In this episode we speak with artist Darren Cullen, aka Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives. Our conversation covers Darren's early aspirations to join the ad industry, through his conversion into subvertising, and his most recent work challenging the greenwash of oil giant Shell. Thanks to his winding journey from ads to art, Darren has a unique and unflinching critique of the ad industry and its role in driving consumption by, amongst other things, exploiting a mother's love to sell bleach.

Show notes

• Check out Darren's website and work past and present at https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/
• You can also find him on X (Twitter) @darren_cullen and Instagram @spellingmistakescostlives
• Find out more and support Darren's work in the Niger Delta https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/hellbusfornigerdelta
• The bleach ad: https://www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/drawings?pgid=irwqmxh3-c46a8264-2ffe-4f91-8117-a20ab0279618
• More info on the Hell Bus can be found here: https://adfreecities.org.uk/tag/hell-bus/

Find out more about Adfree Cities at https:www.adfreecities.org.uk and on Blueksy and Instagram @adfreecities.

Credits:

Produced by Nicola Round and James Ward.

Edited by James Ward.

Presented by Nicola Round and James Ward.

Music by mishima.

Thanks to John Sheerman.

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