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Mar 2025
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Recorded Live in Toronto: Wicked Brand F...

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Recorded before a live audience at Reid’s Distillery, this episode lists some of the biggest brand fails of 2024.


We’ll talk about when Apple launched its thinnest computer ever, which led to a big fat PR problem.


We’ll look at a seasonal candle that fired up accusations of white supremacy.


And we’ll try and figure out how a children’s doll package ended up listing the URL for a porn site.




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