Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

A pair of young PR stars are guests on this week’s Beyond the Noise podcast, discussing AI, office attendance, navigating LinkedIn and more. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest communications and PR issues. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform. This week, we hear from Chris Maho, account manager at The Romans, and Holly Ryan, account director at...

What were the biggest lessons and talking points from Cannes Lions 2026? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest communications and PR issues. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform.  Joining this episode are PRWeek trio Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harrington (UK editor) and Siobhan Holt (deputy edit...

We put more of your confessions under the spotlight in the latest episode of PRWeek’s ‘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.  Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify ,...

Lord Heseltine tells the story of the birth of the European Space Agency. Why post-Apollo, when the US was spending £1.2 billion a year on space, the whole of Europe was spending just £200 million. Why the birth of ESA was driven by the self-interest of three major countries. Why the US general with a $29 billion budget for the Star Wars project wanted to invest in Heriot-Watt University in Edinbu...

In a Cannes Lions special, PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise speaks to communications professionals from Edelman, Burson and Smarts about this year’s Festival. Ahead of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which starts on Monday (22 June), PRWeek UK spoke to Edelman’s international chief creative officer, international, Kate Stanners, alongside Burson’s chief strategy officer, Eleanor Su...

‘If you’re talking about brand reputation, this World Cup is probably the most important comms and strategy campaign for nations and for an organisation (FIFA) that we’ve ever seen… and it’s fraught with dangers,’ says MSQ Sport & Entertainment’s co-founder Steve Martin, on a World Cup Special podcast by PRWeek. Speaking on the latest episode of Beyond the Noise, MSQ Sport & Entertainment co-found...

In a Pride Month special, PRWeek UK speaks to two prominent LGBTQ+ PR professionals on the comms industry’s progress, as well as analysing what ‘corporate pride’ looks like in 2026. Christina Peach, director at FleishmanHillard and head of comms for London Pride 2026, is our guest on this week’s podcast, alongside Josh Wheeler, founder of Be Broadcast PR and head of comms at InterComms, the networ...

Why do people in the space sector think they have a comms problem and yet the public at large think space is sexy? Should we stop evangelising about the technology that gets stuff into space rather than the core marketing message? After all, KFC is about the chicken not the trucks that deliver it. What are the leadership opportunities in the UK from launch in Scotland and what is the “environmenta...

Nils Leonard, co-founder of renowned ad agency Uncommon, is a guest on this week’s PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast episode – speaking alongside Randy Manicks, managing partner of the firm’s PR arm. The Uncommon leaders discuss how the firm’s PR, Culture & Influence practice – which launched in February – has performed so far. Leonard discusses how he caused a stir in the PR industry by setting out...

In each episode of the new podcast series Am I the PR A***hole? (AITPRA), PRWeek will read out your anonymous PR 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. This week’s confessions include: Purposely uploading unflattering images to a pres...

How should public affairs and political comms in the UK navigate political upheaval? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. This week’s episode of Beyond the Noise features Damion Potter, executive chairman, public affairs in the UK, at H/Advisors; Emily Fermor, partner at Hanbury Strategy and chair of the PRCA Public Affairs Professional Board; and Fraser Raleigh, MD, public affairs and government...

What does PRWeek’s UK Top 150 Consultancies project tell us about the agency world in 2026 and beyond? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform.  This week, PRWeek journalists Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harring...

PRWeek speaks to Sarah Lester, editor at Manchester Evening News (MEN), for the Future of the Media series.  Among other things, Lester discusses what stories work, and how that has shifted PR and media relations; the rise of fake ‘experts’; whether press releases are getting worse; the advantage of video content and social media channels for news; how MEN journalists use AI; misinformation i...

PRWeek speaks to Adam Leyland, editor-in-chief at The Grocer, for the Future of the Media series. Among other things, Leyland discusses PR and media relations; the grocery trade title's social media strategy; how journalists use AI; and how PR can help with the UK's HFSS (high in fat, salt, or sugar) legislation. Stay tuned for more interviews with editors, as part of the Future of the Media, whic...

The Apprentice contestant and PR specialist Lawrence Rosenberg and Andrew Bloch, the PR adviser to Lord Alan Sugar, are guests on this week’s PRWeek Beyond the Noise podcast episode. Lawrence Rosenberg discusses his background in communications and public affairs, as well as his experiences on the  BBC reality show The Apprentice . On the show, the public affairs professional was looking to i...

How can PR overcome its ageism problem? That’s the topic of PRWeek’s latest podcast. Joining us this week is Madeleine Weightman, co-founder of The Work Crowd, which co-produced a  recent study showing that comms is among the most-affected industries when it comes to age discrimination. Our other guest is Ginny Paton, founder and MD of Ready or Not and president of Women in PR, which has also...

What’s the secret to launching a comms agency in today’s market? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a closer look. This week’s Beyond the Noise episode features the founders of two new agencies:  Gerry Wisniewski  (pictured left) , founder and managing director of Catchfire , and  Fenella Grey  (pictured right) , co-founder of Hello Tomorrow . Beyond the Noise looks at some of the b...

PRWeek speaks to Natalie Evans, managing director of web editorial at LADbible, for the Future of the Media series. Among other things, Evans discusses what makes a good story for LADbible in 2026; becoming less reliant on Meta and Google’s algorithms; how LADbible is shedding its old stereotypes; co-creating content with brands; use of AI; and other advice for PR professionals. Stay tun...

How do we solve population pressure and climate crisis in space? How has GPS allowed us to provide 12% more food globally? How did the UK become a global leader in small satellite manufacture after the British Government said, “there’s no future for the UK satellite industry”? How did Elon Musk turn reusable rockets from science fiction to science fact in less than 20 years? What else are “Elon an...

PRWeek speaks to Christian May, editor-in-chief City A.M., for the Future of the Media series. Among other things, May discusses what stories work best for City AM and how that has changed; the rise of legal threats against media; print’s return; blurring lines between journalist and influencer; fake AI ‘experts’; whether press releases are getting worse; and the...

Executive profiling in the social-media age is the topic of this week’s Beyond the Noise podcast, considering the risks and rewards of having a ‘viral’ CEO. In the latest episode of Beyond the Noise, PRWeek deputy news editor Evie Barrett is joined by Katy Bloomfield, managing partner of PR at b2b comms agency Definition, and Jordan Greenaway, founder and chief executive of thought leadership PR a...

What did the Space-Comm Expo conference and exhibition tell us about connecting space and wider business? How does this manifest as tech connectivity in telecoms and why do farmers care about that? What did we learn about the benefits of extreme cold in manufacturing laboratories and why do pharmas care about that? How vulnerable are global logistics to the spoofing of navigation signals? And...

Creative bravery is the topic of PRWeek’s latest podcast. Joining PRWeek UK editor John Harrington this week are Ahalya Moxon, associate creative director at FleishmanHillard, and Shilpa Saul, partner at The Unmistakables. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favourite platform...

How is Reach, the publisher of The Mirror and the Daily Express, cracking down on fake AI ‘experts’? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Our guest on Beyond the Noise this week is David Higgerson, chief content officer at Reach. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or listen on your favourite...

PRWeek’s latest podcast examines how the PR industry in the UAE, and the wider Middle East, has been responding to the new crisis. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Spotify , or on your favourite platform. Our guest this week is Conrad Egbert, who is based in Dubai and leads the PRCA’s operations in th...