⚡️ Comic-Con Correspondents Eric V and Kurt Ho join Rick and Rick to talk San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Get the lowdown on the year's cosplay crazes (looking at you, Deadpool), buzziest announcements (looking at you, Robert Downey Jr), exclusive collectibles, brand activations, and more from geekdom's largest annual event. Plus: A Comic-Con edition of Loaded Questions!

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IN THIS EPISODE

😎 The Ricks catch up during a first-ever summer hiatus (at 01:01)

🤩 Did the Ricks make the cover of the official Comic-Con program? (02:40)

💥 Welcoming Kurt Ho & Eric V back to the show (03:21)

🎪 Nearly 20 years of Comic-Con memories and a friendship double that (0:3:580

🧲 Crowd control as attendees hit peak capacity (04:30)

✅ The new rules of scoring Funko, Hasbro exclusives (06:40)

🤖 Fembots, Optimus Prime, Mirror Uhura, and "Marvel Jesus" (07:37)

🎰 Is Comic-Con leaving for Las Vegas—or LA Convention Center? (11:55)

👩🏾‍🎨 Fandom: Catching comics creators and actors while you can (12:46)

📺 X-Men 97, Batman, Star Trek, Green Lantern, and more (13:45)

🥤 Brand activations from Mt. Dew, Google Play—and a Guinness-winning Galactus (15:00)

🚀 Hunting artwork: Transformers, GI Joe, and the Space Battleship Yamato (16:14)

📣 The Hall H Buzz Machine: From the Fantastic Four to Secret Wars & Beyond (18:20)

🎬 Doom patrol: Recycling Marvel actors—good, bad, or WTF? (19:01)

🍿 Rick M joins Kurt and Eric for "Deadpool and Wolverine" (21:20)

🧛🏿‍♂️ Blade beats Wolverine for a World Record (or two) (22:27)

🐧 The Boys, Thor Transforms, the Penguin rises, Avengers & more (24:02)

🐙 "Batman: Caped Crusader" busts up a storm—but is Robin toast? (25:40)

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIC V AND KURT HO

Approx. 27 minutes, 13 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

It's the epic conclusion of our Loaded Questions quiz game commemorating the Season 5 finale of Rick and Rick Rule the World. From May 27. 

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IN THIS EPISODE

🥰 Cuffing Season pickup lines from ChatGPT
📺 Revisiting the Writer's Strike and what it means for Hollywood and GenAI
🔍 Google penalizing websites with content generated with AI
🎁 The Year's Hottest But Hardest to Get Tech Toys
🛍️ Why retailers should consider a fifth "P" of marketing
🫠 Rick W. admits discomfort with repping California, vampire romances & more
🎨 Nestle leverages generative AI with an eye for famous works of art
🙀 Was "The Scream" really made for the dogs? The Internet has thoughts
🤭 More side-splitting sound bites and gut-busting bloopers from our first 5 seasons

Approx. 28 minutes. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

📣 It's time for an epic round of Loaded Questions as we revisit news, views, bloopers, and bust-ups from Season 5 of the #1 podcast on marketing, media, tech, and pop-culture. From May 2. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

⁉️ The Ricks' super-sized fifth season gets a blow-out edition of Loaded Questions (at 00:30)
🌎 The Ricks chef's-kiss faithful listeners who have made the show a global sensation (at 01:30)
🍔 Boring Burger? Elmo's Ketamine Cuisine? What's next for Elon Musk? (at 02:13)
🧱 Whit Hiler of Ad Age 'Small Agency of the Year' on landing LegoLand Resorts (at 03:16)
🤖 The Creative Algorithm, Agency Affirmations from ChatGPT—and She-Hulk? (at 4:37)
💥 Riddler-sticks: Move over generative AI, "The Batman" has you beat (at 05:58)
🥤 Tasty refresh, or same-old, same-old? The biggest brand identity move from the past year (at 06:42)
🎙️ Rick M's disastrous discography expands for a fifth straight season (our apologies) (at 08:25)
🏈 Ad Bowl gouging—or bargain? How much for those 30-second Super Bowl spots again? (at 10:18)
🦑 Mr. Beast busts a move—but is his game show really ready for Prime time? (at 12:09)
🍕 Lays Fingertip Washing Machine, Hasbro Selfie Action Figures & Dominos' telekinetic orders(at 14:00)
🤣 Hilarious sound bites and bodacious bloopers from the first five seasons of Rick and Rick (at 18:48)

