Yeah, That's Probably an Ad

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Love it or hate it, the advertising and marketing industry is the ultimate broker of power and influence in the world today. Adspeak, hosted by ADWEEK editor in chief Ryan Joe, brings to life stories from our top reporters, delving into the people, brands, ad agencies, and adtech giants that shape how we view the world, the products we buy, and the entertainment we enjoy.


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Recent Episodes
  • Adalytics vs. the Industry
    Jun 10, 2025 – 28:11
  • Holding Company Succession
    Jun 3, 2025 – 31:20
  • Every Story’s an Ad Now
    May 27, 2025 – 30:24
  • Dark Times at the LA Times
    May 20, 2025 – 38:25
  • Women's Sports Is Rewriting the Playbook
    May 13, 2025 – 30:19
  • Miami Nice
    May 6, 2025 – 23:37
  • Antitrust and Google’s Adtech Alphabet Soup
    Apr 29, 2025 – 21:08
  • Walmart: Always Low Prices, Except on Ads
    Apr 22, 2025 – 19:23
  • Madwell CEO Chris Sojka’s Mad Salvation Plan
    Apr 16, 2025 – 32:40
  • Inside Madwell's Mayhem
    Apr 15, 2025 – 34:03
  • Introducing Adspeak from ADWEEK
    Apr 14, 2025 – 1:07
Recent Reviews
  • robsampogna
    ADSPEAK FTW!
    If you’re into advertising & media, ADSPEAK is a fun, sharp listen. It has a smart and punchy tone with expert reporting and interesting insights about brands, agencies, and more.
  • emmarswanson
    Ryan Joe is a great host
    Excellent job holding your first guest accountable to answering the tough questions. Excited for more episodes!
  • mvelasco07
    Love this show!
    Appreciate the variety of episodes, engaging conversations, and insightful content. I learn something every time I listen! Thanks so much for putting out such a stellar show guys - keep up the great work!
  • Facqt Media
    Relevant content!
    Love this podcast! It got the latest info and strategies in advertisement and creatives, got into a few episodes, and the content and format are great! Looking forward to the next one!
  • Himanish Goel
    The Best Places For New Listeners Who Are Interested In Pivoting Towards The Advertising Industry
    I have been listening to this show for some time now, and it’s been a game-changer in terms of helping me learn more about what is the advertising industry in terms of positions, work, creation of quality ideas. I had been interested in breaking into this industry for some time now didn’t know where to start. But yeah, that’s probably an ad show does an excellent job of helping you start with a baseline to generate curiosity towards researching about something that relates to this industry.
  • MsBrieW
    Insightful and Nice Morning Listen
    This podcast is a great way to hear honest insight with commentary that provides various points of view on the advertising and marketing efforts of the industry.
  • Shelbatron84
    😍😍😍
    Adore this podcast! Great way to stay up to date. Hosts are friendly and compassionate. Stories rock a wide range of topics. Thank you 🙏
  • WritesAtTablesWaitsAtSongs
    Thank you for 250!
    Long time listener first time reviewer. Thank you and congrats for 250 episodes Ad Week! Th 250th episode was so much fun and each episode is such a thoughtful, timely, informative dive into the ad world. So grateful for you folks!
  • BFx827
    Keeping me in the Loop
    not that i ever was really in the loop, but this podcast makes me feel included and involved and up to date on all the major news and issues in our industry. a valuable and fun tool in my quest to be relevant!!
  • mary_buzbee
    Love it!
    Best way to stay up-to-date on industry things, especially as a young person just starting out in the industry.
  • Reny8888888888899
    A podcast worthy of praise
    Love this podcast! It is my go-to for staying up to date in the ad industry. I’m a Junior copywriter and have been listening to this podcast for almost a year now. I really gain valuable insight from it and it’s fun. It never gets old with all the topics they pick. This last episode of diversity and inclusion and mentorship was a great one! All those topics are so valuable to me! Highly recommend this podcast for anyone, from students to CEOs.
  • Rooster for real
    Great st stay on the leading edge...
    I guess with my job I should always be on this edge - but YTPAA is a great way to keep my knowledge and conversation on-point!
