In this week’s episode, Farzana Baduel, Doug Downs, David Gallagher, and guest Arun Sudhaman unpack three major shifts reshaping PR and communications:

— AI layoffs — How companies are using automation narratives to justify cuts and what this means for trust and psychological safety.

— Omnicom–IPG deal — Why consolidation is accelerating and what it signals for the future of large networks vs. specialist agencies.

— US-Venezuela Narrative Playbook — How geopolitical narratives echo classic Bernays playbooks and the power of framing in modern media.

💡 Produced by Emily Page and Solomon Ibeh
The Week Unspun is a co-production of Curzon PR, Stories & Strategies, and Folgate Advisors.

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