Category: Podcast
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11 – The slow death of journalism, virtual singers, shrinking chocolate and shrinking politicians’ brains
In which we discuss the decline and fall of ‘real news’ and journalism as we finish our interview with award-winning writer Mike Sager. Before that, two boomers dissect Jimi Hendrix’s lyrics, bemoan the fact that old rockers need to turn themselves into living holograms, debate the health benefits of shrinkflation and explore the relationship between […]
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Episode 9 – Virtual influencers, murder and the mystery of the missing bite
In which we update listeners about the ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ case, finish our interview with influencer expert Nataly Levesque, ask why Kim Kardashian airbrushes her burgers, look at America’s ‘clear as mud’ gun culture and bemoan the fact that even virtual influencers are making more money than we are! The Good, The Bad […]
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Episode 8 – How to fight newspeak, gambling’s election gateway drug, karaoke for profit and Trivago’s muddy algorithm
In which we finish our discussion with our Orwell expert and discover that Putin does not have a monopoly over newspeak. We also examine the sneaky way online gambling outfits are trying to hook unsuspecting voters, the success of carpool karaoke and how a record fine for being clear as mud still turns a profit […]
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Episode 7 – is ‘badvertising’ a tautology, Trump and newspeak, tasteless burger and beauty ads and Musk invents Twitter
In which we ask award-winning copywriter Jim Morris why so much advertising is clear as mud, as well as measure the bullshit output from former presidents, space-seeking billionaires and game show contestants. Interview links Jim Morris’ website Badvertising on Amazon Tip of the Freberg (John Cody Online) The Good, The Bad and The Hilarious links […]
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Episode 6 – Election special: Politicians being clear as mud on the campaign trail
Politicians fighting with words
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Episode 5 – Celebrities and influencers behaving badly, beet as beef, connected commerce cock-up and a Super Bowl steal
In which we explore the perils of modern fame with celebrity journalist Cynthia Wang, as well as Burger King being clear as mud with its plant-based patties, grumpy Bob Hoffman and the Connected Commerce Council and how Volvo conquered the Super Bowl without spending a cent. And of course, our gratuitous Kardashian reference of the […]
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Episode 4 – The writer, his lover and the returned Pulitzer
In which we speak with acclaimed writer Mike Sager, who was at Ground Zero for a key moment in the history of fake news – the Janet Cooke Pulitzer Prize scandal. This story has it all: sex, drugs, rock and roll, politics, profanity – and a real-life cameo role for Ray! In this American-themed episode, Ray and Lawrence also discuss how Fox News viewers can be redeemed for $15 an hour, the worst car launch of all time, and America’s stupidest murderer.
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Episode 3 – Why reality shows conquered TV, how foreign cars conquered the US market, and how hamburgers helped Russian women conquer the World Cup
In which Ray and Lawrence examine their own failure to communicate through game shows and Hyundai’s Super Bowl triumph, as well as editing fails on Married at First Sight (as if the unedited bits weren’t bad enough!). We uncover Russia’s plot, years before their current invasion, to build their national soccer team by sleeping with […]
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Episode 2 – How we learned to love influencers, laughing at death and advertising saves democracy
In which Ray and Lawrence examine how a late-night TV advertising campaign toppled the Pinochet government, why the Australian government thinks it can stop Facebook from running fake celebrity endorsement scam ads and how dancing jellybeans made death likeable. We also speak with influencer scholar (is that a contradiction in terms?) Nataly Levesque to discover […]
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Episode 1 – Putin, Big Brother, deepfakes and (shock horror) lying politicians
We kick things off by exploring SpecSavers’ ‘clear as mud’ billboard campaign, discussing how deepfakes are influencing modern warfare and fact-checking Australia’s Prevaricator-in-Chief. Meanwhile, Orwellian professor Mark Satta describes how Vladimir Putin is mirroring the techniques of the original Big Brother from 1984.