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Kevin lost his voice this weekend, you’ll never guess how it happened, but he digs deep and puts up a masterful performance. Alex and Kevin discuss this weekend in football (only for 5 minutes), Love Island, Dennis Collin NIL deal with Popeyes, Paris Olympics, Sleepy Cereal, Plastic Free, The Big New Yorker, and more!~One of the greatest plays of all time..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDnn0xylHKA Another GOATED NIL dealhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35426847/terio-popeyes-kid-dieunerst-collin-cfb-nil Og vid: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N3XQFKIYO9Y Parishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apuN7YhUWjg Sleepy Cereal https://www.postconsumerbrands.com/sweet-dreams/Plastic Freehttps://thedieline.com/blog/2023/1/17/our-incredible-future-the-creative-renaissanceThe Big New Yorkerhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/pizza-hut-big-new-yorker-pizza-returning 

2023 BABY! WE BACK, and we’re going to be better than we were last year. In the first pod of the year the fellas recap their breaks and talk about chili and cinnamon rolls, leaving groovy fonts in 2022, Equinox’s January campaign, Prime Energy Drink, YSL take out bag, M&Ms new campaign, and more~CHILI AND CINNAMON ROLLShttps://twitter.com/CaucasianJames/status/1610337544054390784ALEX’S TWEEThttps://twitter.com/THEALEXCENTER/status/1610345642680848392 EQUINOX WE DON’T SPEAK JANUARYhttps://hypebeast.com/2023/1/equinox-we-dont-speak-january-banning-new-years-resolution-members-info LOGAN PAUL X KSI PRIME LAUNCHEShttps://thedieline.com/blog/2023/1/5/logan-paul-and-ksi-launch-prime-energyYSL TAKEOUT BAG https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/1/5/you-probably-dont-want-to-put-your-leftovers-in-this-saint-laurent-takeout-box-bagM&M SUPPORTS WOMEN https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/1/10/mms-announces-limited-edition-packaging-flipping-the-status-quo-that-celebrates-women

THE only award show (podcast) that matters. You know what it is!! The best and the worst of 2022! The music around 55 mins is an interlude, not an ending, so be sure to listen through or skip to the other side so you can hear the Backies!

This week the fellas go in on The Morning Consult Fastest Growing Brands 2022 report, Liquid Death holiday wrapping paper, branded ugly Christmas sweaters, the Bored Ape Yacht Club lawsuit, the launch of Cove, Philadelphia plant based cream cheese, and more!FASTEST GROWING BRANDS 2022https://go.morningconsult.com/rs/850-TAA-511/images/Fastest-Growing-Brands-2022.pdf

I’d like to start by saluting Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, for her yearly clinic of strategic writing that comes with the Color of the Year. She is truly the GOAT and I look forward to reading her 2024 press release. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming… Alex’s World Cup fever has broken and he is on the mend. Kevin keeps losing his soccer bets but will not give up, nothing has really changed. The fellas discuss AI Portraits, The Pantone Color of the Year, Pink Sauce, the Newman’s Own rebrand, MSCHF’s Art Basel ATM Leaderboard, The Cheto Duster, Coca-Cola x Parade, MTN Dew Fruitquake, and more!

Alex and Kevin are back in the studio to kick off  Holiday SZN, and they are definitely not distracted by the USA World Cup victory that happened while recording. The fellas talk about Budweiser's World Cup pivot, Steve Job's Birkenstocks, the repercussion of the KIA logo, Miller Lite’s Christmas Tree Keg Stand, Hidden Valley’s Ranch on the Branch, Mike Tyson x Evander Holyfield Holy Ears, and more!

GOBBLE GOBBLE BITCH! IT’S TURKEY TIME! Open up wide because here comes the airplane aka: Alex and Karen, I mean Kevin are spoon feeding you a full spread of Thanksgiving’s hottest brand moments. We talk about Campbell’s Soup’s State of Sides Report, Southern Comfort’s Drinking Pants, Frank’s Turkey Injector Kit, Jenny-O’s Turkey Hotline, White Castle’s Stuffin’ Muffins, Aura Bora’s Green Bean Casserole Sparkling Water, Brown Friday, and more!STATE OF SIDES: https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=Mjg283443 

Alex and Kevin are live (previously recorded) from Greenpoint, Brooklyn! The two rad dudes learn about Castoreum, google it, and talk about Twitter going to shit, the First Creative Director of the New York Knicks, The FTX situation, a Philadelphia Man eating 40 rotisserie chickens, the Canada Dry refresh, Mom’s Spaghetti, Molly Baz’s wine, and more!

Fredrik Öst and Erik Kockum from Snask join Alex and Kevin to talk about their philosophy and approach to creative work. They tell us ​​about conquering the world through fine lookin’ design and real emotions, creating meaningful connections, dealing with clients, not caring about what people think, standing up for their beliefs and opinions, and much more! 

KEVIN GOT A NEW SWEATSHIRT AND IT'S REALLY COOL! Hear the riveting audio only description before your two favorite fellas talk about how people eat candy corn (according to the National Confectioners Association (who knew that was an actual organization, certainly not us)), Orkin Pest Infested Pops, Halloweendy's, Airheads flavored floss, the McRib Farewell Tour, Hype Horse Shoes, Chrissy Teigan's Cravings, Microsoft x Oreo Thins, Single and Fat, Gen Z soda, and more!