73 episodes

Real conversations with cool people.

The Warren Weeks Show Warren Weeks

    • Business
    • 4.9 • 34 Ratings

Real conversations with cool people.

    73 - Anne Marie Aikins: Communications pro and media relations strategist

    73 - Anne Marie Aikins: Communications pro and media relations strategist

    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. 

    • 1 hr 3 min
    72 - Grant Ainsley: Alberta-based media strategist and trainer

    72 - Grant Ainsley: Alberta-based media strategist and trainer

    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.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    71 - Julie Parker: Crisis communications and PR consultant

    71 - Julie Parker: Crisis communications and PR consultant

    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.

    • 54 min
    70 - Ron Tite: Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Church+State

    70 - Ron Tite: Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Church+State

    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.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    69 - Paul Romanuk: Play-by-play announcer, author and podcast host

    69 - Paul Romanuk: Play-by-play announcer, author and podcast host

    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.

    • 53 min
    68 - The Food Professor: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

    68 - The Food Professor: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

    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.

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

DalyChick ,

Insightful and interesting

If you’re a news junkie or comms nerd this is the podcast for you. Great questions and guests, from a knowledgeable host. Really enjoy it.

jen dubois ,

Warren Weeks

Warren, what a fascinating man and a great listen. Your skill and preparation shone through and it was obvious that Clint was really enjoying his chat with you! You asked such smart questions and did what some podcasters fail to do...you allowed him to answer without interruption! We were all rewarded with funny and touching and personal stories. Thank you! 👍🏻

Scntst ,

Don’t define me by 6 seconds - Clint Hill

In this episode, Clint Hill, now in his 80s, recounts the high and low points of his life that, to many, was defined by his leaping onto the back of the Presidents car in Dallas after John F Kennedy was shot. Though Warren Weeks asks a few questions about that day, the interview is largely about the experiences of the man who served 6 Presidents, what he thought about them, the impact on his own two boys, the constant scanning of the crowds vs the family familiarities. One of the best stories is the fate of the nurse of President Eisenhower’s mother-in-law. It also delves into the impact of the day in Dallas on Hill, his depression in the late 70’s and the role of writer Lisa McCubbin in helping him overcome the PTSD of the event some 35 years later. It also does service to Mike Wallace’s interview on 60 Minutes (he followed up with Hill after the interview and it clearly affected Wallace). Kudos to Warren for helping to reveal the fuller story of this man, and to provide a life context of this man.

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