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The Bad Pod, An Advertising Podcast

We're here to talk about the bad, the ugly, and what good advertising actually is with insight from the industry’s top creative minds. 

Hosts Amelia and Brian are ad agency creatives on a mission to talk to every capable creative director, copywriter extraordinaire, art directing dynamo, swiss army social strategist, ECD, CCO, PFD, and SOS about what the f&$k a good ad—and ad industry—even looks like.  

The Bad Podcast seeks to answer the question that echoes through every corner of the creative world: is this good? 

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Average duration
61 minutes
Episodes
87
Years Active
2025
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Episode 44 - 2022 Highlights!

Episode 44 - 2022 Highlights!

00:47:59  |   Tue 17 Jan 2023
Episode 43 - Will De Lannoy, Head of Media/New Engagement Models at Anomaly

Episode 43 - Will De Lannoy, Head of Media/New Engagement Models at Anomaly

In this episode of TBP, we speak with Will De Lannoy, Head of Media/New Engagement Models at Anomaly.

Will discusses what sets Anomaly apart from other ad agencies, living up to their name. He also ta…

00:57:55  |   Mon 12 Dec 2022
Episode 42 - Jay Russell, CCO at GSD&M

Episode 42 - Jay Russell, CCO at GSD&M

GSD&M's Chief Creative Officer, Jay Russell, joins TBP to tell us what The Chicken Sandwich Wars were like from the front lines, why he loves running, and how he delivers creative feedback. 

Buckle up…

00:58:59  |   Mon 21 Nov 2022
Episode 41 - Simon Bruyn, ECD at Mother LA

Episode 41 - Simon Bruyn, ECD at Mother LA

Simon Bruyn has been a player in some of the best ads to come out of some of the best ad shops in the past decade. After pivoting from a computer programming career back in his hometown near Toronto,…

01:08:13  |   Mon 07 Nov 2022
Episode 40 - Robin Landa, Professor & Author of The New Art of Ideas

Episode 40 - Robin Landa, Professor & Author of The New Art of Ideas

Robin Landa is a Distinguished Professor at the Michael Graves College at Kean University and author of 25 books. She joins us for our 40th episode to discuss how to generate your best ideas and the …

01:05:40  |   Sun 23 Oct 2022
Episode 39 - Patrick Holly, ECD at Upwork

Episode 39 - Patrick Holly, ECD at Upwork

Patrick Holly, Executive Creative Director at Upwork, is a multidisciplinary creative whose career has run the gamut from agencies like R/GA and AKQA, to brands like Apple and Uber and Harley Davidso…

01:20:05  |   Mon 10 Oct 2022
Episode 38 - Brendan Robertson, Chief Strategy Officer at M/H

Episode 38 - Brendan Robertson, Chief Strategy Officer at M/H

Brendan Robertson is Chief Strategy Officer at the storied small agency M/H, historically known as Muhtayzik Hoffer.  Brendan's tenacity and affinity for an authentically great insight, idea, and tec…

01:05:30  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
Episode 37 - Eric L. Hu, Head of Fintech Strategy at Walmart

Episode 37 - Eric L. Hu, Head of Fintech Strategy at Walmart

Eric L. Hu is a world traveler, a photographer, Head of Fintech Strategy at Walmart, and the new unofficial third host of The Bad Podcast. He joins us from NYC to talk advertising, capitalism, morali…

01:23:19  |   Mon 15 Aug 2022
Episode 36 - Kate Horvath, Partner at Salmela Creative Recruiting

Episode 36 - Kate Horvath, Partner at Salmela Creative Recruiting

Kate Horvath is your luckiest day if you're looking for your next perfect career fit, whether you're an individual or an organization. Partner at Salmela Creative Recruiting, she joins us to talk abo…

01:18:35  |   Mon 01 Aug 2022
Episode 35 - Joshua Womack, CW at Progressive & Author

Episode 35 - Joshua Womack, CW at Progressive & Author

Joshua Womack joins us to talk life, advertising, and his new book, "I'm not a copywriter but... [Lessons learned from a late bloomer] and the life that led to its publication. We discuss the spiritu…

