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Welcome to Reputation Town! Pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable and join two long-time corporate communications pros (John Perenack and Warren Weeks) as we riff about issues/crisis management, media relations and all of the things that impact corporate reputations.
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![Biden's downward spiral, TTC's weak response to murder, Paul Maurice's great speech, Al Michaels' goes A.I.](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
This week, John and Warren chop up a few stories, including Paul Maurice's touching speech moments after winning the Stanley Cup, the TTC's inadequate response to a recent stabbing murder at Jane Station in Toronto and veteran broadcaster Al Michaels approves an artificial intelligence version of his voice to be used at the upcoming Olympics. We end this episode with a discussion of Joe Biden's dismal performance at the recent Presidential Debate, how his cognitive decline has been (mis)handled by much of the mainstream media and what does this all mean with four months until the US elections.
![Trump verdict, KateWatch, American Airlines blames 9-yr-old victim, study links crisis comms to stock price](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
This week, Warren and John talk about stories including the Donald Trump guilty verdict, the continuing absence of Kate Middleton and Kensington Palace's curious handling of the situation, Shoppers Drug Mart posts a job ad looking for people to work for free, a US study tries to link crisis response to companies' stock price and Boston Pizza's curious creative choice for its TV ad during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode!
![Leafs fire Keefe, Cdn army's minecraft logo, university protests and Galen blames the customers](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
This week, we break down some of the more recent PR stories in the news, including the Toronto Maple Leafs parting ways with their coach (and his video farewell), one of the Leafs players compares his teammates to 'gods', the Canadian army declares war on good design, the handling of the university protests and Galen Weston thinks customers are 'misguided' in their criticism of the Loblaw brand amid high grocery prices.
![Maryland bridge disaster, the Huberman hit piece, cops vs LEGO, MLB, Marineland and Princess Kate](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
This week, John and Warren discuss numerous PR-related stories in the news, including the comms around the Maryland bridge disaster, the reputational implications of the New York Magazine hit piece on YouTube neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, a California police department that got under the skin of the makers of LEGO, MLB's alleged gambling crisis, rumours swirling around the impending closure of Marineland and the continuing scrutiny around Kensington Palace's PR practices.
![Dr. Terry Flynn joins us to break down the comms around KateGate and other PR stories of the week](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
This week, we're joined by PR legend Dr. Terry Flynn, Graduate Director and Associate Professor for the Master of Communications Management Program at McMaster University. The anchor story of this week is the ongoing KateGate situation, which is the last story of the pod. Other stories we talk about this week include the dangers of over-media training your spokespeople, Toronto Police's advice to homeowners to leave their car keys by the front door to give easier access to car thieves, TikTok's lobbying initiative that backfired, Molson's great PR move to profile women's names on hockey jerseys and Ron MacLean trying to salvage his reputation/friendship with Don Cherry. Hope you enjoy this episode!
![Brad Ross joins us to discuss Google's woke AI, Shane Gillis on SNL, Arizona Coyotes and more](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
This week, we're pumped to have communications veteran Brad Ross join the pod. Brad was the communications face of the Toronto Transit Commission for a decade and then the Chief Communications Officer for the City of Toronto. He's recently started his own communications business and he joined us this week to chop up stories including MLSE's security snafu, Shane Gillis hosting SNL, the NHLer cut by the Arizona Coyotes following a troubling social media post, Google's woke AI platform, a workplace podcaster who got into hot water and more.
![Boeing, Kyte Baby, Cloudflare, Bill Ackman vs Business Insider and Trudeau's vacation](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
For the first episode of 2024, we are very happy to be joined by a special guest: US-based crisis and PR expert Molly McPherson. In this episode, the panel does a deep dive into some of the more compelling issues, crisis and reputation stories in the news recently, including Boeing's lingering safety woes, the viral HR stories from Kyte Baby and Cloudflare, the ongoing war between Bill Ackman and Business Insider and the ethcis controversy around Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent vacation. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode!
![CBC layoffs, Ivy league weasels, Sports Illustrated’s AI crisis and the Chicago Blackhawks](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
This week, John and Warren look at some of the recent PR stories in the news, including the speculation of CBC paying bonuses to execs despite laying off 10% of its workforce, the abysmal testimony of three ivy league university presidents earlier this week, Sports Illustrated gets busted using fake/AI personas and some final thoughts on the Chicago Blackhawks/Corey Perry situation.
![Texas A&M fires coach, Bud Light in bed with the UFC, a reneging sportscaster and Mr. Beast](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
In this episode, John and Warren ramble on about a few recent stories, including the massive severance package to Texas A&M's outgoing football coach, a sports radio personality who made a bold promise on-air only to back out of it, the off-duty pilot who tried to crash a plane full of people, Bud Light's hail Mary partnership with the UFC and two stories about Mr. Beast one in which he's suing the company behind his Mr. Beast Burger and the other where he's getting some hate for building 100 wells in Africa. We hope you enjoy this episode and if there's a story you'd like us to cover, be sure to send us a note. Thanks for listening.
![Buddy Guy, plane lady update, Trump & Tucker and ’bad apples’ in journalism](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7137725/REPUTATION_TOWNb6rtb_300x300.png)
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Buddy Guy, plane lady update, Trump & Tucker and ’bad apples’ in journalism
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
In this episode, John and Warren ramble about the new contract the Maple Leafs signed with Auston Matthews, how to create a legacy in the style of Buddy Guy, the latest social media posts from Tiffany Gomas (the plane lady) and the strategy behind Donald Trump's sit-down with Tucker Carlson. The podcast wraps up with a discussion about working with reporters and what preparations spokespeople can take to prepare for the admittedly small percentage of journalists who might be a tad unethical or unprofessional.