Episodes

  • #190: Rise of the Malls

    #190: Rise of the Malls
    Jan 23 2025
    We stroll through the ascension, decline, and revival of the shopping mall to see if these once-mighty retail giants can regain their former glory.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #SmallBiz #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #art #Brands #Malls #ShoppingCenters #History #shopping
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    27 mins
  • #189: The Banana Effect

    #189: The Banana Effect
    Jan 17 2025
    We peel open the $6 million banana to explore how brands have leveraged this provocative piece of art for their own content creation.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #conceptual #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #art #Brands #CocaCola #banana #Comedian #MaurizioCattelan
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    23 mins
  • #188: New Coke vs. Crystal Pepsi

    #188: New Coke vs. Crystal Pepsi
    Dec 8 2024
    We chug back in time to revisit the marketing campaigns of two legendary beverage busts to see how they go down a few decades later.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Coke #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #PEPSI #Brands #CocaCola #SodaWars #Blunders
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    30 mins
  • #187: Brands in Space

    #187: Brands in Space
    Nov 25 2024
    We venture into deep space to explore how today’s brands are bringing their products, services, and marketing into the cosmos.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #SPACE #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Samsonite #Brands #UnderArmour #Columbia
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    24 mins
  • #186: Feel the Vibrations

    #186: Feel the Vibrations
    Nov 8 2024
    We sense the power of Mastercard’s new haptic logo and explore how other brands can engage touch, smell, and taste to create more immersive experiences.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Vibrations #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #HapticLogo #Brands #Senses
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    27 mins
  • #185: Linguistic Lurkers and Outliers

    #185: Linguistic Lurkers and Outliers
    Oct 5 2024
    We promulgate and elucidate ten arcane, recondite, and enigmatic lexemes we believe warrant greater attention in the marketing realm.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Bizarre #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #WordOfTheDay #Brands #Words #Definitions
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    25 mins
  • #184: Bizarre Brand Collabs

    #184: Bizarre Brand Collabs
    Sep 24 2024
    We bring together the most unusual, unexpected, and unnatural brand bedfellows of the 2020s. Slap some caviar on your Pringles because worlds are about to collide!

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Bizarre #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Collaborations #Brands #Collabs
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    28 mins
  • #183: Commercial Court

    #183: Commercial Court
    Sep 6 2024
    We convene in the courtroom to adjudicate the cases of two recent commercials from big tech brands that stirred up controversy and got yanked from the airwaves.

    Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.

    #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #Marketing #Advertising #Business #Google #Brands #Ads #simplify #popculture #Gemini #Apple #Underdogs #Thailand #Controversial
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    27 mins