New Episode of After These Messages: #529 Quiz The Season

As has become the tradition, Andrew quizzes Vieves on some of the highlights from the last year of shows as they both repeatedly pat themselves on the...

Show Length: 1h 19m 0s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #528 Pain Points

Andrew and Vieves consider the visual representation of pain in pharmaceutical ads, and they look at some recent commercial sthat they're seeing in th...

Show Length: 1h 39m 55s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #527 Scraping the Bottom of the Carol

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, advertisers are finding all sorts of appalling ways to jury-rig classic Christmas carols in order to s...

Show Length: 1h 10m 20s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #526 I Rave At The Office

The grand tradition of office party mishaps gets put into service to sell, yes, plenty of beer, but also fried chicken, candy and credit cards. Plus,...

Show Length: 1h 23m 50s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #525 If I Said You Had An Ice Body, Would You Hold It Against Me?

Andrew puts Vieves on the spot when he asks her to judge the relative sexiness of snowmen who are selling everything from soda to car insurance. Plus,...

Show Length: 1h 14m 4s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #524 Let's Hear It For The Toys

Andrew and Vieves post the rare delayed show in order to welcome KCAL pal Vanessa for a discussion of early-90s ads that Andrew culled from a Rocky an...

Show Length: 1h 13m 36s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #523 Zoo & Improved

Andrew and Vieves have a whale of a time looking at ads based on animal idioms. Plus, a coffee brand provides some truly amazing delayed gratification...

Show Length: 1h 1m 29s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #522 The KIA to Success

Andrew and Vieves benefit from the wisdom of the Ad Councilors who have the missing pieces to a number of confusing ads from recent shows. When is it...

Show Length: 1h 1m 40s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #521 Jingle And Ready To Mingle

The Ad Councilors have a skip in their step and a song in their heart with a series of jingle-forward submissions. Plus, are these ghost ducklings hor...

Show Length: 0h 53m 53s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #520 Fears of a Clown

Just in time for spooky season, Andrew unveils a plethora of ads that threaten to trigger his many fears and phobias in the name of selling everything...

Show Length: 1h 14m 33s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #519 Scene On TV

Andrew and Vieves consider the meta-ness of commercials in which actors play actors, selling everything from hamburgers to hard cider. Plus, Andrew ge...

Show Length: 1h 7m 17s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #518 Ad Ons

With more than 500 episodes in the can, there were bound to be some topics worth revisiting, and this week Vieves and Andrew look at ads that would ha...

Show Length: 1h 17m 39s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #517 Cranks A Million

This cranky-meter goes to eleven! Andrew and Vieves dig into ads that have Andrew going full Rooney, as well as ads that are "bringing the nose up on...

Show Length: 1h 15m 19s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #516 What About Job?

From flop sweat to faux pas, job interviews offer a wealth of scenarios to sell everything from deodorant to diet soda. Plus, a law firm gets creative...

Show Length: 1h 0m 26s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #515 Girls Gone Mild

Andrew and Vieves look at commercials featuring yesterday's party girls in their mom era, as well as a delightful campaign of awkward conversations. P...

Show Length: 1h 4m 17s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #514 Famous Laugh Words

Vieves brings a surprisingly low-concept idea to the table as she and Andrew look at commercials featuring celebrities giving comedic performances to...

Show Length: 1h 3m 48s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #513 Money Strange or Money Haha?

A fresh crop of Adcollades and Admonishments has Vieves and Andrew talking about car ads aimed at the terminally smug and financial advice for the you...

Show Length: 1h 12m 30s

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New Episode of After These Messages: #512 You're Not My Real Ad!

A local radio campaign sparks a discussion of daddies and their myriad attendant issues to sell everything from furniture pol...

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