We guzzle down four new flavors of Diet Coke to tell you if they can beat the real thing and share our picks for favorite Coke can designs.

We unwrap six classic holiday commercials and force them to face off in a showdown to see which ones yield more Yuletide power. Put on your protective Santa suit because this podcast has Claus!

We give thanks for a basketful of brands that have delivered us a bounty of delicious flavors to feast on in 2017. Grab your plate of mashed potatoes because this podcast is about to pour over you like Thanksgiving gravy.

We phone in our thoughts on the new iPhone X and share our recommendations for some must-have iPhone apps. If this podcast recognizes you using our new facial recognition feature, the show will start now!

We spice things up by talking about the tsunami of pumpkin spice products hitting store shelves this fall and share our grades for some of the more unique pumpkin spice offerings out there. Grab your pumpkin spice latte and your pumpkin spice Oreos and get ready to have your ears pummeled by pumpkin spice in podcast form!

We gaze in wonder at the winner of our game of summer box office predictions, and share our picks for favorite fall movie trailers. This episode is like a great trailer—all of the best parts with none of the crap in between!

We rack our brains trying to remember whether Santander Bank’s short film “Beyond Money” is marketing or entertainment, and share our picks for a few other pieces of fantastic brand filmmaking. Listen up because in the near future your memories of this episode may fetch a pretty penny on the open market!

We order Google, Alexa, and Siri into our podcast gladiator arena to see who emerges victorious in the battle for best voice assistant marketing. If you have a voice assistant turn it off now because we’re about to say their names so many times they’ll burst into flames.

We venture on a quest to determine the impact of Facebook’s new mission, and uncover examples of other brands with magnificent mission statements. Prepare your ears for danger because on this podcast failure is not an option!

We chomp into Popeye’s new cookie coated chicken to determine its marketing tenderness, and share our award winners for funkiest fast food menu items. Grab your mayonnaise pizza and hot dog waffles because this podcast is about to obliterate your taste buds!

We auction off our thoughts on eBay’s new brand campaign taking aim at Amazon, and share our bids for some of the best brand comebacks in recent memory. Cue up LL Cool J because this podcast is about to stage the greatest comeback since our last episode.

We zoom past two defenders, pump fake, and fire off our list of the top five LeBron James commercials. Adjust your headband and toss some chalk in the air because this podcast came to play!

We prepare for the impending rise of the machines by discussing Marble the food delivery robot, and speculating on some other ways brands could start putting robots to work. Round up Wall-E, HAL 9000, and Johnny 5 because this podcast is about to fry your circuits!

We forecast the five summer movies that will deliver the biggest returns at the box office, and share our picks for best movie posters of all time. Grab your junior mints and get ready for aliens, apes, and an entire movie about emojis. Yep, that’s a thing.

We crown the champion of our best jingle bracket and answer a few big questions about Pepsi, United, April Fool’s Day, and Christopher Walken. Fasten your seatbelt because this podcast is about to punch you in the face like United Airlines’ customer service.

We bounce into the final round of our Most Memorable Brand Jingles Bracket and then bounce back 20 years to reveal our top 10 forgotten 90s brands. Pump up your Nikes, grab your Hacky Sack, and cue up Coolio because we’re heading back to the best decade ever!

We toss eight of the catchiest brand jingles of all time into a bracket to determine which one takes the title of most memorable. Get ready to have jingles jammed in your brain for the next month because it’s time for March Madness—Speaking Human-style!

We switch on Nintendo’s new console to determine if its moniker is a winner, then we power down with our picks for worst tech product names.

We name our thoughts on the much-buzzed-about title of the new Star Wars movie and identify what makes the force strong with a company name.

We declare and debate the best and worst Super Bowl commercials in the history of the big game. Strap on your helmet and lace up your cleats because this podcast is about to hit you like Mean Joe Greene.

We grab some groceries off the shelf and run out of the store without getting arrested thanks to Amazon Go, then we sweat it out as we answer five burning questions about the Amazon brand.

We dig deep into the ice chest of 2016 to unearth the year’s coolest cultural artifacts. Slice open a tauntaun with your lightsaber and cozy up inside for warmth because you’re about to experience a whole new level of cool!

We applaud the most spectacular, strange, and surprising marketing efforts of the year with the highest honor bestowed by a podcast named Speaking Human… the Awesome Awards. Call up Chewbacca Mom and dust off your Pokemon Go app because we’re about send 2016 out with a bang!

We slap on a pair of Spectacles to get a fleeting glimpse at the future of social sharing, and envision our own creative ideas for social-connected products that could be the next big thing. Look deeply into our podcast eyes because you’re about to get snapped!

