When It Hits the Fan

When It Hits the Fan

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold.

When It Hits the Fan

Episodes (142 available)

When 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

When 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

When 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

When 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

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Friends: The One About PR

David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at the use of friends in reputational combat.

25 Feb 2026

25 mins

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Heart v Head PR

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss how to fight a PR battle in the face of raw emotion.

18 Feb 2026

31 mins

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Is the Office of PM Beyond PR?

David Yelland and Simon Lewis ask whether doing comms for any PM is now an impossible job.

11 Feb 2026

27 mins

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Are Andrew and Mandelson Beyond the Fan?

David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at reputational black holes.

4 Feb 2026

29 mins

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, Is the Beckham Brand in Jeopardy?

David Yelland and Simon Lewis look at how a family feud could be bad for family business.

28 Jan 2026

24 mins

When It Hits the Fan, When It Hits the Fan, A New Blueprint for PR

David Yelland and Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty look at how the rules of PR are changing.

21 Jan 2026

32 mins

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