Approx. 24 minutes, 20 seconds. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

Will X die before year's end? If it survives, will Elon Musk still own it? In the conclusion of their big 2024 Trend Watch episode, the Ricks pose some provocative questions about the network formally known as Twitter, the rise of machine customers, shoppable streaming, and more. From Mar 17. 

IN THIS EPISODE

😎 No more prognosticating about "The Year of AR and VR"? (at 00:43)
📺 Streaming Consolidation: fait accompli? Or just wishful thinking? (01:15)
🛍️ Netflix & Shill: Shortening the path-to-purchase via "shoppable streaming" (04:34)
🇺🇸 ChatGPT for President? F*ckers finding out (05:29)
❌ Will the X where Twitter used to be survive 2024? Will Musk still own it? (06:18)
🤖 Shopping by proxy: The rise of machine customers (at 08:46)
🌎 2024 global ad spend—all the world's a game, billboard, or car (at 11:25)
📊 Today's fastest-growing brands—depending on how you define "brand" (13:04)

Approx. 16 minutes. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

🔮 Will social media fatigue take hold in an election year? What happens when brands discover one LLM isn't enough to achieve their generative AI ambitions? And is OpenAI in for a rebrand? In part two of our big 2024 Trends Watch episode, a look at the the trends taking shape and what they mean in the months ahead. From March 3. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

🤖 Generative AI: Why LLMs limp on their own—and why DLMs may be part of the answer (at 00:42)
📛 Branding: Is OpenAI in for a rebrand? Two possible identity options hit the surface (04:34)
🎈 Social media: Are we going from FOMO to JOMO (the Joy of Missing Out)? (05:30)
🌭 Weiner alert: What if Elon Musk launched the Tesla of … luncheon meat brands? (07:25)

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🔮 Will TikTok take the lead in social commerce in 2024, or is unexpected competition in the everything-app department just a tap away? And what happens to SEO when search engines become Generative AI-enabled answer engines—and is your brand ready for what that does to site traffic (and MQLs)? From February 24. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

👀 What happens when SEO changes to AIEO (AI Engine Optimization)? (at 01:37)
…And how might social media "search" marketing help ease the pain? (at 02:48)
💩 Who's the boss? Phillips Laxative vs. Taco Bell (at 07:54)
👏🏻 Will social media apps become "everything apps"? And who will lead the way? (at 08:33)
💣 Our prediction on what Chris Nolan reveals when "Oppenheimer" wins Best Picture (at 11:07)

Approx. 11 minutes, 45 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

📺 On February 11, brands forked out billions to put their commercials in front of the largest audience to ever tune into a live sports broadcast. But two weeks later, how well do you remember the ads? In an episode recorded on Super Bowl Sunday, we test your recall and discuss the best—and worst—commercials of Ad Bowl 2024. From Feb 19. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

