Gruen

How the servo pumps are full of ads. The Pitch asks if it’s okay to lie to kids. Plus a look at the latest campaign to stop violence against women. Wil and Russel are joined by Adam Ferrier, Annie O’Rourke, and Camey O’Keefe.

Will Top Gun 2 put military recruitment in cruise control? How does ASIO sell the spy life? And sex toys have a new vibe. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Dee Madigan and Karen Ferry.

The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad. On the Gruen season finale, we look back at the ads that defined 2021 – the good, the bad, the really bad, and the oh god why won’t this year end. Wil is joined by Todd, Russel, Christina Aventi and Camey O’Keefe.

Selling Summer & Cosmetic Surgery. How is ad land selling summer? Chanel’s Ad-vent calendar, the skincare industry gets an injection of marketing and a Pitch to start (or stop) having kids. Wil is joined by Russel, Dee Madigan, Emily Taylor and Pia Chaudhuri.

Christmas & Novelty Flavours. ‘Tis the season for rampant consumerism! Gruen unwraps Christmas campaigns, dissects disturbing novelty flavours, plus a Pitch to reinvent the working week. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Carolyn Miller.

Lego & Salmon. Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Sunita Gloster and Emily Taylor to pull apart Lego brick by brick, and find out what’s fishy in the salmon industry; on the Pitch, the agencies shake up consent campaigns.

Buy Now, Pay Later & Sunglasses. Tech companies want consumers to buy now and pay, and pay, and pay; the risky business of selling sunglasses; Wil, Todd and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Kirsty Muddle.

What happens when the biggest band in the world teams up with a smaller brand like McDonald’s? Plus we unbottle how we’re sold water. Wil, Todd, and Russel are joined by Karen Ferry and Pia Chaudhuri.