Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast

As of 2026, the UK space industry is a significant and strategic driver of the national economy, contributing over £19 billion in revenue and supporting tens of thousands of high-skilled jobs. Satellite-based services and data underpin roughly 18% of UK GDP, equivalent to approximately £454 billion of the wider economy. And the sector is growing exponentially. But this is just the tip of the icebe...

How should PR pros react to Reddit’s surge in popularity? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Joining the latest episode of Beyond the Noise are Paige Hiley, director of social at Golin; and Jo Bromilow, director of social and influence at MSL. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotify , or listen on your favour...

The shake-up of Omnicom’s PR agencies, and rumours that WPP could sell Burson, are examined in PRWeek’s latest podcast. 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. PRWeek journalists John Harrington (UK editor), Siobhan Holt (deputy editor) and Evie Barrett (deputy news editor...

Is this a watershed moment for public affairs? PRWeek UK’s latest podcast debates this question, following the increased scrutiny around ex-Labour politician Lord Peter Mandelson. Joining PRWeek’s Siobhan Holt on Beyond the Noise this week is Jon Gerlis, head of public relations and policy at the CIPR and Leon Cook, founder of Atticus Partners, who is an executive committee member on the PRCA’s pu...

Are companies really retreating from ESG, or is the discipline evolving? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. Joining the latest episode of Beyond the Noise are Sarita Shah, senior vice-president at Weber Shandwick; and Sarah Ogden, chief client officer for Europe at Zeno Group. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple ,...

How are PR agencies handling their finances? PRWeek UK’s latest podcast takes a look, following the release of the groundbreaking Companies House Files. Joining PRWeek’s John Harrington and Elena Lewis on Beyond the Noise this week is Esther Carder, partner at the accountancy firm Moore Kingston Smith. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download t...

What do freelancers want from PR employers? – PRWeek podcast PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast episode asks what freelancers want from PR employers. Joining the podcast this week are two experienced freelance PR professionals, Karolina Throssell and Kate Lam. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,  Sp...

PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast episode takes a closer look at recruitment trends in 2026. Joining the podcast this week, from specialist comms and PR recruitment agencies, are Rohan Shah, co-founder of Reuben Sinclair, and Christabel Hosking, a recruitment consultant at Latte. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via A...

What’s the secret to getting comms and messaging right around food in the post-HFSS world? PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast takes a look. Our guests this week are comms and food expert Mallika Basu, a strategy adviser at Blurred and author of the book, 'In Good Taste: What Shapes What We Eat and Drink – And Why It Matters' ; and Harvey Choat, MD of food and drink PR agency Nexus. Beyond the Noise...

What lies ahead for comms this year? PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast episode takes a look. Joining the podcast this week are Sarah Scholefield, group chief executive at Accordience, and Greg Jones, Europe CEO at Smarts. 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. Speaki...

PRWeek UK journalists pick some of the most significant stories of 2025, in the final episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast of this year. 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, John Harrington (UK editor), Evie Barrett (deputy news editor) and Eliza Wiredu (rep...

In the latest Beyond the Noise podcast, PRWeek UK shares advice and top tips on how to win an award in PR.  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. On this week’s episode, PRWeek UK deputy editor Siobhan Holt is joined by Melissa Clarke, senior events manager at Haymark...

How have press trips changed in recent years, and how can they be improved? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a look. The latest episode of Beyond the Noise features Grace Parker, senior partner at Finn Partners, and Heather Delaney, MD and founder of tech comms specialist Gallium Ventures. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via&n...

In the latest Beyond the Noise podcast, PRWeek chats to the nation’s PE teacher Joe Wicks and explores the state of influencer marketing, The Body Coach’s ‘Activate’ campaign, and the impact of HFSS regulation on brand campaigns. On this week’s episode, PRWeek UK deputy editor Siobhan Holt and deputy news editor Evie Barrett are joined by Joe Wicks, fitness coach, author and social media star; and...

The latest Beyond the Noise podcast explores progression and promotions for women in the industry. PRWeek news reporter Elizabeth Wiredu speaks with Clara Biu, head of consumer communications at Allwyn UK, and Laura Gillen, UK managing director at We. Communications, who share advice on how to get promoted. Both Biu and Gillen, are involved in this year's Mentoring Programme from Women in PR and P...

What do clients really want, and not want, from agencies? That’s the focus of the latest PRWeek podcast, featuring Angela Balakrishnan, executive director of strategic communications and public affairs at the Information Commissioner's Office. Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple , Spotif...

Christmas campaigns are under the spotlight in PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast.  Our guests are Greg Double, creative director at Burson, and Lora Martyr, executive creative director at Taylor Herring and St Marks Studios. 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...

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. On this week’s episode, PRWeek UK deputy editor Siobhan Holt is joined by two senior agency leaders – Graham Goodkind and Emily Morgan – to discuss the key factors behind agency longevity, focusing on profitability, agency cultu...

In the latest PRWeek podcast, non-executive directors Alison Clarke and Michael Murphy explain how to reposition a comms agency during difficult times. 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. On this week’s episode, PRWeek UK deputy editor Siobhan Holt is joine...

James Wright, global chairman of the Havas PR Network, global CEO of Havas Red, and Group CEO Havas ANZ, talks about business at the group in the latest PRWeek podcast. James Wright speaks to PRWeek UK deputy editor Siobhan Holt in the latest episode of Beyond the Noise. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via  Apple ,&nbs...

What do the winners of the PRWeek UK Awards 2025 tell us about the big trends in the sector? 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. In today’s episode, PRWeek journalists Danny Rogers (editor-in-chief), John Harrington (UK editor) and...

What more can comms professionals do to help stem growing antisemitism? And why aren’t more speaking out? PRWeek UK’s latest podcast looks at the issues. Joining a special edition of Beyond the Noise are three agency leaders who are Jewish: David Fraser, founder of Ready10 and Ready Media Group; Mandy Sharp, CEO of Tin Man Communications; and Barry Frankfurt, MD of Creative & Commercial. Beyond th...

PR’s pay gaps, and its DEI efforts in general, are under the spotlight in PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast. It follows the publication this week of the latest Pay Gaps Report from PRWeek and People Like Us, which sees agencies reveal their gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Click here to read the PRWeek Pay Gaps Report Our guests are People Like Us co-founder Sheeraz Gulsher and the bosses of...

The latest Beyond the Noise podcast looks at diversity and inclusion for black PR and communications professionals in the industry.  In this episode, guests have an open conversation about diversity in the industry as UK Black History Month (October) begins. Joining PRWeek’s reporter Elizabeth Wiredu are Kamiqua Lake, founder and chief executive of Coldr; Ronke Lawal, PR and communications co...

Alex Perry, head of growth at The Romans, and Yvonne Maher, chief growth officer for EMEA at Cognito, are the guests on this week’s Beyond the Noise podcast. How can a UK-based PR agency successfully expand its operations across the globe? PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast delves into the topic, looking at the reasons for opening more offices, and which regions are currently booming. Beyond...