{"podcast":{"title":"Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly","slug":"under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603","podcast_index_feed_id":994603,"rss_url":"https://undertheinfluence.apostrophepodcasts.ca/feed","website_url":"https://apostrophepodcasts.ca/undertheinfluence/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61d4ae405ad158001379010e/1740153400286-56bdd070-3f4d-4f5e-bbec-c47313611a2a.jpeg","author":"Apostrophe Podcast Network","episode_count":429,"summary":"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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T18:21:17.348693+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603"},"episode":{"title":"Flexi Discs","slug":"flexi-discs","published_at":"2026-06-13T15:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603/flexi-discs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603","url":"https://apostrophepodcasts.ca/undertheinfluence","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61d4ae405ad158001379010e/e/6a2300506263fbced6da6bf0/media.mp3","summary":"This week, we look at a humble marketing tool. The Flexi Disc. These razor-thin, flexible vinyl records had poor sound quality, but they helped sell cars, hit songs, chewing gum, soap operas and even Beatle records. And in one case, a family won a million dollars with a flexi, and it nearly destroyed them. We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you  don’t ,  subscribe ad-free here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week, we look at a humble marketing tool. The Flexi Disc. These razor-thin, flexible vinyl records had poor sound quality, but they helped sell cars,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1665,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603/episodes/flexi-discs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-influence-with-terry-o-reilly-994603/flexi-discs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}