Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Rick & Rick Rule the World
| Titre | Date | Durée | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💥 Celebrating the Life of Comic Book Legend Stan Lee | 22 Jul 2026 | 00:17:17 | |
From the vault, just in time for ComicCon 2026: The Ricks celebrate the life of Stan Lee in this November 2018 episode recorded just hours after the death of this comic book industry icon. Approximate 17 minutes. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. © Maverix, LLC. | |||
| 🍟 Five Guy’s Fry Cup Scandal, Ferrari’s $640K Luce Fiasco, GTA 6’s $3 Billion Launch | 16 Jul 2026 | 00:20:13 | |
⏱️ $3 billion gone in 60 minutes: Grand Theft Auto 6’s sizzling pre-orders. Why Ferrari thought the Luce EV would light up sales. And Five Guys serves itself a kerfuffle over its fry cups. Plus Loaded Questions and a whole lot more, straight from the intersection of marketing, media, tech and pop culture. IN THIS EPISODE 🛞 Did pre-sales of Rockstar’s GTA 6 really hit $3 billion in 1 hour? (at 01:22) 🪫 The $640K Ferrari Luce: a hit stuck in neutral, or a serious misfire? (07:06) 🤯 The greasy backlash over Five Guys' beloved fry cups (10:25) 🤓 Meta’s paywall for a hearing boost built into its smart glasses (14:21) ⚽️ David Beckham makes bank on overexposure—but is it at brands’ expense? (16:16) 💩 goodwipe’s “Scentsational Summer” campaign is a stinker (on purpose) (17:30) Approximately 20 minutes. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. © Maverix, LLC. | |||
| 🍿10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026, the Top 5 Marketing Channels by ROI & More | 01 Mar 2026 | 00:20:42 | |
🎬 From “Avengers: Doomsday” to “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” and beyond, the Ricks look at the 10 most anticipated movies of 2026. Plus: Executives rank the top 5 marketing channels with the best ROI, Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger gets a rebrand, Burger King puts customer feedback front and center, and more. 👉🏼Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel ger for 🛩️-setters everywhere. Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&Rtake30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF IN THIS EPISODE 😱 Is 2026 the Year of Horror at the cineplex? 👹 Clayface: “The Substance” comes to Gotham City? 🕸️ Spider-Man: “Brand New Day”–or “Forget Me Not”? 🦸♀️ Supergirl: The Girl of Steel vs. Sheriff Lobo? 🌍 Disclosure Day: Emily’s Blunt about ETs 🧙♀️ “They Will Kill You,” not Zazzi Beetz 🧛🏿 Is Blade rising from the dead (again)? 🧟♀️ Do you want your “Mummy”? 🚀 Grogu and Pedro space out 🐯 Tony the Tiger: Frosted Fury? 💰 5 top marketing channels for ROI 🍔 BK serves up a new way to give feedback Approximately 20 min and 30 secs. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual, and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. | |||
| 💩The Snyder Cut, Kraft Macaroni & Candy and The Poop on a New Campaign from Phillips | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:18:30 | |
A stream-of-consciousness involving Seinfeld, The Greatest American Hero, Hong Kong Phooey, Gorilla Glue Hairspray, and more. Plus: Kraft Macaroni adds powdered candy to the mix, and Rick M. struggles to make it through an unforgettable round of Loaded Questions.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🧺Jason Alexander and the Tide commercial that got away (at :54 seconds)
🦸The Greatest American Hero turns 70 but doesn't look a day older than Hong Kong Phooey (at 1:52)
🍿Revisiting 'Batman vs. Superman' in the runup to 'Zack Snyders' Justice League' (at 4:45)
💓Kraft Macaroni and Cheese adds pink candy to the recipe (at 11:19)
🦍Gorilla Glue sales skyrocket after an unfortunate mishap (at 13:09)
🤙🏼Twitter wants to let you slip into DMs with voice messages (at 14:46)
💩Rick M. can't keep it together in a segment about a new campaign from Phillips Laxative (at 15:20)
Approx. 18 minutes, 32 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🏈Season 4 Premiere—Rick and Rick Score the 2021 Super Bowl Commercials | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:17:28 | |
It's the advertising world's biggest day of the year. Oh, and it's Super Bowl Sunday, too. In the first episode of Season 4, the Ricks review the Super Bowl commercials and pick the touchdowns, fumbles, and serious WTFs in this year's AdBowl. Play along at home as we Rick-off an epic round of Loaded Questions.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
⏳Season 4…already?! (at 1 min)
⚽️What's in a name—is Football the best name for the US version of the game? (at 1:33)
💰The price running a Super Bowl spot…just the price of the average home in California?
(at 2:21)
🏆Is this the story of a man named Brady? (at 3:44)
👺…Or are we talking about a deal with the Devil? (at 4:50)
🍋Move over, Volkswagen … there's a new famous "lemon" in advertising (at 5:10)
⚡️ Will Ferrell, Keenen Thompson and Awkwafina put Norway on notice for GM (at: 6:06)
📺 Blue chip brands that sit this one out—and Alexa, who doesn't (at 7:16)
🏹 Challenger brands compete to be this year's Quibi … or is it the Robinhood of Robinhoods? (at 9:21)
🏆 (at 11:53) Toyota goes uplifting with "Upstream" (at 11:06)
🕺🏻 Scott's Miracle Gro busts a move with John Travolta … and the winner is TikTok (at 12:10)
🎶 Cheetos have Mila and Ashton Kutcher, er, butcher Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" (13:05)
🎭 Yup, it's a Tide commercial … and Jason Alexander pays dearly at the hands of Rick W. (at 14:25)
🥂 And the winners are ….(at 15:20)
👎🏼 The also-rans are… (at 16:27)
Approx. 17 minutes, 26 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎉 Season 3 Finale Part 2 (Conclusion) | 30 Dec 2020 | 00:26:58 | |
🎁The Loaded Questions keep flying as the Ricks take a stroll down Memory Lane to celebrate the conclusion of their big third season.
✅ Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/XkyE30rpEsw 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🔨Elon Musk-Haves? The Top 3 holiday tech toys gone wrong (at :29-seconds)
🏈Will the Real Kyle Shanahan please stand up? (at 2-mins, :08-sec)
🧊How one brand found its cool during the coronavirus pandemic (at 3:50)
🤩The Ricks thank the fans (at 5:01)
🖖🏼Hailing Frequencies Open: Captain Equal Opportunity Cad (at 5:36)
🎒The Ricks address their baggage (the good kind) (at 7:06)
🏎Jumping the shark … into outer space? (at 7:55)
🃏From Joker to Siri: The top 5 commercials you did not see during Super Bowl 2020 (at 9:05)
⏮Some nutty moments from Seasons 1, 2, and 3
Approx. 27-min, 12-sec. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🥳 'Tis Our Season 3 Finale (Part 1) | 22 Dec 2020 | 00:19:51 | |
🎄It's a super-sized game of Loaded Questions as the Ricks celebrate the season that tried to make lemonade out of one lemon of a year.
