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So There!
Hosted by Gary Doyle and Tom Keramidas, two advertising executives from Chicago, “So There!” attempts to plumb the depths and solve the mysteries of the inexplicable human behaviors we witness every day – from elevator irritants to commuter misbehavers to men who loiter nude in locker rooms for hou...
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Episode 75 - Starbucks To Patrons: Don't Off Yourself!
Gary and Tom assess Starbucks' daily affirmations, an egregious Bosch tagline, recycling scams, the weirdness of "Piano Man" lyrics, Facebook Marketpl...
Episode 74 - Gettin' Back To Our Roots...And You!
Tom & Gary assess a new round of advertising fails and offer a plethora of ways they might improve upon them. Plus an epic viewer mail from a special...
Episode 73 - Conversations With Legends: Director James Gartner
He's one of the most renowned commercial directors of our time. He's directed a Hollywood feature with Jerry Bruckheimer. Now (for some reason) he's s...
Episode 72 - Gary And Tom Go Mallin'!
In a freeform jazz exploration of an episode, we head to the mall to assess the state of the American mall, and America in general. Our conclusion: Am...
Episode 71 - The All-Advertising Extravaganza
Getting back to their ad roots, Tom and Gary assess Super Bowl teasers, the ongoing overexposure of Snoop Dogg, Publicis deep-sixing the Burnett name,...
Episode 70 - Hey Lexus, Can You Make Snoop Go Away?
For their annual Christmas cabin sojourn, Gary and Tom assess holiday ads, the overexposure of Snoop Dogg, inflatable yard decorations and other atroc...
Episode 69 - OW!!! What A Cool, Hip Podcast!
Tom and Gary assess NFL Rings of Honor, the pointlessness of handkerchiefs, serial throat-clearers, ads whose creatives are probably a-holes, and why...
Episode 68 - A Mild Case Of Olympic Fever
Gary and Tom assess the Olympics, including the opening ceremonies, Snoop Dogg, the ads and other bafflements. Plus another excellent viewer mail from...
Episode 67 - The Classic Album Showdown
In a very special pod, Gary and Tom assess an album by the other's favorite artist: "Brain Salad Surgery" by Emerson Lake & Palmer, and "Tunnel of Lov...
Episode 66 - Is Bright Orange Sweat In You?
Gary and Tom are back with a plethora of ad embarrassments, including Gatorade's resurrecting an off-putting campaign, Apple's rage-inducing new spot,...
Episode 65 - Give Back, Seat Back!
Tom and Gary tackle their Panda Express odyssey, sanctimonious "give-back-ers", people who recline on airplanes, products nobody needs, and other nuis...
Episode 63 - It's Time To Join Cremation Nation, America!
Gary and Tom bloviate on tag lines for their next cremation client, Oscar best-picture nominees, whether it's okay for guests to wear shoes in your ho...
Episode 62 - Less Than Super Job On The Super Bowl Ads
Tom and Gary examine the yearly embarrassment that are Super Bowl commercials, and pick a few favorites from the rubble. Also: in praise of bidets!
Episode 61 - From The "So There!" (Not O'Hare) Cabin
From the north woods of southern Minnesota, Gary and Tom ruminate on advertising fails, dumb Facebook Marketplace buyers, baffling Costco customers, a...
Episode 60 - More Season's Greetings To You All From "So There!"
In between packing for the "So There!" cabin, Gary and Tom ruminate on the Inflatable Holiday Decoration People, Christmas ads, Facebook as a baromete...
Episode 59 - All-You-Care-To-Listen-To Buffet!
Gary and Tom's plates overflow with musings on their daughters' weddings, tacky inflatable Halloween yard decorations, inane advertising language, pec...
Episode 58 - The Handicapped Stall Is My Happy Place
Tom and Gary regale their global listenership with tales of terrible summer jobs, overly descriptive ads, and yet more discussion about bathrooms. Plu...
Episode 57 - "Listen To 'So There!' LISTEN TO IT!!!"
Gary and Tom assess public-bathroom-stall behavior, people who like to be close to other people, nonsensical car taglines, places where you feel like...
Episode 56 - "It's Ford Truck Month, Mr. Loaf"
In a wide-ranging pod, Tom and Gary tackle months that only exist in advertisers' minds, song lyrics that are more meaningful than you think, inane ta...
