{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/614b8bf429d566001531b411/67eff1d5506c6c628cd9fbab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"April 1985 (New Coke)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614b8bf429d566001531b411/1743779630083-a4974fbf-c322-4fc8-b1ec-153057803b6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tickets for <a href=\"https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/esyllt-sears-gareth-gwynn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I'm So Not Over It at Machynlleth Comedy Festival</a> are available now!</p><p><br></p><p>He's more of a Diet Coke man but, nevertheless, Gareth Gwynn is always happy to chat about New Coke - one of the biggest marketing and corporate blunders of the 1980s. Or was it? Was the decision to change the Coca-Cola formula and then change it back in under 80 days all part of some enormous, 4D Chess style strategy? Probably not. Plus, Esyllt Sears expresses her concerns about Fairy Liquid and Quality Street - on the off chance someone who listens can do something about it.</p><p><br></p><p>There's an episode of Trouble At The Top all about the 1980s New Coke disaster, which you can watch <a href=\"https://youtu.be/4YB3MkLsdJc?feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Upcoming wedding? Want to make it Panda Pops only? Get in touch by email on imsonotoverit@gmail.com or through one of the following social media accounts...</p><p>BlueSky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/imsonotoverit.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@imsonotoverit</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/imsonotoverit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@imsonotoverit</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@imsonotoverit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@imsonotoverit</a></p><p><br></p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://pixabay.com/users/alex_kizenkov-33612407/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=142103\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alex_Kizenkov</a> from <a href=\"https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;utm_content=142103\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>I'm So Not Over It</em></strong> is A Mighty Bunny Production.</p>","author_name":"Gareth Gwynn & Esyllt Sears"}