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In this episode we discuss the controversy of the Peloton ad. We break down all the ways this ad was crazy. We talk about the response to the Peleton ad and how it fits within the history of advertisement. We break down the way corporate advertisement create need by selling lifestyles, shaping our ideas of family, and how we over-identify with the products we consume. We cover a wide range of ads and their effect on culture. We then talk about the controversy over the direction of American Gods. We discuss the firing of Orlando Jones and what it means that the showrunners decided his message wasn’t the right one. We discuss storytelling and the adaptation of the book to show.
