This week we're joined by comedian Val Vasilas to discuss the long and mostly depressing history of Southern California's biggest inland body of water, The Salton Sea. Join us to see how it went from engineering disaster, to getaway for the ric

Facebook's 2016 Analytics Lawsuit

Apr 30th, 2020 1h 2m

This week we're joined by Marianne Garcia to talk about the time Facebook got caught lying about their video numbers for over 2 years on their way to earning 170 BILLION dollars. Sources https://www.statista.com/statistics/271258/facebooks-a

Walmart Black Friday, 2011

Apr 17th, 2020 46m 38s

Savings & Stampedes! We're joined this week by actor/comedian David Coe to talk about the time someone accidentally pepper sprayed 20 people in self defense at a Wal Mart. Sources https://www.statista.com/statistics/271258/facebooks-advertisin

Walmart Black Friday, 2011: Free Pepper Spray

Apr 17th, 2020 46m 38s

Microsoft Zune

Apr 10th, 2020 1h 6m

Remember the Microsoft Zune? It's what happens when the world's richest company thinks it can buy its way into a market. This week we're joined by voice actor and Groundling Tom Blank and we're talking about the world's most famous brown e-devi

Microsoft Zune: Will It To Work

Apr 10th, 2020 1h 6m

Nintendo Love Hotels

Feb 19th, 2020 19m 44s

This week we're joined again by writer, director, producer, actor Brandon Alexander III to chat about what Nintendo did before video games, SEX HOTELS. Sources https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-theyve-tried-to-forget-gambling-gangster-5784314

Crowdscams: Triton Rebreather

Jan 28th, 2020 46m 24s

We're back with our second episode of Crowdscams! This week we're looking into the Triton Re-breather, a device that took the internet by storm, and then took about $900K of funding before being shut down by SF Bay area Maritime Law crusaders.

Bonus

Jon Lovitz' Banjo-Kazooie Promo Video

Dec 26th, 2019 12m 34s

Happy Holidays from Dying On A Hill! Trevor Martin joins us again for this bonus episode to watch the Jon Lovitz narrated VHS promo to Banjo-Kazooie. The Phil Hartman jokes were kept to a minimum, we promise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l

The Sega Dreamcast

Dec 24th, 2019 48m 45s

We're joined again by comedian Trevor Martin to talk about the Sega Dreamcast and how it may have been doomed from the beginning of its 9-9-99 ad campaign. Sources https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/6126607/sega-dreamcast-marketing-plan http

The State of Gen Z

Dec 17th, 2019 1h 1m

This week we're joined again by Lauri Roggenkamp ('Hello Uglies' Podcast) to answer the age old question, "How Do You Market To 65-Year-Old Russians Pretending To Be Gen Z On Twitter?" Materials https://zebraiq.com/report/

The Globe (dot com)

Nov 19th, 2019 1h 11m

This week we're joined by Director Actor, Producer Niel Garguilo as we talk about TheGlobe.com, the website that was too "successful" for its own good. Sources https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-14-fi-42595-story.html https://

Hoover in 1992

Nov 12th, 2019 1h 3m

We're joined by this week by Editor Candice Young to talk about one of the worst giveaways in marketing history. The year was 1992, and nothing sucked like a Hoover. Sources: https://thehustle.co/the-worst-sales-promotion-in-history/ https

Nestle Babies Pt. 2

Nov 5th, 2019 37m 28s

We're joined again by musician and comedian Nick Johnson for the conclusion of 'Nestle, The Baby Killer.' Picking up from Part 1, we take a look at the crafty ways baby formula companies are marketing to new mothers in the developing world. It'

Nestle Babies, Pt. 1

Oct 28th, 2019 37m 9s

Nestle Baby Formula takes the spotlight this week with guest musician/comedian Nick Johnson (Downhill Jam) We'll discuss how Nestle advertises the shit out of baby formula in the developing world despite knowledge that their target audience did

Crowd-Scams: Futurfon

Oct 22nd, 2019 43m 56s

This week, we're look into the recently settled crowdfunding scam Futurfon. What started as a Ponzi scheme for a dual screened laptop found its way online to the pages of Indiegogo. We look into how they almost pulled the con off and what Reddi

Fyre Festival Pitch Deck

Oct 14th, 2019 1h 26m

You saw the documentaries, now see what they were selling before it all went to hell. This week we're joined by comedian Lauri Rogenkamp to go through the Fyre Festival pitch deck. Was it ever a good idea, or was doomed to fail from the beginni

Pepsi in 1996

Oct 7th, 2019 51m 52s

Pepsi was desperate to make up ground on rival Coke in the year 1996, which led them to one of the craziest spending sprees in marketing history and one lawsuit over a harrier jet. We're joined by writer and comedian Brandon Alexander to see if

Pt. 1: Apple's 1984

Sep 30th, 2019 46m 8s

This week we're joined by Sketch comedian Trevor Martin as we discuss '1984' and what lead Apple computers to take such a huge swing with the Ridley Scott directed commercial. Story Sources Apple_1984_Super_Bowl_Commercial_Introducing_Macint

Pt. 3, Apple's 1984

Sep 29th, 2019 33m 41s

In the final episode on Apple's '1984' commercial with sketch comedian Trevor Martin as we discuss the fallout from what was the most expensive commercial ever made at that point. Was it worth it? Story Sources Apple_1984_Super_Bowl_Commer

Pt. 2: Apple's 1984

Sep 29th, 2019 33m 4s

We're joined again by Trevor Martin to to continue our deep dive into Apple's 1984 commercial. Coming off a string of failures, how did Apple get to the finish line of it's seminal ad? Story Sources Apple_1984_Super_Bowl_Commercial_Introduci

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Introducing: Dying On A Hill

Sep 29th, 2019 1m 36s

Each episode, we'll do a deep dive into a historical marketing or business strategy with a comedian guest to give perspective on history's most famous and infamous campaigns. Subscribe for weekly episodes and leave a comment to suggest stories

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