✅ Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: http://ow.ly/XkyE30rpEsw 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🎅🏼A holiday end-of-season for the Ricks (at :55-seconds)
👽The time Rick M. introduced Rick W. in Klingon (at 1-min, :49-sec)
🍔When a certain QSR brand's campaign for freshness is solid mold (at 2:48)
🧟♂️The Ricks do science near you, and the results are scary (at 4:30)
😲Could this unfortunately-timed ad campaign benefited from a temporary rebrand? (at 6:12)
🤖Arnie's "Terminator" takes on an unexpected new role–and casting trivia from the OG (at 7:02)
💇♂️Rick W. wins a Golden Flowbee during lockdown—and finds himself in esteemed company (at 7:52)
🤘🏻From "Sex Education" to "Finger-Licking Vegan Nuggets" to fMRI and beyond (at 9:48)
📺"The Mandalorian" tries on some 501s (at 11:30)
🏈 Oh for the love of Quibi (at 13:32)
🤣 Some memorable moments from Season 3 of Rick and Rick Rule the World (at 15:14)
Approx. 19-min, 45-sec.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🚙 Electric Cars—Not So Neutral After All? | 02 Dec 2020 | 00:05:14 | |
It's time for a quick round of Rick and Rick Loaded Questions. This time out: The dirt on electric cars. Kissing in COVID-era movie productions. The best holiday movie of all time. And consumer views on social media as a holiday-season marketing channel.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
⚡️Jolt to the System: Comparing the carbon footprint of electric vs. gas cars
💋Zoom Romance: Actors' relationship with COVID-era kissing? It's com(plexi)
🍿Debates over the best holiday movie of all time die hard
🎅🏼Holiday advertising in social media: A mismatch under the mistletoe?
Approximately 5-minutes, 15-seconds.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🛍Black Friday Sales Skyrocket; Top 15 Movies of 2010s; Wonder Woman 3 | 30 Nov 2020 | 00:22:11 | |
Black Friday sales soar 42%. Pizza Hut goes heavy on comfort and joy. Is "Get Out" or "The Babadook" the best movie of the 2010s? The world's waiting for you, "Wonder Woman." Plus: Debating Tesla's decision to dump its PR department.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
😷A Zoom Thanksgiving (at 55 sec)
🍿"WW84" to hit HBOMax—with "Amazons" spinoff & "Wonder Woman 3" in works (at 2 min, 25 sec)
🎬The Ricks review Mashable's list of Top 15 movies of the 2010s (at 4:43)
🛒Shop 'til you drop? Black Friday sales see major online spike (at 9:03)
📺 Real deal? Act now to get half off Samsung's $100,000 TV set (at 10:54)
🍕 Pizza Hut and Gravity Blanket Go Heavy on the Comfort & Joy (at 12:12)
🥤Coca-Cola dumps half of its beverage brands (at 12:41)
📣Tesla ditches corporate PR—and the Ricks discuss the pros and cons (at 15:17)
Approximately 22-minutes, 10-seconds.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 📺 Netflix's Approach to Experiential Marketing in a Pandemic | 12 Nov 2020 | 00:15:35 | |
👹 "Stranger Things" takes over downtown LA, beer brands race to deliver a different kind of buzz, 80's era movie franchises stage comebacks via Zoom & more.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🏌🏻♂️Planning a golf game amid fires, quarantines & deadlines (at 1 min, 7 sec)
🏋🏼♂️Gyms open again—but first-come, first-serve rules may weigh them down (at 2:32)
📺Netflix launches a blockbuster experiential promotion for "Stranger Things"… (at 3:37)
💥… But is the show headed for a meltdown? (at 5:57)
🍔A certain QSR answers aging comments—on a competitor's Facebook page (at 7:15)
🍺+☕️ How beer brands aim to build buzz with alcoholic coffees (at 9:55)
🎬80's era movie franchises Zoom-based reunion sequels for cause marketing (at 11:46)
👻The truth about ghost sightings? You won't believe your ears (or your bowels) (at 12:51)
Approximately 15-minutes, 34-seconds.
For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and any other streaming services you use. | |||
| 🏁Fast & Furious Goes Interstellar, Burning Man Goes Virtual, Burger King & Ronald McDonald Go Gay | 20 Sep 2020 | 00:13:45 | |
Burning Man lights up social VR. It's the moon or bust for the Fast & Furious movie franchise. And Burger King and Ronald McDonald get caught in a gay make-out session. Plus Loaded Questions and a whole lot more.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🗽Rick M is in a New York state of mind, but Rick W's just happy to get outside again (at :59-seconds)
👩🏼🚀"F9," the latest installment of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, is racing toward … outer space? (at 2:15)
🕹Xbox goes virtual so you can play on any device—including your iPhone? (at 3:46)
🤡Burger King has the hots for a certain ginger beef patty & he's not clowning around (at 6:43)
🔥This Year's Burning Man Festival lights up social VR, Second Life-style (at 8:32)
🎃Will Halloween sales scare the hell out of candy brands? (at 10:30)
👻RIP, CBS All Access—we hardly knew you…but for Paramount, it's a Plus (at 11:30)
🤳🏽The original video sharing site takes on TikTok with YouTube Shorts (at 12:22)
Approximately 13-minutes, 43-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🤓VR Takes You to 'Lovecraft Country,' 'The Batman' Trailer's Uncanny Similarity to 'Se7en' & More | 14 Sep 2020 | 00:18:17 | |
In this episode: "The Matrix 4" and its transgender allegory is on its way—without Agent Smith or Morpheus. HBO's experiential promotion for "Lovecraft Country." Is "The Batman" a trailer thief? Netflix has a 'Three Body Problem.' Plus Loaded Questions and a whole lot more.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: http://ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🛹 Rick W. gets his new Tony Hawk game, complete with limited edition skateboard (at 1 min, 6 sec)
✈️ Rick M. wasn't the guy flying a jetpack past commercial airliners on approach to LAX … at least not this time (at 2:46)
3️⃣ Netflix's "Three Body Problem" may be a good one to have (at 3:26)
🕵️♂️ "The Matrix 4" is on its way–without Agent Smith or Morpheus (at 4:52)
💥 "The Animatrix," revisited–why it was better than Matrix 2 and 3 (at 6:46)
👩🏻🦰 Did you know "The Matrix" series is an allegory about transgenderism? Neither did we (at 7:34)
🦇=❼? "Holy Double Vision, Batman!" If the trailer to "The Batman" looks familiar to you, this may be why (at 10:43)
👓 HBO takes its experiential marketing prowess to virtual reality to promote "Lovecraft Country" (at 12:04)
🐷 Did Elon Musk's Neuralink presser pull a Cybertruck? (at 14:47)
🤕 Just how much damage has the pandemic done to media spend in 2020? (at 15:42)
🍿 It's official: Summer 2020's box office champion is … (at 16:26)
Approximately 18-minutes, 15-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🚘Top 5 Car Brands by Generation, 'Tenet' Hits Theaters & What Do Shoppers Really Think About Masks? | 07 Sep 2020 | 00:09:28 | |
🚙 In the conclusion this last week's episode: The Ricks look at a surprising new list of the most-loved car brands for Millennials, Gen X and more. Epic Games Takes Aim at Apple. Plus: What shoppers think about your store's mask requirement, and more.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻 Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com - ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
⚡️This List of Top 5 Car Brands by Generation is Electrifying (at 20-seconds)
⏲ The Ricks Look Inside an Internet Minute (at 3-min, 50-sec)
🍎 Epic Games Spoof of Apple's '1984' Hits Hard (at 5:18)
⏳Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Actioner 'Tenet' Hits Theaters (at 5:45)
😷 What Shoppers Think About Stores That Require Masks (at 6:18)
⚖️ How Many Companies Use A/B Testing to Increase Landing Page Conversion? (at 7:09)
Approximately 9-minutes, 26-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🏈 Super Bowl Pop Quiz-Test Your 2026 Ad Recall | 17 Feb 2026 | 00:22:02 | |
📺 A mere 10 days later, do you think you can remember some, or any, of this year’s Super Bowl spots? In a special edition of Rick and Rick Loaded Questions, we test your ad recall to see just how much mindshare $10 million can buy brands in the biggest media event of the year.
