The Drum Podcast

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The Drum Podcast episodes

August 28, 2025 How employers are still failing parents
A recent report from Matri found that 1/4 of new mothers either never come back to work or leave work within a year of returning. Worse, the vast majority cite "unsupportive work environments" and "inflexible working conditions" in their decision to leave. We sit down with the report's author, adland veteran Sophie Maunder, and Allison Beattie, and ad exec turned fertility-rights-at-work advocate to track the scale of the problem and what needs to be done.
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39 min
August 21, 2025 Mark Ritson, The Drum's newest columnist
The Drum's opinion editor John McCarthy has recently signed up the biggest name in the biz to a regular column. Here you can listen to their first pitch meeting.
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37 min
July 31, 2025 Are marketers truly ready for 'personalization at scale'?
It can seem in 2025 like everyone in the ad ecosystem is chasing after the same Holy Grail: fast, rapidly delivered, personalized content at whatever scale they fancy. With the help of (yes) AI, it seems that dream is closer than ever. But is the business ready for it?
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38 min
July 24, 2025 Is vibe the new value?
Marketing is getting moodier - and that’s a good thing. We’re diving into how brands are connecting through emotion, instinct, and shared energy, not just data. Think storytelling, authenticity, and values-led creative.
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40 min
July 10, 2025 3 marketers tackling the continued barriers to creative access
We sit down with 3 marketers behind programs tackling marketing's dark secret: that it remains one of the most elitist and unequal industries.
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44 min
July 03, 2025 The secrets of guerrilla marketing
3 experts from the worlds of guerrilla activations, social and experiential marketing open the secret cookbook for under-the-radar marketing success.
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41 min
June 26, 2025 Cannes Lions 2025 wrapped: The agency view
We're joined by two agency founders, fresh off a week on the Croisette of Cannes Lions. Is it still worth the rising costs for agencies to attend?
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40 min
June 19, 2025 Cannes Lions: How has it changed? (Live from Cannes)
In a special episode fronted by The Drum's global editor Cameron Clarke, two of our leading opinion columnists dissect the news out of this year's Cannes Lions festival, and ponder how the event is evolving.

Stories/columns mentioned in the episode:
Julie Seal's diary.
Paddy Gilmore's column.
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20 min
June 05, 2025 Hinge CMO (and now president) on how gen Z is dating, sub growth, and bringing marketing to the center of the boardroom
CMO at dating app Hinge, took on an extra title earlier this year: President. Live from the inaugural SXSW festival in London, Jantos talks putting marketing at the center of the boardroom, a troubling loneliness epidemic for gen Z, and the future of dating.
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35 min
May 29, 2025 David Sable, ad club of NY 'industry legend' honoree: Advertising's golden age is right now
David Sable spent decades in global roles at the likes of Y&R and Wunderman. Now vice chair at Stagwell, he's been honored as this year's Industry Legend by the Advertising Club of New York. He tells us why he thinks advertising's golden age is happening right in front of us.
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52 min