It’s a brand new TRC! First, Darren looks at the backlash over a recent confrontation between protesters and school kids at the Lincoln Memorial. Cristina examines ‘puffery’ and its implications in the world of advertising. Pat rounds out the show by fact checking the movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and goes straight to the man himself, Brian May, to corroborate a longtime story that he uses a sixpence as a guitar pick.
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Lincoln Memorial Incident
Puffery
The Best Explanation and Update On Puffery You Will Ever Read
Difference Between False Advertising And Puffery
Waters, Erika. “Difference Between False Advertising & Puffery.” Small Business
Bohemian Rhapsody and Brian May
Rolling Stone: Bohemian Rhapsody Fact Check
IHeart Radio: Fans Split On Mike Myers Wayne’s World Reference
History Vs Hollywood: Bohemian Rhapsody
Scientific American: The Moment We First Saw Ultima Thule Up Close
In the Puffery piece I was really expecting Christina to mention the “Pepsi Points Case” where someone collected enough points to redeem the Harrier jump jet shown in one of the commercials. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_v._Pepsico,_Inc. Still, thanks again for another great episode. (Health & weather had put me a week behind on podcasts.) Take care.