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Who were the year's top agencies in the U.S. and around the world? This week, we reveal the honorees in Adweek's annual selection of the year's most iconic ad firms. We also talk about the week's news and ads you won't want to miss.

Timestamps: 1:10 - Will high-profile harassers drive even more viewers away from TV news? | 8:40: CES takes heat for its all-male keynote lineup | 15:00: CVS looks to buy Aetna | 17:25: Spotify is back with more clever data hilarity | 26:10: A post-apocalyptic Christmas ad worth watching | 31:50: U.S. Agency of the Year | 41:00: Global Agency of the Year | 47:15: Breakthrough Agency of the Year | 52:10: International Agency of the Year

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Got Star Wars fatigue? We did, too, until a great EA ad this week. We discuss that, as well as other fun new ads, including Volvo and the Spanish Lottery. We also look at digital media's difficult week, and run down our new digital feature package on challenger brands.

Sponsor: This week's episode is brought to you by Accenture Interactive. Learn more at AccentureInteractive.com.

Timestamps: 1:55: A tough week for digital media. | 6:25: Cards Against Humanity's latest holiday stunt. | 10:33: Strategy magazine's 2017 Agency of the Year parody videos. | 20:10: Volvo wraps up its nonlinear storytelling trilogy. | 25:41: BBH's great ad for Star Wars Battlefront II. | 32:57: Long-form love for Lowe's escape room and the Spanish Lottery's latest Xmas ad. | 34.42: All about challenger brands in television, beauty, travel and more.

Got Star Wars fatigue? We did, too, until a great EA ad this week. We discuss that, as well as other fun new ads, including Volvo and the Spanish Lottery. We also look at digital media's difficult week, and run down our new digital feature package on challenger brands.

Sponsor: This week's episode is brought to you by Accenture Interactive. Learn more at AccentureInteractive.com.

Timestamps: 1:55: A tough week for digital media. | 6:25: Cards Against Humanity's latest holiday stunt. | 10:33: Strategy magazine's 2017 Agency of the Year parody videos. | 20:10: Volvo wraps up its nonlinear storytelling trilogy. | 25:41: BBH's great ad for Star Wars Battlefront II. | 32:57: Long-form love for Lowe's escape room and the Spanish Lottery's latest Xmas ad. | 34.42: All about challenger brands in television, beauty, travel and more.

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Follow the money, herbs and spices as we connect the threads behind KFC's recent Twitter stunt, which seems to have fired up the conspiracy theorist corners of the internet. We'll also look at the week's best ads and Adweek's new list of Los Angeles Brand Stars honorees.

Sponsor: This week's episode is brought to you by Accenture Interactive. Learn more at AccentureInteractive.com.

Timestamps: 3:15: Delving deep into KFC conspiracy theories. | 15:35: Adweek's Los Angeles Brand Stars | 23:10: Does John Lewis' 2017 Christmas ad deliver? | 30:40: Google and Samsung get creative for their new phones | 35:10: North Face's freestyle skiing masterpiece | 38:30: Jimmy Kimmel and late night's moral compass.

Follow the money, herbs and spices as we connect the threads behind KFC's recent Twitter stunt, which seems to have fired up the conspiracy theorist corners of the internet. We'll also look at the week's best ads and Adweek's new list of Los Angeles Brand Stars honorees.

Sponsor: This week's episode is brought to you by Accenture Interactive. Learn more at AccentureInteractive.com.

Timestamps: 3:15: Delving deep into KFC conspiracy theories. | 15:35: Adweek's Los Angeles Brand Stars | 23:10: Does John Lewis' 2017 Christmas ad deliver? | 30:40: Google and Samsung get creative for their new phones | 35:10: North Face's freestyle skiing masterpiece | 38:30: Jimmy Kimmel and late night's moral compass.

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With David and Kristina away, Tim goes rogue and ditches our usual format to spend the hour chatting with Angela about the best (and worst) ads of the week, from Ikea's great preroll ads to the virtues (or not) of "friendly" cease-and-desist letters.

Timestamps: 2:17: Ikea's preroll ads | 10:30: Alo House's short film | 20:52: Hornbach's DIY anthem for women | 26:30: Friendly cease-and-desists letters | 34:14: Little Rock says no to Amazon HQ2.

With David and Kristina away, Tim goes rogue and ditches our usual format to spend the hour chatting with Angela about the best (and worst) ads of the week, from Ikea's great preroll ads to the virtues (or not) of "friendly" cease-and-desist letters.

Timestamps: 2:17: Ikea's preroll ads | 10:30: Alo House's short film | 20:52: Hornbach's DIY anthem for women | 26:30: Friendly cease-and-desists letters | 34:14: Little Rock says no to Amazon HQ2.

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In this week's spoiler-free episode, we're talking about the marketing blitz behind Stranger Things, Season 2, along with our annual Publishing Hot List tallying the year's top sites and magazines. 

Timestamps: 1:00: McDonald's massive media account is up for grabs | 8:00: Stranger Things stunts, Snapchat lenses and other partnerships | 18:25: Burger King broils Ronald McDonald again | 20:45: Under Armour's surprising new star athlete |   27:40: Haunted masks and other Halloween ads | 31:25: Adweek's Publishing Hot List for 2017

In this week's spoiler-free episode, we're talking about the marketing blitz behind Stranger Things, Season 2, along with our annual Publishing Hot List tallying the year's top sites and magazines. 

Timestamps: 1:00: McDonald's massive media account is up for grabs | 8:00: Stranger Things stunts, Snapchat lenses and other partnerships | 18:25: Burger King broils Ronald McDonald again | 20:45: Under Armour's surprising new star athlete |   27:40: Haunted masks and other Halloween ads | 31:25: Adweek's Publishing Hot List for 2017

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Long form? Short form? Molly Wilkof and Zoe Kessler are two of today's best at both, creating the ultra-brief "Yes Good" tagline for Emerald Nuts and a compelling new narrative campaign for dating app Hinge. This week, the creative duo from agency Barton F. Graf joins the Adweek team to talk about the challenges and rewards of modern storytelling in marketing. And, of course, we'll catch you up on the week's news and ads worth watching.

Timestamps: 2:05: JWT's ex-CEO reappears in a new role amid an ongoing discrimination lawsuit. | 9:00: Nielsen is finally measuring Netflix, but the streaming giant is not pleased. | 15:15: Burger King takes on bullying. | 22:30: Will Ferrell indulges in too much screen time at dinner. | 29:40: Molly Wilkof and Zoe Kessler share their secrets for modern storytelling.