Ad Dads

Two campaigns that probably shouldn't be in the same episode. NZTA's Don't let the drugs drive and Export Ultra's Cold Call Back Service.

Matt and Dan catch up with fellow Ad Dad and recent Ad Grad, Tom Maker. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions and questionable opinions about birth, award shows and the creative process. Here's the campaign Tom's most proud of. Fingers crossed for the win tomorrow night.

This episode is a throwback to last year's trip to London where we catch up with 2019 Ad Grad, Jake Flashman. Jake talks about his switch from working for big international agencies to taking a different track through brand and marketing to the start of a new career in London

We go back to the original format for this episode. Matt brings in a couple of radio ads for Xero (1 & 2), Dan reveals the Seekret and after talking about the importance of brand names we look at some tattoos.

Ad Dads is back for 2025. Matt and Dan catch up for the first time and swap Christmas stories.

Our last podcast for the year. Matt and Dan have a special guest! It's the beauty to our beasts, the rose to our thorns, the brains to our brawn - the inimitable Jo Page. Apologies for a couple of quiet months, listen in to find out why you haven't heard from the Ad Dads lately.

Advocate, pageant finalist and ad grad done good, Kayla Schwalger joins us for one of the Ad Dads deepest chats yet. We talk about finishing her Masters thesis, studying mental health and social media in Samoa, founding Tapasā with her mum and how what she learnt as an ad student is helping her in the social change space.

This one is a little out of the ordinary, but worth a celebration dropcast! Our students, Mitch and Summer (Smitch) sit down with Matt and Dan the night after their win in the student category of the Pixels Awards