Under the Influence gives listeners a rare backstage pass into the hallways, boardrooms and recording studios of the ad industry.Join host and adman Terry O’Reilly for fascinating (and humorous) stories that connect the dots between pop culture, marketing and human nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Compleatly Beatles takes a fun, irreverent look at all the Beatles albums – one album and every song per show.
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Two U2 fans review all of the band's output, beginning with their studio albums: Boy, October, War, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby!, Zooropa, Pop, All That You Can't Leave Behind, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, No Line On The Horizon, Songs Of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Join us on our musical journey from innocence to experience. Please rate and review on iTunes, let us know what you think via our Twitter page (twitter.com/rev_u2) or get in touch directly at ...
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Hello! And welcome to The Beatle Bugs Podcast, a podcast about the greatest rock n roll band in history...The Beatles! So what's special about another podcast about this famous quartet? Well, join Jesse and his 8 year old daughter Aisha talk about their mutual love for The Fab Four. And find out exactly why the podcast is called The Beatle Bugs! What's that all about?! It's a joyful journey for father and daughter, bridging a generational divide that brings a unique perspective to the brilli ...
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The Yellow Sub Sandwich is the official podcast to accompany and celebrate the 50th anniversary cinema re-release of the Beatles’ #YellowSubmarine movie. http://www.yellowsubmarine.film/#tickets Presented by music and movies expert Edith Bowman and movie critic Robbie Collin, this is a podcast with a difference; it comes in two parts: “before” and “after” - a bit to listen to before you see the movie and a bit for after. With great stories about the making of the movie and fresh insight into ...
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History of rock & roll. The best in oldies but goodies.
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Apple Jam is a space on @Clubhouse where Neil McCutcheon and Bernardo Morales discuss Beatles and Beatle related albums. You can join us on Clubhouse, or listen to the podcast. Join the Apple Jam club on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/apple-jamFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_apple.jam_
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A Year in the Life - Episode 10: Yellow Submarine
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Tyler and Jonny take a (sort of) deep-dive into Yellow SubmarineBy RevU2
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The Beatlology Interviews: Producer Mark Hudson
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Mark has produced nine albums for Ringo. Before that, he was part of the Hudson Brothers. They had hit songs and the Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle TV show made them teen idols in the 70s. Mark is a huge Beatles fan and collector - and has spent time with all four Beatles. He’s a great storyteller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
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Companies are spending big bucks advertising weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Rybelsus. This week, we’re dropping an episode of Brian Goldman’s White Coat, Black Art podcast into our feed. We thought you might find the topic interesting. In Canada, "reminder ads" can only give the medication's name, but they can’t tell you what the drug is for. T…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 9b: The White Album - Part 2
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The Beatlology Interviews: Actor Mark Hamill
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Mark Hamill not only owns collectibles, he is a collectible. Mark talks to us about his first blush with the Beatles, how he began collecting Beatles memorabilia, that time he met George Harrison on a plane, and whether or not he let his kids play with Star Wars toys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 9: The White Album - Part 1
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Tyler and Jonny take a frustrating and blissful trip through The Beatles (aka The White Album). Enjoy Part 1 (it's massive) and stay tuned for Part 2.By RevU2
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The Beatlology Interviews: Springsteen Drummer (and Beatles fan) Max Weinberg
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In this interview, Max talks about his favourite Beatle albums, Ringo’s profound influence on rock drummers, and what happened onstage at a Springsteen concert the night Lennon was murdered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 46: Captive (Film and Soundtrack Review)
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The wait is over. Jonny and Tyler finally break the chains and liberate Captive from the RevU2 holding bay. But will this largely ignored, cult film and OST live up to expectations?By RevU2
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The Beatlology Interviews: Yellow Submarine Animator Tom Halley
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Tom Halley was one of the brilliant animators on Yellow Submarine. The film is considered one of the most inventive animated films of all time. In this interview with the late animator, he tells us how he came to be involved, how they all managed to create this classic film in just 11 months. And much to our surprise, Tom tells us he was also an an…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 8: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Jonny and Tyler bring you their review of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.By RevU2
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With the Paris Olympics in motion, it is a good time to revisit this episode from our archives. From the first ad at the first Olympics in 1896, to the hundreds of millions spent on today's advertising contracts, sponsorship money has always been a contentious issue. The Olympics cost a fortune to stage, and sponsorship money makes it possible. But…
