#466 The Spice Is Right

Andrew and Vieves dig into some spicy content when they look at commercials that rely on fiery dishes to sell phones, soda and car insurance. Plus, Vieves turns out to have been weirdly prescient about a tourism campaign, salmon-flavored candybars are underrated, and when is a dog not a dog?

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6: Interpreter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZphDWGFEdCo

Amazon Prime Visa: Spicy Food
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5yAU/amazon-prime-visa-spicy-food-tina

Amazon Alexa/Thursday Night Football: “Hot Chili”
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2fpn/amazon-alexa-thursday-night-football-hot-chili

Sprite: Cousin In Nepal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyaURukZdBI

Tums: Camping Trip Pepper
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tep1/tums-naturals-super-bowl-2021-camping-trip-chili

Venom: The Last Dance: “Hot Ones”
https://www.designrush.com/news/venom-promo-on-hot-ones-receives-praise-for-unique-collab

Geico: Wing Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlug0L5s34k

Mountain Dew: Spicy Wings
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Opva/mountain-dew-spicy-wings

Dairy Queen: Flamethrower Sandwich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUOqFV_v5po

Bud Light - Ghost Spuds
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A30e/bud-light-super-bowl-2017-extended-ghost-spuds

Nebraska tourism slogan is no more
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/05/nebraska-tourism-slogan-is-no-more-everything-has-a-shelf-life-official-says/

Nebraska: “Tanking”
https://youtu.be/Vh1PHxd3XLE?si=6tRdHOo0FQxz4Q8U

Nebraska: “That Odd Kid”
https://youtu.be/0mlC43X8ARg?si=0S8KZdvIoUUCqY2W