Speaking Human

We take stock of Patagonia’s bold move for future ownership and ponder if other corporations might start to consider similar unorthodox succession plans. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We reanimate a selection of brands, startups, platforms, and apps that have gone belly up over the past 10 years. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We hazard a second look at the AutoTrader spot that put the Duke boys back behind the wheel and burn rubber with our picks for the wildest auto ads ever to hit the airwaves. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We navigate back to the year 2012 to re-examine the Mapplegate scandal and map out the most memorable brand controversies of the past 10 years. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We release our personal picks for the most memorable and repeatable catchphrases in modern advertising history. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We rise from the grave to relive the long-forgotten marketing war between DISH network and AMC, and feast on the flesh of other notable zombie-themed ads. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We peddle our thoughts on Peloton’s fork-in-the-road moment, and share a list of past fitness trends we’ve left in the dust. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We take another bite out of the campaign that we talked 10 years ago on the very first episode of this podcast and munch on a couple other more recent snack-related marketing morsels. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We salute the bold, creative, and amusing marketing efforts that awed us with their awesomeness this year and made us think about something other than viruses... if only for a few sweet fleeting moments. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

We metabolize our thoughts on the metamorphosis of Facebook by answering a series of metaphorical questions about the life and times of the world’s largest social network. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.