  • adam6803
    Consistently good
    Always topical, always professionally produced. Makes me a better marketer.
  • Gprada
    The Best Podcast for Marketing Trends
    As a brand marketer this is my favorite podcast for all things advertising and marketing. Wait, is this an ad too?
  • whoisthebaldguy
    advertising is fun!
    Advertising is fun. This podcast reminds us of that.
  • cmayokayguey
    My absolute favorite podcast
    I tune in every week because this podcast is not only up to date and relevant but hilarious and honest! Totally recommend for anyone who remotely keeps up with pop culture happenings. My only exception or more side note, I don’t like the guy who temp-hosted this weeks podcast titled How Cannabis Marketing is Maturing, please don’t have more episodes with him hosting.
  • Instagir5167
    My favorite industry podcast!
    Yeah That’s Probably an Ad is by far my favorite industry podcast. I started listening as a student (not even in ad but public relations) and still listen on my daily commute. It gives me great ideas, content to talk about in interviews and keeps me up to date on big moves in the com world. I love this podcast so much I even reached out to one of the main contributors and asked him to come speak to my student run com agency. I recommend this to everyone I meet who is in com. Also I love the female takes!! Great ads and a focus on gender equality? Heck yes!!
  • Andromeda173
    Great ad podcast!
    Excellent coverage of a wide variety of advertising, media and tech news. The hosts are able to get into some serious social issues while maintaining wit and levity. Going to miss you Sami!
  • Phoebe from Ohio
    Huge help
    As a very new member of the ad world (recent grad working my first advertising related internship), listening to you guys has been a tremendous help in sounding like I know what’s going on in the industry. I have quoted content covered by you guys countless of times in my position and every time i do they look at me in aww. Thank you for making the most important news in advertising digestible for someone trying to make sense of it all.
  • Goldstein63
    Provides Excellent Insight
    This show is a good blend of advertising knowledge and pop culture relevancy that makes for an entertaining listen.
  • Flach22
    Podcast review
    A very biased podcast that can't seem to present information without a slanted perspective. Rarely is news that should be informative and engaging, talked about without soiling it with overly aggressive, asserted opinions. It doesn't let you digest marketing and advertising news without a political stance that they assume all others should share with them
  • SimpleBrutality
    Savior
    Saves me from overwhelming existential dread on my morning commute
  • Jen in Alabama
    Fun!
    Thanks to streaming services and adblockers, I don't keep up with ads anymore, and I need to! This is a way better way to stay up to date.
  • no longer a chiver
    Can Kristina just stick to JUST producing the podcast
    I really enjoy the podcast it’s insightful and informative but every other comment made by Kristina is so whiny and entitled. Give Kristina her own segment so I can skip it all together.
  • gabsmariee
    Best industry podcast!
    Every week I look forward to this podcast to listen to on my Monday morning commutes, and always feel in-the-know on all the industry trends. Everyone brings genuine personality to the show, which makes it more fun and interesting to listen to.
  • TlcommPR
    Insightful and Fun to Listen to
    As someone who needs to know what's important to editors who write about the advertising industry, this podcast is a must listen. The editors honest views and explainations about the ever changing nature of the advertising industry are informative and very often funny. Hearing them explain why an ad works or doesn’t and the impact of technology and ever changing ad platforms helps me do my job better. And I learn something new with every segment. Well done Adweek. Keep 'em coming.
  • Nickname................
    Keep up with the pulse of the industry
    I work in advertising and was surprised I hadn't already discovered this podcast. I now listen to it religiously. It's entertaining and they do a great job of summarizing what's going on in the ad space.
  • MDot86
    Must listen
    Every week I listen to this show without fail. The ads worth watching portion is a favorite, and whatever subject they tackle each week - they do so with diligence and perspective. Big fan.
  • Nelliesantee
    Good but could be more politically neutral
    I love to listen to the news and the backstage details in the ad industry but it's hard to get past the anti-Trump sentiment. I would be more mindful that not everyone that listens thinks the same.
  • KWLM012
    Makes me love Wednesdays even more!!
