Episodes

Be Someone to Root For: Michael B. Jordan, Disney & Stripe
March 19, 2026

Be Someone to Root For: Michael B. Jordan, Disney & Stripe

Timothy Chalamet won zero Oscars this week. Sinners won four. Michael B. Jordan's humble acceptance speech reminded us what we're actually rooting for—humility, craft, and people who remember where they came from. Meanwhile, ...

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Word of Mouth 2.0: Claude, Twitter, Timothée & Sinners
March 12, 2026

Word of Mouth 2.0: Claude, Twitter, Timothée & Sinners

ChatGPT uninstalls surged 295% after the Department of Defense deal, the Pope told priests to stop using AI for sermons, and Netflix just opened its ad inventory to Amazon audiences. We break down all of it. Disney/Hulu's mar...

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5 Marketing Fails: Friend AI, OpenAI, AMC, McDonald's & H&M
March 5, 2026

5 Marketing Fails: Friend AI, OpenAI, AMC, McDonald's & H&M

The McDonald's CEO posted a video eating the Big Arch burger and couldn't bring himself to swallow it. Sam Altman publicly backed Anthropic's stance against the Department of War, then swooped in to take the same contract hou...

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AI Agents are here: ChatGPT, Google Pomelli & OpenClaw
Feb. 26, 2026

AI Agents are here: ChatGPT, Google Pomelli & OpenClaw

ChatGPT launched ads this week and they're underwhelming. No personalized targeting, no memory integration, just basic in-line search ads that feel like Google in the 90s. Meanwhile, OpenClaw is setting the internet on fire a...

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Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries
Feb. 19, 2026

Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries

A24 built a full wedding website, a Boston Globe announcement, and an RSVP-to-your-Google-Calendar function to promote "The Drama" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. It's the latest in a string of immersive campaigns that...

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Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase's Fail with Dr. Marcus Collins
Feb. 12, 2026

Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase…

Sam Altman publicly clapped back at Anthropic's Super Bowl attack ad. Only 7% of consumers even know what Claude is versus 73% for ChatGPT. So why did the market leader punch down? Dr. Marcus Collins, marketing professor at t...

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Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In on Parks
Feb. 5, 2026

Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In o…

Sonia sits down with Jiya Jaisingh (fractional marketer and communicator with 10+ years in health and social impact) to break down Anthropic's $7M Super Bowl ad announcing they won't run ads, Pepsi's Coca-Cola bear stunt, Dis...

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Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competency Porn, & The California Post
Jan. 28, 2026

Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competen…

Sonia sits down with Mark Stenberg (Adweek senior media reporter) to break down the Oscars' hidden messages, Substack's pivot to video, Zohran Mamdani's PR blitz, and the New York Post's California expansion—all asking the sa...

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X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention
Jan. 22, 2026

X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention

Sonia sits down with Marissa Kraines (VP of brand marketing at Webflow, 12 years at Salesforce) to break down why Twitter's $1 million long-form content prize screams desperation, how Webflow turned AI's biggest flaw into a v...

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The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind
Jan. 15, 2026

The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind

Sonia sits down with Yury Molodtsov (partner at MA Family) to break down Netflix's content strategy pivot, DoorDash's crisis response masterclass, and how Tailwind CSS turned a $2M revenue crisis into a community-funded turna...

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From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Stranger Things
Jan. 8, 2026

From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Strang…

Sonia and Christina Garnett break down why 2026 might finally be the year marketing moves past rage bait and back toward empathy, craft, and emotional intelligence. They cover Grok's non-consensual AI image scandal, Polymarke...

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My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More
Jan. 1, 2026

My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More

Every week on The Meme Team Podcast, we break down what worked, what didn't, and why people cared. This year had too many good campaigns to just list—so we're doing an awards show. In this episode, Sonia and the team cover: M...

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Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars
Dec. 23, 2025

Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars

Sonia sits down with Julie Fredrickson (managing partner at Chaotic Capital) to dissect the Advent calendar wars—and what Amazon's massive, perfectly-packaged K-beauty box says about the future of retail, beauty merchandising...