We plug in to the marketing power of Nintendo’s “new” retro gaming system, the NES Classic Edition, and then push start on our favorite NES Classic games. Jump on a Goomba and eat a magic mushroom because this podcast is about to power up!

We catch up with the elusive creature that tried to destroy our fresh, hot Domino’s pizzas back in the late 80s and share our picks for most memorable animated brand characters. Call up Tony the Tiger because this episode is Gr-r-reat!

We explode with thoughts on the early extinction of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and share our picks for the all-time biggest product blunders. Get ready for a recall because this podcast is smoking!

We run into the future Marty McFly promised us by lacing up Nike’s new HyperAdapt sneakers, then we travel back to the present to name our top three product innovations of the 21st century. Fire up Mr. Fusion because this podcast is about to burn rubber!

We reel from a disappointing movie summer by applauding our favorite film posters of the cinematic season. Like “The Legend of Tarzan”, this podcast is ripped and ready to start swinging!

We dive into a heated discussion of the Olympic Committee’s controversial rule 40 and then sprint over to the podium to hand out medals for best unofficial Olympic marketing. Move over Usain Bolt because this podcast is about explode out of the blocks!

We review the state of online reviews to determine whether it’s fair or foul for brands to pay for positive mentions. Anonymous internet users who may or may not be on our payroll call this episode of the podcast “the greatest thing to happen to your ears since sound!”

We “just do it”… and by “just do it” we mean share our picks for the best Nike commercials of all time. Lace up your Jordan’s and prepare to get schooled!

We augment our reality and roam the earth hunting for monsters like Sandshrew, Weedle and Psyduck, along with the answer to the vital question: How in the name of Pikachu did Pokémon Go become a global craze?

We drive into the future of bold and electric branding by looking at the rapid acceleration of Tesla Motors. Buckle up your brand because this podcast is about to give you a jolt!

We growl and howl like Wookiees as we watch a mom in a Chewbacca mask go viral, take over the galaxy, and give Kohl’s enough free marketing to fill a Star Destroyer. Charge up your bowcaster because this podcast’s about to get hairy!

We squat with a mystical unicorn who teaches us about proper pooping technique as well as a few lessons for marketing around taboo topics. Grab your roll of Charmin because this podcast is headed to the john!

We predict the movies that will bank the most money at the box office this summer. Strap on your proton pack and fire up the USS Enterprise because we’re about to project your cinematic future!

We talk with Jacob Farrar, Director of The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing at the University of Akron, about some of the interesting things they’re doing at the Taylor Institute and how today’s colleges and universities are helping shape the next generation of marketers.

We flap through ten years of tweets filled with millions of hashtags, memes and Bieber references to pinpoint the past, present and future impact of a little bird called Twitter. And we do it all in less than 140 characters… or maybe not.

We connected with voiceover artist Kelley Buttrick through Twitter as a result of our recent podcast episode spotlighting the Jeep brand (Episode #53). Kelley was doing her own marketing effort involving Jeep, and we wanted to talk to her and learn a little more about what it’s like to work in the voiceover world and explore the unique and unorthodox approach she has taken to market her services.

We announce the champion of our Emoji Marketing Madness Bracket and reward them with a trophy, a crown, and a gold medal… in beautiful emoji format. Bust out your Japanese ogre red devil face because this competition’s about to get heated!

We march through faces crying tears of joy, pizza slices, and piles of poo to crown the champion of our Emoji Marketing Madness Bracket. Bust out your screaming cat face cause this one could come down to the wire!

We hop in the Wrangler and head off road to shine a spotlight on Jeep as the brand celebrates its 75th anniversary. Pop off the top and rip off the doors because this podcast is ready to ride!

We tackle the big game to tell you which brands dominated the digital playing field when it came to building early buzz for their ads. Go deep and get ready to catch our picks for the best pre-game advertising of Super Bowl 50!

We peer into Periscope to give you a glimpse of the popular new social platform and explore the value of live streaming as a marketing tool. Open your ears and prepare your eyes because we’re going scoping!

We freeze, chill and serve our thoughts on the coolest things to come out of 2015. In the iconic words of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Freeze from Batman & Robin… “Let’s kick some ice!”

We recap the amazing, astonishing and awe-inspiring marketing feats of 2015 by presenting the winners of our second annual Awesome Awards. Slap on your Apple Watch and hit play on the new Adele album because we’re about to give out some hardware!

We sharpen our scissors, grab our cable boxes, cut off all the cords, and stare at our screens to get a picture of the future outlook for cable companies and TV advertising. Don’t touch that dial because Speaking Human starts now!

We use the force to force our bodies to sit through an endless array of new marketing efforts incorporating a Star Wars theme while pondering the epic question: Is it ever a good idea to jump on the marketing bandwagon?