👉🏼Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for 🛩️-setters everywhere. Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&Rtake30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF
IN THIS EPISODE
🌉 A bittersweet Super Bowl for the Ricks (at 01:20)
🐕 Do the Ricks have dogs in this hunt? (01:44)
💰 Big game, big costs: $10 million per 30 seconds (02:36)
💩 Where Will Shat on Super Bowl Sunday (04:30)
⛷️ Michelob Ultra meets Bob from every movie (07:00)
🐇 Bad Bunny made how much (…or rather, how little?) (08:14)
🦅 A horse, a bird, and milestone birthdays (09:07)
🧑🍳 Sabrina Carpenter builds her perfect man (10:35)
🦾 A Fembot, a Brobot, and AI as a badge of honor (12:22)
💍 Peyton Manning and a hilltop wedding gone wrong (13:22)
🦖 Xfinity fields a pair of head-scratchers (14:45)
🥤 The Cola Wars get icy in a blind taste test (17:40)
🪒 Weird & weirder: backflips and … singing hairballs (19:30)
🏆 How Taika Waititi won the Super Bowl (20:35)
🎈 Are AI brands partying like it’s 1999? (20:51)
Approximately 22 minutes. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual, and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. | |||
| 📉 Harvard Business Review Quantifies Why You Shouldn't Cut Spend & 'The Boys' Season 2 Curve Ball | 02 Sep 2020 | 00:11:43 | |
💥In Part 2 of our latest episode, the Ricks are flummoxed by Amazon's frustrating new release schedule for "The Boys" Season 2. Burger King co-opts Twitch's donation system and not everyone's happy. And HBR puts the data to why you really don't want to cut spending right now.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🦹♂️ "The Boys" Season 2: Three episodes up front, but then only 1 per week? Say it ain't so, Amazon! (at :20-seconds)
🥊Who'd Win a Fight Between John Wick and Neo from "The Matrix"? (at 2:07)
🍔Whopper Handout: Burger King's latest marketing stunt co-opts Twitch Streamers' donation system (at 5:39)
📊HBR on why you really don't want to cut marketing, R&D and more right now (at 8:39)
Approximately 12-minutes, 42-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍿Marvel's 'New Mutants' Hits Theaters (Really), the Trailer for 'The Batman,' and Batfleck Returns | 31 Aug 2020 | 00:10:53 | |
🎥 In Part One of our latest episode, Marvel's "New Mutants" finally hit the big screen–at a bad moment. And the Ricks review the teaser trailer for Matt Reeve's "The Batman" - with a twist from 'The Breakfast Club.'
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
🔮 Was Nostradamas 8 years off? (at :57 seconds)
🌍 The Ricks thank their listeners (at 2:03)
🎬 Marvel's "New Mutants" hits movie theaters … in the middle of a pandemic (at 3:28)
🦇 The Ricks discuss the teaser trailer for Matt Reeve's "The Batman" (at 7:13)
🍳 Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne could be a twin to this Breakfast Club character (at 8:04)
💥 Batfleck Returns: Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton to Play Batman–together (at 9:49)
Approximately 10-minutes, 52-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 💬 Monetizing Video Streaming Events–Symposium.us Founder Joe Baumgartel | 20 Aug 2020 | 00:06:37 | |
The video streaming economy we've all found ourselves operating within has had a few major drawbacks: the inability to easily charge admittance or make large scale events interactive for attendees. Symposium.us is designed to change that. In this Rick and Quick episode, we get the inside scoop from Symposium founder and CEO Joe Baumgartel. Spoiler alert: You're going to want to hear this—and so will everyone from online influencers, to consultants, to personal trainers, to ComicCon (and CES).
✅ Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
Approx. 6-min, 45-sec. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 😎Oculus Leaks, Coca-Cola Goes Zero Touch, Batman Goes 'Black Mirror,' Mac & Cheese Goes Breakfast | 15 Aug 2020 | 00:13:55 | |
Our Roundup on all those rumors about Oculus Quest 2. Coca-Cola's Freestyle Fountains gets a mobile, zero-touch makeover. Batman goes all "Black Mirror" on us in his first interactive animated movie. Plus "Loaded Questions" and a whole lot more.
✅ Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
👍🏻The latest on Rick W's phantom finger tips (at 1:00)
🥽Oculus 2 Leaks: The rumors sound (virtually) amazing (at 1:50)
🦸🏻♂️Robin Dies at Dawn? New interactive Batman movie lets you decide (at 4:00)
🥤Rick M's favorite Coke Zero fix is going "zero touch" via mobile web app (at 6:14)
🍺A mustard-flavored beer you can guzzle … with relish (at 9:24)
🇺🇸Does Non-Essential Worker Barbie have a future in politics? (at 11:00)
🍲Kraft Mac & Cheese: Now part of a balanced breakfast? (at 12:23)
Approx. 13-min, 54-sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎬 10 Box Office Bombs Now Considered Cult Classics | 10 Aug 2020 | 00:06:48 | |
🎬"Starship Troopers." "Tron." "The Children of Men." "The Iron Giant." In this Rick & Quick episode, the Ricks debate Collider's list of 10 box office bombs that are now considered cult classics.
