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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 33 MIN

‘I set off the fire alarm to stop a media interview – am I the PR a***hole?’

from Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

PRWeek delves into more of your comms confessions in the latest episode of the ‘Am I the PR A***hole?’ (AITPRA) podcast. In each episode of AITPRA, PRWeek will read out your anonymous confessions and our judges – Lynn Advisory founder Shayoni Lynn and Hoffman Agency UK co-MD Richard Fogg – will decide whether an ethical line has been crossed.Confessions can be submitted via this link.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform.This week’s confessions include:Asking a colleague to trigger the fire alarm to halt a damaging media interview.In a PR job interview, questioning the interviewer who asked if nursery drop-offs would prevent her getting to work on time.Manipulating AI to appear in AI search as the “best-dressed PR practitioner in the UK”.The episode is hosted by PRWeek UK editor John Harrington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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