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Ad Infinitum
by Stew Redwine
Ad Infinitum is the award-winning podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director @ OXFORd) and each episode's guest.Ad Infinitum is Presented by Oxford Road and Produced by Caitlyn Spring, Angela Hunter, & Ezra Fox, written & hosted by Stew Redwine, and sound designed by John Mattaliano , with audio production by Zach Hahn .
Episodes
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Ad Infinitum S4E06: Footprints in the Sand with Jordan Brady on AI, Craft & Bill Burr's Ads
I've been telling a story for years about a Big O Tires shoot in Kansas City that changed the direction of my career. I only recently found out Jordan Brady directed it. By then, he'd already become a friend and mentor. Neither of us knew we'd been on that set together. This turned into the…
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Ad Infinitum S4E05: Folgers & Forgers with Claude Buttery on AI, Authenticity & Ads That Work
What does a coffee jingle, a museum forgery, a puppet, and AI have to do with podcast advertising? In this episode, Claude "Buttery" returns to Ad Infinitum — but this time, he has a body. Brought to life in puppet form by Brian Michael Jones, Claude joins Stew Redwine for a conversation about...
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Ad Infinitum S4E04: Femfinitum with Team Oxford Road on Women, Work, & Ads That Actually Work
In this episode, Stew Redwine is joined by Miranda Romano, Charisse Miller, Jillian Garner, and Angela Hunter for a conversation that starts with making audio ads work—and ends up somewhere much bigger. Together, they unpack what it actually takes to manage campaigns, steward client dollars,...
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Ad Infinitum S4E03 : Claude Buttery
What happens when you invite AI onto a podcast about podcast advertising? In this episode Claude "Buttery" joins Stew Redwine to break down ads from McDonald's, Chumba Casino, ISSA, and Meta, exploring why so many podcast ads are starting to sound like radio. Together they unpack host reads,...
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Ad Infinitum S4E02: Guaranteed Human with Rahul Sabnis on AI, Trust & the Future of Audio
In this episode, Rahul Sabnis (President & Chief Creative Officer at iHeartMedia) breaks down the idea of "Guaranteed Human", and why, in a world of AI-generated everything, audio might be the last place where trust still lives.We get into what makes podcasts fundamentally different from video…
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Ad Infinitum S4E01: Two Circles | Dallas Taylor on Podcasting, YouTube, and Creative Identity
Ad Infinitum returns for Season 4, and for the first time, we're on video. To kick things off, I brought back the very first guest ever on the show: Dallas Taylor, host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, founder of Defacto Sound, and now creator of the fast-growing video channel DallasTaylor.mp3. In this...
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The Ruler & The Regent | The Audio Monarchy | The history of radio predicts the future of podcasting and audio advertising.
In the Season 3 Finale of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine hands the mic to producer Jeanna Isham for a special editorial episode - no ad roundup, no scoring, no guest interview - just a wide-angle story about the history of audio advertising and why sound has always been the hidden power in...
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Use The Force | Following Your Instincts for Audio Ads and All Things Creative with Michael Olson
What if the key to unlocking your creativity lies in the simple act of making things without waiting for permission? Join host Stew Redwine as he dives deep into this compelling question with his longtime friend Michael Olson, the brilliant creator and head writer of Young Jedi Adventures....
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Human Hacks | Exploring Behavioral Science in Marketing with Richard Shotton | Transforming Audio Ads into Persuasive Brand Messaging
Have you ever wondered how some brands' audio ads seem to effortlessly influence your decisions while MOST fade into oblivion? Join host Stew Redwine as he dives deep into the fascinating world of behavioral science and marketing with the renowned expert Richard Shotton, author of the...
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This is My Real Voice | Authenticity in Audio Advertising with Morning Wire's Brandon Beville
What if the secret to successful audio advertising lies not in flashy production, but in the authenticity of your message? Join host Stew Redwine as he sits down with Brandon Beville, a seasoned producer for Morning Wire at The Daily Wire, to explore the essence of authenticity in audio...
