We are joined by Defector's own Samer Kalaf to discuss the saga of the highly influential (for better or for worse) Instagram page HOUSE OF HIGHLIGHTS. Along the way we talk about advertising brain drain, the victory of marketing speak over prose, copaganda, emoji choices, cynical marketing, being too tuff, and much more.

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Erscheinungs­datum: 26.1.2026, 23:30:00