Unhinged Advertising: The Power of the Absurd

This week, we look at weird, unhinged advertising. Like the “PuppyMonkeyBaby” Super Bowl commercial. The sad Skittles commercial where everything a man touches turns to Skittles. A leather diaper you can wear to heavy metal concerts so you won’t miss any songs. And a pizza that takes a year and a half to be delivered to your home. We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you don’t ,

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Unhinged Advertising: The Power of the Absurd is an episode from Under the Influence from CBC Radio by Apostrophe Podcast Network.

This episode is 27:52 long.

This episode was published on Apr 4, 2026.

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