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Political ads are weird.
They’re emotional, strategic, overanalyzed, under-appreciated, and everywhere.
The Creative Caucus is a podcast that goes behind the scenes of the political advertising world to talk with the people who actually make the work. Hosted by Garret Brubaker, founder of Studio Brubaker, the show is a candid, creative-first conversation about persuasion, storytelling, and the craft of political communication.
Each episode features in-depth interviews with professional creatives working across the political spectrum, from presidential and national campaigns to statewide races, ballot initiatives, advocacy groups, and local elections. These are strategists, copywriters, filmmakers, designers, editors, and creative directors who live at the intersection of art, messaging, and power.
Whether you’re a political creative, marketer, strategist, journalist, or simply someone curious about how modern political messaging actually gets made, The Creative Caucus offers a rare, inside look at a strange, influential, and endlessly fascinating corner of the creative world.
Because political ads may be weird...but the people who make them are thoughtful, talented, and worth hearing from.
They’re emotional, strategic, overanalyzed, under-appreciated, and everywhere.
The Creative Caucus is a podcast that goes behind the scenes of the political advertising world to talk with the people who actually make the work. Hosted by Garret Brubaker, founder of Studio Brubaker, the show is a candid, creative-first conversation about persuasion, storytelling, and the craft of political communication.
Each episode features in-depth interviews with professional creatives working across the political spectrum, from presidential and national campaigns to statewide races, ballot initiatives, advocacy groups, and local elections. These are strategists, copywriters, filmmakers, designers, editors, and creative directors who live at the intersection of art, messaging, and power.
Whether you’re a political creative, marketer, strategist, journalist, or simply someone curious about how modern political messaging actually gets made, The Creative Caucus offers a rare, inside look at a strange, influential, and endlessly fascinating corner of the creative world.
Because political ads may be weird...but the people who make them are thoughtful, talented, and worth hearing from.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
65 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
19 episodes
since Feb. 26, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
When people think about political advertising, they think of TV spots, digital ads, and whatever is in their social feed. On this episode of Creative Caucus, Garret Brubaker goes back to one of the oldest forms of political media: the piece of mail that lands in your mailbox. His guest is Emma Tupp…
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Before she was Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, she designed cars, built toys at Mattel, and helped send real stunt drivers through a six-story Hot Wheels loop in downtown Los Angeles. She went on to direct branded content for Gawker Media and work on a 2014 Bud Light Super Bowl spot direct…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Stefan Smith, Head of Digital Engagement at the ACLU, who joins the show speaking in his personal capacity. His career runs from Drunk History to Hillary Clinton's Michigan campaign, through the Democratic Party of New Mexico, and on to Pete Buttigieg's presidential r…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Kasey Rollins, photographer, videographer and graphic designer and the founder of Rollins Media, for a conversation about what it actually takes to photograph a candidate on the road. Kasey Rollins is a photographer, videographer and graphic designer and the founder o…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Alli Peters, Chief Digital Officer at Majority Democrats, for a conversation that does something Creative Caucus has never done before: the guest opens her actual working project file and walks through a rebrand live, from the first Pinterest board to the final logo. …
Garret Brubaker sits down with Colin Rogero, co-founder and creative director of Connexion, for a conversation about what happens when you treat political advertising as craft instead of a checklist. With more than two decades in the business, Colin has spent his career pushing political work to be…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Tobias Frere-Jones, founder and typeface designer at Frere-Jones Type, for a deep look at the craft behind some of the most recognizable political branding in modern American politics. Best known for creating Gotham, the typeface that became synonymous with Barack Oba…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Eric Bravo, a director and editor who got his start in political video working on Beto O'Rourke's 2019 presidential campaign and has since worked with Joe Biden, the White House, AOC, Kamala Harris, and Zohran Mamdani. Eric brings a music-video sensibility and his Mex…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Quinlin Kelly, Director of Video Production at Change Media Group, alongside creative lead Alyson Quigley, for a candid, funny tour through the messy reality of political production. From a childhood cameo in a Senator Durbin ad to a Snapchat that landed a spot on Hil…
Garret Brubaker sits down with Sara Pearl Kenigsberg, Director and Producer at Hardpin, for a career-spanning conversation about what it actually takes to make political video that breaks through. A director, producer, and multimedia creative whose work runs from short films to TV and digital ads t…
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