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Fine is Forgettable | Exploring Podcast Advertising: Stew Redwine Analyzes Creative Audio Ads from Top Brands and Their Marketing Strategies
Something different this episode: a stripped-down breakdown of four top-spending podcast ads pulled from Magellan AI, examined without a guest and put straight through the Audiolytics™ engine to see how they really hold up in the wild. This week's listen focuses on how major brands actually sound...
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What Makes Audio Ads Work | (Live from Podcast Movement, Washington DC, 2024)
What truly makes audio ads resonate with listeners? Join us for a deep dive into the world of audio advertising with Stew Redwine, the VP of Creative Services at Oxford Road, as he shares his invaluable insights from a live talk at Podcast Movement 2024 in Washington, D. C. Stew is a seasoned...
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Infinite Prompts | Audio Advertising Trends with ChatGPT's Juniper | Uncovering Creative Strategies for Effective Brand Messaging
What if the key to unlocking your brand's potential lies in the sound of your advertising? In the latest episode of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine dives deep into the dynamic world of audio advertising alongside his insightful guest, Juniper—an innovative AI collaborator shaping the future of...
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When the Helmets Come Off: Kraig T. Kitchin at CAO Summit 2025
What happens when the helmets come off in audio advertising? At the 2025 Chief Audio Officer Summit, industry leaders gathered not to pitch, but to share—openly debating the toughest challenges in podcasting and audio. In this special episode, Stew Redwine sits down with Kraig T. Kitchin to…
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What Makes Audio Ads Work: Volume 3 (Live from Podcast Movement, Dallas, 2025)
In this special live edition of Ad Infinitum, Executive Creative Director Stew Redwine takes the stage at Podcast Movement 2025 to deliver the third installment of his talk: What Makes Audio Ads Work. This time, Stew makes it practical. With stories, data, and a few unexpected metaphors…
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Shelby from the Future | Creative Audio Ads with Shelby Hayden Craig Advertising's Evolving Landscape & Embrace Change Together
What does it truly mean to be creative in an ever-evolving landscape of audio advertising? Join host Stew Redwine as he dives deep into this compelling question with Shelby Hayden Craig, a pivotal figure at Oxford Road who has been instrumental in shaping innovative creative strategies in the…
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Put a Little English On It | Audio Advertising Strategies with Stephen Abraham and Giles Martin
What if the secret to captivating audio advertising lies not in flashy gimmicks, but in strategic planning? Join host Stew Redwine in this enlightening episode of Ad Infinitum, where he dives deep into the world of audio advertising with industry experts Stephen Abraham and Giles Martin.…
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What Makes Audio Ads Work NOW? (Live from Podcast Movement Evolutions, Chicago, 2025)
In this special episode of Ad Infinitum, Stew shares the full video version of his talk at Podcast Movement Evolutions in Chicago, 2025. From sonic branding and memory science to host trust and the rise of video, this talk explores what truly makes audio ads work today—and what we may need to let...
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Industrial Musicals by Twenty Thousand Hertz
Ever heard a Broadway ballad about bathroom fixtures? Or a devilish ditty about selling tires? From the 1950s to the 1980s, America's biggest brands—Ford, Xerox, American Standard—commissioned full-scale, professional musicals for their employees, not the public. These "industrial musicals" were...
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Antoniolytics™
In Season 3 Episode 7 of Ad Infinitum, Stew Redwine is joined by Antonio Coronado—aka Agent 004, aka Antoniolytics™—and together, they delve a critical point in the history of Audiolytics™ - the proprietary ad grading and devopment framework developed and used by OXFORd - the early days of human...
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The Funny Thing About Audio Ads
Why does comedy work in audio ads—and why don't more brands take the leap? In Season 3 Episode 6 of Ad Infinitum, Stew Redwine is joined by improv legends Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum, co-hosts of Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum, to explore the strategic (and often hilarious) role...
