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Feb 18, 2026 1 hr 6 min

#536 Why, Robot

from After These Messages Podcast Hosted by Andrew Walsh & Genevieve Haas

It’s the Ad Council’s turn to weigh in on this year’s Super Bowl commercials, with hot takes on everything from the subtle song cues that Andrew and Vieves overlooked to a star turn by a local bird celebrity. Plus, a podcast favorite gets the royal treatment. Here are links to the ads we talked about on this week’s show: State Farm: King Henry https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ByW0/state-farm-king-henry-featuring-derrick-henry Coinbase - Everybody karaoke https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gO_z/coinbase-super-bowl-2026-everybody Dunkin’ - Good Will Dunkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr96AsZGFQc Wegovy Pills https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOtT/wegovy-super-bowl-2026-pre-release-a-new-way-featuring-kenan-thompson-dj-khaled-danielle-brooks Alexa Plus - Chris Hemsworth Worse Case Scenarios https://youtu.be/ha92_hfK9Po?si=8PijLmUNHT7segnE Claude - Mothers https://www.ispot.tv/ad/gOWG/anthropic-super-bowl-2026-betrayal-song-by-dr-dre Instacart - Ben Stiller and Benson Boone (long version) https://youtu.be/a1ysUdRLjaE?si=aVj_thiGa5fiez_2 Ring - Search Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheUzrXsKrY

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