Russ & Freddie watch Levi's underrated Super Bowl return, discuss the AI rivalry as Anthropic parodies OpenAI (& triggers a very public response from Sam Altman) and review the 'beautiful' launch from Absolut x Tabasco that raises the question of why brands still pay a premium for iconic music.

We watch:

• 'Backstory' from Levi's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j70p29KipEE
• 'Can I get a six pack quickly?' from Anthropic and Claude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRu7DdTTVA&t=1s
• 'For Those Who Bring The Heat' from ABSOLUT x TOBASCO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FBVEfTIGVg

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We're back with our hot takes from the Super Bowl and talk about why brands spend millions for 30 seconds on advertising's biggest day of the year.

We watch: 'The Choice' from Pepsi, 'Bananas' from Instacart, 'America Needs Neighbours Like You' from Redfin x Rocket Mortgage & 'American Icons' from Budweiser.

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We watch Droga5’s new 196 campaign & discuss what Netflix’s $83B move to buy Warner Bros means for Hollywood.

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We share our thoughts on the new Uber x Shania Twain spot, Cowboy Colostrum, inside the Hollywood marketing crisis and ask if creativity is dead.

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Russ & Freddie break down IKEA’s new campaign, look at Reuters’ first brand campaign in 175 years, unpack the viral Friend AI pendant takeover of the NYC subway and Heineken’s pitch-perfect parody response.

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Christmas campaigns have started, subscription addictions, robots & ads that make you cry.

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Russ is in Tokyo, a history of cereal advertising and the Apple x Jane Goodall spot.

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Russ & Freddie look at the social media ban, an 'utterly glorious' ad from The Ordinary & why the beauty industry is a fabrication people are happy to go along with.

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