We’re back, pitches! Season 2 of the award-nominated False Market Value podcast kicks off with a 'Bang Bang' when Ross and indie recording artist / music matchmaker extraordinaire Sonnet Simmons discuss Procter & Gamble’s sponsorship of a fictional Danish music festival, and why the absence of brands in collegiate a cappella in 2025 is a heated mess. Plus, how quickly could you spend $42,000 at Dave and Buster’s? Also features the 'real' Barden Bellas, Pitch, Please! Listen, follow and long live independent media.

With as much Bluey as he watches, you would think Ross could do a better Australian accent. False Market Value has been nominated as the "Best Sports Business Podcast of 2025" by the Sports Podcast Awards. You can vote for us here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/podcast/false-market-value/⁠ Polls close January 13, 2025. Thanks to all of our listeners around the world for helping to make our little independent podcast a success. New episodes coming soon!

Why do you keep saying that? Ross and Dave Almy, Co-Founder and Principal of ADC Partners and host of the '1-on-1: Sports Business Conversations' podcast, discuss the benefits of sponsoring a senior diplomat with a global audience, how much Carl’s Jr. would have actually paid the fictional Secretary of State from the Camacho administration and if this type of partnership is really that farfetched in 2024, let alone the year 2505. Also: Dave breaks down the conveniences of wearing a traditional Scottish kilt.

We don’t want a piece of fictional sponsorship valuation—we want the whole thing! Ross and Joe Canfield (Founder and CEO of Fairways Relationship Management, Director of Affinity Partnerships for the University of Utah and host of the ‘Fairways to Fortune’ podcast) are feelin’ the flow analyzing Subway’s sponsorship of the irascible linksman Happy Gilmore. Plus: Did Grandma Gilmore have a gambling problem? Why did Virginia wait until the PGT championship to find Happy a sponsor? And what’s wrong with the Waterbury Open leaderboard? We answer these questions and more. Talk about a hole in one.

In Volume II of our ‘Wayne’s World’ analysis, Ross and KSD Studios (www.ksdstudios.com) founder D.J. Kruzer discuss the real-world costs to produce ‘Wayne’s World’ at Oliver Communications; the potential causal link between corporate influence in the entertainment industry and Mike Myers' reputation; and ultimately, what real brand would have been the obvious choice for presenting sponsor. Plus: Our step-by-step guide on how to protect yourself from the real Noah Vanderhoffs out there.

Contract or no, we will not bow to any fake sponsor! A couple of metalheads from the Midwest use independent media to broadcast their subversive attitudes about film, television, music and corporate sponsorship from the 1990s. Did you think we meant Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar? Sh’yeah! Right! Featuring KSD Studios owner, ‘False Market Value’ producer and recording artist D.J. Kruzer (@vitallus). Part one of a two-part episode. ‘Wayne’s Power Minute’ audio clip courtesy of @qualityshows.

What is this, a Masons convention? Jon Kander, Head of Beyond the Bottle Strategy for Gatorade and Dan Kowitz, Founder & CEO of JSB Partnership Consultants help Ross gather up all the bricks from the T.T.B.B.T. sponsorship program to build authentic brand integrations for real-world community events. Plus: How Gatorade meets athletes at the “point of sweat” to solve dry-mouthedness better than sympathy. Sponsored by the Vista View Apartment Complex.

Founder / CEO Joe Canfield waxes philosophical about building healthy relationships in golf, business and life. Learn more about FairwaysRM at https://www.fairwaysrm.com/.