The Grayling Media Podcast

Wales has just delivered one of its most seismic electoral results in a generation – and the implications stretch far beyond the Senedd. In this special election episode of ⁠The Grayling Media Podcast⁠, host Siân Jones, Director of Grayling Cymru, is joined by Louis O’Geran, Senior Associate at More in Common, and Stewart Owadally, Campaigns and PoliticsDirector at Grayling, to deliver a sharp, un...

"Gradually, then suddenly" was how one of the characters from Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises described the oncoming of bankruptcy. That was also how it felt watching Welsh Labour succumb to its first electoral defeat in a century last week. It was a defeat that had been coming for some time, but when it came it was still a shock. The result has changed the fundamentals of Welsh politics as...

Wales has delivered its most dramatic electoral shift in a generation. Plaid Cymru are in power, Labour are reeling and Reform have arrived. But what really happened and why - and what comes next? Siân Jones sits down with More in Common’s Louis O’Geran and Stewart Owadally for a deep dive into the result and the reckoning.

The Grayling Media Podcast explores how today’s media is reshaping the world of communications and what it takes to thrive within it. From newsroom dynamics and AI-driven storytelling to crisis response, leadership and representation, each episode offers insider insight from the journalists, editors, influencers and industry leaders shaping the headlines. We uncover what makes a story resonate, ho...

Wales has just delivered one of its most seismic electoral results in a generation – and the implications stretch far beyond the Senedd. In this special election episode of ⁠The Grayling Media Podcast⁠, host Siân Jones, Director of Grayling Cymru, is joined by Louis O’Geran, Senior Associate at More in Common, and Stewart Owadally, Campaigns and PoliticsDirector at Grayling, to deliver a sharp, un...

In this episode of the Grayling Media Podcast, we explore the forces reshaping today’s media landscape through the lens of LGBTQ+ communications. Ashley Daly, Head of Grayling Media is joined by Ben Cooper, Grindr’s Director of Consumer Comms and Marcus Wratten, Senior Entertainment Reporter at PinkNews, to unpack how increasing political polarisation, shifting media priorities and DEI backlash ar...

In this episode of the PRCA Fuse Podcast with Adrian Ma, Heather Blundell, UK CEO of Grayling - and one of the youngest leaders of a top UK PR agency - shares the unfiltered story behind her rapid rise, the risks she almost didn’t take, and what leadership really looks like behind the scenes. Heather talks about hustle, imposter syndrome, motherhood, and the moments that can change your career for...

In this special end-of-year episode of the Grayling Media Podcast, Heather Blundell (UK CEO, Grayling) is joined by Alex Goss (Head of News, The Sun) and Darren McCaffrey (Sky News) to review the defining media, political and cultural moments of 2025. Together, they discuss: The BBC’s crisis and the future of public service broadcasting The stories that truly ignited public anger The Budget fallou...

Women’s football and the creative industries might seem worlds apart, but for young people trying to break in, the challenges are surprisingly similar: limited access, narrownetworks, and few visible role models. In this episode, former England footballer and founder of The Rachel Yankey Foundation, Rachel Yankey, joins Luca Hussain, Head of Programmes and Impact at Creative Mentor Network, and Gr...

Grayling’s latest podcast dives into the regional media findings of our Truth, Trust and Tribes in a New Media Age report, produced in partnership with More In Common. Join panellists Rob Parsons (Executive Editor forLocal Democracy Reporting Service at Reach Plc), Alex Turner (Joint Managing Director of The Business Desk) and Katie Eborall (Director and Head of North at Grayling) as they unpack h...

Is truth losing its appeal? Building on our inaugural 2024 report, Grayling’s 2025 edition – Truth, Trust and Tribes in a New Media Age – delves deeper into how power, politics, and Britain’s evolving relationship with truth are reshaping today’s media landscape. Grayling's UK CEO Heather Blundell joins Sam McAlister – former Newsnight producer behind the Prince Andrew interview and author of Scoo...

