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After These Messages Podcast
Hosted by Andrew Walsh & Genevieve Haas · EN
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
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#541 Council Culture
Mar 2400:48:24Tap to summarizeBefore the Ad Council can have their say with an influx of ads for sleazy attorneys, frangible timepieces and DIY beer kegs, Vieves insists on a takeover with the ads she can’t get enough of. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Chewy - Monkey https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6_XL/chewy-monkey-save-35 DSW - Let us surprise you https://youtu.be/IpAkvRWX4N0?si=8Jzzvsnnm1enCM0u Kenzo World fragrance https://youtu.be/NoMqvniiEkk?si=GC5eQ9r42cTNyNZQ Wrangler - Jeans on https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ffGo/wrangler-jeans-on-song-by-david-dundas Allied Injury Group https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TU7Y/allied-injury-group-accident-that-wasnt-your-fault-your-favorite-lawyer?msockid=be1e1f98106c11f1ac002ec285715a48 Timex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkP8kOxMgGE Iron City Beer Pumper https://youtu.be/_3MF4_gK1wY?si=Y1rgrS1QsQTyTNy3 Long John Silvers - Michael Winslow https://youtu.be/hLzcVnDUDHk
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#540 What Does The FOX Say?
Mar 1801:11:34Tap to summarizeAndrew’s latest obsession -- watching the World Baseball Classic -- has him uncharacteristically immersed in the FOX-Newsiverse, and he’s seeing a lot of mind-blowing ads as a result. Listen to this one if you want to stay prayed up! Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: 4Patriots Blackout Buddy - Refrigeterator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqkSLgyRBB4 Kayak - Big Trip, Small Screen https://youtu.be/9HP3JCiqz_s?si=OMicx7WLkZfz6EIW Top Golf - Say Goodbye To Gutter Balls https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BABY/topgolf-ditch-stinky-feet-half-off-golf ZocDoc - Auctioneers https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gko4/zocdoc-the-auctioneers Affordable Dentures and Implants - Chips https://www.ispot.tv/ad/g7ah/affordable-dentures-and-implants-bite Affordable Dentures and Implants - Karaoke https://www.ispot.tv/ad/goIH/affordable-dentures-and-implants-karaoke Carshield - Bright New Talent - Ric Flair https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OqZI/carshield-bright-new-talent Carshield - Carshield Boyz https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2JCO/carshield-carsheild-boyz-featuring-ric-flair-pat-maroon-ryan-oreilly Hallow Prayer App - Mark Wahlberg, Chris Pratt, and Jonathan Roumie https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOex/hallow-stay-prayed-up-ft-mark-wahlberg-chris-pratt-jonathan-roumie Carnival Cruise Lines - Nick Offerman Finds His Fun Again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heXZ8TmMgjg Carnival Cruise Lines - Sunlight / Find Your Fun Again https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BF2l/carnival-boys-40-off
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#539 Animal Yakkers
Mar 1101:06:40Tap to summarizeAndrew and Vieves consider the talking animals pressed into service as spokescritters, from a humiliated gopher to a truly upsetting zebra. Plus, an Ad Coucil submission offers a spicy take, and caffeine is a powerful drug. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Rover - To My Hooman https://www.ispot.tv/ad/T8P2/rover-com-to-my-hooman-feel-ther-hart Jeep Cherokee Hybrid - Billy Bass https://youtu.be/FimJ6_kTiCk?si=4ST9epZqR1ATZA9M Jeep Cherokee - Wild Reviews https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BcuQ/2026-jeep-cherokee-real-reviews-from-the-wild-t1 Hannah Davis - Horse’s mouth https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ieg/directv-hannah-davis-and-her-horse AAA - Coverage Confidence https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1yaR/aaa-talking-animal-coverage-confidence Zebra app - Zillions of other things https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6evs/the-zebra-zillions-of-other-things Pier 1 - Talking Frog https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ZOP/pier-1-imports-talking-frog Visa Platinum - Talking dolphin https://youtu.be/hBhMycHLsIo?si=AZKafIksDXtYZREr Avista Language School - Fish https://youtu.be/FOAjFnBxADg?si=QqJmLXsRtAUschZ9 Morgan & Morgan - Ex officiant https://youtu.be/A3Hz2KDbc-o?si=DLoz7MWoX2leYS3b Folgers Decaffeinated https://youtu.be/hZ4XPlOC85w?si=JRweK43-Ge6r4fkS
