In an interview episode, I talk to Marg Joiner, an independent government relations consultant from New Zealand.

We talked about Marg's route into public affairs and her wide ranging experience including her experience in mediation and conflict resolution.

More details about the book that Marg contributed to, and her chapter on public affairs in New Zealand, can be found here.

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Thanks to my editor Callums World.

In an interview episode, I talk to Daniel Rice, Director at 5654, and Sam Cooper, Managing Director at MessageSpace.

As well as learning more about Daniel and Sam and their paths into public affairs and political communication, we focused on the findings of their recent joint report, "Influence and Information: Media Habits of Westminster."

You can access the report by clicking here.

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In an interview episode, I talk to Richard Gard, Director and Head of External and Government Affairs Africa, Middle East, Europe, India, Oceania at Nissan Motor Corporation.

We talk about his background and how he got into public affairs, how he leads a small team covering such a huge region, his use of agency support, how the work of agencies has evolved over the past 10-15 years and how he manages to keep track of so many markets and balance the pressures on his time.

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In an interview episode, I talk to Robert Magyar, Head of Healthcare, APAC at Weber Shandwick.

We talk about his background and how he got into public affairs, his experience of public affairs and lobbying across Asia and, in particular, China, and how his experience of running a consultancy.

More details about the book that Robert contributed to, and his chapter on public affairs in China, can be found here.

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In an interview episode, I talk to Matt Day, Head of Government Relations, UK & Ireland.

We talk about his background and how he got into public affairs, his experience of working for in consultancy and in-house roles, and how he sees the profession developing in the future.

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In an interview episode, I talk to John Johnston, author of the weekly London Influence email for Politico which covers campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the U.K.

We talk about his background and how he got into journalism, how he has found navigating the industry, and trends for 2025.

There is also mention of the current consultation on the PRCA's Public Affairs Code. You can read details here.

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In an interview episode, I talk to Doug Pinkham, President of the Public Affairs Council.

We talk about the importance of public affairs, its role in reputation management, how the industry has changed and what we can expect from the future. We also couldn't avoid talking about the forthcoming US Presidential election!

This episode was recorded before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and the withdrawal of President Biden from the Democratic nomination.

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In an interview episode, I talk to Zoe Cohen, a highly experienced board-level director and Master Coach.

We talk about the importance of taking action to save the planet, climate communications, her activism and work with Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil.

This episode was recorded before the recent UK General Election and *WARNING* it does contain some swearing.

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Zoe has kindly provided some links and reading materials for us as well.