When It Hits the Fan

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China's meme warfare, rats and rockets

4/23/2025 • 29 min

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss the global battle for hearts, minds and reputations between the US and China. Following JD Vance calling the people of China peasants, how far is China's retaliatory social media PR strategy seeking to embarrass America, or is the United States damaging its own reputation all by itself? Plus - Birmingham's rat problem, Sign… Play episode

Quick Wins: How to avoid being typecast
Quick Wins: How to deal with redundancies
The truth about ‘no comment,’ managing expectations and cost-effective PR
Heathrow special: inside the crisis
Thames Water’s PR gamble, Tesla backlash and William’s Villa in The Sun
Carney’s Canada v Trump, Abrdn’s U-turn and Ambassador Suzuki
Trump, Zelensky, the King and Mummy Pig
PR in the disinformation bubble, Mandelson’s doorstep and breaking cover
BP’s PR battle, Jamie Dimon’s rant, and two men and a baby
Inside the woke war room, puff quote PR and WhatsApp comms
Rachel Reeves’ PR pivot, how to talk to Trump and Bill Gates’ memoir
Inside the Sun's historic apology to Prince Harry
Power and influence in the (medieval) court of Trump
California in crisis and is the UK running out of gas?
Quick Wins: How to quit a new job
Quick Wins: How to use storytelling
Quick Wins: How to recover from embarrassment
2024: the big ideas that shaped our year
Quick Wins: Office Parties
Murdoch loses 'succession’ battle, killing of a US CEO and why tycoons get…
Gregg Wallace, ‘casting doubt’ PR and Ed Davey’s Christmas single
Jaguar’s rebrand, John Prescott and Meet the Rees-Moggs
Has business lost the argument? X versus Bluesky, and Coleen’s jungle PR
Why Trump means boom times for PR, and a Rivals spat
Telling the truth, being on TV and the best PR comebacks
Inside prestige PR, Starbucks and a cheese heist
Could PR have helped Liam Payne?, Thomas Tuchel and the Trump biopic
Kamala Harris, Man City v the Premier League and LinkedIn
Why Keir needs Bikeshed PR, Strictly’s tabloid battle and Undo Send!
Ozempic, Phillip Schofield and PR on screen
Al Fayed revelations, and the Murdoch succession battle
BBC in crisis, laughing at Trump and the elephant in the room
Kate’s video and Labour PR in power
Quick Wins: How to Lead
Quick Wins: How to Deal with Online Abuse
When It Hits The Fan x Today Podcast Summer special: Is journalism in cris…
Quick Wins: How to Deal with Backstabbers
Quick Wins: How to Get Ahead When You're Shy
Quick Wins: The Nine Circles of Media Hell
Quick Wins: How to break unwelcome news
Trump shooting, Biden and loser PR
Can Keir kill spin?
Positive campaigning, how to deal with disappointment and why PR loves Wim…
When It Hits The Fan x The Today Podcast x Newscast
Taylor Swift’s PR stardust, the Putin effect and Southgate’s pundit problem
Can Starmer do PR?, the Green Party and being Taylor Swift's ex
Sunak's D-Day blunder, is Farage using dog whistles?, and Mike Lynch
Private school PR, Lib Dem tactics and Trump's conviction
General Election PR strategy and the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

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