The MAD Mix Podcast

Season 4, episode 6! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss: 

[06:10] Elon Musk puts in an offer to buy Twitter

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Season 4, episode 5! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[06:05] Burger King gets sued for misrepresenting the size of the Whopper in commercials

[14:40] Would a 100k salary be life-changing for you?

[23:45] When equity becomes a problem for the privileged

[31:35] The challenges Black employees face when climbing the career ladder

[36:25] Agencies using Black talent to run their diversity efforts

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Season 4, episode 4! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[06:20] Apple’s corporate policy mandates employees in the office at least three days per week

[17:50] Are there going to be career challenges for those staying fully remote?

[24:00] How do you take a work sabbatical and where would we go?

[34:01] Brands and their April Fool’s jokes this year

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Season 4, episode 3! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[04:10] Benefit of traveling to limit the daily stress of working

[10:40] Deleting social media apps for your mental health

[16:50] Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars and the memes are flooding the internet

[24:45] Pusha T and Arby’s release a McDonald’s diss track

[33:33] What is the current pulse on NFT’s?

[39:27] Rising popularity of sports betting

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Season 4, episode 2! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[10:00] Reflecting on brand messages during Black History Month this year

[14:21] Brand messaging during International Women’s Day and the Gender Pay Bot on Twitter

[27:00] Is it fair for companies to urge their employees to come back to the office?

[33:50] Better.com CEO lays off 50% of staff right before the holidays

[40:40] The popularity of Wordle

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Our season 4 premiere is here! We had the chance to host a guest speaker session for Black History Month with the folks at Cossette. The theme was liberation and we explored what this meant to us as Black men. Enjoy!

[01:50] Introductions and explaining the purpose of The MAD Mix

[05:35] What does liberation mean to us as Black men?

[08:35] What does it mean to bring your “true self” to work?

[17:46] What are some of the barriers that Black employees face in the workplace?

[29:10] What does support look like in an organization towards the advancement of Black employees?

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Season 3, episode 34! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss for the season 3 finale:

[06:18] Recap of key themes for 2021

[25:55] Highlight and lowlight brand and marketing moments of the year

[36:55] What did 2021 look like in our personal lives and what are we looking forward to in 2022?

[46:41] How have brands responded to social justice and diversity commitments in 2021?

[53:21] What is your biggest flex of the year?

[56:58] What’s next for the podcast in 2022?

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Season 3, episode 33! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[05:32] Thoughts on the latest COVID restrictions in Ontario

[13:15] YouTube removes the dislike count on videos - but why?

[19:20] Peloton’s reactive marketing to going viral online

[29:05] A 16-hour Twitter Spaces role-play speaks to the randomness of social audio features

[37:00] Will the Metaverse change how we show up to work meetings?

[43:07] Doja Cat and Girls Who Code partner to create the first codable music video

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Season 3, episode 32! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[05:30] Analyzing the #SpotifyWrapped campaign

[16:00] Discussing our podcast’s Spotify Wrapped stats

[18:40] Justin Bieber x Tim Hortons partnership called TimBiebs

[28:15] A&W releases a new merch line - who’s buying this?

[37:06] CEO of better.com lays off 900 people on a Zoom call

[40:35] New video of a robot with human-like expressions goes viral - what is the real world application for this?

[44:13] Discussing the self defense guru going viral on TikTok

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Season 3, episode 31! Here's what Dak and Malick discuss:

[04:30] The latest IG story trend and how it's taking off

[10:50] Kanye and Drake settle their beef

[13:36] Does Black Friday coming up influence your purchase decisions?

[18:46] When do you know it’s time to quit your job?

[27:12] Crypto.com purchases the naming rights to the Staples Centre

[34:00] Scotiabank is testing out removing resumes for campus hiring to ease the barriers for employment

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