🏈 Great game, but tough on the Ricks' hometown team
💥 Aubrey Plaza & Nick Offerman can barely contain their excrement…er, excitement (at 02:35)
🥤 Is that a Baja Blast or did your Taco Bell Grande just make a run for the border? (at 03:27)
💦 Only Aquaman and Nerds Splashdance for Jennifer Beal (at 04:00)
🛸 Martin Scorsese says, "Hello Down There"—and it's not for Viagra (at 05:28)
🛍️ Bargain brand Temu and its trio of spots leave retailers trembling (at 06:36)
🥸 Chris Pratt can leave the 'stache at home—Rick W. won't recognize him anyway (at 07:57)
🛞 Christopher Walken doesn't. Like. The way people impersonate. Him. All of the. Time. (at 09:03)
🧞‍♂️ Dude looks like a Genie: Bud Light hopes its new brand mascot rubs you the right way (at 10:35)
🔺 Doritos wants the world to know that Dina and Mita are all that and a bag of chips (at 11:39)
🍋 Memo to Ice Spice's ex: Lem and Lime are her fresh new squeezes (at 12:36)
🧠 Jennifer Aniston offers sage advice—but don't be surprised if she forgets it (at 13:31)

Approx. 20 minutes, 25 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

🎨 Pantone's Color of the Year. Burger King's new flame-broiled…sneakers. Will the real Banksy please unmask? Tesla's brand placement…as an apocalyptic nightmare. Pop-Tarts scores a big win. Star Wars: Rebel Moon has the Ricks confused. Jack Reacher's Atlantean origins. Loaded Questions and a whole lot more. From Jan 30. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

📆 The Ricks reunite for a new calendar year
🦠 Rick W gets coal in his stocking—until it really matters
🚙 Rick M gets jealous of his wife's Apple CarPlay
🏍️ Yeah, but is Honda the Toyota of motorcycles?
🐠 TroublAlert: "Aquaman 2," we never saw ye
🤯 "Oppenheimer:" As explosively good as it sounds?
🚥 Tesla just won't let you "Leave the World Behind"
🦸🏻‍♂️ DC's "Doom" goes out with one last "Patrol"
🚀 "Rebel Moon:" This is NOT the "Star Wars" you're looking for
💪🏼 You don't know Jack about "Reacher's" Atlantian origins
👺 New suit may unmask Bansky…whoever he/she/they may be
🏟️ Pop-Tarts mascot gets eaten alive—and scores as meme
🍔 Burger King's new collab may not bode well for brand relevance
🤖 Barbie's AI gone wrong: How AI reduces the world to stereotypes
🖱️ 30 years of Bluetooth: Where did it get its name?
🍑Pantone's Color of the Year "resonates with compassion"
🙅🏽‍♀️ Will X/Twitter really "go the way of MySpace" this year?

🤯 The Ricks revisit their big predictions for the year—what they got right, and what they got hilariously wrong—in the worlds of marketing, media, tech, and pop culture. from December 28. Subscribe now to get episodes the moment they're released! 

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IN THIS EPISODE:

📲 Rick M should have banked on an acquisition for Mint Mobile
🥽 Rick W's attempt at "reverse predicting" about the "Year of VR" pans out
🍿 Domestic box office: Movie madness, sadness—or both?
⏱️ TikTok, brand advertisers, TikTok
👨🏽‍💻 Social media influencer: Elated—or deflated?
🚙 EVs: Charge ahead—or a last laugh for Toyota?
📺 The streaming wars: Has the Great Shakeout begun?
📈 B2B: Is the Hybrid Workforce really here to stay?
🤖 A generative AI reality check: Just starting, or nothing burger?

Approx. 23 minutes, 53 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

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🎁 In what has become an annual tradition, the Ricks reveal the hottest-but-hardest-to-get tech toys for Holiday 2023. But don’t say we didn’t warn you. From December 24. Subscribe now to get episodes the moment they're released! 

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IN THIS EPISODE

🎤 Nothing could put a damper on Taylor Swift's big year—except maybe this (at :45 seconds)
🍭 A house that smells so good, you might want to eat it (at 1 min, 32 sec)
🥷🏻 The perfect gift for the budding little cybercrook in your life (at 1:51)
👶 Thankfully, the bottle of ketchup doesn't come included (at 2:09)
💩The AI-generated scent that'll have 'em flipping the bird all year long (at 2:35)
🐶 For Dawg lovers snooping for the ideal electronic gift for moms and kids alike (at 2:50)

Approx. 3 minutes, 27 seconds. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.