The Office Hours Interview w/ Ernest Wilkins
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Office Hours Interview w/ Ernest Wilkins is a companion podcast to Office Hours Magazine. Honestly, it's an excuse to talk to people who are specialists in the business of culture—those whose knowledge is as deep as it as wide. This also is apodcast curated for busy people looking for the best conversations about culture, music, and marketing. Read the newsletter at officehoursmag.com
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Episodes
"Watching you drink this is my entertainment"
June 13, 2019 19:20 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MB- An Abridged History of Malort (4:55) - What happened in the mid-2000’s that made Malort “A Thing” in Chicago? (08:25) - What Is The Chicago Handshake? (13:00) - How Malort built fanatic brand evangelists (30:00) - What’s the dream Malort partnership? (32:00) SONG OF THE WEEK: Statik Selektah feat. Mac Miller & Termanology “82-92” RIP MAC MILLER
25: Blind spots!
June 07, 2019 19:49 - 34 minutesThis week’s podcast episode = we talk about blind spots in marketing and advertising, I do a dramatic reading of the racially tone-deaf McDonalds ad from the 70s that you see above these words (7:30) and we provide a solution to racism! (11:54). If you enjoyed this story, forward to a friend and tell them to sign up for the newsletter!Office Hours is written by Ernest Wilkins. Follow him everywhere @ErnestWilkins This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at officehours.subs...
Blind Spots!
June 07, 2019 19:40 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBSHOW NOTES: - The 1st-ever OFFICE HOURS HOT TAKE! (2:10) - The 2nd-ever OFFICE HOURS HOT TAKE! (2:30) - A dramatic reading of a tone-deaf McDonalds ad from the 70s (7:30) See the ad for yourself: - Ernest solves racism! (11:54) Song of the week - Jai Paul "BTSTU (demo)"
#22: How The Sausage Gets Made In Chicago
May 29, 2019 20:06 - 42 minutesThis week’s podcast episode is a case study on the business of hot dogs in Chicago, a city that has strong opinions about encased meats. From the distribution strategy to the raw economics of opening a hot dog stand in town, we're joined by food writer/Hot Dog University graduate (yes, that's a thing) John Carruthers from Revolution Brewing to talk about the larger culture around hot dogs and street food in general. NOTES: - What's the Hot Dog scene in Chicago in 2019? (4:35)- The monocul...
How The Sausage Gets Made In Chicago
May 29, 2019 18:05 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MB- What's the Hot Dog scene in Chicago in 2019? (4:35) - The monoculture around Vienna Beef in Chicago (05:55) - Behind-the-scenes at the Vienna Beef plant and why the stereotype about what goes into hot dogs isn't true (07:12) - The business of starting a hot dog stand in Chicago (12:10) - What to look for when you want a quality Chicago dog (16:13) - The Wild World of alternative meats (20:18) - The culture around "no ketchup on hot dogs" in Chicago (21:30) - What is the best all-...
#21: Brands to watch S/S '19 (Podcast version)
May 23, 2019 21:05 - 39 minutes(NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis) OFFICE HOURS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MADNESS CONTINUES! A bonus podcast for you beautiful subscribers! Consider this the audiobook version of #20. Brands profiled: Secretly Group (07:13) The National Wrestling Alliance (17:06) SPLX Apparel (24:19) Overtime (31:56) Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken (35:53) Also, we discuss the ZACK SABRE JR. DOJO STYLE WORKOUT and how I almost died trying to do it. You can find every episode o...
Brands to Watch: Spring/Summer 2019
May 23, 2019 21:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBBrands profiled: Secretly Group (07:13) The National Wrestling Alliance (17:06) SPLX Apparel (24:19) Overtime (31:56) Rise Southern Biscuits and Righteous Chicken (35:53) The ZACK SABRE JR. DOJO STYLE WORKOUT - http://www.suplexapparel.com/team/zack-sabre-jr/workout/
#19 - My Favorite Monoculture
May 20, 2019 17:34 - 59 minutesOffice Hours is a newsletter and podcast about the business of culture. WELCOME TO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MADNESS. The way I see it, Most folks are going to be traveling this week. Car trips, flights, etc. To meet your demand for stuff to listen to/read, I’m flooding the block this week: Office Hours subscribers will be getting two new podcast episodes and a newsletter this week. Make sure you don’t miss anything: Podcast #1 = Hulu, ESPN, Marvel Studios, ABC...all owned by one company....
