Communication Breakdown
A podcast by OCR Network - Fridays
38 Episodes
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Strategic Fidgeting—When Everything’s Important, and Nothing’s Urgent
Published: 6/20/2025 -
Why CEOs Are Still Silent
Published: 6/13/2025 -
The Pride Sponsor Shuffle; Trump and Musk Go To War
Published: 6/6/2025 -
United Pulls Back the Curtain; Harvard Stands Their Ground
Published: 5/30/2025 -
Breaking Down the 2025 Axios Harris Poll Reputation Rankings
Published: 5/23/2025 -
UnitedHealth Performs CEO Transplant
Published: 5/16/2025 -
Target’s Post-Pivot Purgatory
Published: 5/9/2025 -
Trade War Turmoil
Published: 5/2/2025 -
Harvard Turns the Tables on Trump
Published: 4/25/2025 -
The Trouble with Tariffs
Published: 4/11/2025 -
First Thing We Do, Let’s [intimidate] All the Lawyers
Published: 4/4/2025 -
Q2 Chaos and the 90 Day Review
Published: 3/28/2025 -
Staring Down the Anti-Diversity Influencer
Published: 3/21/2025 -
The Market Is Down
Published: 3/14/2025 -
Of Course You Realize, This Means (trade) War!
Published: 3/7/2025 -
Tesla
Published: 2/28/2025 -
First-month Scorecards for Companies Under Trump
Published: 2/21/2025 -
Ford Breaks Silence on Tariffs, Meta Breaks Decorum on Layoffs
Published: 2/14/2025 -
Lessons from Beyoncé’s Grammy Wins
Published: 2/7/2025 -
Diversity Critics Hit a Bullseye with Target
Published: 1/31/2025
Communication Breakdown is a postgame show for PR pros. In each episode, hosts Craig Carroll (fmr. USC Annenberg, UNC Chapel Hill) and Steve Dowling (fmr. OpenAI, Apple) discuss the strategies and tactics companies are using in high-visibility crises and PR initiatives, giving listeners unique insight into how key decisions are made.The podcast offers two unique perspectives on communications theory and practice, drawing on Craig’s teaching and research at top universities around the globe and Steve’s two decades of experience as a comms leader at some of the world’s most influential companies. Whether you're a PR professional, marketing executive, or just curious about how companies make key communications decisions, you'll find these discussions insightful and valuable.