The Willy Wonka Secret: Candy Bar Advertising

This encore episode of Under The Influence is one of our favourites of 2026.Lately, companies have been hijacking breaking news stories to create ads.When thieves broke into the Louvre with a ladder, the ladder company quickly produced a tongue-in-cheek ad.When the Oscars read th ...  Afficher plus

This week, it’s our annual Bookmarks episode.We read a lot of books to research this show. And this episode is dedicated to the great stories that didn’t fit into our regular season.We’ll talk about the importance of numbers in marketing, and a hilarious tale about expense report ...  Afficher plus

Welcome to our podcast episode on censorship and surveillance in Lebanon. We're diving into the complexities of how different forms of control affect freedom of expression. Today, we're breaking down the differences between government surveillance and censorship, and societal cen ...  Afficher plus

Has the internet killed our sense of self? Why are the advertising campaigns for films, albums and books lauded more than the art itself? And can everyone leave Sally Rooney alone already? This week Ione and Gina are dissecting how creativity and marketing became so intertwine ...

Breht discusses American Capitalism's Death Drive Accelerationism, how the only path that's left for capitalism is to return us to fuedalism "at a higher level", how dialactics plays out in this context, and why the purposeful cultivation of inner silence and stillness and love i ...  Afficher plus

Enthusiasts have long claimed driverless cars are around the corner. As they hit the streets from the West Coast to Wuhan, the business model is taking shape too. In this episode of The Big View podcast, James Peng, CEO of $6 bln industry pioneer Pony AI, explains what’s changed. ...  Afficher plus