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#538 Casting Impressions
Mar 401:24:55Tap to summarizeFriend of the show Justin Morissette joins Andrew and Vieves with an update on his burgeoning acting career, pulling back the curtain on the sometimes thankless, but often hilarious world of commercial acting auditions. Plus, we all learn what a “tickle trunk” is, for better or for worse. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Domino's Pizza "Christmas Choir" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQRDTAKP3aw Lactaid - Musical Brunch (ft. Justin Morissette!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Fz8-zLTlg T-Mobile - "Magenta Status" (2024 Super Bowl Commercial) https://youtu.be/jwZ6iZkbxjI?si=bMgfarbFfBAUlWnP CreditCards.com - “Credit Card Auditions” https://www.ispot.tv/ad/704f/creditcards-com-card-auditions The Good Feet Store: “Audition Tape” https://www.ispot.tv/ad/6Doi/the-good-feet-store-audition-tape-free-fitting Geico: Dick Vitale’s Audition https://www.ispot.tv/ad/th5M/geico-geico-claims-audition-dick-vitale Cadbury Bunny Tryouts https://www.ispot.tv/ad/T2nF/cadbury-bunny-auditions
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#537 Sub Culture
Feb 2500:51:51Tap to summarizeIn the wake of the Super Bowl ad-pocalypse, Vieves unveils a few commercial gems that deserve their day in the sun. Plus, an Ad Councilor bestows a sandwich-based bounty for the ages on ATM. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Principal Financial - “June” https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gY5p/principal-financial-group-june Principal Financial - “Patty” https://www.ispot.tv/ad/TVnt/principal-financial-group-patty Principal Financial - “Zane” https://www.ispot.tv/ad/f9HG/principal-financial-group-zane E.l.f. - Melisa McCarthy’s Telenovela https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gqWz/elf-cosmetics-lip-plumping-gloss-melisa-featuring-melissa-mccarthy-nicholas-gonzalez-itat-can Mr. Submarine (ft. Scottie Pippen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40YkCQcMCpQ ] Mr. Submarine - Pretty Good https://youtu.be/gN8E4YXR6V8?si=L9nih0a9jUL7bcCH Mr. Submarine 50 anniversary commercials https://mrsubmarine.com/50thanniversary/
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#536 Why, Robot
Feb 1801:06:46Tap to summarizeIt’s the Ad Council’s turn to weigh in on this year’s Super Bowl commercials, with hot takes on everything from the subtle song cues that Andrew and Vieves overlooked to a star turn by a local bird celebrity. Plus, a podcast favorite gets the royal treatment. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: State Farm: King Henry https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ByW0/state-farm-king-henry-featuring-derrick-henry Coinbase - Everybody karaoke https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gO_z/coinbase-super-bowl-2026-everybody Dunkin’ - Good Will Dunkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr96AsZGFQc Wegovy Pills https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOtT/wegovy-super-bowl-2026-pre-release-a-new-way-featuring-kenan-thompson-dj-khaled-danielle-brooks Alexa Plus - Chris Hemsworth Worse Case Scenarios https://youtu.be/ha92_hfK9Po?si=8PijLmUNHT7segnE Claude - Mothers https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOWG/anthropic-super-bowl-2026-betrayal-song-by-dr-dre Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone (long version) https://youtu.be/a1ysUdRLjaE?si=aVj_thiGa5fiez_2 Ring - Search Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheUzrXsKrY
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#535 The Bowlies VI: Bottom Dollars