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The Sound of Falling
In this brief bonus episode of Ad Infinitum, Stew Redwine shares a short audio story created for the Twenty Thousand Hertz "Sound Off" competition. "The Sound of Falling" features original 1980s tape recordings of Stew's grandfather, Herold Redwine, recounting his harrowing experience of being…
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A.I. Slop
In this episode of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine is joined by commercial director Jordan Brady and Amplifi Media CEO and NYU professor Steven Goldstein to confront a fast-growing threat in the world of advertising: AI Slop. Used by Steven in a blog post earlier this year, "AI Slop" refers to…
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Avenging Audio: Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025
In this special live episode of Ad Infinitum - brought to you by Sounds Profitable - host Stew Redwine assembles the Audio Avengers—Arielle Nissenblatt (Earbuds Podcast Collective, Pinwheel), Adam McNeil (Adopter Media), Amelia Coomber (Podscribe), and Paul Riismandel (Signal Hill Insights)—for…
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The Imaginary World of Audio Ads
In this episode of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine is joined by Eric Molinsky—journalist, audio producer, and host of Imaginary Worlds—to explore how advertising creates universes of its own through storytelling, sound design, and the audience's imagination. Ads aren't just persuasive...
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Sonic Justice
In Ad Infinitum Season 3, Episode 3 - "Sonic Justice," Stew Redwine is joined by legal entrepreneur, founder of 1-800-NOCUFFS, and audio ad icon Darren Kavinoky to explore how bold, memorable local radio spots can deliver attention, affinity, and action in a sea of sameness from many Brand…
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Stay Safe in Sound
In this episode of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine explores the evolving landscape of brand safety and suitability in audio advertising—a critical challenge as brands navigate an ever-changing media environment. Joining the conversation is Suzanne Rico, journalist and host of The Man Who…
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Audio is for the Children
Ad Infinitum S3E01 | Audio is for the Children Episode Summary: In the Season 3 premiere of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine explores the unique dynamics of audio advertising in fiction and kids & family podcasts. Joined by Deborah Goldstein and Jeremy Westphal from Gen Z Media, this episode…
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The State of Sonic Branding
In the Season 2 Finale of Ad Infinitum, host Stew Redwine and guest producer Jeanna Isham explore sonic branding's evolution, impact, and future through conversations with everyone from the inventors of audio logos we all know and love to current audio alchemists helping shape the sonic…
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One Amazon to Rule Them All
In 2025's inaugural Ad Infinitum episode, Stew gathers an all-star panel to dissect Amazon's multi-million-dollar podcast advertising strategy. Joined by Amelia Coomber, CMO at Podscribe; Adam McNeil, SVP of Client Services at Adopter Media; Paul Riismandel, President of Signal Hill Insights; and...
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A.I. Loves Everybody
In this special episode of Ad Infinitum, Stew Redwine explores the cutting-edge world of AI-driven audio advertising with Dave "Chachi" Denes, President of Benztown and host of Chachi Loves Everybody, and Masa Patterson, VP of Operations at Benztown. The trio dives into a live demonstration of…
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The Authors of Audio Branding
Season 2, Episode 11: "The Authors of Audio Branding." In this episode, you'll hear from two experts who wrote the book on Audio Branding - called Audio Branding: Colleen Fahey, U.S. Managing Director at Sixième Son, and Larry Minsky, Professor at Columbia College Chicago, and co-authors of Audio...
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Congruent Cues
In Ad Infinitum Season 2, Episode 10 - "Congruent Cues," Stew sits down with Chelsea Campbell, Group Creative Director at Studio Resonate, to explore the science of persuasive audio advertising. Together, they dissect the alchemy of sound, diving into psychoacoustics, sonic branding, and how...
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Simulacrum Ex Machina
In Ad Infinitum Season 2, Episode 9 - "Simulacrum Ex Machina," Stew welcomes Oskar Serrander (Co-Founder/CEO of Wondercraft) to talk about Wondercraft's origins and recent launch, how to think in audio, and the most important audio factor: Ryan Reynolds. Plus–breaking down ~$20M in audio ads from...