01:09:46  |   Mon 11 Jul 2022
Episode 34 - Jen Mageau, Dept Head at Creative Circus & Co-founder of Knack Recruiters

Episode 34 - Jen Mageau, Dept Head at Creative Circus & Co-founder of Knack Recruiters

Jen Mageau is an art director, freelancer, teacher, co-founder, business owner, and one of Brian's most influential advertising mentors. She's also a Department Head at the hallowed Ad Land instituti…

01:11:08  |   Mon 27 Jun 2022
Episode 33 - Manuel Frank, Global Co-chair of Edelman Health

Episode 33 - Manuel Frank, Global Co-chair of Edelman Health

Manuel Frank has been the Chief Creative Officer for Edelman Deutschland since 2014 and joins The Bad Podcast as he transitions to his new role as Global Co-chair of Edelman Health. He has also serve…

00:59:12  |   Mon 13 Jun 2022
Episode 32 - Andy Pearson, VP of Creative at Liquid Death

Episode 32 - Andy Pearson, VP of Creative at Liquid Death

Andy Pearson returns to the Bad Podcast to tell us what life has been like from the helm of one of the world's most exciting new brands, Liquid Death. The constant outpouring of hilarious, original, …

01:02:47  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Episode 31 - Saurabh Kakade (Hyperinteractive) & Tobias Natterer (DDB Berlin)

Episode 31 - Saurabh Kakade (Hyperinteractive) & Tobias Natterer (DDB Berlin)

Saurabh Kakade, of Hyperinteractive, an innovation agency in Hamburg, Germany & Tobias Natterer, a Sr. Copywriter at DDB Berlin, were a couple of the creative minds behind this year's brilliant "Trut…

01:09:58  |   Mon 09 May 2022
Episode 30 - Susan Credle, Global Chair at FCB

Episode 30 - Susan Credle, Global Chair at FCB

Susan Credle forged her own education in the advertising profession through sheer tenacity and talent. Starting as a receptionist at BBDO NY, she eventually earned her way into a creative role which …

01:08:59  |   Mon 25 Apr 2022
Episode 29 - Todd Turner - CD at Blip Billboards & Founder of Wash-a-Pig

Episode 29 - Todd Turner - CD at Blip Billboards & Founder of Wash-a-Pig

Todd Turner is of the mind that if you're not having fun, then you're doing this advertising thing all wrong. It's why he invented Ad Twitter's favorite headlines game, Wash-a-pig. And he's not done …

01:21:30  |   Mon 11 Apr 2022
Episode 28 - Manuel Bordé, Global CCO at VMLY&R Commerce

Episode 28 - Manuel Bordé, Global CCO at VMLY&R Commerce

Buckle up, ad nerds. This one is a wild and wonderful ride and it's not just because of the technical difficulties! Which we feel like we ironed out pretty well if we do say so ourselves.

Ep 28 featur…

01:21:46  |   Mon 28 Mar 2022
Episode 27 - Carrie Ann Latimer, Community Manager/Copywriter at Golin

Episode 27 - Carrie Ann Latimer, Community Manager/Copywriter at Golin

Carrie Ann Latimer can beat you up (but she totally would never). While excelling in a role that is notoriously overworked, even by ad industry standards, she manages multiple brands for DeVries/Goli…

01:29:28  |   Mon 14 Mar 2022
Episode 26 - Lindsay Bennett, Global Head of Marketing at DDB

Episode 26 - Lindsay Bennett, Global Head of Marketing at DDB

Lindsay Bennett's career trajectory is a steep one. In only a few years she has gone from covering businesses as a journalist in the Sydney area to her new home in NYC + new role as Global Head of Ma…

01:04:53  |   Mon 28 Feb 2022
Episode 25 - Nate Nichols & Steffi Behringer, Co-founders Palette Group + Allyship & Action

Episode 25 - Nate Nichols & Steffi Behringer, Co-founders Palette Group + Allyship & Action

The Bad Podcast welcomes our first creative partnership in Nate Nichols & Steffi Behringer. Also life partners, Nate & Steffi seem to have bottled lightning and are using it to better our industry an…

01:10:02  |   Mon 14 Feb 2022
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