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Crisis What Crisis?

Andy Coulson

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Crisis What Crisis? provides authentic, judgement-free and useful storytelling from those who have been at the brutal, sometimes life threatening, sharp end of crisis and who survived and thrived in the process. Host Andy Coulson’s own background as a newspaper editor, Downing Street Communications Director, one-time inmate of HMP Belmarsh and now sought-after adviser to CEOs, allows him to bring a unique perspective to these conversations.

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My guest for this special episode – talking to me from the world’s crisis capital Kyiv – is BBC broadcaster Jeremy Bowen.
Jeremy’s dramatic dispatches, with his trademark focus on the moving, at times frankly horrific, human stories of loss and despair, have revealed the appalling impact of Russia’s invasion.
This is a truly frontline crisis conversation with a man who felt compelled to put himself in danger once more to tell what he describes as the most important story of his 38year career in news.
A love for, and perhaps even an addiction to, the story is what led him to join the BBC team in Ukraine. As Jeremy played down the risks of his assignment, our pod was interrupted by a tannoy message from the hotel suggesting to guests that they should use the bomb shelter below to stay safe through the night. Jeremy, of course, was having none of it.
In this conversation he gives us his brilliant analysis of how we got here and where this war might take us. But Jeremy also is able to give us a powerful, first-person account of how the people of Ukraine have dealt with an existential crisis for them, their families and for their country. “They are surviving because they are stoic,” says Jeremy.
So, this is a unique episode packed with real-time crisis insight. I hope you enjoy it and we’ll be back with a new series of Crisis What Crisis? soon.
Jeremy and I would ask that that if you find this episode useful please donate to:
https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal
Host – Andy Coulson
Producer – Louise Difford
Full transcript available at: https://www.crisiswhatcrisis.com/podcasts/ukraine-special-episode-jeremy-bowen-speaks-to-andy-coulson-from-kyiv/

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06/12/20 • 44 min

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09/10/20 • 4 min

In this second series Andy Coulson, former newspaper editor, No10 Communications Director and inmate of HMP Belmarsh, will be joined by another fascinating and eclectic mix of guests. They all have one thing in common...survival in the face of crisis. With such uncertainty remaining in all our lives, these are shocking, moving and, at times, amusing stories worth sharing.
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09/18/20 • 63 min

In this first episode of the second series, Andy puts himself on the other side of the microphone and talks to journalist and broadcaster Jane Moore about his five-year crisis. A high-profile scandal which unravelled his life and led to a spell in prison. Andy talks about confronting his mistakes and the strategies he deployed to cope and recover. As Andy says, having heard so many crisis stories from others on the podcast, he thought it was only fair that he now shares his.
Andy's Crisis Cures:
1. Charles Dickens and The Pickwick Papers: “The old marketing slogan for The News of the World was ‘all human life is here’ and that’s true of Dickens. It’s definitely true of The Pickwick Papers because you’ve got politics, you’ve got the law, you’ve got prison, you’ve got journalism. Everything is there in that book and it’s a cracking read.”
2. Ben Howard – Keep Your Head Up: “Music has also been incredibly important for me and for the family. If I had to choose one [song] it would be Keep Your Head Up by Ben Howard which is a bit of a family anthem.”
3. Château Musar: “It’s what I send to every podcast guest when it’s appropriate... it’s from the Lebanon and I chose it because it is really tasty and also because it is liquid proof that there is good to come from crisis.”
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Website: www.crisiswhatcrisis.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/crisiswhatcrisispodcast
Full transcript available at: https://www.crisiswhatcrisis.com/podcasts/andy-coulson-on-regrets-resilience-and-recovery/
Stream/Buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bm
Some Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk
Host– Andy Coulson
Producer – Louise Difford
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07/24/20 • 5 min

In this short wrap-up episode Andy draws out the key insights on how to cope with crisis from Series One. And he gives a preview of what’s to come in Series Two.
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07/02/20 • 70 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does Crisis What Crisis? have?

Crisis What Crisis? currently has 77 episodes available.

What topics does Crisis What Crisis? cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Podcasts, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Crisis What Crisis??

The episode title '41. Ukraine Special Episode – Jeremy Bowen speaks to Andy Coulson from Kyiv' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Crisis What Crisis??

The average episode length on Crisis What Crisis? is 53 minutes.

How often are episodes of Crisis What Crisis? released?

Episodes of Crisis What Crisis? are typically released every 7 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Crisis What Crisis??

The first episode of Crisis What Crisis? was released on Jun 5, 2020.

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