✅ Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE:
🐜"Starship Troopers:" B movie, A for attitude (at :39-seconds)
🕹"Tron" revolutionizes CGI, one frame at a time (at 1-min, 19-sec)
👶🏽"Children of Men:" Birth of a classic (at 2:53)
👾"The Thing"—John Carpenter's monstrous masterpiece (at 3:34)
🤖"The Iron Giant" is iconic, "Event Horizon" not so much (at 4:29)
🤠"The Quick and the Dead"—Raimi redefines yet another genre (at 5:08)
Approx. 6-min, 45-sec. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 𐃏 The Bronco is Back, ComicCon@Home, BK Augments Your Sesame Seed Buns & More | 03 Aug 2020 | 00:18:15 | |
The Ricks are bowled over by the 2021 Ford Bronco. Burger King augments your sesame seed buns. Apple's "Underdogs" ask "Is everyone wearing pants" during video calls. "The Boys" whale of a season two trailer, and more.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
👍🏻One Rick tries out a new biometrics hack, and it doesn't end well (at :56-seconds)
🦹♂️The Boys Season 2 Trailer drops at the ComicCon that wasn't (at 2:23)
🐎The Ford Bronco is Back (Minus the Ford) (at 7:36)
🍎Apple's "Underdogs" are hit and miss on working from home (at 10:58)
🎤Burger King's augments your sesame seed buns (at 13:07)
🐔KFC's 3D Printed Chicken Nuggets * (at 14:38)
👨🏽💻CES 2021 pulls a ComicCon@Home (at 15:29)
🍕Is Domino's Noid back on the prowl? (at 16:46)
Approx. 18-min, 15-sec. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 👁👄👁 How 'It Is What It Is' Took Silicon Valley by Storm, Dos Equis' Social Distancing Cooler | 06 Jul 2020 | 00:16:13 | |
Dos Equis toasts its new six-foot-long social distancing cooler. The secrets of latent semantic indexing. The secret "Princess Pride" remake. And WTAF is "It Is What It Is"? The Ricks have answers—plus some Loaded Questions of their own.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
🇺🇸Fourth of July memories (at 1-min, 4-sec)
👸🏽Something to Quibi about: Celebrities stage their own "Prince Bride" fan film (at 2:32)
📱MIT Tech Review: What grown-ups don't get about teens, tech, and social media (at 4:19)
📺Mental Floss unearths cringeworthy commercials from the '80s and '90s (at 6:45)
😎Dos Equis has a new seis-foot ice cooler for a summer of social distancing (at 9:30)
🤖'b' role: The new sci-fi thriller starting an actual AI robot in the leading role (at 11:09)
🗂What you need to know about Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI) (at 12:36)
👁👄👁"It Is What It Is" wasn't what you thought it was (at 14:00)
Approximately 16-minutes, 13-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🔆 Don't Go Dark—John Sculley's Advice to Marketers in Perilous Times | 01 Jul 2020 | 00:06:16 | |
In this Rick and Quick episode, the Ricks talk about some new advice from John Sculley, the former CMO of Pepsi and Apple, on brand marketing in an unprecedented business environment.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: http://ow.ly/eiQw30qV60c👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
📣Rising to the Pepsi Challenge–and shining up a struggling Apple (at :20-seconds)
🌘Your brand: Shining Bright–or Getting Eclipsed? (at 1-minute, 11-seconds)
🥰Building Brand Loyalty (at 2:15)
👁Out of Sight, Out of Shopping Cart (at 2:53)
🏄🏻♂️Coasting on Famous Old Campaigns…(at 3:36)
😳…Or Getting Crushed by Them…(at 4:09)
📈…Or Getting Ahead of the Curve (at 5:33)
Approximately 6-minutes, 15-seconds. For US audiences. | |||
| 🥽 How COVID-19 Will Shape VR, Brands You Want to Shelter With Most, R-Rated Justice League | 27 Jun 2020 | 00:17:12 | |
"The Mandalorian" tries on some 501's. The Justice League stars in a gory new R-rated animated movie. ADWEEK asks: What brands would you want to shelter with most? Starbucks switches up its strategy for the time of COVID-19—and more.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: http://ow.ly/mIgk30qTO0k 👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
🚀 Disney+ hit "The Mandalorian" tries on some of their favorite 501's (at 1-min, 34-sec)
💥 The SuperFriends it ain't: The gory new, R-rated "Justice League" animated movie is pure (at 3:38)
🕹 Virtually House Bound: The impact of COVID-19 on the future of virtual reality (at 5:07)
🏘 ADWEEK wants to know: With what "house" of brands would you want to shack up with most? (at 9:39)
🖖🏽 Turns out James T. Kirk may be into little green men, too (at 12:53)
🧗🏻The North Face joins brands boycotting Facebook–will more join the party? (at 14:09)
☕️ Starbucks' plans for a post-"third place" world (at 14:45)
Approximately 17-minutes, 3-seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎁 Interview—GiftSuite CEO Sangita Verma on Marketing in a Post-Pandemic World | 17 Jun 2020 | 00:11:50 | |
It's a Rick and Quick episode featuring an interview with GiftSuite CEO Sangita Verma, who is redefining the gift-giving experience in the time of COVID-19.
You're going to seriously dig GiftSuite's unique brand of thoughtfully-curated, tech-forward curios from socially-conscious companies.
Among our favorites: A water bottle with a UV-C LED bottle cap that sanitizes your water and can do the same for your keyboard and mobile phone at the wave of your hand.
It's a timely and insightful conversation with a serial entrepreneur who has made a name for herself by spotting hidden opportunities and capitalizing on them.
✈️ Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium travel gear: Save 30% on your next purchase using promo code RICK AND RICK TAKE 30 at Taskinsf.com ✈️
IN THIS EPISODE
🦠 Plan C: 3 top tips to marketers in a post-pandemic world (at 1 min, 45 sec)
⏱ Crisis marketing: Working at the speed of the news cycle (at 4:43)
💡 The idea behind GiftSuite and its Life 2020 collection (at 5:57)
💦 The germicidal bottle cap you didn't know you needed (at 8:04)
☮️ Finding the off-switch: The little device for calming your Vagus nerve (at 9:10)
🕴 You're never too young to launch a startup (at 10:36)
Approx. 11 minutes, 48 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🏟️ Super Bowl Advertising, Oscar Noms, IAB's 2026 Ad Spend Outlook & More | 07 Feb 2026 | 00:27:29 | |
📣 Internet Advertising Bureau’s 2026 advertising spend outlook has digital, AI on the rise. NVIDIA Googles its first CMO. Pringles, Svedka Vodka, Hellmann’s, and Instacart hope to score big at Super Bowl LX—and let’s just say that Rick M's attempt to sing Hellmann’s “Sweet Sandwich Time” doesn’t end well.
