Episode 9: Jon Bazata - ‘Flicks ‘n’ Disks’

Episode 10: Ryan Stephens - ‘Keep on Truckin’ - or don’t’

Fresh out of the corporate ad world (putting some serious time in with Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Barkley, Vitro, SapientRazorfish, Publicis, VMLY&R) Ryan Stephens visits the Billen brothers and contemplates a new life - on the wide open road behind the wheel of a big rig. But will this really bring fulfillment after building campaigns with clients like Napster, Volcom, …lost, Matix, Oakley, RVCA, DVS, DC Shoes, és Skateboarding, Broadcast Wheels, Wend Waxworks, Ghostly International, Old Navy, Domino's Pizza, Allstate, Hallmark, DeVry University, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Windex, Glade, Raid, Huggies, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Jimmy Dean, Goodwill, Hershey’s, Cargill, Spirit Airlines, Missouri Lottery, Children’s Hospital, Applebee’s, USAA, Facebook, Vans, Alteryx, Oscar Mayer, Kraft-Heinz, Quiksilver, and The North Face? Only time will tell.

Episode 9: Jon Bazata - ‘Flicks ‘n’ Disks’

There are few video/film editors like former Flicks ‘n’ Disks employee Jon Bazata. Working on projects for big hitters like Wendy’s, New Balance, and Gatorade; Jon always makes a little extra time to do his own personal ‘creepy edit’ to be hidden away in his secret archives to one day be unleashed on the world. And when that day comes we will add the link here in the show notes.

Episode 8: Kris Kennedy - ‘Reddit or Forget It’

Kris Kennedy, Manager of Creative Strategy at Reddit, talks with brothers Sam and Dan about trips to the zoo, ‘Public Freakouts,’ and never being allowed to write a single greeting card for Hallmark. And everyone offers their hot take on the blockbuster movie Shallow Hal.

Episode 7: Max Kreutzer - ‘That’s Showbiz (Pizza), Baby!’’

Max Kreutzer, Creative Director at JNA Advertising, talks about his grandfather’s affinity for Showbiz Pizza Place and the time he lived in a retirement home in Topeka with his grandmother. Dan razzes Max for having his 40th birthday party in his suburban basement, in spite of advertising it as a ‘night out at the Comedy Club.’

Episode 6: Hayato Ando - ‘Tokyo’s Got Talent’

Hayato Ando (AKA ‘Andy’) is a Director at Tokyo-based production company P.I.C.S.. Listen to the story of Sam and Andy’s time on America’s Got Talent, and some explicit stories detailing extreme restroom mishaps and first-time gorging on Mexican food.