Brain Candy Daily

Why Ancient Romans Invented Influencer Marketing (And Other Graffiti Secrets)

Episode Summary

Turns out the walls of Pompeii weren't just covered in crude drawings—they were humanity's first social media platform. From election campaigns to restaurant reviews, discover how 2,000-year-old graffiti accidentally invented modern marketing psychology and why our brains are still wired to trust random strangers' opinions scrawled on walls.