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The Pepsi Challenge
Episode 48
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll dissect activist investor Elliott Management’s $4 billion stake in PepsiC…
7 months ago
Cracker Barrel’s Turn in the Barrel
Episode 47
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine Cracker Barrel’s ill-fated modernization campaign and the b…
7 months, 1 week ago
Risky Business: Apologies, Silence, and Spin
Episode 46
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll examine how companies are navigating the volatile communications la…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
So I Wanted To Show You Something
Episode 45
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll break down Taylor Swift’s meticulously orchestrated rollout of her …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Harvard Teaches Us (about dealing with Trump)
Episode 44
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll explore two high-stakes showdowns—one rooted in strategic restraint…
8 months ago
Thank You For Your Interest In Transparency
Episode 43
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll return to the ongoing saga at Astronomer—the data pipeline company whose …
8 months, 1 week ago
L’Affaire Astronomer
Episode 42
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll unpack the viral scandal that cost Astronomer CEO Andy Byron his job afte…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Elmo Hacked, Budgets Whacked, and Coke Sidetracked
Episode 41
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll unpack one of the strangest PR weeks in recent memory—where Elmo becomes …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Paging “Some Comms Person”
Episode 40
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll unpack three reputational firestorms that reveal deeper cracks in the com…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
2025 First Half: Visibility, Values, and the Volume Dial
Episode 39
In this episode of Communication Breakdown, hosts Steve Dowling and Craig Carroll mark the halfway point of 2025 with a look back at some of the most…
9 months ago