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This week on "Yeah, That's Probably an Ad," we're joined by Adweek's U.K. bureau chief, Stephen Lepitak, to discuss how agency J. Walter Thompson was hit with — and lost — a lawsuit about discriminating against men. Plus, a conversation with Adweek's TV editor, Jason Lynch, about the current state of Olympics viewership.

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In the wake of successful first fully-crewed flights by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the future of commercial, recreational space travel is coming into view. On today’s episode, U.K. bureau chief Stephen Lepitak is joined by founding partner, chairman and creative director of Beattie McGuinness Bungay, Trevor Beattie, who himself has a ticket to be aboard one of Virgin Galactic’s first flights.

Plus, a conversation with Adweek editors Ronan Shields and Lucinda Southern about Adweek’s NexTech event.

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In the past two weeks, we’ve seen a handful of brands embracing publicity stunts.

There’s mac-and-cheese ice cream from Kraft and Van Leeuwen, and soup-inspired swimsuits from Panera. On this episode of Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad, we’re joined by Peter Mountstevens, chief creative officer at U.K.-based agency Taylor Herring, to chat about the history of the publicity stunt, the art of getting it right, and some of the recent campaigns making headlines.

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In recent days, the conversation around ongoing sexism and harassment in the ad industry has once again been brought to the forefront thanks to Zoe Scaman’s revelatory piece, “Mad Men. Furious Women.” The essay recounts both her own horrific encounters over the course of her career in advertising and similar experiences shared anonymously by other women in the industry.

The exposé has since been followed up by an unyielding declaration that promises a reckoning that will not only hold abusers accountable, but will also escalate harmful incidents beyond the confines of individual agencies.

Zoe Scaman, founder of U.K.-based strategy firm Bodacious, joins us on this episode of “Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad” to discuss her powerful piece, the industry’s response to it and the building blocks necessary to chart a productive path forward.

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After a long (and unusual) week on the virtual Croisette, David Griner and Shannon Miller are joined by AgencySpy editor Kyle O’Brien and ecommerce reporter Emmy Liederman to share our wrap up of Cannes Lions Live.

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This week on Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad, we’re chatting about all things Cannes Lions Live. Co-hosts David Griner and Shannon Miller are joined by Adweek’s European creative editor Brittaney Kiefer to get you up to speed on Cannes festivals of the past, what to expect this year and what work to watch.

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It’s advertising award season and we have all the info on this year’s big winners so far. Host David Griner is joined by our new co-host Shannon Miller to discuss the campaigns that are getting the most recognition at shows like D&AD, The One Show, and ADC. Plus, a preview of Adweek’s ‘Adweek at Home’ and ‘Elevate: Experiential and Creativity’ events.

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Each year at Adweek, we select our Creative 100—a celebration of today's most fascinating and enviable creative professionals across categories like agencies, media, influencers, and many more. However, our editors never honor the same person twice, guaranteeing that each year’s list offers a topical array of names you should know.

This week on 'Yeah, That's Probably an Ad,' we're joined by streaming editor Kelsey Sutton, creative editor Shannon Miller, and Europe bureau chief Stephen Lepitak to chat about some of the big names on the list.

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Dallas Taylor is on a personal mission: a mission to shatter the notion that people must self-identify as “audiophiles” in order to better understand and appreciate the wonderful world of sound that surrounds them. As a sound designer and creative director at Defacto Sound, Taylor leads high-profile projects on blockbuster movie trailers and advertising campaigns, but since October 2016, he has been producing and hosting the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz where he explores the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

On this episode of Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad, host David Griner sits down with Taylor to discuss some of the most iconic sonic brands, what makes a sonic identity good (and bad) and Taylor’s goal to make the world of sound more accessible and approachable to all.

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David Griner and Ko Im are joined by Facebook's Global Head of Social Marketing Eric Toda and LAAUNCH.org co-founder Norman Chen to discuss their recently released STAATUS Index - a comprehensive assessment of attitudes and stereotypes towards Asian Americans in the U.S.

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