Topic: Media Slogans

3 chapters across the catalog

COVID Roulette
Episode 1369 53:27 - 55:03

1369: COVID Roulette

Covid Roulette Media Theme, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey

Media outlets have adopted the phrase "Covid Roulette" to describe the risks taken by unvaccinated Americans in states with low vaccination rates. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey expressed frustration during a press conference, stating she has "done all she knows how to do" to encourage vaccinations as cases spike in the South.

Big Mac & Cheese
Episode 495

495: Big Mac & Cheese

NPR Slogan, Happiness to the Rainbows of Your World

The program opens with a critique of mainstream media outlets including CNN and NPR. A specific promotional slogan from KUT FM in Austin, Texas—"bringing happiness to the rainbows of your work"—is adopted as a satirical theme for the episode. The hosts also note the linguistic coincidence of the station's call letters in the Netherlands.

Going Purple
Episode 454 26:25 - 28:20

454: Going Purple

Mitt Romney "No Agenda" Quote, Political Media Monitoring

During a campaign speech, Governor Mitt Romney used the phrase "no agenda for the future," which listeners of the No Agenda podcast flagged as a potential reference to the show. However, the hosts dismiss the idea that high-level politicians are active listeners, attributing the phrasing to coincidental campaign rhetoric rather than intentional acknowledgement.