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David Sheff conducted the last major interview with John Lennon. Just as Double Fantasy was being released, Sheff interviewed John & Yoko for Playboy magazine. It was the famous interview where Lennon went through the Beatles catalogue song-by-song - just before he died. The backstory of that interview is fascinating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…
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I did a lot of commercials with Bob Newhart in the late 90s. He was one-in-a-million, a joy to work with, and he will be missed. And I want to tell you a very funny story that happened as a result of those commercials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Beatlology Interviews: Astrid Kirchherr
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Astrid Kirchherr holds a special place in the history of the Beatles. She took the famous Hamburg-era photos of the Beatles in their formative years, she inspired their “moptop” hairstyle, and she happened to fall in love with Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth member of the Beatles. Her story is compelling, and her love of the Beatles, as friends, comes …
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A Year in the Life - Episode 7: Revolver
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This week on #AYITL, A Year in the Life, the latest podcast from the RevU2 podcast it's summer, the sun is shining and Jonny and Tyler are ready for the next Beatle's album. Relax and float downstream with Tyler and Jonny as they circumnavigate Revolver.By RevU2
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Join Terry O’Reilly for a brand new Beatles series, where he interviews celebrities and collectors on their love of the Fab Four. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Beatles - 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' Part 1
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Send us a text Could an album truly reshape the music industry and redefine cultural boundaries? Join us as we uncover the monumental impact of The Beatles' 1967 masterpiece, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." We'll explore how this groundbreaking work reimagined the role of the studio, utilized classical instruments in revolutionary ways, an…
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Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run
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Send us a text In this episode Neil McCutcheon and Bernardo Morales discuss Paul McCartney's masterpiece, Band on the Run. Join the Apple Jam club on Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/apple-jam Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_apple.jam_ Support the showBy Neil McCutcheon and Bernardo Morales
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This week, we answer listener questions. We’ll talk about how bands create theme songs for TV shows and how much they get paid. We’ll go back in time and talk about that flirtatious couple from that famous Nescafe TV campaign. And we’ll explore why condom makers now market different sizes, when it used to be one-size-fits-all. What’s goin’ on there…
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This week, it’s our annual Brand Envy episode. Every year, I list four brands I’ve admired from a distance. We’ll talk about a classic board game created by a Canadian couple. An ice cream chain founded by another Canadian. An iconic lighter that was named after a zipper. And a woman who is dominating television these days. Hosted on Acast. See aca…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 6: Rubber Soul
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Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz: How Companies Double Their Profits
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Every company dreams of doubling its profit. It’s almost impossible to do. Yet, some companies do it by tweaking one tiny thing. We’ll talk about an industry that put three words on their packaging that doubled their profit. A company that created a catchy jingle that doubled their revenue overnight. And a business that changed one single word in a…
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Houston, We Have Pizza: Advertising in Outer Space
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This week, we shoot for the moon. Now that commercialized space travel has arrived, the world of marketing is setting its sights on the stars. We’ll talk about ads on rocket ships, ads on spacesuits, and television commercials filmed on the International Space Station. There are companies who want to employ hundreds of tiny satellites to create log…
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Die Another Day: Reviving Old Commercials
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Occasionally, an old advertising campaign is brought back from the dead. Even if it has been off the air for decades. This week, we’ll discuss a recurring Coke commercial that has been called the most popular ad of all time. A much-loved beer campaign that has been revived after 34 years. And a controversial commercial that was yanked off the air i…
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This week it’s our annual Bookmarks episode. We read a lot of books to research Under The Influence. But there’s never enough room to include all the great stories we find. So this episode is dedicated to those great stories that didn’t fit into our regular episodes. This year, our theme is bravery. We’ll tell an amusing story about how Danny DeVit…
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Under the Influence fans know that at the very end of each episode there’s a Fun Fact – an interesting little tidbit related to the show. Well, this year we’re asking you, our listeners, to record that Fun Fact. All you need is a phone or computer. Just visit our Fun Fact Page, follow the prompts and have fun with it. We choose two listeners every …
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A Year in the Life - Episode 5: Help!
