The Firehouse Salon

Our latest monthly online meetup bringing together diverse minds come together to discuss topics aimed at broadening perspectives. This episode host Ashley Pollak brings together a fantastic group of...

28 Aug 202446min

In this episode hosts Ashley Pollak and James King explore the groundbreaking work of advertising legend Howard Gossage, focusing on his use of absurdity and humour. They discuss how Howard challenged...

15 Aug 202421min

We delve into the multifaceted world of attention in today's digital age, traversing the spectrum of focused obsession and casual consumption, unravelling how attention works, its implications for bot...

1 Aug 202441min

Join hosts Ashley Polak and James King as they delve into the inventive world of advertising legend Howard Gossage. In this episode, they explore Gossage's unique approach to capturing attention thr...

5 Jul 202417min

Welcome to The Firehouse Salon Live. In this episode Emma Stackhouse, Ashley Pollak, Sam Richardson, Adam Skuse, and Justin Obermann discuss how Gossage’s approach to interactive and participatory adv...

30 Mai 202438min

"This is a story about an ad. It also says a good many implicit things about the ad-reading public... You can take a look at the ad here The ad is question sang the praises of a certain make of shir...

22 Mai 202422min

Join us as we recreate the Firehouse Salon that Howard Gossage and his gang ran in the 1960s. This month, we will be discussing a campaign created by Gossage which inspired a fashion revolution, and e...

8 Mai 202446min

A beer company, classical music radio station and clothes manufacturer walk into a bar... and create a never-seen-before product paving the way for fashion in years to come. You can take a look at th...

24 Apr 202421min