Episode 650 • • 2:06:39 - 2:10:39
650: Summer of Blood
Native Advertising, Whole Foods vs. Fairway, Tesla PR
A news report on WPIX is analyzed as a "native ad" for Whole Foods, disguised as a price comparison study. Similarly, the public relations strategy of Tesla and Elon Musk is examined, with the hosts arguing that the "outrage" over Georgia's car sales laws is a manufactured PR campaign designed to bypass traditional dealership regulations through social media manipulation.