My guest this week is Mary Beth West, a PR professional with 30 years of experience helping organizations and leaders tell stories. We chatted about the impending US presidential election, the state of journalism and the battle she is waging to advance ethics, both in the business world and in the PR profession.

Sean Kelly is a Canadian musician living in Toronto. He's played with a long list of bands, including Lee Aaron, Coney Hatch, Nelly Furtado, Helix, Honeymoon Suite and his own band, Crash Kelly, to name just a few. He's also a published author, his most recent book titled, Don't Call it Hair Metal. He's also appeared in several musical productions, including Rock of Ages. Sean also teaches high-school in Toronto. We talked about growing up in northern Ontario, some of the memorable stories from his career, balancing his teaching and music careers and the merits of hard work. Hope you enjoy this episode.

My guest today is Simon Dingley, an accomplished Canadian journalist who told thousands of stories to audiences across the country over 43 years. We talked about memorable moments from his career, the state of journalism today, what makes a great question during an interview, his work on stories including the Montreal Massacre and more. Hope you enjoy this conversation and thanks for listening.

Ted Griffith has more than 40 years of high-level experience in communications and public affairs. He's also a published crime author. His latest book is in the non-fiction realm but is no less scary. It's a deep dive into lies, misinformation and propaganda, why we should fear it and what we can do to protect ourselves.

This week I got to speak with PR industry veteran Bob Pickard. This is his second time on the podcast. We chatted about a long list of topics, including AI's impact on communications, the upcoming US election, the rising importance of China-Western geopolitics and his own experience working in Beijing to name just a few.

Anne Marie Aikins is a long-time communications pro and media relations strategist. She's the kind of communications leader you want to have in your corner both in the good time and the bad. We talked about the state of journalism, media training techniques used by the pros, advice for young people getting into communications and much more.

Grant Ainsley holds the record for appearances on the WW podcast with this, his third visit. We chatted about Bill C-18 and its impact on media in Canada, the state of journalism, the CFL, Twitter/X, UFOs, the US presidential election and more.