Buzzing into the future: A conversation with Mark Gillies, VW PR leader

Note to new subscribers: I hold weekly Zoom calls with newsmakers and influencers for one hour so subscribers can join and ask questions. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested in Volkswagen's latest creation, the ID, which is getting a lot of attention. Buzz. Today’s guest is the former editor of Car and Driver magazine and the head of Public Relations for VW North America.We’ll be talking about this all-electric, attention-grabbing vehicle, the future of VW, and much more. Climate, Can’t Deny the ChangesMonday, December 16 Guest: Chris Gloninger, climate change expert. The former KCCI News meteorologist is now writing on Substack with the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative. If you want to have the bejeezus scared out of you, join this call and find out what he thinks about the state of the planet today and in the future. Chris believes that when it comes to climate communication, the media has failed, climate communicators have failed, health professionals have failed, and economists have failed……in other words, we have failed. He’s mad as hell, and he doesn’t care what critics say. Chris became a —dare I say ‘lightning rod’—for those who don’t want to believe in humanity’s role in climate change. He experienced death threats for using the words ‘climate change.’His departure was our loss. But his column is gripping and full of information. The headline on his post from November 8 was: Earth’s On Fire, We're Choking on Smoke, and Voters are Sweating… Over Fucking Egg Prices?!Join us by using this link starting at noon central time: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okobojiwriters.substack.com/subscribe