Parents for Climate settled with EnergyAustralia over greenwashing, spotlighting the murky space between marketing and carbon neutrality, Max is changing its name back to HBO Max & Airbnb’s midlife identity crisis sees it moving beyond homes into chefs, trainers, and stylists, but is this reinvention or desperation?

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Russ & Freddie chat about the 'incredible' set design of the papal conclave, how to make gold relatable & desirable, the success & pitfalls of the Jaguar re-brand & why Trump’s proposed movie tariffs could spell the end of Australia’s film boom.

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Russ & Freddie answer listener questions, offer some advice to the Liberal party after their massive defeat, look at a beautiful spot from Stella Artois & discuss the phenomena of ugly branding.

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Warren Buffet's 'ugly' website here

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Russ and Freddie look at the Trump effect in Canada, review the lackluster political slogans from the Australian election & explain why the advertising campaign for diamonds might be the most successful in history.

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Russ & Freddie chat about the lack of comedy in political advertising, Robert Irwins' Bonds debut, the rise of religion in Silicon Valley and AI Claude playing Pokémon Red.

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Russ & Freddie look at the new Puma campaign, DoorDash pushes buy-now-pay-later for fast foo, people are using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images ... and the backlash is huge.

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Russ and Freddie discuss the new Spike Jonez directed AirPod spot, Australia's place in the Harvard sophisticated economy index, why anti-weed campaigns fail and how Australia got it's first dollar.

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Russ and Freddie talk about stuff the British stole, how the Liberal Party is using memes and explaining the 'Golden Fleece Awards'.

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