Heather Blundell (CEO, Grayling UK) and James Clothier (Head of Crisis, Grayling UK) joined Phillip Grindell to discuss how reputation management has become essential protection. Key insights: Most crisis failures stem from human behaviour under pressure, not poor messaging. Female executives face different reputation attacks requiring specific strategies. Social media breaks stories before tradit...

In this episode of the Grayling Media podcast, we explore one of the most pressing and complex issues facing Britain today: the impact of smartphones and social media on younger generations — particularly Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Host Tanya Joseph is joined by Anna McShane, Director and Founder of The New Britain Project, and Neil Kleiner, Managing Director of social-first agency Movement, to unpack n...

🎧NEW EPISODE: Listen to Grayling's sharp analysis of the Spring Statement with a brilliant line-up of political and economic experts.  Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor of The Times, and Grayling's Senior Advisers, John Lehal and Tanya Joseph, debate the impact and significance of the statement, and what it means for the country - including the challenges aheadamidst continued economic uncertainty. ...

Did you know that at the current rate, women won’t reach pay parity with men until 2158? Or that 40% of countries have seen gender equality stagnate or even reverse since 2018? The truth is, we’re far from achieving true gender equality, and in some ways, we're moving backwards. Join Lucie Cave, Chief Creative Officer at Bauer Media and Entertainment Editor at ITV, Rebecca Holman, Digital Director...

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Kicking off 2025, Grayling has unveiled its 2025 trendsreport: Creating Advantage in an Uncertain World, featuring insights from business leaders. In the first Vantage Point podcast of the year, Lucy Siegle, leading environmental journalist and Harry Wallop, award-winning consumer journalist join Heather Blundell, Grayling UK CEO to discuss key themes from the report. They dive into the shifting m...

As we approach the end of 2024, join Grayling's UK CEO, Heather Blundell for a wide-ranging review of the news and media moments of the year, with Alex Goss, Head of News at The Sun. From shocking scandals to heart-warming stories and the moments that have captured the world, Alex crowns his winners and sinners of 2024, taking in the agenda-setting probe into shamed BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, Tru...

In the latest episode of the Vantage Point podcast, Arne Mosselman, founder of generative AI consultancy Ainigma and Chief Innovation Officer at Grayling, Nathan Kemp discuss the promise and pitfalls of Generative AI in Communications with Grayling's senior counsel, Scott Langham. The trio consider how AI is reshaping creative processes and content consumption, the opportunities for unleashing AI’...

In Nicky Morgan’s final episode of 2024 as host of the Vantage Point political podcast by Grayling, she speaks once more with Bill Simmons, Managing Director of Dutko Government Relations, on the day President Trump was re-elected. Assessing the mood of the nation in the immediate aftermath of the result, Nicky and Bill talk through the key topics which led to a Republican victory, Trump’s priorit...

In the latest episode of Vantage Point, Tanya Joseph, member of Grayling's Strategic Advisory Board, speaks with Annisha Taylor, Head of DE&I at the BBC, and André Spence, social entrepreneur and founder of Global Purpose Enterprise. Both share their journeys and insights on diversity, equity, inclusion, with Annisha talking about her inspiring career at the BBC and the pivotal role DE&I plays in...

In Nicky Morgan’s latest episode as host of the Vantage Point political podcast by Grayling, she sits down with journalist and broadcaster Anne Robinson. Known worldwide for her acerbic wit, Anne famously hosted The Weakest Link in the UK and the US and was the first ever woman to regularly edit a national newspaper, the Daily Mirror. Looking back on Anne’s career to date, the discussion takes in...

In Nicky Morgan’s latest episode as host of the Vantage Point political podcast by Grayling, she speaks with Bill Simmons, Managing Director of Dutko Government Relations. With the first televised Presidential debate looming, Bill and Nicky consider whether Donald Trump has been wrongfooted by Kamala Harris’ nomination, dissect all-important campaign fundraising and weigh up the significance or ot...

Introducing Grayling Media, our new integrated media relations and intelligence unit. We are a new media powerhouse built for a new media world, to deliver all the earned coverage and cut-through our clients need. Led by a team of more than 30 media experts, publicists, former journalists and creatives, we are proud to call ourselves the UK’s most connected media team. What’s more, we are backed b...