Today's episode looks at a series of flashy viral ads that have appeared on YouTube recently, advertising Russia's upcoming presidential election, asking: What are these viral election ads? What are they about? How do they use humor to try to get people to vote?How does the advertising industry get involved in this kind of work?*What’s the Kremlin’s role in all this?And don't forget to read Meduza's article on this story:https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/02/23/viral-videos-promoting-the-presidential-election-are-popping-up-online-in-russia-and-nobody-is-sure-who-s-making-them-the-breadcrumbs-lead-back-to-the-kremlinSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/kevinrothrock)