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When It Hits the Fan

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel take you behind the headlines and into the high-stakes world of power, influence and reputation as they unpack the PR playbook.

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan

Episodes (148 available)

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Lower Value Humans

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why words really matter, especially around job cuts.

27 May 2026

28 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Did Swatch PR Backfire?

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss if chaos is ever good PR.

20 May 2026

26 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Knowing When To Quit

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on the PR art of knowing when to resign.

13 May 2026

26 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, The King's Speech

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on why the King's speech to Congress was high-risk PR.

6 May 2026

27 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Trouble at the FBI

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel on how to fight claims of going missing in action.

29 Apr 2026

29 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Don't Panic!!!

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss how to keep the public calm in a crisis.

1 Apr 2026

29 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, When Poachers Turn Gatekeepers

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss crossing the great PR divide.

25 Mar 2026

29 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Can You Spin ChatGPT?

David Yelland and Lauren Beeching look at the secretive world of influencing the chatbots.

18 Mar 2026

22 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, A Gulf in Communications

David Yelland and Farzana Baduel look at the role of influencers during the war in Iran.

11 Mar 2026

27 mins

News imageWhen It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, The Generation Game

David Yelland and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty on the struggle to cut through to Gen Z.

4 Mar 2026

19 mins

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