    As a college student, I love the industry insight and the inspiration it gives me to come up with new ideas! Wednesday's are my special day because it's my only day off and this podcast makes them so much better! Keep up the good work!
  • pcallahan514
    Best Podcast In the Industry
    Yes Good.
  • QLund
    Interesting and informative
    It's great to hear about prominent things happening in the industry in a conversational way from experts. They do a great job covering a wide range of topics and really giving a full understanding of the expansive world of advertising.
  • Don't Call it Frisco
    One of my fave podcasts
    I really love this podcast! Great content, great voices. One of the only podcasts I don't use to fall asleep - I want to make sure I don't miss a word.
  • amiakiko
    yes good
    yes good.
  • dmaher95
    Yes good
    Always geek out after listening to a new episode. Good stuff!
  • Shmems 10
    Love the topics covered
    I love listening to this Podcast, but my only "complaint" is that when Tim speaks for a long time, he gets hard to hear. I typically listen on my drives to/from work, so I end up turning the volume as high as it goes, straining to hear what he has to say, then get startled when someone else jumps back in. If he could speak up 100% of the time, I'd be a happy gal!
  • justrow
    One of the better parts of my week
    I look forward to every episode! I keep answering and talking to the episode as if I am part of the conversation, then I realize it's a podcast and I'm talking to myself. Keep up the great work, everyone!!
  • MZS71
    So informative and fun!
    I look forward to this podcast every week - great source for industry news!
  • IAMMUSIQ
    Well done
    Everything I could hope for in a podcast from Adweek. Really helpful for staying up to date during my commute.
  • DelMar6978
    Fantastic!
    A must for those in the communications world.
  • Lgreene91
    Great weekly summary!
    Must listen for people in advertising, but I imagine would be informative and entertaining for anyone in business or interested in pop culture. Highly recommend!
  • Rico VXL
    Few podcasts impress me as much
    This podcast is among my all time favorites. If you're a marketer to any degree this should be required listening!
  • nat_pizza
    Fellow ad junkie in love!
    As a recent grad going out into the Ad world, keeping up to date on current ad news is important. This pod is really great as a launching point to important relevant news that all ad professionals should know about!
  • Luic1
    Great content and delivery
    Love it.
  • olia04
    I just rated a podcast about ads 5 stars
    After just one listen, I'm already a subscriber. Working in the ad industry myself, I know I'll be looking forward to their week's roundup. Nice.
  • Gobebop
    Funny cool pod for the ad industry
    You should def check out this pod if you're in the industry. Fun crew.
  • jlync09
    Adweek podcast comes thru again
    Always entertaining and informative. Panel members have a great rapport with each other and the audience. They are articulate and knowlegeable.
  • RSullivanPR
    Pop Culture Fix Not Just for Mad Men
    I'm in advertising, and get my business of entertainment and advertising news/trends fix from this podcast. The podcast isn't just informative, it's fun to listen to and after each episode, I takeaway so much information that I can bring back to my job. The Adweek editors and reporters provide great insight and context to everything from the trends at CES to ideas on what to binge watch on Netflix. You don't have to be in advertising or the entertainment business to tune in- anyone who loves advertising and pop culture would enjoy Yeah, That's Probably an Ad.
  • Dwhit67
    Truly the best for creative industry podcast
    It's great to hear what's on the minds of the Adweek team, in their own voice each week. They see everything in the creative industry, and are able to offer a broader perspective on not just ads, but entertainment and media. The "ads worth watching" segment is a repeat favorite. Who knew talking about :30 second spots without actually watching them could be interesting. Oh, and they have killer intro and interlude music.
  • YeahButaGreatAd
    every Wednesday
    Look forward to tuning into this every week. It's my choice for entertainment on Wednesdays when I commute home from work. Adweek continues to impress me with going above what other trade pubs are doing - this podcast is no exception. Sure, others might be doing podcasts, but the frequency, relevancy and pure entertainment aspect never leave me disappointed. Great insights I can trust. Adweek has their finger on the pulse of what you need to keep an eye out for in the world of marketing. Hope they keep this up for a long time.
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