Feb 1003:03:23Tap to summarizeFor the 6th annual Bowlie Awards, Andrew and Vieves display a heroic level of discipline as they turn in a sub-four-hour show on this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads, which featured a surprising amount of ass --and that’s not even counting the one with Shane Gillis. Uber Eats https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gnau/uber-eats-super-bowl-2026-extended-hungry-for-the-truth Dunkin’ - Good Will Dunkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr96AsZGFQc Ritz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YynHOD7gR48 Draft Kings https://youtu.be/lo15LHvvS7Q?si=eLQuccKuuM-X9bde Bud Light - Keg Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-P6OzmgCyY Budweiser - Colt and Chick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mh-v02-Tw Redfin & Rocket Mortgage - A Neighbor Like You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEFiLqsCDw Squarespace - Unavailable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLNMXUNzxY LAY’S - Last Harvest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBnLXlvrNng Hims & Hers - Rich People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ7Z5LTJWHM NFL - Champion https://youtu.be/ZmjX1S0VLq4?si=j6zdjGFWzgKXDPIQ Blue Square Alliance Against Hate - Sticky Note https://youtu.be/YgOkCFGNeTE?si=vK-oyt35CvLUp5wz Universal Orlando Resort - Lil Bro https://youtu.be/WEV_wDMTCq0?si=e8j0qmqxghzmW9rT Wegovy Pills https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOtT/wegovy-super-bowl-2026-pre-release-a-new-way-featuring-kenan-thompson-dj-khaled-danielle-brooks Poppi - Vibes (ft. Charlie XCX and Rachel Sennott) https://youtu.be/xv8FMvKbd_k?si=L7gcw6aPTddSe4gK Grub Hub - Eat The Fees https://youtu.be/pyvGh2-Gsdg?si=ffptXB1s8L4u3KE9 Alexa Plus - Chris Hemsworth Worse Case Scenarios https://youtu.be/ha92_hfK9Po?si=8PijLmUNHT7segnE Bosch - Just A Guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnIw_t6hxJ0 Pringles - Sabrina Carpenter’s Pringle Man https://youtu.be/pEYkM3boSos?si=BDymN7nsaZxbCjqc Fanatics Sports Book - Kendall Jenner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLUbLIULDw State Farm - Stop Livin’ On A Prayer https://youtu.be/2Xz1iXWJgAE?si=9KUhVpU9HRhZcZ11 Levi’s - Backstory https://youtu.be/j70p29KipEE?si=GyfyN-dkXk08WTsa Liquid IV - Toilet Bowls / Yellow Pee https://youtu.be/ZjDfVdrtl48?si=Hw5xSGL3gmtN9WWZ Coinbase - Everybody karaoke https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gO_z/coinbase-super-bowl-2026-everybody T-Mobile - Tell Me Why (Backstreet Boys & Machinegun Kelly) https://youtu.be/h_3eB7omJO4?si=WbMwhTfsX3eqTLE_ Hellmans Mayo - Andy Samberg (& Dakota Fanning?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TpdUBwyL4c Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTleZejhlqk Svedka - Shake Your Bots Off https://youtu.be/pkeWRI2yJGM?si=sTcHZB7k7yetKS7i Novartis - Relax Your Tight End https://youtu.be/lMTcZb48aVU?si=RiXQeuIUCPXlUvlZ MAHA Obesity - Mike Tyson https://youtu.be/ICygZXJfMpQ?si=Wd_S3iYnp7-ShTo7 Oakley Meta - Athletic Intelligence is Here https://youtu.be/Y8UYIJ6oAJE?si=eXjQLl-OmzM5su5Q Xfinity - Jurassic Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKwxWPp2dhw Michelob Ultra - Ski jump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGkhZ5fToOk Pepsi - The Choice https://youtu.be/7vKCq52wWUY?si=qgIhhVb7KvtwyGuY Intuit TurboTax - Dramatic Adrian Brody https://youtu.be/Qp5LJNm3Jkc?si=PtSPRjlEsJUjHVJ0 Boehringer Ingelheim – Mission: Detect the SOS https://youtu.be/GO6Lq8lLlVU?si=0L8r42Ss6aiNJ5Wy Ramp - Duplicating Kevin From The Office https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOWD/ramp-super-bowl-2026-multiply-featuring-brian-baumgartner Claude - Mothers https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOWG/anthropic-super-bowl-2026-betrayal-song-by-dr-dre Claude - Six Pack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnjDLwZckA EOS Cashmere Body Mist - Is it cake? https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gO_P/eos-cashmere-body-mist-super-bowl-2026-is-it-cake-boom-operator-featuring-mikey-day Manscaped - Hair Ballad https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gn0N/manscaped-super-bowl-2026-pre-release-hair-ballad Kinder - Yes Bueno https://youtu.be/T1z-xbTkJNM?si=Fm6GtXBFHu2rwpWr
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#534 Tease Nuts
