ad Council leads Andrew and Vieves to relitigate the great vape debate of 2021, and a look at modern laundry commercials offers hope for a more egalitarian future.

Where have all the naked people gone? is what Vieves and Andrew are asking themselves as they consider commercials that do it in the nude. Plus, the debate about whether this show is funny rages on.

Andrew and Vieves are cleaning out their commercial closets this week with a grab bag of ads that have been rattling around their brains for a while. Plus, Andrew stalks a local actor, and a gum commercial gets real horny.

Andrew creates a quiz that treads the fine line between ads for cigarettes and ads for healthcare, and the return of a certain pizza demon dredges up a dark and weird chapter of history. Plus, a new crop of listener jingles has Vieves rethinking her karaoke go-tos.

Andrew has bones on the brain this week, so he and Vieves take a look at bone-based ads for everything from chicken nuggets to American democracy. Plus, "Yahw Cousin From Boston" sets a good example for once.

The world of marketing is dog-eat-dog, and Andrew and Vieves are looking at canine-centric ads to determine which ones are the leaders of the pack and which ones are for the dogs. Plus, a listener steps up to lead the Ad Council in a crucial decision-making process.

Vieves's TV watching habits have resulted in a hefty backlog of ads in dire need of opinionating, which she and Andrew are glad to deliver in this week's installment of Adcollades and Admonishments. Plus, an Ad Councillor spots a cereal commercial that's writhing with shame.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.