The Bad Pod, An Advertising Podcast
We're here to talk about the bad, the ugly, and what good advertising actually is with insight from the industry’s top creative minds.
Hosts Amelia and Brian are ad agency creatives on a mission to talk to every capable creative director, copywriter extraordinaire, art directing dynamo, swiss army social strategist, ECD, CCO, PFD, and SOS about what the f&$k a good ad—and ad industry—even looks like.
The Bad Podcast seeks to answer the question that echoes through every corner of the creative world: is this good?
Episodes
79 episodes
From CEO to Psychoanalyst with Tom Doctoroff, ex-JWT Asia
"If you got one foot in tomorrow and one foot in yesterday, then you're squattin' on today." - Brian's grandma Our favorite stories: 3x author, professor, and agency chief turned clinical therapist ...
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Episode 76
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1:08:58
"Please Stay Dumb and Curious" with Micky Ogando, Founder/CCO of Bakery
Our favorite stories: "I started Bakery when I was 27... I didn't know how to do anything but I thought I knew how to do everything better than everyone else.""If you're from a place like the Dominican Republic,...
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Episode 75
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1:00:11
"Sketchbook Theo is the best Theo" with Theo Gibson, ECD at Joan Creative
Theo Gibson, ECD of Joan Creative and visual artist Bank Moody, joins us from Joan's NYC office to share his Jedi-like wisdom around authentic artistic creation, and how it has served him during an award-win...
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Episode 74
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1:05:40
Lameya Chaudhury, Head of Social Impact, Lucky Generals (UK)
This episode, we sit down with Lameya Chaudhury, the driving force behind social impact at Lucky Generals, the UK-based advertising agency known for work that doesn't just resonate—it challenges perceptions and drives meaningful change.<...
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Episode 73
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1:02:42
"Doing one great thing a year" with JoRoan Lazaro, ECD at Experience.Monks
Multi-hyphenate creative legend JoRoan Lazaro, ECD of Experience.Monks joins us to talk all things emerging technology, career lifecycles, and getting his start AOL in a time when UX design was still a nascent discipline.Our f...
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Episode 72
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56:57
Multi-Cultural Marketing is Marketing with Suzie Bao
Suzie Bao, IW Group's new VP Account Director for McDonald's stopped by the Bad Pod to talk about...Joy work; engaging career growth and creativity with a focus on multicultural representationLessons on finding mentorship e...
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Episode 71
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1:04:25
"Not everyone can eat a creative idea" with Matt Johnson, Co-Founder of HAYMAKER
You'll be glad you caught this one. Matt Johnson has paved his ad career as a strategist and now agency founder with determination, humility, and of, course, a heaping helping of creativity. He cut his teeth at some of the most iconic names in ...
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Episode 69 - Clint Runge, Founder at Archrival - Youth Culture Agency
Introducing our guest all the way from Lincoln, Nebraska… Clint Runge, CEO & Founder of Archrival!Turns out, advertising was a second chapter for Clint, who actually starte...
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Episode 68 - Amelia's Farewell!
After 3 years and over 60 guest interviews, The Bad Pod co-founder, Amelia is leaving the podcast. AND Eric L. Hu, Head of Strategy FinTech at Walmart and our episode 37 guest from August '22, is taking over as co-host! ...
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Episode 68
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1:06:37
Episode 67 — The Next Evolution of the Creator Economy with Ryan J. Mack, CCO at Made In Network
Look no further than this episode's thumbnail image to see that Ryan Mack likes doing things differently. And it's that ability to go with his gut, even and especially when unconventional, that has ushered him through a truly inspiring career. ...
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Episode 67
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1:17:08
Episode 66 - Making Advertising More Accessible with Sarah Latz & Francesca Piancone of Book180 Portfolio School
It's the Happiest of New Years here at The Bad Pod because we finally got to sit down with the co-founders of our long-time sponsors, Book 180!Sarah Latz & Francesca Piancone were PR & Agency professionals who moonlight...
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Episode 66
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1:08:51
Episode 65 - Brand Strategy with Ian Baer: Insights from a 35-Year Veteran
In episode 65 of The Bad Pod, An Ad Pod, we delve into the mind of Ian Baer, an advertising maven with a storied 35-year career at the helm of industry giants like Publicis and TBWA. Ian recounts how the classic sitcom "Bewitched" sparked...