Feb 401:31:20Tap to summarizeWith the 6th annual Bowlie Awards just around the corner, Andrew and Vieves look at the teaser ads and early releases for this year’s Super Bowl. From arty auteurs to self-deprecating celebs, it’s anyone’s guess who will take home the Bowlie MVC. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone (Teaser) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gI5J/instacart-super-bowl-2026-teaser-goals Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTleZejhlqk Uber Eats - Parker Posey & Matthew McConnahey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAU5XaRpbvQ Grub Hub - Yorgos Lanthimos teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAU5XaRpbvQ Xfinity - Jurassic Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKwxWPp2dhw Raisin Bran - “Will Shat” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf64Okfdc6Y Bud Light - keg chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-P6OzmgCyY Pringles - Sabrina Carpenter He loves me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNZqcXGtaE Uber Eats - Parker Posey & Matthew McConnahey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAU5XaRpbvQ Grub Hub - Yorgos Lanthimos teaser https://youtu.be/w-twltkvAbc?si=N7woz-b7xphwwUtq Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTleZejhlqk Ritz - BowenYang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdj037n3azQ Nerds - Andy Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5ui_u_f2Ac Bosch - Guy Fieri haircut https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gona/bosch-home-super-bowl-2026-teaser-a-little-buzz-featuring-guy-fieri Redfin & Rocket Mortgage - Lady Gaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5FIXoK84 Budweiser - cold and chick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mh-v02-Tw Pepsi - Polar Bear taste test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGr4ofZAH0 Michelob Ultra - Ski jump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBJYrk0T89A Fanatics Sports Book - Kendall Jenner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLUbLIULDw Hellmans Mayo - Dakota Fanning & Andy Samberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TpdUBwyL4c Squarespace - Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nAJDpGHxY
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#533 Ready, Willing, And Cable
Jan 2801:26:49Tap to summarizeAndrew and Vieves unpack a trove of 90s ads from Andrew’s VHS digitization project. It was a simpler time, as America learned about basic cable, how to go “online” and microwaving potato chips, all within in a Seinfeldesque miasma. Plus, the Ad Council weighs in on the sexy snack debate. Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show: Silver Lightening (ft. Robin Leach) https://youtu.be/lhkYLubf1Dc Beef: It's What's For Dinner - Busy Mom https://youtu.be/CNN5MIgpuuA America Online https://youtu.be/APDsGTdbQAc Micro Chip Chip Cart https://youtu.be/YDfhPt51iQA?si=SNKX2RrW0TPGpNVB Aleve Commercial - Best Friends Business (1995) https://youtu.be/3qsOf89R-yk Five Brothers Alfredo Sauce https://youtu.be/Tu8SCAgtuqc Celeste Pizza Commercial: Brother Giuseppe (1986) https://youtu.be/rnDvSBMbEgA Hillshire Farm: "Woody The Tree Farmer" Commercial (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAOy_Kmb138 Hallmark Commercial - Second Wedding https://youtu.be/bvTFPoP-Vt8 Hallmark - Look at the Back https://youtu.be/Xn98ZgPV9Jw?si=wK8a35jDDz1u_Ni6 Burger King "Bib" Commercial (1995) https://youtu.be/6aZDJqQ2hpY Folgers Decaffeinated https://youtu.be/hZ4XPlOC85w?si=JRweK43-Ge6r4fkS Liquid Plumr https://youtu.be/QdT4pIjgJ5s?si=93WRuY197pvnHVzv Clairol Nice N Easy Commercial (ft Julia Louis Dreyfus) (1995) https://youtu.be/DXznH4yE0cM?si=8-cCKvPt45UMK376 Cable TV Promo with Chris Elliott https://youtu.be/YTVlR4bVzaA Long John Silvers - Michael Winslow https://youtu.be/hLzcVnDUDHk
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#532 Dirty Danson
Jan 2101:16:22Tap to summarizeA long-promised show made up of all Ad Council submissions delivers a multitude of spots that feature a range of spokescritters, spokesfruits and spokes-Dansons. Plus, Andrew gets the Holy Grail of podcasting: a listener apology. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: Cheez-It - The Boyfriend https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BRH_/cheez-it-the-boyfriend Cheez-It - Book Club Cravings https://www.ispot.tv/ad/B9bK/cheez-it-book-club-cravings Royal Kingdom - Sad Ted Danson https://youtu.be/tT3ticepcFM?si=AGPGimevJ84IW1ko Toilet Duck - Tank https://youtu.be/sXRcIuwKQq4?si=4fs0KNs7gtoHw3t5 Toilet Duck - Airplane https://youtu.be/DxssrNHFZY8?si=qjDCVOp_kInms_0O Blake's Lotaburger ft. Jim Varney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM5zfsJteaA California Raisins Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dIG3TCPh_c American Express - Buying Kid https://youtu.be/URKgSNw8fDI?si=spvt8VjE9rxHCpQv&t=41 Last Week Tonight: Parody commercial https://youtu.be/Ejoi9yfLVCc?si=DP0ceViUiJtdzJ8a&t=1648
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