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Ad Age Insider

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Show overview

Ad Age Insider has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 231 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 39 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2019, with 54 episodes published. Published by Ad Age Podcasts.

Episodes
231
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
33 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Every week, Ad Age Insider helps make sense of what's happening across advertising, marketing and media—and why it matters. Hosted by Parker Herren, the show features conversations with Ad Age editors and reporters unpacking the stories they're covering, with context, skepticism and perspective beyond the headlines. From shifts in power and strategy to cultural moments shaping the business of brands, Insider connects the dots across the industry. Subscribe to stay current—and see the industry more clearly.

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Weekly Report: How non-pet brands are chasing pet parent spending

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Company culture, AI overhype and the workforce gap | Catch Up

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Weekly Report: Rich Silverstein leaves Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Oct 1, 20266 min

What mid-size marketer budget strategy teaches every brand, with Adrianne Pasquarelli

Sep 25, 202624 min

Is spec work overrated or underrated, with X&O co-founders | Agencies on Record

Sep 24, 202611 min

Weekly Report: A plushie data center satirizes AI's environmental toll

Sep 24, 20268 min

How splitting vision from execution powers the sprint model, with X&O | Agencies on Record

Sep 24, 202626 min

How to bring creators to the brand strategy table | Catch Up

Sep 18, 20266 min

Weekly Report: US Open creator backlash exposes brands' event strategy gaps

Sep 17, 20265 min

Creators are now brand strategists, not just talent, with Gillian Follett

Sep 11, 202624 min

Weekly Report: Planters hires Mr. Peanut a fixer without a pitch, and why character-driven branding is back

Sep 3, 20266 min

Will the AI marketing bubble burst? | Catch Up

Aug 28, 20267 min

Weekly Report: YouTube raises the bar for creator payouts

Aug 27, 20266 min

AI is all over earnings calls. AI ROI isn't, with Garett Sloane

Aug 21, 202628 min

Weekly Report: PepsiCo's AI agency review signals a shift from experiments to infrastructure

Aug 20, 20267 min

Weekly Report: Dollar Tree shifts to emotional branding as it eyes $1 billion in untapped sales

Aug 13, 20267 min

The consumer trends marketers can't ignore this fall, with Erika Wheless

Aug 7, 202630 min

Weekly Report: McDonald's admits its promotional calendar backfired

Aug 6, 20266 min

Weekly Report: Creators are betting on equity over paid partnerships

Jul 30, 20267 min

Small Agencies are Winning Business with these 2026 Moves, with Judy Pollack, Brian Bonilla and Ewan Larkin

Jul 24, 202628 min