The Warren Weeks Show

Anne Marie Aikins is a long-time communications pro and media relations strategist. She's the kind of communications leader you want to have in your corner both in the good time and the bad. We talked about the state of journalism, media training techniques used by the pros, advice for young people getting into communications and much more.

Grant Ainsley holds the record for appearances on the WW podcast with this, his third visit. We chatted about Bill C-18 and its impact on media in Canada, the state of journalism, the CFL, Twitter/X, UFOs, the US presidential election and more.

Julie Parker is the CEO of Julie Parker Communications, a US-based company that provides media training, communications guidance, public relations and social media strategy for CEOs, government agencies and non-profits.

Ron Tite is a best-selling author, speaker, producer and entrepreneur. He's served as an award-winning advertising writer and creative director for some of the world’s most respected brands, including Air France, Evian, Fidelity, Hershey, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Intel, Microsoft, Volvo and many others. He is founder of Church+State, host and executive producer of the hit podcast, “The Coup”, and publisher of This is That Travel Guide to Canada – a best-selling and award-winning satirical book.

If you live in Canada and you've ever watched a hockey game, you know the voice of today's guest. For more than 30 years, Paul Romanuk has worked in the media world, serving as an on-air host, play-by-play announcer, producer and executive producer. He's the author of the popular Hockey Superstars series of children's books and he's the host of an award-winning podcast that explores the music of the Beatles through the eyes and ears of prominent Canadian musicians.

Who knew that in 2023, one of the hottest topics in the news would be groceries? Yet, here we are. And who better to speak with about this wide-ranging topic than a guy who calls himself The Food Professor? Dr. Sylvain Charlebois works in the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. He's also the host of the popular Food Professor Podcast. We talked about the state of grocery prices, avian flu, lab-grown meat and much more.

Chris Rutkowski is a science writer and communicator who has authored 10 books on the subject of UFOs. He's been studying UFO sightings and reports since the mid-1970s and is a wealth of information about the topic. He approaches ufology with a scientific background and through the lens of a skeptic. The result was a great conversation about the history of UFO sightings in Canada. Hope you enjoy this interview.

Carol Levine is the CEO and co-founder of energi PR, one of Canada's best-known public relations agencies with a focus on consumer health, lifestyle and medical science communications.

This is my conversation with veteran corporate communications professional and public relations professor Donna Lindell.

Bill Walker has had an incredibly interesting career in the worlds of journalism, writing, public relations and crisis management. This is his first time on ANY podcast and I have to say he was a natural right out of the gate. In fact, if you like this interview, please send Bill a note and ask him to start a podcast of his own. I know I would be the first person to subscribe. There are lots of great stories and insights here, especially for those of you working in the world of corporate communications. I hope you enjoy it!

Keith Marnoch is a long-time corporate communications professional and is the newly appointed Chief of Communications and Public Affairs at Bluewater Health in Sarnia. We talked about the nuances of crisis management, the state of journalism and much more.

In this episode, I'm pleased to be able to introduce you to the Queen. Queen Ann Hines is an R&B and soul singer based in Memphis. She's been singing for more than 60 years. She's worked with a long list of incredible singers and musicians over the years. And she has entertained countless audiences with her beautiful voice. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

It's rare for people to speak publicly about their eating disorders. Chloë Grande, who has been in eating disorder recovery for more than a decade, made the difficult decision to share her experiences dealing with this deadly illness. She's now combining her skills as a professional communicator with her advocacy work in the mental health space. This was an eye-opening conversation with someone who is doing some potentially life-saving work.

This is my conversation with award-winning investigative journalist Katrina Clarke.

This is Molly's second time on the podcast. We chatted about the PR aspects of the war in Ukraine, using TikTok for PR/communications purposes, we chopped up a few recent stories in the news and more.

Dr. Blair Feltmate is the Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. This was a frank and eye-opening conversation about the current climate crisis and what can be done, both at the governmental and individual levels, to mitigate it. I hope you enjoy it.

This is Grant's second time on the podcast. We talked about some of our media training road stories, the state of journalism and we riffed about a few crisis management stories from recent headlines. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Bruce Croxon is a lifelong entrepreneur, a co-founder of Round 13 Capital, a regular commentator on BNN and a former Dragon on CBC's 'Dragon's Den'.

Lee Aaron is a Canadian music trailblazer whose career spans more than 40 years. Her classic 1989 album Body Rock is nearly triple platinum. She has recorded 15 studio albums covering rock, blues and jazz. In this interview, she talks about her relationship with her alter ego Lee Aaron (her real name is Karen), what it takes to build a successful career in music, the challenges she faced as a woman in the music biz and what she would have changed about her famous Metal Queen video. Hope you enjoy this episode!

Elfi Schlegel was one of the best gymnasts ever to come out of Canada. We chatted about her very successful career as a gymnast, what it meant to miss the 1980 Olympics because of the Canadian government boycott, her work as a TV broadcaster, the gymnastics centre she currently runs with her sister Andrea and more.