My Favorite Monoculture
May 17, 2019 20:00 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBFOR MORE INFO ON THIS WEEK'S TOPIC, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINKS: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoculture -https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance/companies-disney-owns-worldwide/ - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/business/media/disney-hulu-comcast.html
#18 - The Curious Case of the Chicago Fire
May 10, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutesNOTE: The podcast is shifting format a bit. To maximize all channels and bring you better stuff every week, we’re gonna get a lil’ strategic. Each Office Hours podcast episode will be a “case study” about the business behind culture. I’m also no longer flying solo, as Mess’s Director of Strat Alex Menocal will be riding shotgun. This week: It was reported Wednesday that the Chicago Fire — the cities Major League Soccer franchise — would be moving back to Soldier Field after paying the city...
The Curious Case of the Chicago Fire
May 09, 2019 22:31 - 48 minutes - 89 MBThis week, Ernest is joined by Mess Director of Strategy Alex Menocal to discuss the Chicago Fire and strategize on how the team can build a larger fanbase locally with marketing. They also lay out the plot of Top Gun 2 (1:00) Office Hours w/Ernest Wilkins is recorded at Mess in the greatest city in the world, Chicago, U-S-A
#16 - Podcast Ep - Create More, Consume Less.
April 25, 2019 17:00 - 44 minutesThis week: The four words that will change your life forever: Create More, Consume Less. Client 101 — I bet you don’t know how expensive a website like Healthcare.gov is (I didn’t!) so Mess’s Director of Strategy Alex Menocal pulls up and drops game. Inspired by Lizzo, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, a rant about critics because I don’t think people don’t get what a critics’ actual job is (including some critics!) (In non-Office Hours news, I get married TOMORROW! That means no newslet...
Create More, Consume Less
April 24, 2019 23:29 - 44 minutes - 81.1 MBThis week: How consuming less and creating more will change your life, Client 101, and a rant about critics!
#15: Podcast Ep - Guts and Sites
April 19, 2019 21:16 - 24 minutesThis week’s podcast episode: How I make quick decisions and tips to help make quicker decisions if you suck at making quick decisions Client 101: How much a website actually costs (w/Mess’s Director of Strategy Alex Menocal) TUNES - The 106.9 WQRL “The Curl” trilogy If you love this episode, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Thanks as always for reading and if you liked this episode, pass it to a friend and tell them to sign up for the newsletter! This is a public episode. Get ...
Guts and Sites
April 19, 2019 20:51 - 24 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week: How to make decisions when it’s hard to make decisions, Client 101 - How much does a website actually cost? and Ernest shares 3 playlists for your listening enjoyment.
#13: Podcast Ep -The Secret Life of Tree*
April 12, 2019 18:30 - 51 minutesThis is kind of a rare get. Tree is easily one of the most talented rappers I’ve ever heard in my life. His “Soul Trap” style feels like the midwest cousin of Pimp C’s “Country Rap Tunes” down south and mild g-funk (the vocals, people!) from out west. He broke big in 2014 via his Scion-sponsored @MCTREEG E.P. but had his hand in crafting the sound of Chicago that got broadcasted to the world in 2012. Tree crafted out a lane where his now-classic Sunday School album — and the equally impress...
The Secret Life of Tree
April 12, 2019 05:38 - 51 minutes - 94.6 MBThis week, we talk with Tree, a Chicago-based rapper whose new album WE GROWN NOW can be found everywhere. Despite producing for and rapping alongside some of hip-hop's biggest names, odds are you haven't heard of him. He says that's on purpose. Listen to find out why!
#11 - Podcast Ep: Cowboys and Clients
April 05, 2019 16:33 - 20 minutesOffice Hours Podcast #3: -Stop playing Devil’s Advocate. (0:00) -How much does a pro website actually cost? (6:47) - A feature on Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road feat. Uproxx editor Aaron Smarter and the only man truly qualified to talk about the intersection of rap x country, Cowboy Troy. (Great timing too, since the Old Town Road remix featuring none other than BILLY RAY CYRUS dropped this morning) (11:50) This is the free version of the Office Hours podcast. If you want to subscribe to th...
Cowboys and Clients
April 04, 2019 16:07 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MB- Why Playing Devil’s Advocate is never worth it - Client 101: New segment! Meet Alex! - The story of “Old Town Road”, a song that was a country song…until it wasn’t.
Content about Content
March 19, 2019 02:21 - 4 minutes - 8.38 MBIf you’re just getting into planning content, check out these books. And if you’re Ernest, enjoy your vacation!
Cultural Fossilization
March 15, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 14 MBI used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you!
#8 - Podcast Ep: Welcome to Jurassic Park
March 14, 2019 20:33 - 7 minutesTesting something this week: This is the first stab at an audio version of this newsletter. We built a content studio at Mess and this is the first thing we’ve recorded in our new audio room. Odds are, this will open up opportunities to do some audio interviews or just some quick content if I’m traveling or something. Know that weird feeling you have when you used to be able to recognize every name on a festival lineup (or at least to the fourth row) and now you’ve maybe heard of one or tw...