Disappearing Acts: When Popular Brands Are Discontinued
Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly
Apostrophe Podcast Network
4.8 • 627 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
This week, we look at a strange phenomenon happening in Canada.
Well-established brands are suddenly leaving the country.
Kleenex is leaving after nearly 100 years.
Skippy Peanut Butter has skipped the country after nearly 90 years.
And KFC actually held a funeral for their terrible-tasting French fries.
What’s happening up here?
Find out.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an apostrophe podcast production. |
| 0:08.0 | You're so king in it. |
| 0:13.7 | I goers of it in and it's now. |
| 0:18.7 | Your teeth look brighter than no, no. |
| 0:25.2 | You're not you when you're hungry. |
| 0:32.0 | You're a good hand, swivel on the feet. |
| 0:42.3 | You're under the influence with all. You're under the influence with Terry O'Reilly. When Motley Crew announced their final tour in 2014, |
| 1:02.8 | they did something no other band had ever done before. |
| 1:06.4 | They signed a contract at a press conference stating they could not ever legally tour again. |
| 1:13.1 | That contract persuaded fans to pack stadiums all over the world because they wanted to see their |
| 1:19.1 | favorite band one last time. Of course, they could have waited just a few years when Motley |
| 1:25.6 | crew toured again in 2020. |
| 1:28.7 | As Rolling Stone magazine said, it's pretty hard to enforce that contract since there |
| 1:33.7 | are no rock and roll police. |
| 1:38.9 | The band Nine Inch Nails announced a farewell tour in 2009. |
| 1:44.8 | Lead singer Trent Resner said, |
| 1:47.1 | I never wanted to be Gene Simmons, |
| 1:49.3 | an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids |
| 1:52.0 | like a clown going to work. |
| 1:55.3 | Four years later, nine-inch nails went back to work. |
| 2:00.1 | Resner justified the new tour by saying, |
| 2:02.9 | I think I haven't done everything I can do yet. |
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