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Sonic Truths
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them how the space is evolving - AND, usually, a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by host Stew Redwine and each episode's guest - BUT, this episode is a…
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Audio Affects
In this episode, Stew Redwine and guest Kraig Kitchin discuss the power of audio and its effects on emotions, memory, and perception. They also review and rate top radio advertisers, including Lowe's, The Home Depot, Babbel, and Progressive. The conversation highlights the importance of…
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Audio's Rule of Thirds
In this episode, "Audio's Rule of Thirds", Stew Redwine's guest is Mike Jensen, CEO of Rhapsody Voices and they discuss how brands can best connect with hosts, what the ingredients of a persuasive host read ad are, and rating some recent movers and shakers in the podcast space form Magellan.ai's...
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Sound Business is Sound Business
Season 2 Episode 5 of Ad Infinitum is titled "Sound Business is Sound Business" and is all about B2B advertising in audio. We discuss some of the best practices for B2B ad reads, why is audio such a good fit for B2B, particularly podcast, and then rank 4 recent B2B podcast ad spots with one of…
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Scary Ads
In this episode, host Stew Redwine discusses the creative approach to scripting fiction podcasts, the role of sponsors and ads in spoken word audio, and analyzes four ads from the Ambie Award-winning podcast Ad Lucem. Stew is joined by two guests: Ray Harkins, Senior Director of Ad Sales at…
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Branding with Your Eyes Closed
Season 2 of Ad Infinitum continues with Episode 3, "Branding With Your Eyes Closed," defining and discussing the importance of sonic branding, and then ranking 4 recent top spenders through that lens. And that's why this episode's guest is Joel Beckerman - author of The Sonic Boom and Founder of...
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Hosts are People Too
Season 2 of Ad Infinitum continues with Episode 2, "Hosts are People Too", discussing the importance of advertisers considering the hosts' humanity on the other end of the talking points. And that's why the guest is a real host and a real person - Jordy Meiselas - one of the three Founders of...
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Sound Strategy
Welcome to Season 2 of Ad Infinitum, this Episode's title is "Sound Strategy"; discussing the importance of strategy in advertising and ranking 5 recent top spenders in audio (Pfizer, Verizon, Progressive, Apple, and AT&T) through that lens with guest Mark Pollard - podcast host and CEO of...
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It's all in the Execution
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road, and each episode's guest. The first...
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Why Now?
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road, and each episode's guest. The first...
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Trust Factories or Illusions of Credibility
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road, and each episode's guest. The first...
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Demonstrated = Persuaded
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road, and each episode's guest. The first...
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Sirius Positioning
It's time for an unforgettable episode of Ad Infinitum, the only podcast that's all about how audio ads work (and how to make them work harder). This week, host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road's VP of Creative Services) welcomes unstoppable wordsmith Lucinda (co-founder and Head Hen of Moink), who is a...
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Audio Nudges
Ad Infinitum is the only podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road, and each episode's guest. The first...
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Starting Right
Oxford Road VP of Creative Services Stew Redwine brings marketers a rare look into what makes the ads work on Oxford Road's all-new podcast: Ad Infinitum. The first season's episodes focus on individual Audiolytics™ Key Components and how they show up in the ads for some of the top spenders in...
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Ad Infinitum is the award-winning podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director @ OXFORd) and each episode's guest.Ad Infinitum is Presented by Oxford Road and Produced by Caitlyn Spring, Angela Hunter, & Ezra Fox, written & hosted by Stew Redwine, and sound designed by John Mattaliano , with audio production by Zach Hahn .
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Ad Infinitum is the award-winning podcast solely focused on audio ads - the creatives who make them and/or the latest thinking that informs them, how the space is evolving, and a round-up of recent audio ads and analysis by Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director @ OXFORd) and each episode's...
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