Volvo Takes a Stab at Sci-Fi

We're back! Sorry about missing the last release. We're back on track now. This week, we're looking at a 2018 commercial from Sprint, which first premiered during the Super Bowl. Join us as we blow up Sprint's math, unravel mysteries, and suffer through a million crashed Skype calls. Watch the commercial with us! https://youtu.be/XHpEJRsHefM Shoot us an email! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @PopUpThePodcast Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the show on iTunes! You rock, friends.

Oh, friends. Dear friends. This week we meet Toomgis, the junk food mascot of AM/PM markets. Twizzler hair, hamburger nose, Cheetos beard. This episode is buck wild. On this show, Dillon (film industry director and producer) and Daniel (scholar and critic in cultural studies) watch and analyze commercials. From presidential impeachment and criticism of the surveillance state to cat litter and 90's toys, we always find some interesting lens from which to view ads... but we may have met our match with Toomgis... Watch the commercials with us (if you dare): https://youtu.be/07e1vdSozUs https://youtu.be/g04fOWtQCLA https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A5Qb/ampm-meet-toomgis https://youtu.be/JWwPH0WSALo Shoot us an email (about anything but more Toomgis commercials) [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @PopUpThePodcast Don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts!

This week, Daniel and Dillon watch a commercial for Stelara, a pharmaceutical that supposedly combats the symptoms of Crohn's disease. Join us as we talk about the manipulative effects of music and cinematography, the crafting of a narrative designed for people who are suffering, and the internal negotiations that a person with chronic illness has to make daily. And of course, by extension, we examine the hour long list of side effects you always see in these pharma commercials. Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Shoot us an email! [email protected] Support the show: www.patreon.com/dillonwall Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. And if you share the show with your friends, you'll be our absolute favorite person.

This week, Daniel and Dillon watch a Terminix commercial, and discuss the complicated relationship humans have with pests. And we swap some gnarly bug stories. Join us! Watch the Terminix commercial with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS8CudvW0vY Got a good idea for a commercial? Shoot us an email! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Support the show! www.pateron.com/dillonwall Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Fresh hilarity every other Monday.

Pop Up is your new favorite podcast about commercials. Each episode, a film industry producer (Dillon Wall) and a cultural studies scholar (Daniel Rivers) watch ads and break down the techniques, cultural relevance, and modes of manipulation that are utilized to stick to your brain like a stubborn mold. Join us this week as we dive into a series of PSAs about marijuana, starting with the DUI PSA released in California shortly before recreational use of weed was legalized. We'll also take a look at a couple of classics, including "Your brain on drugs" and the famous ad from the early 2000s at a fast food drive-thru. DUI PSA (December 2017) https://youtu.be/bjOamzcL8s4 Brain on Drugs (2002) https://youtu.be/3FtNm9CgA6U Reaction Time PSA (1980s) https://youtu.be/A6dlXNQf0tw DUI Replacement Ad after protests (2016/2018) https://youtu.be/Jaaz4LH3hfs Articles on marijuana related criminal charges https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/1/16959330/california-marijuana-legalization-expunge http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article197967114.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marijuana-san-francisco-cannabis-convictions-wiped-1975-california-drugs-recreational-weed-prejudice-a8188676.html Support the show! www.patreon.com/dillonwall Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Shoot us an email: [email protected] Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, and leave us a review if you get a chance! You can also find the full archive of the show here: www.dillonwall.com/podcasts

Pop Up is your new favorite podcast about commercials. Each episode, a film industry producer (Dillon Wall) and a cultural studies scholar (Daniel Rivers) watch ads and break down the techniques, cultural relevance, and modes of manipulation that are utilized to stick to your brain like a stubborn mold. Join us this week as we dive into an ad from Chevy for its new Silverado pickup. Listen in real time as the ad crawls under Dillon's skin and lights him on fire from the inside. Watch the commercial: https://youtu.be/_mNSUXc1CZo Support the show! www.patreon.com/dillonwall Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Shoot us an email: [email protected] Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, and leave us a review if you get a chance! You can also find the full archive of the show here: www.dillonwall.com/podcasts

Join us this week as we watch a PSA promoting recycling. It creates a Pixar-esque story of a lovable character's long journey, and somehow, even though the character is an old plastic bottle (literally a piece of trash), you wind up loving and rooting for the character. We explore the ubiquity of anthropocentric storytelling and problem-solving, how that might recenter conversations around serious problems, and - on the flip side of that argument - how despite that, it may be the smartest marketing technique to promote immediate change. Watch along with us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHqHgJ3PqUs Support the show on Patreon! www.patreon.com/dillonwall Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Shoot us an email: [email protected] Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes! You rock, friends!

This week, we're solving a mystery! Dillon has been seeing this commercial series for months now, and while the ads are beautiful - with great cinematography and interesting music - somehow the plot still eludes his understanding. Where better to bring a baffling commercial series then to Daniel Rivers and Pop Up? We dive in, and together unravel the mystery of Volvo's "Embrace the Future" campaign. And once we solve it, we have a few things to say about it (which surprises no one). Join us! Watch the commercials with us: Embrace the Future - "Window" https://youtu.be/wdsck85L2EA Embrace the Future - "Happy" https://youtu.be/LDfDdGdPnHA "Embrace the Future" -(Extended) https://youtu.be/EqCcWS6o2LI Become a sustaining member! www.patreon.com/dillonwall Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast Email us! [email protected] Don't forget to rate and review the show on iTunes, as that is the best way to boost the show's audience!

Join us this week as we go back in time for our first Pop Up Classics episode! Periodically, we look at an old commercial and break it down through a contemporary lens. This week, we're looking at a series of toys from the 1990s called "Mighty Max," an adolescent boy who fights super-villains with the help of some powerful companions. The toys were so successful, they spawned both an animated TV show and an adventure video game. If you want more Pop Up Classics episodes, consider donating to the show on Patreon! We're going to make a bunch of these, but most of them will only be offered to our sustaining members. Even just $1 per month will give you access to all bonus content. Watch Along With Us! Skull Dungeon: https://youtu.be/xkrLWjNxYbY Skull Island: https://youtu.be/Yy0dbTsuh8M Dragon Island: https://youtu.be/ec8nxyW7S_I Become a sustaining member: www.patreon.com/dillonwall Shoot us an email! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @popupthepodcast Don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes, as that is the best way to build the show's audience!

"Everyone hates a smelly litter box..." Ain't that the truth? But we love a good litter box commercial. Join us as we explore a pretty good Cat's Pride ad for cat litter, and a not so good one from a few years ago. You can listen/subscribe to this show on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Or, find a link to the full archive below. Watch the ad with Katherine Heigl: https://youtu.be/XWENjLeOKzM Watch the ad with CGI cats: https://youtu.be/_qP2FmUJ2BE Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dillonwall Listen to the whole archive in a web browser: www.dillonwal.com/podcasts Shoot us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopUpThePodcast