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The Warren Weeks Show
by Warren Weeks
Real conversations with interesting people.
Episodes
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80 - Randall Arsenault: Inside Canada's rising violent crime problem
In this wide-ranging conversation, I chat with Randall Arsenault — a 20-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service and a rapidly growing social media voice on crime, self-defence and public safety. We discussed the rise of violent crime in Canada, why frontline officers are feeling unprecedented...
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79 - Carl Dixon: Rock and resilience
Carl Dixon has lived a life louder than most. From fronting Coney Hatch and touring with legends to surviving a devastating car accident and rebuilding his life piece by piece, Carl shares the lessons he's learned along the way. We talked about music, mindset, work ethic and why he believes your...
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78 - Mary Beth West: An accomplished PR professional on a mission to advance ethics in PR
My guest this week is Mary Beth West, a PR professional with 30 years of experience helping organizations and leaders tell stories. We chatted about the impending US presidential election, the state of journalism and the battle she is waging to advance ethics, both in the business world and in…
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77 - Sean Kelly: One of Canada's hardest-working guitarists
Sean Kelly is a Canadian musician living in Toronto. He's played with a long list of bands, including Lee Aaron, Coney Hatch, Nelly Furtado, Helix, Honeymoon Suite and his own band, Crash Kelly, to name just a few. He's also a published author, his most recent book titled, Don't Call it Hair…
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76 - Simon Dingley: Reflections on 43 years in the news business
My guest today is Simon Dingley, an accomplished Canadian journalist who told thousands of stories to audiences across the country over 43 years. We talked about memorable moments from his career, the state of journalism today, what makes a great question during an interview, his work on stories...
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75 - Ted Griffith: Author of 'Theater of Lies'
Ted Griffith has more than 40 years of high-level experience in communications and public affairs. He's also a published crime author. His latest book is in the non-fiction realm but is no less scary. It's a deep dive into lies, misinformation and propaganda, why we should fear it and what we can...
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74 - Bob Pickard: The rising importance of China-Western geopolitics, AI's impact on PR and more
This week I got to speak with PR industry veteran Bob Pickard. This is his second time on the podcast. We chatted about a long list of topics, including AI's impact on communications, the upcoming US election, the rising importance of China-Western geopolitics and his own experience working in...
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73 - Anne Marie Aikins: Communications pro and media relations strategist
Anne Marie Aikins is a long-time communications pro and media relations strategist. She's the kind of communications leader you want to have in your corner both in the good time and the bad. We talked about the state of journalism, media training techniques used by the pros, advice for young…
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72 - Grant Ainsley: Alberta-based media strategist and trainer
Grant Ainsley holds the record for appearances on the WW podcast with this, his third visit. We chatted about Bill C-18 and its impact on media in Canada, the state of journalism, the CFL, Twitter/X, UFOs, the US presidential election and more.
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71 - Julie Parker: Crisis communications and PR consultant
Julie Parker is the CEO of Julie Parker Communications, a US-based company that provides media training, communications guidance, public relations and social media strategy for CEOs, government agencies and non-profits.
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70 - Ron Tite: Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Church+State
Ron Tite is a best-selling author, speaker, producer and entrepreneur. He's served as an award-winning advertising writer and creative director for some of the world’s most respected brands, including Air France, Evian, Fidelity, Hershey, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Intel, Microsoft, Volvo and many...
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69 - Paul Romanuk: Play-by-play announcer, author and podcast host
If you live in Canada and you've ever watched a hockey game, you know the voice of today's guest. For more than 30 years, Paul Romanuk has worked in the media world, serving as an on-air host, play-by-play announcer, producer and executive producer. He's the author of the popular Hockey…
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68 - The Food Professor: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Who knew that in 2023, one of the hottest topics in the news would be groceries? Yet, here we are. And who better to speak with about this wide-ranging topic than a guy who calls himself The Food Professor? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois works in the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. He's...
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67 - Chris Rutkowski: Canada's foremost expert on UFOs
Chris Rutkowski is a science writer and communicator who has authored 10 books on the subject of UFOs. He's been studying UFO sightings and reports since the mid-1970s and is a wealth of information about the topic. He approaches ufology with a scientific background and through the lens of a...
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66 - Carol Levine: CEO and Co-Founder of energi PR Inc.
Carol Levine is the CEO and co-founder of energi PR, one of Canada's best-known public relations agencies with a focus on consumer health, lifestyle and medical science communications.
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65 - Donna Lindell: Communications pro and PR educator
This is my conversation with veteran corporate communications professional and public relations professor Donna Lindell.
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64 - Bill Walker: President of MidtownPR
Bill Walker has had an incredibly interesting career in the worlds of journalism, writing, public relations and crisis management. This is his first time on ANY podcast and I have to say he was a natural right out of the gate. In fact, if you like this interview, please send Bill a note and ask…
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63 - Keith Marnoch: Chief, Communications & Public Affairs at Bluewater Health
Keith Marnoch is a long-time corporate communications professional and is the newly appointed Chief of Communications and Public Affairs at Bluewater Health in Sarnia. We talked about the nuances of crisis management, the state of journalism and much more.
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62 - Queen Ann Hines: Memphis-based soul and R&B singer
In this episode, I'm pleased to be able to introduce you to the Queen. Queen Ann Hines is an R&B and soul singer based in Memphis. She's been singing for more than 60 years. She's worked with a long list of incredible singers and musicians over the years. And she has entertained countless…
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61 - Chloë Grande: Mental health blogger, writer and speaker
It's rare for people to speak publicly about their eating disorders. Chloë Grande, who has been in eating disorder recovery for more than a decade, made the difficult decision to share her experiences dealing with this deadly illness. She's now combining her skills as a professional communicator...
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60 - Katrina Clarke: Investigative journalist for The Winnipeg Free Press
This is my conversation with award-winning investigative journalist Katrina Clarke.
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59 - Molly McPherson: Host of the Indestructible PR podcast
This is Molly's second time on the podcast. We chatted about the PR aspects of the war in Ukraine, using TikTok for PR/communications purposes, we chopped up a few recent stories in the news and more.
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58 - Dr. Blair Feltmate: Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Dr. Blair Feltmate is the Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. This was a frank and eye-opening conversation about the current climate crisis and what can be done, both at the governmental and individual levels, to mitigate it. I hope you enjoy it.
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57 - Grant Ainsley: A conversation with one of Canada's top media trainers
This is Grant's second time on the podcast. We talked about some of our media training road stories, the state of journalism and we riffed about a few crisis management stories from recent headlines. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
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56 - Bruce Croxon: Investor, entrepreneur and former Dragon
Bruce Croxon is a lifelong entrepreneur, a co-founder of Round 13 Capital, a regular commentator on BNN and a former Dragon on CBC's 'Dragon's Den'.
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55 - Lee Aaron: Canadian rock music royalty
Lee Aaron is a Canadian music trailblazer whose career spans more than 40 years. Her classic 1989 album Body Rock is nearly triple platinum. She has recorded 15 studio albums covering rock, blues and jazz. In this interview, she talks about her relationship with her alter ego Lee Aaron (her real...
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54 - Elfi Schlegel: Champion gymnast, TV broadcaster and entrepreneur
Elfi Schlegel was one of the best gymnasts ever to come out of Canada. We chatted about her very successful career as a gymnast, what it meant to miss the 1980 Olympics because of the Canadian government boycott, her work as a TV broadcaster, the gymnastics centre she currently runs with her…
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53 - Loren Padelford: COO of Podium and former GM of Shopify Plus
Loren Padelford is the Chief Operating Officer of Podium. Previously, he spent seven years as the General Manager of Shopify Plus. We chatted about entrepreneurship, the impact of the pandemic on small businesses, lessons he's learned as a girl dad, his new position with Canadian company Podium,...
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52 - Allison Garber: A long overdue chat with the Nova Scotia-based communications pro
Ally Garber is a communications professional based in Nova Scotia. She's someone I've followed on Twitter for years and but this is the first time we've spoken. We talked about the communications profession, what it's been like operating her own business and the national conversation she started…
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51 - Jamie Johnson: The whisky episode
We're wrapping up 2021 with a conversation with Jamie Johnson, the brand ambassador for the best-selling whisky in the world. This episode is 75% chit chat and 25% professionally guided whisky tasting. If you're playing along at home, the four we will be tasting are:- Glenfiddich 15- Glenfiddich...
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50 - Les Weeks: A conversation with my father
For the 50th episode, I'm pleased to introduce you to my dad. It's taken a while to convince him to do a podcast episode but once we got rolling, he filled up nearly two hours of stories with ease. And there are still so many stories we didn't get to...so I'm already planning a Part 2 for…
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49 - Ken Connors: Reflections on a career in radio
This week I got to chat with Ken Connors, a longtime radio announcer from Montreal, Canada. We talked about how he got his start in radio, some of his most memorable interviews and much more.
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48 - Mohamad Fakih: The entrepreneur and philanthropist speaks about living a purposeful life
Mohamad Fakih came to Canada from war-torn Lebanon in 1999. He came to the country with next to nothing. More than two decades later, he has built several successful businesses but it's his prolific charitable work that has changed the lives of so many and set an example for even more. We spoke...
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47 - Jen Hartmann: Director of Strategic Public Relations and Social Media for John Deere
Jen Hartmann is the Director of Strategic Public Relations and Enterprise Social Media for the iconic John Deere brand. We chatted about her career in communications, the state of media relations, her advice for young communicators, her life-threatening experience with a brain tumour 10 years…
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46 - Erin Davis: A conversation with a broadcasting icon
Erin Davis spent nearly three decades with Toronto radio station CHFI, building an incredibly loyal audience as half of the Erin and Mike Morning Show. We chatted about her career, the devastating loss of her only child Lauren in 2015, what she's up to these days and more.
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45 - Dr. Terry Flynn: Looking at the past year through a communications lens
This is Terry's second appearance on the podcast. We chatted about how government and corporate leaders have fared over the past year from a communications standpoint, the state of journalism, some great stories from his decade working in Memphis and more.
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44 - Introducing Episode 1 of Reputation Town
Very pleased to introduce a new podcast I have created with longtime friend and communications expert John Perenack. Each week, we riff about stories in the news that have a reputation management angle to them. We also throw in a little off-topic banter to mix things up a bit. I'm just posting…
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43 - Michelle Hoad: CEO of the Medical Laboratory Professionals' Association of Ontario
Michelle Hoad is the CEO of the Medical Laboratory Professionals' Association of Ontario. We chatted about what it's been like for these key health care workers this past year, the 100+ media interviews Michelle has done in the past 12 months, her recent health scare that ended in some good news...
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42 - Noel Mack: Chief Brand Officer for Gymshark
Noel Mack is the Chief Brand Officer for Gymshark, one of the fastest-growing fitness apparel companies in the world. This is a company whose execs don't really do many podcasts so it was a tremendous honour to be able to speak with him for this one. We talked about how he got into the business,...
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41 - Mark Opauszky: Tech founder and CEO on his near-death battle with flesh-eating disease
One minute, Mark Opauszky was a high-flying Toronto tech CEO. Founder of a successful company. Great home life. Perfect Health. The next minute, he was fighting for his life in a New York hospital with an advanced case of flesh-eating disease. This was a great conversation with a man who's very...
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40 - Peter Neal: Co-founder of Neal Brothers Foods
In 1988, Peter and Chris Neal started making croutons in their parents' kitchen while in university. More than 33 years later, Neal Brothers Foods is a leading manufacturer and distributor of healthy snacks and a range of other foods and, most recently, their own brand of de-alc beer. We had a...
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39 - Steve Kee: Reflections on a career in corporate communications
Steve Kee is a Canadian communications icon. He headed communications for the Toronto Stock Exchange for two decades, spent another 10 years heading external comms at the Insurance Bureau of Canada and has been a lecturer, radio announcer and more. We had a great chat that touched on his career...
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38 - Jack Butcher: The founder of Visualize Value
Jack Butcher was a successful but burnt out co-owner of a small design agency with his wife Celia. The more business he won, the more of a grind it was. He thought there must be a smarter way. Inspired by the famous tweet storm by Naval Ravikant, he set out to transform their service business…
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37 - Alan Cross: The definitive Canadian curator and contextualizer of alternative rock
Alan Cross is the voice of a generation. Well…to be accurate…by this point, he’s the voice of at least a few generations. Alan has been a broadcaster for 40 years and while he’s done a ton of work throughout his career, he is best known as the host of the syndicated radio series The Ongoing…
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36 - Jay Baer: A conversation with the man behind the famous plaid suits
Jay Baer is one of the best marketing minds in North America. He's a bestselling author, a hall of fame keynote speaker, an emcee, podcast host, collector of tequila and much more. I really enjoyed this chat with Jay. I have known of him for years and enjoyed his books but this is the first time...
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35 - Molly McPherson: Crisis response in the digital age
Molly McPherson is a veteran communications, media relations and public relations expert from the Boston area. Her wheelhouse is the area of crisis response in the age of digital communications. She's also the host of the Confident Communications Podcast, which should be required listening for...
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34 - Clint Hill: Secret Service Agent from the JFK assassination
Clint Hill is best known for his role in the presidential motorcade during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Mr. Hill was a Secret Service agent at the time, in charge of protecting First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. During the assassination on Elm Street in Dallas,...
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33 - Mike Bullard: Reflections on a career in comedy and late-night TV
Mike Bullard has had a long career as a comedian and late-night TV talk show host in Canada. We had a conversation about his career, some of his influences, his most memorable guests and more.
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32 - Grant Ainsley: Life as a media trainer, the state of journalism and more
Grant Ainsley has spent the majority of his life in and around the media business. From his early days as a reporter in Alberta to becoming one of the top media training coaches in the country, we covered a lot of territory in this conversation. I've known about Grant for quite some time but this...
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31 - Lynne Everatt: How to improve your physical and mental health
Lynne is a wellness advocate and author with a massive following on LinkedIn. Her latest book is called: Acts of Friendship: 47 ways to recharge your life, make real connections and deepen your relationships. Some great tips in this podcast for improving your physical and mental health.
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