A character simply driving a Mercedes car is one thing. But podcast ads are more akin to a movie character entirely interrupting the flow of the film to stop and talk for two minutes straight about how great Mercedes is and to recite a series of specifications about that model car and gush at what a low price it is.
Its akin to paying for a movie and being pissed off that Mercedes paid to have their car in it.
The people we are listening to have sponsors and deals. I would prefer they didnt but it is what it is.
A character simply driving a Mercedes car is one thing. But podcast ads are more akin to a movie character entirely interrupting the flow of the film to stop and talk for two minutes straight about how great Mercedes is and to recite a series of specifications about that model car and gush at what a low price it is.
Like stranger things did with new coke
Or Bones with the Prius. Several episodes where the character brags about the GPS and the parking assist at length.