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Communication Breakdown — 84 episodes
The AI Commencement
Of Maersk and Men
GameStop’s faceplant, Wells Fargo’s comeback
United plants a flag, IBM waves one
Chief Exposure Officer
Special Deliveries
Context is King
Spring Break Bonanza
Friendly skies vs. strong headwinds
Chalamet’s Choke, Daryl’s Splash
McMisfire
Iran, Earnings, and … TACOs?
Tariff Turnabout, Milan Meltdown
Silence & Subpoenas
The Outspoken Olympians
The Reputation Super Bowl
Minnesota CEOs miss the mark
Davos TACO, “Idiots” Feud
ICE paints a target on Target
New Year, New Challenges
Resisting Without Escalating: 2025 in Review
Susie Wiles’ star turn
He’s Back...
Costco targets tariffs, tech throws tantrum
Thanks for (saying) nothing
50 Ways to Botch Your Layoffs
Make Palantir Make Sense
PR in the Age of Rage
Toyota’s Truth-Telling, Shutdown Comms Playbook
Salesforce Majeur
Benioff's Unforced Error
Who Framed Bad Bunny
Signals and Noise
Kimmel’s back. Does Disney Have His Back?
The Sound of Silence
Narrative Contradiction
The Pepsi Challenge
Cracker Barrel’s Turn in the Barrel
Risky Business: Apologies, Silence, and Spin
So I Wanted To Show You Something
What Harvard Teaches Us (about dealing with Trump)
Thank You For Your Interest In Transparency
L’Affaire Astronomer
Elmo Hacked, Budgets Whacked, and Coke Sidetracked
Paging “Some Comms Person”
2025 First Half: Visibility, Values, and the Volume Dial
2025's First Half: Flatter, Fold or Fight
Strategic Fidgeting—When Everything’s Important, and Nothing’s Urgent
Why CEOs Are Still Silent
The Pride Sponsor Shuffle; Trump and Musk Go To War
United Pulls Back the Curtain; Harvard Stands Their Ground
Breaking Down the 2025 Axios Harris Poll Reputation Rankings
UnitedHealth Performs CEO Transplant
Target’s Post-Pivot Purgatory
Trade War Turmoil
Harvard Turns the Tables on Trump
The Trouble with Tariffs
First Thing We Do, Let’s [intimidate] All the Lawyers
Q2 Chaos and the 90 Day Review
Staring Down the Anti-Diversity Influencer
The Market Is Down
Of Course You Realize, This Means (trade) War!
Tesla
First-month Scorecards for Companies Under Trump
Ford Breaks Silence on Tariffs, Meta Breaks Decorum on Layoffs
Lessons from Beyoncé’s Grammy Wins
Diversity Critics Hit a Bullseye with Target
Inauguration Week — Comms Winners & Losers
Inside Starbucks’ Wildfire Relief Efforts
Meta’s MAGA “Tipping Point” - CES takes Las Vegas
Costco Stands Up To Diversity Critics
Best of Q4 2024
Attack of the Drones
UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Sends Shockwaves
Walmart's U-turn on DEI
JaGUar’s Roundly-Panned Rebrand
Trump II: Chaos Communications
Now What?
Bezos' No-Endorsements Brouhaha
McDonald’s: You Want Fries With That?
Kellogg’s, Crumbl, and Angry Customers
You Deserve a (Price) Break Today
The Headless Boar
Ford Quits the HRC Index