38 Episodes

  1. Strategic Fidgeting—When Everything’s Important, and Nothing’s Urgent

    Published: 6/20/2025
  2. Why CEOs Are Still Silent

    Published: 6/13/2025
  3. The Pride Sponsor Shuffle; Trump and Musk Go To War

    Published: 6/6/2025
  4. United Pulls Back the Curtain; Harvard Stands Their Ground

    Published: 5/30/2025
  5. Breaking Down the 2025 Axios Harris Poll Reputation Rankings

    Published: 5/23/2025
  6. UnitedHealth Performs CEO Transplant

    Published: 5/16/2025
  7. Target’s Post-Pivot Purgatory

    Published: 5/9/2025
  8. Trade War Turmoil

    Published: 5/2/2025
  9. Harvard Turns the Tables on Trump

    Published: 4/25/2025
  10. The Trouble with Tariffs

    Published: 4/11/2025
  11. First Thing We Do, Let’s [intimidate] All the Lawyers

    Published: 4/4/2025
  12. Q2 Chaos and the 90 Day Review

    Published: 3/28/2025
  13. Staring Down the Anti-Diversity Influencer

    Published: 3/21/2025
  14. The Market Is Down

    Published: 3/14/2025
  15. Of Course You Realize, This Means (trade) War!

    Published: 3/7/2025
  16. Tesla

    Published: 2/28/2025
  17. First-month Scorecards for Companies Under Trump

    Published: 2/21/2025
  18. Ford Breaks Silence on Tariffs, Meta Breaks Decorum on Layoffs

    Published: 2/14/2025
  19. Lessons from Beyoncé’s Grammy Wins

    Published: 2/7/2025
  20. Diversity Critics Hit a Bullseye with Target

    Published: 1/31/2025

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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.