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PixelSmiths Ep. 12: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge w/ Game Designer Frederic Gemus
How a Canadian game developer went from making AAA game titles to working for an indie studio. On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with...
Larry Kilgore III
Oct 28, 202218 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 36 - The US Navy Blue Angels: Public Affairs and Marketing at 500 Miles Per Hour
Lead Balloon embeds with the world's most elite, "high-tempo, ready-to-rock-and-roll" public affairs and marketing team. The U.S. Navy...

Dusty Weis
Oct 4, 202237 min read


Lead Balloon Becomes the First Podcast to Fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Award-Winning PR and Marketing Storytelling Podcast Embeds with and Profiles the Blue Angels Public Affairs Team, Records Jet Ride-Along...

Dusty Weis
Oct 3, 20224 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 11: SILT w/ Tom Mead and Dom Clarke of Spiral Circus Games
A surreal underwater puzzle game by two new-comers from Bristol, U.K. On this episode, Larry & Clinton speak with Tom Mead and Dom...
Larry Kilgore III
Sep 23, 202223 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 35 - Post-Cold War Trip to Uzbekistan Boosts Fundraising for UJA's Operation Exodus
With Dick Grove and Ron Friedman: Fundraising was a challenge in the wake of the iconic Rabin-Arafat handshake at the White House in...

Dusty Weis
Sep 1, 202222 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 10: Cursed to Golf w/ Chuhai Labs Game Director Liam Edwards
A game lover from the U.K. moves to Japan to follow his dreams On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with Liam Edwards, Game Director for...
Larry Kilgore III
Aug 26, 202241 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 34 - Murder in Boston Blamed on Sega's Virtua Cop Video Game, with Lee Caraher
Did a shooter train for his revenge rampage by playing a hands-on arcade game? A public relations true crime investigation. Also...

Dusty Weis
Aug 2, 202236 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 9: Children of Morta w/ Dead Mage Studio Director Amir Fassihi
The growth of an indie studio over the span of a decade. On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with Amir Fassihi, Studio Director at Dead...
Larry Kilgore III
Jul 22, 202227 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 33 - National Airlines' Saucy "Fly Me" Ad Campaign & the 1970s Stewardess Rebellion
With Nell McShane Wulfhart, Philippa Roberts and Jane Cunningham Sexist advertising that objectifies women reached its heyday in the late...

Dusty Weis
Jul 6, 202226 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 8: Chinatown Detective Agency w/ Mark, Ricardo, and Rik of General Interactive Co.
A globe-spanning development team makes a point-and-click detective game heavily influenced by the Carmen Sandiego games of the 1990's....
Larry Kilgore III
Jun 17, 202229 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 32 - Tesla’s Elon Musk Fires the Entire Public Relations Team—What Could Go Wrong?
How and why Tesla's approach to communication went from unconventional to nonexistent. As the world’s most valuable automotive...
Larry Kilgore III
Jun 2, 202233 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 7: CrossCode with Radical Fish Games Co-Founder Felix Klein
A German game developer turns his hobby project into the first full game release for his studio. On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk...
Larry Kilgore III
May 20, 202226 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 6: My Lovely Daughter w/ Riris Marpaung of GameChanger Studio
A librarian in Indonesia leaves her 20 year career behind to make video games. On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with Riris Marpaung,...
Larry Kilgore III
Apr 22, 202219 min read


“Lead Balloon” Nominated for Best Creativity & Marketing Podcast in the 26th Annual Webby Awards
Scrappy Milwaukee-Based Agency Hits Far Above Its Weight, Competing Against Vice Media, Nissan, Hubspot, Wix and Grey Worldwide Please...

Dusty Weis
Apr 6, 20223 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 30 - Inside the PBR "Eating Ass" Tweetstorm, with Adweek Editor David Griner
Plus Special Guest Kyle Brown -- In our first NSFW episode, we try to decide whether social media manager Corey Smale deserved to get...

Dusty Weis
Apr 5, 202234 min read


Pro-Ukraine Billboard in Milwaukee, Spurred by Coincidence, Inspires Global Information Campaign
“Milwaukee, Your Sister City Is Waiting For Your Support.” Plea From Ukrainian Creatives Amplified in New Podcast Episode MILWAUKEE /...

Dusty Weis
Mar 22, 20223 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 5: Lacuna w/ Julian Colbus & Jasmin Pfeiffer of DigiTales
A creative German couple launches their noir detective story to a string of accolades and awards On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk...
Larry Kilgore III
Mar 21, 202221 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 29 - Ukrainian Creatives Waging an Information War Against Russian Invasion
Ad agencies and freelancers across Ukraine have banded together to pierce the veil of Russian propaganda--and they need your help. For...

Dusty Weis
Mar 19, 202220 min read


Lead Balloon Ep. 28 - Wendy's Twitter Account Manager Recounts Battle with Social Media Burnout
With Amy Brown and Sallie Poggi -- How Can Social Media Managers "Take a Break From Social Media?" Wendy’s, the burger chain, is infamous...

Dusty Weis
Mar 1, 202238 min read


PixelSmiths Ep. 4: Trackless w/ Aubrey Serr
A long time developer talks about the transformation of the indie game scene On this episode, Larry & Clinton talk with Aubrey Serr, an...
Larry Kilgore III
Feb 18, 202230 min read
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