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Episode 65
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1:21:55
Episode 64 - Allie LeFevere, Co-founder of Obedient, the world's first Humor Branding Agency
Allie LeFevere and her co-founder/best friend, Lyndsay Sanders, have been using clever concepts and witty wordplay to grow a wide range of brands, like Blue Bunny ice cream, Native cosmetics, the LA Rams, CMT, and a slew of other organizations ...
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Episode 64
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58:58
Episode 63 - Rodney Johnson, Freelance Motion Designer, Editor & Shooter
Rodney Johnson jumped into the deep end on production with his start at Tube Creative, an independent production studio in Atlanta, which gave him his 10,000 of hours of experience and then some. Since then he's only added to his resumé...
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Episode 63
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56:28
Episode 62 - Sebastián Cuevas, ACD @ VMLY&R Commerce
Sebastián is one of our favorite people and fellow VMLYR Commerce employee. Unfortunately for this pod's hosts, that's where the comparison stops, because Sebastián has separated himself from many in the advertising world by having more Lions t...
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Episode 61 - Joshua Womack, Copywriter & Author of "You Are Not That Funny: Stories from Cleveland Stand-Up"
Episode 61 welcomes back Joshua Womack to talk about his new book about his days as a Cleveland comedian. He tells us what he's learned about book publishing between his debut Copywriting manifesto, "I'm Not a Copywriter But...". He tells us ab...
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Episode 61
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1:00:42
Episode 60 - Ellie Lloyd, ECD of Glow
Extra thanks to our episode 60 (!!) guest Ellie Lloyd, Executive Creative Director at Glow, who joined us amidst a tropical storm that was falling on top of her Los Angeles home. But the connection holds out and we get a special look at her ext...
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Episode 60
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51:04
Episode 59 - Edmund Sandoval, Sr. Copywriter at R/GA
His friends call him "Mundo." Mundo Sando if they're being proper.Edmund Sandoval is a Chicago-based Senior Copywriter for R/GA and a writer writer in his time outside of agency life. He brings us yet another completely unique story abo...
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Episode 59
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56:51
Episode 58 - Phillip Khosid, Co-Founder of Battery LA
Episode Summary: "Spark of Creativity: Philip Khosid's Journey with Battery LA"In this episode of "The Bad Pod, Advertising Podcast," we interview Philip Khosid, the co-founder of Battery LA. With a background in Grey Worldwide an...
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Episode 58
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Episode 57 - Chirag Khushalani & Tobbi Vu, Creators of The Loudest Roar
These young creatives gamified the Cannes Lion experience with The Loudest Roar, a virtual juror experience for anyone with an eye for advertising to see how their taste stacks up against the real Cannes jury selections. Chirag Kh...
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Episode 57
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59:32
Episode 56 - Andrew Fatato & Dave Haller, Major Agency Co-Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Co-Authors of "Handbook for Hacks"
Long-time creative team and co-founders of Major Agency, Andrew Fatato & Dave Haller join us for episode 56 to talk about their new pocket-portfolio school, Handbook for Hacks. It's a concise and thorough breakdown of the job of being a cre...
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Episode 56
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58:56
Episode 55 - Mark Robinson, Author of "Black on Madison Avenue"
In this episode of TBP, Brian sits down with Mark Robinson, a senior marketing and strategy executive and author of the new book, "Black on Madison Avenue" (available everywhere July 1st). The lack of diversity in advertising has been a l...
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Episode 55
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56:49
Episode 54 - Dan Balser Returns to Talk Inaugural Year of GS&P's "The Academy"
On The Bad Pod Episode 53, Brian reunites with his former mentor, Dan Balser, Director of The Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners., a free tuition advertising portfolio program based at the historical agency. They discuss the inaugura...
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Episode 53 - Pete Sena, Co-Founder of Digital Surgeons
We're joined by Pete Sena, Co-Founder of Digital Surgeons, a forward-thinking design consultancy of makers marketers and entrepreneurs. Pete shares his journey as a design-led entrepreneur and his passion for unlocking new possibilities and bui...
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Episode 53
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1:31:44
Episode 52 - Matt Van Hoven, Co-Founder Raven PR
In episode 52 of TBP, Amelia interviews Matt Van Hoven, co-founder of Nashville-based Raven PR firm. Raven PR is known for its strategic public relations services, catering to the world's most creative businesses including ad agenc...
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Episode 52
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1:25:35