Super Bowl Ads, Controversies & the Benito Takeover

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite guests — the brilliant and insightful advertising exec, Mark Aronson AKA Bobby Buttons AKA Robert R. Buttons AKA Brons. We dive into some Super Bowl advertising behind the scenes as Mark takes us through just how much money these ads cost. We also discuss the best and worst of the commercials, the controversies of the night and that incredible half time show.

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The sibs discuss the perils of eating hot pizza too fast and catch up on some of their new favorite shows and movies. In this episode:

• Stumble (NBC, Peacock)
• Free Bert (Netflix)
• One More Shot (Amazon)
• Infinite Husk (Theaters)
• Heated Rivalry (HBO)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Shoresy (Hulu)

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This week the sibs recap their trip to Park City, Utah for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. We talk about the movies we saw (at the festival and on the plane), the awesome filmmakers we met and the celebs we ran into. This was quite the “Sibdance” at Sundance this year! In this episode:

• Tell Me Everything (Sundance premiere)
• Buddy (Sundance midnight screening)
• Heavy Trip (Amazon Prime)
• Heavier Trip (Amazon Prime)

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