115: Pepsi's Big Mistake & the Murder of Skylar Neese
Episode Date: April 1, 2020It was the early 90s, and Pepsi needed to make a name for itself in the Philippines. So they came up with a brilliant idea. They dubbed it Number Feve...
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295 episodes transcribedIt was the early 90s, and Pepsi needed to make a name for itself in the Philippines. So they came up with a brilliant idea. They dubbed it Number Feve...
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