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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

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Under the Influence gives listeners a rare backstage pass into the hallways, boardrooms and recording studios of the ad industry.Join host and adman Terry O’Reilly for fascinating (and humorous) stories that connect the dots between pop culture, marketing and human nature.

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Episodes
  • Bookmarks
    Sep 26 2026

    Because Terry LOVES books, we do an annual Bookmarks episode. This one is from 2024.

    There’s never enough room to include all the great stories we find in our research books.

    So this episode is dedicated to all those stories that didn’t fit into our regular episodes.

    The theme is “bravery” - and we’ll talk about how a brave goaltender revolutionized hockey, how Larry David routinely ignored studio executives, and we’ll salute the bravery of Lucille Ball.



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    28 mins
  • The Gong Show: Ads That Could Never (Ever) Run Today
    Sep 19 2026

    In this episode, we go back in advertising history and take a look at the ads and commercials that could never, ever, EVER run today.

    They are either so politically incorrect, so sexist, or so inappropriate, you won’t believe your ears.

    From doctors recommending cigarettes, to 7-Up advertising to babies, to everyone singing about the joys of DDT, it’s amazing to think they all ran back in the day.

    Ads that couldn’t run today.


    From our 2024 Archives.





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    27 mins
  • How Jerry Goodis Made an Advertisement a Beautiful Thing
    Sep 5 2026

    Jerry Goodis was one of the most colourful characters in the history of Canadian advertising.


    He founded a legendary advertising agency and created some of Canada’s longest-running ad campaigns. And while doing that, he attacked the ad industry for producing terrible ads. He was loved and hated but couldn’t be ignored.


    Another favourite from our Archives.


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    28 mins
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