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The Gong Show: Ads That Could Never (Ever) Run Today
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This week, we go back in advertising history and take a look at the ads and commercials that could never, ever, EVER run today. They are either so politically incorrect, so sexist, or so inappropriate, you won’t believe your ears. From doctors recommending cigarettes, to 7-Up advertising to babies, to everyone singing about the joys of DDT, it’s am…
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Cars Are The Stars: Automobile Brands in Hollywood
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Almost every movie and television show needs cars, and auto companies are happy to supply them – because it helps sell a lot of cars. We’ll look back at James Bond and Starsky & Hutch, and explore auto partnerships with movie franchises like Transformers and Marvel. We’ll also tell a crazy story of how the most sought-after car from a Steve McQueen…
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Take a walk down any busy main street, and you’ll probably see one of the oldest forms of advertising: The sandwich board. They have been around for over 200 years. Cities try and ban them. Storekeepers love them. They can make you smile. They can make you angry. They can attract a lot of attention. They are the pop-up ads of the physical world. Ho…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 4: Beatles For Sale
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Exhaustion kicks in but the tunes keep coming with Beatles For Sale.By RevU2
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Pants on Fire: When Customers Lie to Marketers
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Customers often lie to companies in surveys, polls and focus groups. Yet advertisers rely on that flawed and false feedback to market brands and create advertising campaigns. So what are advertisers to do? One solution is Google. What we type into the Google search window is like a truth serum. We all pour our most intimate, honest questions into t…
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80% of all advertising is ignored. That’s why some advertisers employ cheeky advertising. It’s usually bold – outrageous – and sometimes even rude – but always with a playful undertone. We’ll talk about a fruit company that printed an open letter to the Pope. An airline campaign that told you to “keep it in your pants.” And a product that claims yo…
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Most tourism marketing aims at the largest audience possible. This week, we look at a sub-category aimed at the smallest audience possible: Billionaire Tourism. The super wealthy get bored easily. That means luxury tour planners dream up extreme vacation ideas. From outer space, to the bottom of the ocean, to secretly getting the key to the Sistine…
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When You're This Big, They Call you Mister
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There are some time-honored honorifics in the world of marketing. “Honorifics” are titles like Mr., Mrs., Doctor, Captain or Colonel. Like Colonel Sanders, Dr. Scholl’s, Mr. Clean and Mrs. Butterworth’s. They’re usually leaders in their category. Is it because those products are the best? Or – is it because those brand names give the products a sen…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 3: A Hard Day's Night
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The RevU2 boys cover Beatlemania, Jesus and cowbells as they review ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.By RevU2
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Terry Interviews Arkells Lead Singer Max Kerman
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Arkells is a band that likes to have fun.They are also a very smart band that understands the critical mix of artistry and marketing in a competitive industry. Frontman Max Kerman tells Terry the inventive ways they market their music, the creative ideas Arkells use to launch new material, and what marketing from other bands they admire. Hosted on …
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As Oscar night approaches, we head to theatres to figure out why movies about brands are so popular. “Barbie” is breaking box office records. “Air” tells the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan. “Blackberry” explains the spectacular rise and fall of the first smartphone – and is getting great reviews. And a movie about the origins of McDonald’s – …
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Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials - Part 2
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Last week, we talked about the best historic demonstration commercials of all time. This week, we feature some of the most recent. Like an air freshener commercial that tricked blindfolded people into thinking a filthy toilet smelled like flowers. And a stunt where an ad agency put $3 million dollars between the glass of a bus shelter - unguarded, …
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Seeing is Believing: The Power of Demonstration Commercials
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This week, I ask a dozen of the top creative directors in the advertising business to tell me the best “demonstration commercials” they have ever seen. Because there is nothing more powerful than a dramatic product demonstration. We’ll talk about a famous Krazy Glue commercial. And a Volvo ad where the ad writer risked his life to demonstrate a poi…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 2: With The Beatles
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RevU2 hosts, Tyler and Jonny, groove along to pop, rock and RnB 'With the Beatles'.By RevU2
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This week, we look at the most creative audio ideas from around the world. Including a podcast for runners that only works if you’re actually running, a police recruitment campaign that capitalized on the popularity of True Crime, and a very ambitious alternative audio track created to be played over Disney’s Pocahontas movie – that tells the truth…
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Recently, we produced an episode on cannabis marketing. With cannabis legalization, it’s a brand-new, challenging marketing category. As a result of that episode, I asked the Ontario Cannabis Store to introduce me to an actual cannabis producer. I wanted to know how a cannabis producer becomes licensed, how a craft cannabis company competes with th…
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The Marketing of Taylor Swift: (Taylor's Version)
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This week, we analyze the remarkable marketing skills of one of the top music artists in the world – Taylor Swift. She has challenged the status quo at every turn – she regained ownership of her master recordings. She convinced Apple and Spotify to pay artists in a more equitable way. She defied Hollywood. She markets her music to her fans in very …
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This week, we go one toke over the line and look at the emerging world of cannabis marketing. We start with the question - just how does a plant become illegal? We’ll explore the history of cannabis. We’ll talk about which celebrities have their own brands (Hello Willie Nelson!) Which high-end retail stores are now selling expensive cannabis paraph…
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A Year in the Life - Episode 1: Please Please Me
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RevU2 hosts, Tyler and Jonny, set out on their magical mystery tour through the Beatles' back catalogue, starting with the fab four's charming, rough n' ready debut, 'Please Please Me'.By RevU2
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This week, we look at copycat brands. Even though they walk a razor’s edge legally, copycat brands seem to pop up all over the world. You may like Walmart here, but there’s a Wumart in China. You may like North Face apparel, but did you know there was a South Butt brand? And, we’ll tell the story of a copycat cookie that overtook the original to be…
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Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued
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To kick off our 2024 season, we look at a strange phenomenon happening in Canada. Well-established brands are suddenly leaving the country. Kleenex is leaving after nearly 100 years. Skippy Peanut Butter has skipped the country after nearly 90 years. And KFC actually held a funeral for their terrible-tasting French fries. What’s happening up here? …
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Happy New Year. We have a fun 2024 season planned for you. Here'a a sneak peek at what's in store... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode Jonny and Tyler return to close out 2023 and discuss U2's latest song, 'Atomic City', U2's new show 'U2 UV Achtung Baby Live at The Sphere' and Larry Mullen's future with the band.By RevU2
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