Episode 55 - "Angie/we can't say we never tried/to find a good plumber"
Gary and Tom assess the Oscar best picture nominees, exploding fist bumps & other advertising tropes that need to die, TV weathercasters who fancy the...
Episode 54 - A.I. Loves "So There!"
Tom and Gary share a glowing review of the pod (and Tom) from a robot. Plus they assess the dreaded spinning iPad of tipping, company names formed fro...
Episode 53 - Happy Holidays From the "So There!" Cabin
From the north woods of Minnesota, Tom and Gary tackle advertisers' ongoing usage of nouns as verbs, why Burger King ads in fact don't rule, excessive...
Episode 52 - It's Only Worth It If You Enjoy "So There!"
Gary and Tom assess nonsensical tag lines, the trend of consumers singing in commercials, Facebook humblebrags and various other annoyances. Plus some...
Episode 51 - "I'm A Doctor, And I Will NOT Drink Mr. Pibb Dammit!"
Tom and Gary plumb the depths of Mr. Pibb, why pirates talk the way they do, puzzling workplace-bathroom behaviors, and more adland-language tomfooler...
Episode 50 - It's The Big Five-Oh!
We never thought we'd make it this far (and neither did you), but here we are. In this very special episode, Gary and Tom broadcast live from Party Ci...
Episode 49 - Embrace The Hole
Tom and Gary assess AT&T's spokeswoman Lily, our Oscar picks and why people will do anything a parking sign says. Plus a disturbing interpretation of...
Episode 48 - Few Things In Life Are More Exciting Than Ads Set In Space, Or Explosive Diarrhea In A Porta-John
In this pre-Super Bowl episode, Gary and Tom assess the oddness of State Farm commercials, Big Game ad tropes, and words only used on football broadca...
Episode 47 - Season's Greetings From The So There! Cabin
Gary & Tom deliver holiday cheer from the north woods of Minnesota in the form of million-dollar marketing ideas, advertising's odd use of nouns as ve...
Episode 46 - Behold The Splendor That Is My Driveway
Gary and Tom ruminate on Thanksgiving, the Arby's "We have the meats" guy, and people who feel the need to light up their driveway, trees and home ext...
Episode 45 - We Could Not Be More Baffled By Man Bras
In the latest installment of Conversations With Legends, legendary karaoke performer and Philip Michael Thomas charmer Anne Ramsburg joins Gary and To...
Episode 44 - Wild Dogs Cry Out In The Night For "So There!"
Tom and Gary tackle the peculiarities of Olympic swimming, anthem television commercials, what life might be like at Gary's dream agency, and delusion...
Episode 43 - Not Even Mad Men Wore Top Hats and Galoshes
Tom and Gary celebrate Father's Day by reflecting on their issues with PBS pledge drives, coworkers' odd compulsion to send all their emails at 5 pm,...
Episode 42 - The Solo Album Review
Ad legend Bob Akers renders a verdict on whose solo-album podcast was better, Gary or Tom's. Neither emerge unscathed -- but there is one unanimous vi...
Episode 41 - Gary Doyle's Tragic and Triumphant Celebrity Encounters
In his solo episode of the pod, Gary talks about the many celebrities he has met and interacted with over the course of his lifetime, from Barack Obam...
Episode 40 - Tom Keramidas: All By Myself
Tom flies solo and ultimately crashes. But not before some quick stopovers to visit out-of-control tipping, golf course disc jockeys, and a giant figh...
Episode 39 - Flim-Phlegm
Even though Gary Doyle is sick, he's very sick, he and Tom rise above to offer their thoughts on March Madness ads, various cyber irritations, and ad...
Episode 38 - It's Laughter And It's Loving I Disdain
Tom and Gary tackle their neighbors' peculiar lawn decorations, the unwrittten rules for men who wear professional sports jerseys, the brilliant baffl...
Episode 37 - Number 17, And Other Mysteries
In a potty-mouthed episode of “So There!”, Tom and Gary gift a genius ad campaign to Dick’s Sporting Goods. We also tackle Steve Nicks (not literally)...
Episode 36 - A Christmas gift even better than two new GMC trucks!
In a Christmas Day stocking stuffer for their 12 listeners, Gary and Tom volley "I Decrees" and "I Wonder Whys" back and forth like two aging tennis p...