Clear the Air with RPA

About Clear the Air with RPA

Clear the Air is a weekly podcast highlighting hot topics in advertising through interviews & roundtable discussions with successful business, marketing, and technology professionals. Each new episode dives into various topics including data use and privacy, branding, cultivating DEI, marketing strategy, and agency culture with an array of notable guests. Brought to you by RPA, a holistic advertising agency in Santa Monica, CA, famous for our people-first approach, our goal is to help you gain clarity on the always-changing world of marketing. Sit back, relax, and let us clear the air.

Publisher

RPA Podcast Crew

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Oct 2021

Latest episode

16 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

14 of 55 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Dec 2025

   Leading with Creativity in the Age of AI

   Where creativity leads, AI accelerates. RPA’s Sarah May Bates and Selena Pizarro break down why human insight isn’t just relevant in an AI-driven world — it’s the competitive edge. Learn how brands can harness technology and elevate the emotional connection that moves audiences.

2. 

   19 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Authenticity Over A-List: Finding the Right Celebrity Spokesperson

   RPA's Alexis Coller, Tyler Brockington, and Lisa Nichols interview each other on how authenticity, not just fame, drives effective celebrity spokesperson partnerships for brand elevation.

3. 

   24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Awards in Advertising: More Than Just a Morale Boost

   RPA veterans Joe Baratelli and Rebecca Mendelson discuss the true importance of awards in advertising, exploring show controversies and marketing investment.

Inside a recent episode

Authenticity Over A-List: Finding the Right Celebrity Spokesperson

Published 19 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I think it's very important when you're looking for a celebrity. It's not just looking for someone who's top of mind at the moment who's somebody who either that you just personally like, I think it's someone who's important that needs to have some sort of relatability to the brand. At least in the personal life, either in their character, potentially outside of the brand that you're working on. I think that was a definite learning on apartments. And I think on homes, which was great, a good learning was the chemistry between our two spokespeople. I think that was great. I don't think we really knew we were going to get that going into it, but I think the first year when we started shooting, that was something that, you know, we were like, wow, they're great together, it just made sense. […]

Who has been a guest on Clear the Air with RPA

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Amina Asim
• Jeff Goldblum
• Lisa Herdman
• Jim Helberg
• Mike Margolin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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