👉🏼Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for 🛩️-setters everywhere. Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&Rtake30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF
IN THIS EPISODE:
🏰 From Europe & the UK, with Love
🥶 Cold-Weather Glow-Up: Glühwein Memories
🏆 Forget “Eve,” “Sinners’” Oscar Noms Have Bite
☢️ Apocalypse Wow: Amazon Prime’s “Fallout”
💀Ralph Feins has a Bone to Pick
📺 Enter: “Stranger Things” and the Conformity Gate
🤖 Blink of AI: Svedka Vodka’s Fembot & BroBot
🥔 Pringles Hopes the Pop Don’t Stop
🏈 That Super Bowl Spot Is Just for Starters
🎤 Low A-Peel? Instacart Goes “Bananas”
👩🏽💼 NVIDIA Gets Its First Chief Marketing Officer
🏪 Digital, AI on the Rise: IAB’s 2026 Ad Spend Outlook
🔮 How to Make Bank in the Predictions Markets
🎸 Ham Touching Ham: Andy Samberg as Neil Diamond
“Whispers of Tranquility” - Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026
Approximately 27 minutes, 30 seconds. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual, and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. | |||
| 🥤 Coca-Cola Shifts to Real-Time Content Production in Marketing Re-Start | 06 Jun 2020 | 00:05:26 | |
In a Rick and Quick edition of the show, the Ricks talk about Coca-Cola's shift to live, real-time content and what it may portend for brands moving forward.
🗺 Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality get-out-and-go gear: Save 30% with promo code RandRTake30 at taskinsf.com: http://ow.ly/R68430qNgt1
IN THIS EPISODE:
🍨 Ben & Jerry's is first brand with a real plan post-George Floyd( at :29)
http://ow.ly/Jpzj30qNgro
💥 Coca-Cola shifts into live, real-time content production (1:14)
http://ow.ly/LA7E30qNgrL
🧪 How Coke appears to use rapid iteration and experimentation (4:43)
🍔 You're move, Burger King (at 5:00)
Approximately 5 minutes, 15 seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| ✊🏻 HBO Max, McThankYou Meals, Nationwide's Voices & More | 13 May 2020 | 00:05:02 | |
Enter: HBO Max, because there just aren't enough subscription video streaming services out there. Plus: McDonald's gets McThankful, and Nationwide is hearing "Voices," as the Ricks are back with some all-new Loaded Questions.
Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
📺 Another week, another new subscription video streaming service (at :30 seconds)
🍔 McDonald's has a message for healthcare workers and first responders (at 1:52)
⏯ Nationwide Insurance lets you give some advice to your future self (at 2:54)
Approximately 5 minutes. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🔑 3 Keys to Marketing in a Post-Pandemic World, Non-Essential Worker Barbie, Virtual Barbers & More | 04 May 2020 | 00:20:42 | |
The Ricks share some of insights on marketing's new normal. Non-essential worker Barbie makes the most of quarantine. Baby reveals come to Zoom. Plus, are virtual barbers head and shoulders above the real thing?
Brought to you by Taskin, the official business and travel gear of bucket lists everywhere.
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
✂️ Weeks into lockdown, Rick W. is digging for his Flowbee (at 1-min, 11-second)
💇🏻♂️ Rick M. decides to cut his own hair—so what could go wrong? (at 1:50)
📈 Do out-of-work barbers have a future in consulting? (at: 3:00)
🏠 Sheltering-in-dreamhouse: Meet non-essential worker Barbie (at: 4:10)
🛍 Just how much has the coronavirus pandemic changed marketing? (at 5:38)
🌎 The digital world's population boom (at 6:50)
🍕 BOPIS with a side of pizza: Your business model, revisited (at 9:12)
💈 Will the new barbershop experience come with nitrous oxide? (at 11:00)
🎪 Can VR save trade shows? (at 11:34)
🤑 Is it time to cut your marketing budget? Or double down? (at 16:05)
🤝 Deal making in a post-handshake world (at 16:57)
👶🏻 Baby reveals, by way of Zoom (at 19:30)
Approximately 20 minutes, 40 seconds. For US audiences.
Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| ❤️ 5 Brands Millennials Love Most, Gif Peanut Butter & EBooks' Spot in the Marketing Funnel | 09 Mar 2020 | 00:05:25 | |
It's a quick round of Loaded Questions as the Ricks talk Gif Peanut Butter, the 5 most beloved brands to Millennials, and what goes where in the marketing funnel.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in premium-quality travel gear for ultra-stylish 🛩-setting: 👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
🥜 Enter: Gif Peanut Butter - but isn't it really a soft "G"? (at :25 seconds)
💘 Which 5 brands have Millennials needing a few minutes alone? (at 1:35)
💗 … And what about Generation Z? (at 3:05)
📖 Ebooks and white papers: Where do they best fit in the marketing funnel (at 3:3)
Approx. 5 minutes, 12 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🔮 Rick & Quick: Top 4 Marketing & Media Predictions for March 2020 | 08 Mar 2020 | 00:01:53 | |
March definitely came in like a lion. Will it go out like a lamb? Let's hope so. But either way, the Ricks are here to share 4 big March predictions—for burgers, beer brands, a media streaming original, everybody's favorite cookies, and the power of logo-free advertising.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in premium-quality travel gear for ultra-stylish 🛩-setting
👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
😖 Twitter buzzes about this brand's Gross-Outs (at :29 seconds)
🍺 Still smarting from an ill-timed campaign, this popular beer contemplates a quick rebrand (at :54)
😋 It's decisions, decisions for this Netflix original (at 1:10)
💥 An irrefutable observation about the impact of logo-free advertising (at 1:29)
Approx. 1 minute, 53 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍗+ 🍩 KFC's Chicken & Donut Sandwich, 'Altered Carbon' Season 2 & the Ricks Review 'Birds of Prey' | 06 Mar 2020 | 00:17:43 | |
Netflix gives 'Altered Carbon' a serious upgrade. DC Animation drops 'Superman: Red Son.' KFC serves up its new fried chicken and glazed donut sandwich. Plus the official Rick and Rick review of "Birds of Prey."
