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On Brand with Jon and Marisa
Who was Chuck Taylor? What is Victoria’s Secret? Why does IKEA sell meatballs?? Emmy award-winning researcher Jon Glover and critically un-acclaimed TV writer Marisa Pinson will answer these questions and more as they take a light dive into the world's most iconic brands, and a deep dive into their own lives. They may go off topic, but they will always be On Brand!
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Episodes
On Brand with Jon and MarisaVaseline
What is rod wax? Will it help you live to be 100? Is Marisa a jogger?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa stay moisturized and clean with Vaseline…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaErewhon
Who is the father of health food stores? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Would anyone like a bone massage?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaRay-Ban
What did pilots wear before sunglasses were invented? Where does the name Ray-Ban come from? Will Jon win his eBay auction for posters?? Find out all this and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaBen & Jerry's
How did Ben & Jerry meet? Is Jelly D'oh! Nut a real ice cream flavor? How much money did George Washington spend on ice cream?? Find out all this and more as…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaCoppertone
What did the ancient Egyptians use for sun screen? Who created the iconic Coppertone logo? Does Jon eat glue?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa get…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaThe Rainbow Flag
Who designed the Rainbow Flag? When was it first unfurled? How many Trader Joe's insulated tote bags does Jon have?? Find out all this and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaTy Beanie Babies
Who is Ty Warner? Are there actually Beanie Babies worth hundreds of thousands of dollars? Who is the hottest inventor of all time?? Find out all this and more…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaDr. Martens
Who was Klaus Märten? How did he create the first pair of Docs? Has Jon ever flirted with a skinhead while skiing and sipping hot cocoa?? Find out all this and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaSegway
Who is Dean Kamen? How many Segway's have been sold since it's release? How many things did Jon buy from the Coca-Cola website?? Find out all this and more as…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaDuncan Hines vs Betty Crocker: Battle of the Brands #2, Birthday Edition
On Brand is one year old, and Jon and Marisa are celebrating with a Birthday Cake Brand Battle. Is Betty Crocker a real person? Was Duncan Hines a nice man?…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaBurpee Seeds and Plants
Who was Washington Atlee Burpee? Who invented iceburg lettuce? Why does Jon keep burping?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa watch their gardens…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaJNCO Jeans
What does JNCO stand for? How big was their widest pair of jeans? Did Jon eat a fly?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa head back to the 90's in a…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaTABASCO
Who invented TABASCO sauce? How many drops are in a bottle? Did Jon cry listening to the new Taylor Swift album?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaLiquid Death
When was bottled water first sold? How many plastic bottles are produced every minute? Is Jon's plastic R2D2 still out there?? Find out all this and more as…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaDr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
How many generations of soap makers are in the Bronner family? What does it mean to be All-One? Is Dr. Bronner hot?? Find out all this and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaDyson
Where did James Dyson go to school? How many prototypes did he create? What exactly was going on in his shed for four years?? Find out all this and more as Jon…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaPeeps
What are marshmallows made of? Who is Bob Born? How many Peeps pillows does Jon have?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa dig into their Easter…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaMcDonald's & the Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
What can be eaten during Lent? What is the correct amount of tartar sauce on a fish sandwich? Has Jon's dad become mixed up with some unsavory characters??…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaGuinness
When was Arthur Guinness born? What debate started the Guinness Book of World Records? Is Jon drunk?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa crack open a…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaBlockbuster
When did Blockbuster start? How much did VCRs and VHS tapes cost when they were released? What's a Huizenga?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa pop…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaH-E-B: Fan Brand #1
When was H-E-B founded? What does the B stand for? Will Marisa be able to refrain from making non-stop butt jokes? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaHOKA One One
Where did Hoka shoes originate? Are they fashionable or ugly? How many pairs of pants has Marisa ordered in the past week?? Find out all this and more as Jon…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaSee's Candies
When was Mary See born? Did they have light bulbs back then? How loud does Jon yawn?? Find out all this and more as lovers Jon and Marisa share a Valentine's…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaGatorade
Why was Gatorade invented? Does it travel through the body twelve times faster than water? Why weren't Florida football players peeing during games?? Find out…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaPolaroid
Who was Edwin Land? How long did it take to develop the Polaroid camera? What's the best way to take a picture of your own butt?? Find out all this and more as…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaLego
Who was Ole Kirk Christiansen? What does the name Lego come from? Is Jon a Lego collector?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa assemble a wall of…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaIn-N-Out Burger
When did In-N-Out start? Where did the name Animal Style come from? Is nothing safe from Jon at a wedding?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa bite…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaPringles
Are Pringles chips or crisps? What's a hyperbolic paraboloid? Does Jon have an Emmy?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa pop open a can of Pringles…
On Brand with Jon and Marisagoop
How did goop start? What's the deal with the jade egg? Can you bribe curbside check-in to get away with overweight bags?? Find out all this and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaThe Times Square Ball
