Too Old for Public Relations? Why Age is Still the Industry’s Blind Spot
It doesn’t matter whether you’re 25 or 55. If you speak and people listen politely but not seriously, it hurts. Too young to be trusted. Too old to be creative. The message lands the same way. You ...
13 Jan 21min
The Capture of Maduro… Arrest or Act of War?
A headline-grabbing raid, a revolution-in-the-making, and a “beige” prime minister walk into the attention economy… who wins the story? Farzana and Doug unpack three global flashpoints through a PR ...
9 Jan 17min
Public Relations… Ten Years in the Future
This is a special audio time-jump episode. It’s an immersive journey ten years into the future to explore how public relations has managed three of the biggest challenges: the rapid rise of AI, the di...
6 Jan 22min
Is Iran’s Regime Really Listening? Or Just Buying Time?
What happens when protests shake a regime built on control, not consent? We look at Iran’s largest wave of unrest since 2022. Fueled by economic collapse and skyrocketing inflation, the protests are ...
2 Jan 17min
Should Public Relations be Regulated?
Public relations shapes what people believe, how communities respond, and which ideas earn trust. It influences elections, corporate crises, government decisions, reputations, and public sentiment. Y...
30 Dec 202523min
Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines… What the World Misses
What happens when war, resilience, and optimism collide on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean? In this special Boxing Day episode of The Week UnSpun, David Gallagher is off so Doug Downs and Farzana B...
26 Dec 202521min
The Stories and Strategies Podcast Trailer
This is not just one podcast. It’s a feed with two. First is Stories and Strategies with Curzon Public Relations. A weekly show hosted by Doug Downs and Farzana Baduel. Every Tuesday, we tackle the...
24 Dec 20251min
Grief is a Communications Challenge… Not an HR Process
What do you say when there’s nothing to say? Most workplaces think they handle grief through policy, a few days of bereavement leave, a checklist, and a quiet expectation that people will return “read...
23 Dec 202524min