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Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop,  & Kim K. In Fortnite
Dec. 18, 2025

Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop, & Kim K. In Fortnite

Sonia Baschez sits down with Hailey Allen (creative strategist at neuemotion) to dissect the marketing wins and fails making waves right now—from AI slop ruining brand perception to why companies are suddenly hiring "chief st...

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“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won
Dec. 11, 2025

“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won

This episode hits on five major marketing trends playing out rn. starts with F1's american takeover—Cadillac's super bowl livery reveal is perfectly timed with Apple's new broadcast deal to capture US audiences who've been wa...

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Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Dec. 4, 2025

Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Sonia, Amanda, and guest Kushaan Shah break down how Shopify and Stripe owned Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2025—not through traditional ads, but by spotlighting merchants, building miniature cities by hand, and proving B2B doesn...

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Give Your Audience A Voice: Hulu, Hunger Games, Shopify, & Miu Miu
Nov. 26, 2025

Give Your Audience A Voice: Hulu, Hunger Games, Shopify, & Miu Miu

episode description: sonia and kaleigh break down why traditional marketing is dying and what's replacing it. they cover timothée chalamet's $250 jacket sellout, apple tv's continued failure to market good shows, hulu's geniu...

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Memeable Marketing is Winning: Timothée's Zoom Call, Steph Curry & Under Armour, Disney AI & YouTube
Nov. 19, 2025

Memeable Marketing is Winning: Timothée's Zoom Call, Steph Curry & Un…

This episode covers five major marketing and media topics: ChatGPT's new group chat feature launching in Asian markets as a potential WhatsApp competitor; Timothée Chalamet's innovative meta-marketing campaign for A24's Marty...

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Craft vs AI Wars: Apple, Barbour, & Coca-Cola
Nov. 13, 2025

Craft vs AI Wars: Apple, Barbour, & Coca-Cola

Sonia and Christina break down consumer brand marketing wins and fails across Apple's glass logo rebrand, Nike's LA murals, Sephora's tone-deaf holiday ad with Mariah Carey, the AI wars between Coca-Cola and Barbour's Wallace...

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Nike Dodgers World Series Ad Analysis | $20K Neo Robot Launch | Grammarly Superhuman Rebrand
Nov. 6, 2025

Nike Dodgers World Series Ad Analysis | $20K Neo Robot Launch | Gramm…

Episode Summary In this episode, Sonia and Moshe dissect four big marketing moments. They start with Cracker Barrel’s self-aware tweet that uses humor to defuse backlash over its remodel, then dive deep into Nike’s “I Love LA...

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Why Surveys Lie, Dodger Steaks Go Viral, and Lewis Hamilton is Most Marketable
Oct. 30, 2025

Why Surveys Lie, Dodger Steaks Go Viral, and Lewis Hamilton is Most M…

Halloween meets K‑pop as Amanda and Sonia kick off with costumes, community, and a Demon Hunter sing‑along, then pivot to the Bugonia “bald screening” stunt—who actually shaved vs who got bald caps, and what that says about e...

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Ramp’s The Office Stunt, Twitter’s Link Feature, & Twilight Fancams
Oct. 23, 2025

Ramp’s The Office Stunt, Twitter’s Link Feature, & Twilight Fancams

From The Office's Kevin trapped in a glass box for Ramp to Lionsgate finally embracing fan editors, this episode unpacks the biggest marketing moves of the week. We break down how a B2B fintech company created the most talked...

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Timothée's Ping Pong Promo, Taylor's Lost Touch  & Politicians on Podcasts
Oct. 16, 2025

Timothée's Ping Pong Promo, Taylor's Lost Touch & Politicians on Pod…

In today's episode, Sonia and guest Christina Garnett break down three major shifts in marketing: Timothée Chalamet's genius guerrilla campaign for indie ping pong movie Marty Supreme, Taylor Swift's variant overload that's t...

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Anthropic’s IRL NYC Popup, Taylor’s Future Wedding, K-Pop is Golden
Oct. 9, 2025

Anthropic’s IRL NYC Popup, Taylor’s Future Wedding, K-Pop is Golden

In this episode of the Meme Team podcast, Amanda and Sonia discuss various marketing strategies and cultural phenomena, including Cracker Barrel's logo controversy, Williams F1's community engagement, Tame Impala's unique con...

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