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 #…

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 #Bu…

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 #Busin…

For our last "proper" episode in season five before we get into our 1994 end of year round-ups we return to a band that we've covered a couple of times before. And while you could argue that we realistically shouldn't be covering this record because it's not a studio album and is half full of previously released tunes, well... shut up. We're very o…

Our third REM episode but the first one that we had to delay some recording of because of too much vomiting, which was a treat for Dave. If you've heard our takes on 'Out of Time' and 'Automatic For The People' you'll know that we absolutely loved those but we weren't even a fraction as familiar with this one at all. Also this is an absolute beast …

We fight back against the powers of “big podcasting” by pouring out our thoughts about Oatly’s guerrilla marketing maneuver to protest the misleading mind control of big dairy. 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 #Ad…

So here's what happened. We scheduled an episode on Eric Clapton's 'From The Cradle' album from 1994, made a big old list of all the other records we were going to discuss during the episode that got released at the same time but then realised that the Clapton record was just a collection of blues cover versions, not his own songs. And the rules we…

When you're talking about bands that defined 90s music it's hard not to include Oasis which means that simply doing an episode on their debut album 'Definitely Maybe' from 1994 is a minefield because everyone has an opinion on this one, usually either VERY positive or VERY VERY negative. Krister had this album at the time and remembers enjoying it …

We salute six decades of America’s preeminent toaster pastry by serving up some notable pieces of Pop-Tarts marketing and ranking the most iconic Pop-Tarts flavors. 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 #B…

Hey, stop that sniggering at the back. Just because a Prince album is called 'Come' doesn't mean that it's all smutty and full of filth. Oh wait no, that's exactly what it means. Recommence sniggering if you wish. If you want to hear Prince croon about oral sex and orgasms then have we got a treat for you in this episode. Conversely if you want to …

We unlace ideas about the new Brooks “Let’s Run There” campaign featuring Jeremy Renner and jog through our rankings of the buzziest running shoe brands of the current moment. 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 #Adv…

We poke the potential bursting bubble of Logan Paul’s Prime drink brand to see if it pops and share a couple other products that consumers guzzled down in mass quantities then tossed aside. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com. #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #…

Thirty years after their debut album it turns out that the Rolling Stones are still capable of getting to number one in the UK with a new record. The 90s were fucking weird. Is this actually a good album though, should the Stones still have bothered putting out new music to add to their legacy? Opinions are divided. For this episode we are joined b…

We discourage everyone from listening to this episode and hearing our thoughts on the new ad for NotMayo. Just rip out your earbuds now, because you do not want to know what we have to say. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com. #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding #…

Some albums are deserving of the term 'gamechanger' and here's a massive one from 1994. The Prodigy's second album 'Music For The Jilted Generation' introduced so many people to dance music who might not previously have given it a second thought so we were very excited to do an episode on it. So excited in fact that we brought a guest in to help us…

We turn our TV dials back four decades to analyze an iconic fast-food commercial featuring big fluffy buns and a spunky senior citizen asking one of the most important questions of our time. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com. #Podcast #SpeakingHuman #VO #Branding …

Who's up for a bit of Swedish reggae-pop then? Who knew that was going to be a big genre in the early 90s? Apparently Ace of Base did and they gave us quite a lot of it on this, their debut* album, which got to number one in 1994. As well as discussing the merits of The Sign and All That She Wants we chat some rubbish about Suicidal Tendencies, Kyu…

We exclaim our questions about companies adding punctuation marks like apostrophes, periods, and exclamation points to their names and logos. 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 #Punctuation #B…

We head into overtime to huddle up on Schwarzenegger, Walken, and whether throwing famous faces into Super Bowl commercials still scores with viewers. 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 #Super…

We're taking a metaphorical journey to Ireland to dip our toes into the debut album by The Cranberries 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We'. A band that both Dave and Krister admit to not liking the majority of what they've heard but then again the majority of what they've heard is the single 'Zombie' so perhaps there's more to The Cranberr…

We apply heat to Solo Stove’s decision to ax their CEO after a viral campaign failed to ignite sales and ask the essential question “what is successful marketing?” 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 #Bu…

We drop the pieces in place to unlock how the best-selling video game of all time continues to obsess players 40 years after its 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 #Television #tetri…

How in the merry hell did 2 Unlimited get ANOTHER number one album in the UK? We thought we were done with these guys after our episode in Season 4 but here we are again apparently. So is this one a drastic departure away from their hyper-cheesy pop rave previous albums? Or course not. What are you, mad? Enjoy our journey through another record of …

We smoke out the rough and rugged legacy of the iconic Marlboro Man marketing campaign that rode the trails of pop culture for over 40 years leaving many blackened lungs behind. 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 #A…

We tune in to the TV show opening intros that keep our thumbs off the fast forward button and our eyeballs glued to the screen. 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 #Television #Streaming #Desig…

We are back, and so is Seal with another self-titled album. After doing Seal 'Seal' in our second season we find ourselves doing Seal 'Seal' in season 5 as well. Has the music changed or progressed? Is this a very different beast to the one that went before? What we did find is that this is up there with the most divided we have been on an album - …