✈️ Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear—save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com
IN THIS EPISODE:
🍪 Girl Scout Cookie Season and the 2020 RSA Conference (at :46 seconds)
🧬 "Altered Carbon" Season 2, by way of The Witcher (at 2 min :12 sec)
☭ "Superman: Red Son"—baby Kal-El crash lands in the Kremlin instead of Kansas (at 7:05)
🍗+🍩 KFC's Fried Chicken and Glazed Donut Sandwich (at 9:38)
🤡 "Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn" - the good, the bad, and the WTF (at 12:30)
Approx. 17 minutes, 43 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍔 Burger King's Moldy Whopper, KFC's Vegan Fried Chicken, Gillian Anderson does ASMR & More | 24 Feb 2020 | 00:19:38 | |
⚡️Burger King's moldy Whopper. Netflix hit 'Sex Education' whispers sweet nothings in your ear. Lucky Charms cereal can now be part of a well-balanced binge. And KFC rolls out … vegan fried chicken? Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear, at taskinsf.com 🛩
IN THIS EPISODE:
📺 Stranger Things Season 4 trailer: Hopper lives—but does he also have Eleven-like powers? (at 2 min, 15 sec)
🤩 Famous for 15 Seconds: Now you can pay for shout-outs from C-list celebs (at 4:30)
🍗 Finger-licking WTF: KFC rolls out chicken-free chicken (insert your own joke here) (at 6:38)
🍔 Whopper Gross Out: Burger King goes for the mold—but it might make you hurl (at 8:45)
🚫 Hopping on the Brandwagon: McDonalds outdoor advertising goes logo-less (at 10:08)
🍨 Inside Scoop: Lucky Charms and Cinnamon Toast Crunch bring breakfast to your ice cream bowl (at 12:01)
🎧 'Sex Education: Gillian Anderson wants to give you a "brain orgasm" with ASMR (at 12:47)
🕶 Survey says: AR and VR set to disrupt travel marketing in next 5 years (at 14:52)
🛩 Ready, jet, go: Why you should roll instead of fold when packing (at 15:54)
🍲 These brands are made for walking: Fast food + fast fashion = the weirdest clogs ever (at 16:24)
🤣 This casual dining brand wants to have you "laughing so hard you pee" in their restaurants (at 17:39)
💎 Why settle for a horse and carriage when this brand will give you 1.53 carats? (at 18:13)
Approx. 19 minutes, 38 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍿Major Spoilers for 'Wonder Woman 1984' | 18 Feb 2020 | 00:05:22 | |
🎬 A blockbuster leak appears to reveal major plot points for "Wonder Woman 1984," the follow up to Patty Jenkins' 2018 box office sensation, "Wonder Woman." In this Rick and Quick capsule, the Ricks talk through the leaks and how they tie to the scenes featured in the official "WW84" trailer released back in December. The leaks seem more than viable. If they're not spot on, chances are they're pretty close. DO NOT listen to this episode if you want to avoid spoilers for "Wonder Woman 1984," set for release June 5.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for 🛩-setters everywhere—shop now at taskinsf.com
IN THIS EPISODE:
Possible answers to your questions about the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984"
🌎 Where is Diana living during the 1980s? (at :38-seconds)
🏛 Who is Barbara Anne Minerva? (at :58)
👨🏼✈️ How does Steve Trevor return? (at 1:26)
🦅 Why can't Diana fly anymore? (at 2:12)
⚡️ What's behind her game of lasso-the-lightning bolts? (at 2:20)
📡 What's Maxwell Lord's role in all of this? (at 3:00)
⏳ Why is the movie set in 1984? (at 3:20)
🐯 Who is The Cheetah? (at 3:53)
🛡 What's the deal with that golden armor? (at 4:02)
💔 What will Diana need to give up to once again save the world? (at 4:20)
DO NOT LISTEN if you want to avoid spoilers to what's sure to be one of this year's biggest blockbusters.
Approx. 5 minutes, 20 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 📺 Top 5 Commercials You DIDN'T See on the Super Bowl—Billie Eilish, Babu Frik ... and Mike Pompeo? | 03 Feb 2020 | 00:02:54 | |
🍕 The top 5 spots you weren't allowed to see during the Big Game—including one that might keep Mike Pompeo's boss from being able to order a pizza any time soon (especially if he ever finds himself in Kansas City).
Brought to you by TaskinSF.com - the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear 🗺
Approx. 2 minutes, 54 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🏈 Super Bowl Advertising 2020—The Brands, Commercials, Agencies and More | 03 Feb 2020 | 00:18:26 | |
It's a super-sized game of Rick and Rick Loaded Questions about some of this year's biggest Super Bowl commercials. Who scores? Who fumbles? And which spots do you remember best? It's an AdBowl 2020 pop-quiz with a Rick and Rick twist.
Brought to you by TaskinSF.com, the official sponsor of awesome 🛩
IN THIS EPISODE
📸 Will the real Kyle Shanahan please wave for the camera (at 50-seconds)
🍎 In a first, Steve Wozniak is mentioned in a conversation about the Super Bowl (at 2-min, 2-sec)
🖖🏻 … Then again, so is George Takei (at 2:38)
☝️ Parachute Pants: 30 years later, and you still can't touch this—thanks to Cheetos Popcorn (at 3:47)
🍫 #SnickersFixTheWorld: Who knew the solution to all our problems was to feed the Snicker's Hole? (...anyone besides us, that is) (at 4:56)
💑 Google monetizes an old man's memories in a moving spot (at 5:58)
🎨 Missy Elliott and H.E.R. Paint it Black—but what exactly is "it"? (at 7:01)
🏚 Met Life sends you four different kinds of love—'cuz you're going to need it (at 8:20)
🧗🏻♀️ Microsoft Surface scores a touchdown (at 10:05)
🚙 "Tough Never Quits," but neither do Kia's product shots (at 11:46)
⚡️ Martin Scorsese and Jonah Hill par-tay with Coca-Cola Energy (at 12:47)
🍺 Budweiser celebrates the typical, awesome American—and automates "Wassup" with home smart devices (at 13:25)
🥑 Quibi, Pop-Tarts, Audi's "Let It Go" and more: The Super Bowl 2020 WTF Department (at 14:47)
🏎 The Porsche museum is ready to roll, and we're here for it (at 15:57)
📺 Our final takeaways on AdBowl 2020 (at 17:16)
Approx. 18 minutes, 26 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.: | |||
| 🎄Hottest But Hardest to Get Tech Toys for Holiday 2025 | 27 Dec 2025 | 00:04:37 | |
🎅🏻 Yippee-kay-yay, mirth lovers! The numbers have been crunched, and it’s time to reveal the Ricks’ list of the hottest-but-hardest-to-get tech toys of holiday 2025.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for 🛩-setters everywhere. Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
IN THIS EPISODE
🧸 This doll might not start it—but she will finish it
👽 Not the LEGO set you’re looking for
💩 The gift that’s full of, well, you know
Approximately 4 minutes, 34 seconds. Review your streamer’s privacy policies. Episode may feature audio, visual and/or other forms of content developed using generative AI or other digital tools. | |||
| 💥 Best of the 2010s, Part 5-Best Marketing Campaign | 20 Jan 2020 | 00:04:15 | |
🏆 The viral video campaign that helped turn a boutique personal care brand into a $60 million-a-year phenom. And the international sensation that changed what it means to market to women forever. In the finale of our 'Best of the 2010s' series, the Ricks pick their favorite marketing campaigns from the decade that was.