What was New York like in 1904? What's a time ball? What does Jon swipe from the New Year's Eve party he attends every year?? Find out all this and more as Jon…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaSanta Claus
Who was Sinterklaas? Did the Coca-Cola Company invent Santa? What's in grandma's box?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa learn who's been naughty…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaStanley
What was the ice craze in America? Who made the Stanley cup popular? Does Jon's have a new signature sign-off?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaCabbage Patch Kids
Where do Cabbage Patch Kids come from? Can they help someone find true love? What happened during the Cabbage Patch riots of 1983?? Find out all this and more…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaHallmark
Who was Joyce Hall? How did he start his greeting card empire with just two shoeboxes of post cards? What happens when Jon and Marisa research the same brand??…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Why were there bears wrestling at the first Macy's parade? What's a Balloonatic? How many people did it take to hold up Pinocchio's nose?? Find out all this…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaPillsbury
Who are Uncle John and Little Charlie Pillsbury? What is Gorilla Milk? What would the Pillsbury Doughboy taste like cooked?? Find out all this and more as Jon…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaYankee Candle
How did Michael Kittredge start making candles? How big was his house? Is the word crayon pronounced cray-on, crown, or cran?? Find out all this and more as…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaKleenex
Who is Kimberly Clark? Are tissues made of wood? Who won last week's Battle of the Brands?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa stock up on Kleenex…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaHershey vs Mars: Battle of the Brands #1
Let's get ready to rumble!! It's the first ever On Brand Battle of the Brands: Hershey vs Mars. To my right is Jon in the Hershey corner, weighing in at $10…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaUgg
Who were the first people to wear Uggs? Did surfers really wear them to keep their feet warm after surfing? Is Marisa a notable alum on her high school's…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaPEANUTS & “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
What was Charles Schulz' nickname? Why was Charlie Brown given rocks instead of Halloween Candy? What are Gaga bucks and how many does Jon have?? Find out all…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaCampbell's
How much money does the Campbell's heir earn every day? When did Andy Warhol create his famous Campbell's silk screens? How many cans of soup does Jon have in…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaSpirit Halloween
How does Spirit Halloween pick their locations? What is Spirit Christmas? How did Jon get his vinyl record autographed by Adele in the middle of her show??…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaScrub Daddy
Where did Scrub Daddy's revolutionary foam come from? Is it the most successful Shark Tank product ever? Was the smiley face modeled after a sick child?? Find…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaStarbucks & the Pumpkin Spice Latte
What was the earliest appearance of pumpkin spice? What is the Liquid Lab? Can Jon and Marisa find the Starbucks PSL in a blind taste test?? Find out all this…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaCostco
Who started Costco? Will the hot dogs always cost $1.50? How many stockings does Jon have?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa fill a giant shopping…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaDoan’s Bakery & the Tom Cruise Cake
A very special birthday episode! What is the Tom Cruise cake? Who wants it to be their last meal?? Learn all this and more as Jon and Marisa celebrate together…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaKellogg's
Who were John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg? What was their feud about? What was John's deal with masturbation?? Find out all this and more as Jon and Marisa…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaTaylor Swift
Is Taylor Swift a brand? Does she go to the bathroom? Is Jon a Swiftie?? Find out all this and more as Starbucks lovers Jon and Marisa discuss Miss Americana…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaVictoria's Secret
Who started Victoria's Secret? Why are there tags in the underwear? What's Jon's bra size?? Find out as Jon and Marisa peek into Victoria's drawers and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaCrocs
What are Crocs made of? How many holes do they have? Can Jon answer all of Marisa's in-depth questions?? Find out as Jon and Marisa discuss the delightfully…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaBed Bath & Beyond
How did Bed Bath & Beyond start? Is it really closing forever? Did Buy Buy Baby sell caskets?? Jon and Marisa bid farewell to the stacks of towels, the…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaBarbie
Who is Ruth Handler? How many Barbie dolls are sold every minute? What exactly is going on with Ken?? All this and more as Jon and Marisa talk about the doll…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaFolgers
Is Folgers older than Coca-Cola? What exactly is going on in that commercial? Can Marisa single handedly save Folgers' marketing?? All this and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaConverse
Who was Marquis Mills Converse? Why did Chuck Taylor dedicate his life to shoes and basketball? What happened to Jon at Del Taco?? All this and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaOscar Mayer
A special 4th of July holiday episode! Who was Little Oscar? How many hot dogs are consumed on the 4th of July? Won't someone invite Jon to a BBQ?? All this…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaWalmart
What inspired Sam Walton to create Walmart? Can Pop-Tarts predict the weather? Is it ever okay to pee in public?? Learn these answers and more as Jon and…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaFisher-Price
Why are Fisher-Price Little People made of plastic? Are they a choking hazard?? Does having a coin collection make you a coin collector??? Get the answers to…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaHeinz
How many cans of beans does Heinz sell every day? What celebrity has a Heinz tattoo?? Should you let your gynecologist give you Botox??? Jon and Marisa will…
On Brand with Jon and MarisaIKEA
What exactly is a BEKVÄM? How many meatballs is too many? Who had a former life of crime?? Find out these answers and more when Jon and Marisa dive into IKEA…