We are thoroughly back into our regular episodes after a bumpy, special-riddled journey of recent times. And this one is about Erasure's sixth album 'I Say I Say I Say' from May of 1994. We have already done an Erasure album back in Season 2 and we thought that that record was just ok, maybe this one will be more up our street? Along the way we als…

We vocalize our picks for the most memorable, effective, and iconic uses of celebrity voices in commercials and marketing. 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…

Yes, yes, ANOTHER diversion from our regular journey through the 90s, this time an episode all about Senser's debut album 'Stacked Up' from May 1994. This is an album that we both have a lot of love for, one that we played over and over when it came out and so we were keen to check it out again to see how it stands up after nearly 30 years. We have…

If you've ever heard Dave talk about Blur on the podcast before you'll know that he was NOT looking forward to this episode one bit. But rules are rules and so we had to cover it and see what we reckoned - the question is did it change Dave's mind? The answer is pretty much a "no" but with some definite concessions along the way. But apart from hea…

We detonate our thoughts on the atomic pink meme machine that has swallowed summer 2023 and share candidates for potential future Barbenheimers. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

Sound the Prog Rock Siren, we're back in business with Pink flipping Floyd and their 1994 album 'The Division Bell'. An album which the band thought at the time would be their last - did they try and mix things up for their swansong and put together a record full of upbeat happy tunes to make you laugh and dance? Well, no. This episode also sees us…

We assassinate assumptions of what bottled water should be by spotlighting a canned brand disrupting the industry with some killer marketing efforts. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

In the second of our mid-1994 sidesteps away from the actual number one albums we decided to do a full episode on Soundgarden's massive breakthrough album 'Superunknown' which was released on the same day as last episode's NIN 'The Downward Spiral'. We're both big fans of this record but came to it from different angles back in the day and so are i…

We think long and hard about Oscar Meyers’ decision to change the name of the Wienermobile and shake out a few other meat-based mobile marketing ideas. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

It's our 100th episode!! Which is mad enough in itself so we figured we should mark the occasion with a bonus episode on a true classic album of the 90s, Nine Inch Nails 'The Downward Spiral'. Dave came into this one already a huge fan of the record but Krister was brand new to a lot of it. Along the way we have a few clips from some old friends an…

We merge our thoughts on HBO Max deciding to drop the HBO, and surmise other abbreviated brand names we could see if more companies consolidated. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

Like a bit of existential misery and complaining with your indie guitar music, do you? Well what a lucky day you're about to have being able to hear us talk about Morrissey's fourth solo album 'Vauxhall And I' from March 1994. Both of us love some Smiths tunes but don't really know any of Moz's solo stuff so we're not sure what this is going to be …

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why did two Enigma albums have to get to number one meaning we are duty bound to listen to them? 1994 continues its rollercoaster up and down ride with 'The Cross Of Changes', the second album from new age bastards Enigma. Thankfully we are able to talk about other music that was happening at the time as wel…

After last episode's adventure into pop-dancehall we're doing a pretty extreme 180 into the world of Tori Amos and her second solo album 'Under The Pink' from February 1994. Will Dave decide that these songs could also be improved with some toasting from the man Chaka D? We shall find out. We also managed to squeeze in some chat about Reel II Reel …

We go green and toast the top o’ the morning by dipping into our pot of marketing gold to share a notable St. Paddy's Day creative concoction. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

We rack our brains trying to google the “KN car” before turning our attention to Kia’s controversial logo redesign. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

Season Five, people! Imagine that if you can: we have survived the albums from 1990-93 relatively unscathed and we're now diving headfirst into 1994 to see what that holds for us. And it appears to hold Chaka Demus & Pliers. We decided that we needed some help in taking this one on so we drafted in Stephen Hill from the Trve.Cvlt.Pop podcast to joi…

How can brands use Discord in their communication arsenal? We talk with Caitlyn Gow, a student at the University of Akron, about her social media marketing class assignment and the choice to write about Discord. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.…

We roast more than chestnuts as we answer a sackful of burning holiday questions about time-honored traditions, classic Christmas characters, and merry memorable marketing campaigns. This edition also has extra soundbites from the hosts, made especially for the fireplace edition of the podcast. Watch your free fireplace episode and check out past e…

The second, and concluding, rundown of our own personal favourite albums from 1993 to round off Season Four with a festive bang. We also managed to rope in some fellow nerds from other podcasts to drop in with their choices so you'll find some of those clips peppered throughout the show. Make sure you listen after the closing credits to hear Steve …

On our journey through the number one albums of 1993 we got the chance occasionally to chat about some other records that came out during the year which we were particular fans of and this is our end of season opportunity to expand on those and make a list of our personal top tens. We've split it over two episodes so this is part one, kind of the l…

We whack around a few ideas on why pickleball has become the fastest growing sport in America and if it has what it takes to make it as a major league. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited

It's time for the first of our End-Of-Season-Four bonus episodes and we're starting with a chat about our favourite hip hop albums that came out during 1993. You can hear selections from all of our picks (except for Gunshot which isn't on Spotify so go and listen to it on YouTube instead) on our companion playlist. Feel free to get in contact with …

We get a whiff of what the Twitterverse will look like under Elon Musk, and weigh in on whether that’s a good or bad thing for the social network’s future. Get show notes for this episode and check out past episodes of the Speaking Human podcast by visiting speakinghuman.com.MONSTERS Unlimited