Approx. 4 minutes, 15 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 📼 The Best of the 2010s, Part 4: Best TV Commercial | 14 Jan 2020 | 00:02:48 | |
📺 In Part 4, the Ricks rate their favorite TV commercials of the last decade, from runners up to their #1 spot. Munchies and beer figure prominently. Go figure.
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear. TaskinSF.com
Approx. 2 minutes, 48 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎖#1 Best of the 2010s, Part 3: Best New Product | 13 Jan 2020 | 00:06:38 | |
📱In Part 3, each of the Ricks share their favorite new products from 2010 through 2019—including one runner up, and one top choice.
Brought to you by TaskinSF.com—the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear.
Approx. 6 minutes, 38 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🏆 #1 Bests of the 2010s, Part 2: TV Shows | 12 Jan 2020 | 00:03:24 | |
📺 In Part 2: The Ricks rate each of their runner-ups and #1 favorite TV shows from the last decade. You might be surprised by their choices.
Brought to you by TaskinSF.com
Approx. 3 minutes, 24 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🥇 #1 Bests of the 2010s, Part 1: Movies | 11 Jan 2020 | 00:06:07 | |
🥇 As the 2020s get underway, the Ricks count down their favorites from the 2010s—across TV, movies, marketing campaigns, social media, and more.
🍿In Part 1: Each of their favorite movies from 2010 through 2019—including one runner up, and one top choice. Spoiler alert: Narrowing these down was harder than you may think.
Approx. 6 minutes. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍿 The Ricks Review 'Star Wars Episode IV-The Rise of Skywalker' | 30 Dec 2019 | 00:33:40 | |
We need to talk about that final battle with Palpatine, his regenerative powers, his ever-changing strategy, that whole Force Dyad deal between Rey and Kylo Ren, what Finn wanted to tell Rey, where the Babu Frik is the Baby Yoda merch, and a whole lot more. It's our super-sized, spoilerrific review of the final chapter of "The Skywalker Saga."
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in stylish, premium travel gear. Taskinsf.com
IN THIS EPISODE:
⚔️ Gen X-wing fighters: A nostalgic, 42-year history of The Force (at 1 min., 38 sec.)
🚀 From dystopia to the Death Star and heroic derring-do (at 4:02)
👽 Episode IV: An unsure thing—and an unmade, low-budget sequel (at 5:09)
👾 Where's the Baby Yoda and Babu Frik merch? (at 7:04)
💵 Box Office Bonanza? Or total bummer? (at 7:21)
🎥 The Fandom Menace: Was making "Skywalker" a mission impossible? (at 8:16)
💥 The plot quickens (at 10:17)
🎬 Bond, Psychic Bond (at 13:39)
✌🏻 Rey of light—how she beat Palpatine (at 14:32)
♛ Master chess? Or random changes? (at 17:22)
🔌 What's with all these new Force powers? (at 19:36)
🎁 Chiasmus gifts (at 21:30)
🍹 Sex and Force sensitivity (at 22:50)
🙏🏻 Piece de resistance: Keeping the faith (at 25:31)
💣 The empire's single point of failure (at 26:50)
👍🏻👎🏻 Final Grades (27:50)
🎄 Party of 5? Or 4? (at 31:00)
📺 "Skywalker" stars, as seen on TV (at 31:42)
🤖 How well do you know your droids? (at 32:30)
Approx. 33 minutes, 40 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎬 Rick & Quick 'The Boys' Season 2 and 'Wonder Woman 1984' | 28 Dec 2019 | 00:05:39 | |
The Ricks talk "The Boys" Season Two and break down the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984." From December 8.
Approx. 5 minutes, 39 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🥽 Rick & Quick—Oculus Quest Review | 26 Dec 2019 | 00:08:55 | |
Oculus Quest—what's good, what's bad, and how it compares to the Go and Rift S
Approx. 8 minutes, 55 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎄 Aviation Gin Newsjacks Peloton, Coke Zero's Lightsaber Battle, 5 Fastest-Growing Brands of 2019 | 22 Dec 2019 | 00:17:32 | |
🎄 "The Free Guy." Coke Zero bottles wage an OLED-based lightsaber battle. Netflix makes it safe for other nice brands to make the naughty list on Twitter. ''The Crisis on Infinite Earths" has begun. The Peloton Wife gets a new beginning—thanks to Aviation Gin. The 5 fastest-growing brands of 2019, and more. From December 8.
🎁 One Rick is ready for Christmas—the other, not so much (at :40 sec)
T Welcoming our new sponsor, Taskin—the first name in stylish, premium-quality travel gear—taskinsf.com (at 1 minute 32 sec)
💊 Blue Pill, Red Pill: DC or Marvel? McDonald's or Taco Bell? Rick W. has a surprising answer (at 2:55)
🎬 Ryan Reynold's "The Free Guy" trailer drops, and the Ricks are here for it (at 3:56)
💥 "The Crisis on Infinite Earths"—the mother of all TV crossovers has officially begun (at 5:57)
📣 Netflix tweets, "What's something you can say during sex, but also when you manage a brand Twitter account"—you won't believe how other brands respond (at 8:43)
🍸 The Peloton Wife gets a new beginning—courtesy of Aviation Gin (at 10:25)
⚔️ Coke Zero bottles use OLED diodes to wage a lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren (at 12:18)
📈 Door Dash, Impossible Foods, White Claw, Postmates and ?—the 5 fastest growing brands of 2019 (at 13:37)
🧒🏼 👴🏼 Which brands win most with Millennials and Boomers? (at 14:24)
🎅🏼 Which CPG brand helped create Santa as we know him today? (at 15:19)
Approx. 17 minutes, 32 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎁 Cybertruck, 'Belly Ache Baby Yoda,' Christmas Pizza, Tech Toys Gone Wrong & More | 01 Dec 2019 | 00:15:39 | |
🎅🏼 Tesla's Cybertruck blows up the Internet. The holiday yule log gets spit-roasted—ASMR style. Our Top 3 Tech Toys Gone Wrong. The 'Christmas Pizza' that's covered in turkey and gravy—and served in a singing box, plus a whole lot more.
🚀 Rise of Skywalker: How will this chiasmus conclude the chiasmi? (at :42 seconds)
📺 What the hell is The Mandalorian? And why isn't that Boba Fett and Yoda? (at 2:28)
📐 Tesla Cybertruck: Big splash, or botched launch? (at 3:45)
🔫 Our Top 3 Tech Toys for Holiday 2019—including a Lightsaber that … meows? (at 6:30)
💣 Our Top 3 Tech Toys Gone Wrong—including one inspired by Tesla (at 8:30)
🍕 The Christmas Pizza comes lathered with turkey, gravy, and a psychotic theme song (9:54)
🥩 The Beef Drool Log comes with ASMR-like sound effects and … an AI-based personal assistant? (at 11:15)
🎄 Cardi B or Anna Kendrick? Will the holiday TV spot imposter please stand up? (at 12:25)
🛍 From Santa's WTF workshop: animal dissection kits, fluffy pets with removable fur and other gifts for children (at 13:18)
☃️ Some holiday chestnuts about goosing the kids, making memories and more (at 14:00)
🥁 The Ricks reveal the title of their future Claymation holiday television special (at 14:58)
Approx. 15 min, 40 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| Brand Meets Fandamonium at Comic-Con 2025 (Concl) | 01 Sep 2025 | 00:18:39 | |
In the conclusion of our annual coverage of geekdom’s biggest gathering, guests Kurt Ho and Eric V. continue to interview the Ricks about their experience at Comic-Con International 2025. Think: panels, purchases, parties—and at least some weirdness (looking at you, Megan 2.0).
