© 2024 Wyoming Public Media
800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240
Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of Wyoming
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Transmission & Streaming Disruptions

The Super Bowl and the Rise of 'Oddvertising'

Some 130 million people are expected to watch Super Bowl XL on Sunday. As always, advertisers are paying big bucks to grab viewers' attention -- and some have resorted to making their spots as strange or unpredictable as possible, says author Warren Berger in his book, Advertising Today. Berger talks to Melissa Block about the phenomenon of "oddvertising" and about advertising as entertainment.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Enjoying stories like this?

Donate to help keep public radio strong across Wyoming.