IN THIS EPISODE
📚 Rick W. shares the panels he attended—and some of their oddities
🦸🏽♂️ Rick M. on a panel with correlations with advertising industry—and missing host
🦾 Kurt Ho thanks Robotech promoters for keeping the faith
🚀 Rick M. reconsiders the “Star Trek Universe” panel in Hall H.
🔮 Kurt has an inspired idea for a panel at next year’s show
🛍️ Rick W. meets Johnny Bravo and buys a hell of a mystery box
💥 Rick M. zeroes in on vintage Justice League’s comics
🥷🏻 Eric V. targets Firefly—GI Joe’s answer to Boba Fett
🤩 How GI Joe bypassed Star Wars in Eric V’s art collection
🏪 Circle K, hold the candy bars: comics in the good ol’ days
🎬 The crew’s best—and freakiest—moments from Comic-Con
🎉 Ready Party One revisited—and the less said, the better
🛸 Kurt rounds things out about friends and fun traditions
✅ Tips to those who want to attend Nerd Mecca net year
Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for 🛩-setters everywhere. 👐🏻Shop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF👐🏻
Approx. 18 min, 30 sec. Review privacy and cookie policies for SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify and all other streaming services. Some audio and visual elements created using AI-based tools.
| |||
| 🛍 Singles Day, Twinkies Cereal, Turducken Pringles, VR Smell-o-Vision & More | 18 Nov 2019 | 00:16:04 | |
"Man in the High Castle' Season 4. "Arson Frog" and "Okay Boomer" ignite meme warfare. Singles Day scores $1 billion in its first 60-seconds. Twinkies cereal sparks a social media storm. What fMRI tells us about holiday shopping behavior. Why the future of VR may stink. Plus Loaded Questions and more.
IN THIS EPISODE
📺 'Prime' Evil: 'Man in the High Castle' Season 4 (at 1 minute, 43 sec)
🤯 Meme Warfare: 'Arson Frog' Catches Fire as 'Okay Boomer' Explodes (at 3:26)
💩 Smell-o-Vision: Why the Future of VR Might Stink (at 5:50)
💰 $1 Billion Sold in :60-Seconds: Our Singles Day Scorecard (at 7:16)
🤢 Turducken Pringles: Any way you stack 'em, someone's sure to cry fowl (at 8:53)
🥣 Twinkies for Breakfast: Social Media Cause Célèbre—or Cereal Offender? (at 10:08)
👺 Why Deep Fakes Mean Real Trouble for Business in 2020 (at 11:44)
🛍 Google Data: Top 3 Best (and Worst) Holiday Purchase Influencers (at 13:06)
🧠 What fMRI Brain Scans Tell Us About True Shopping Influencers (at 13:50)
🎅🏼 Six Fewer Days for St. Nick: Online Retail's Race Against the 2019 Calendar (at 14:58)
Approx. 16 min, 5 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🍿The Ricks Review 'Terminator Dark Fate' | 10 Nov 2019 | 00:17:49 | |
It's our spoilerific review of Terminator: Dark Fate, complete with Sarah Conner, the Rev-9, and a Terminator T-800 named Carl. Plus Loaded Questions: The Terminator Edition and a whole lot more.
Includes SPOILERS, SPOILERS, and more SPOILERS.
🤖 The latest Terminator: Dead on arrival? Or underrated awesomeness? (at 1 min, 15-seconds)
🎬 The plot quickens: Sixth in the series? Or third? (at 3:12)
✏ Erasure: The John Conner Controversy (at 5:04)
😎 I'll be (call)back (at 5:54)
⁉️ No, seriously: How did Sarah know to save Dani and Grace on the bridge? (6:35)
💉 Sarah and her sodium something-something (at 8:17)
😭 Carl's conscientiousness and bad SFX (at 9:34)
✈️ The mystery military man and his EMPs (at 10:34)
🇲🇽 The politics of Dani (at 11:28)
📖 Let's get Biblical: Rev(elations) 9 and beyond (at 11:50)
🤙🏼 Call me maybe: 1-888-WTF (at 12:49)
✅ Final grades (13:29)
👽 James Cameron plays musical chairs (at 14:56)
🥤 "Too nice": You won't believe who almost got Arnold's role (at 16:06)
🤘🏻 "Shock to the System": You won't believe who almost played the T-1000 (at 16:38)
Approx. 17 min, 47 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, and all other streaming services. | |||
| 🎃Season 3 Premiere: World's Scariest Haunted House, Marvel Christmas Sweaters, Kellogg's IPA & More | 31 Oct 2019 | 00:18:37 | |
A haunted house that's so scary, it requires a 40-page waiver. Why lab-grown brain matter may be sentient. Kellogg's follows the Ricks lead on cereal-infused IPAs. Marvel's latest ugly Christmas sweaters, and a whole lot more.
IN THIS EPISODE:
👨🏻🚒 Burn Notice: Dry, windy conditions have California in the hot seat (at :52 seconds)
💀Hell House: A haunted mansion that's so scary, nobody has made it through—despite a $20K reward (at 1:41)
🧠 Is lab-grown brain matter sentient? Science says it's a nightmare possibility (at 4:07)
🥪 Love at first bite? Lays' new Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup potato chips (at 6:02)
🍺 Did the Ricks inspire Kellogg's new Corn Flakes IPA? We'd drink to that (at 6:47)
🎅🏼 Ho-Ho-Hostess: Chocolate Mint Twinkies take the holidays by storm (at 8:55)
😋 Rick W. may need a few minutes alone with his It's-It (at 9:51)
🗿Chocolate-covered Oreos for the ages (at 12:08)
👻 Sheet Hits the Fans: Marvel's new trio of ugly Christmas sweaters (at 13:00)
🧛🏼♂️ Halloween Sales: Flying broomsticks, or down for the count? (at 14:12)
🤢 Beware the Booger, Man: This year's best tasting Halloween candy (at 15:55)
🧙🏼♀️ Bloody AOL: This year's most popular Halloween costumes (at 16:50)
Approximately 18 min, 7 sec. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify, and all other streaming services. | |||