Bad PR

In episode 10 of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by her colleagues Liam Pape and Eliot Wilson. They discuss a YouTuber’s extremely unfunny ‘comedy’ heist, which resulted in a plane being diverted half way to Jamaica after he pretended to have coronavirus. The team also questions Prince Andrew’s decision to defer an honorary Navy promotion, and asks whether that’s really enough to make up for his alleged misdemeanors. And wrapping up, they groan at the news that a major fiasco for the US Democratic Party was caused by a faulty app.

In episode nine of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by her colleagues James Fitzpatrick and Lee Scarratt. They discuss a bookshop’s apology after a dating company was caught using it as their HQ to dish out ‘techniques’ to pick up women, question a Chinese city’s decision to publicly name and shame residents for wearing pyjamas in public – and offer advice to easyJet after a picture surfaced on Twitter of someone sitting in a backless seat on one of their aircraft. Join the team as they ask whether it’s uncivilised to pop to the shop in your PJs, and discuss the best (and worst) ways to respond to negative tweets.If you want to get in touch with the team, they’re at:Nancy - @nancyeljudgeJames - @jafitz3Lee - @Leescarratt

In episode 8 of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by her colleagues James Fitzpatrick and Alex Matchett. They discuss an Aussie MP’s decision to call a British meteorologist an “ignorant pommy weather girl”, scratch their heads at a restaurant which fired more than 100 staff in two-years whilst being verbally and physically abusive to staff and customers alike, and puzzle over the English Cricket Board’s mixed message over the four-day test concept. Join the team as they ask whether “we were hacked” is a good enough excuse, and if sitting on the fence is ever better than delivering a solid, clear message.If you want to get in touch with the team, they’re on:Nancy - @nancyeljudgeJames - @jafitz3Alex - @alexmatchett

In episode 7 of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by her colleagues Liam Pape and Jo Hussein. They discuss Deliveroo’s TV advert which was banned for failing to deliver the goods, weigh up a Dubai nightclub’s decision to put its customers on the scales, and attempt to work out whether the reveal of Elon Musk’s new Cybertruck shattered the company’s image or was a brilliant ninja PR move. Join the bewitched, bothered and bewildered Right Angles team as they try to unravel another tangle of marketing faux pas.

In this bonus episode of Bad PR, the team discusses possibly the worst PR moment of the year: the unforgettable BBC interview with Prince Andrew. Nancy Elgadi is joined by our resident ‘royal expert’ Eliot Wilson and Liam Pape, as they ponder the Duke of York’s decision to appear on Newsnight. In an attempt to remedy growing anger from the public about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ‘Randy Andy’ has made matters much worse. It’s a bizarre watch – and in this episode the team does its best to unpick exactly what on earth the Prince was thinking.

In the fifth episode of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by Jo Hussein and Ollie Guillou. They discuss John Legend’s new, more PC version of ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’, which has come under flak from Sharon Osbourne for deviating from the original. They question Jobcentre Plus advice to call your depression ‘low mood’ when applying for a new job, and puzzle over an Instagram influencer’s decision to set up an anonymous account simply to troll and abuse other influencers. Join the baffled Right Angles team as they try to figure out how these mistakes could have all been avoided.

In the fourth episode of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by Hayley Woodward and Holly Duncan-Quinn. They discuss Gina Rodriguez’s double apology for including an offensive word in a video of her singing on instagram, explore Coleen Rooney’s accusation that Rebekah Vardy has been leaking her personal stories to the Sun, and question Goop’s less-than-PC weight loss advice. Join the team as they question how these blunders even happened – and what they’d do to smooth things over.

In the third episode of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by Madelaine Hanson and Hayley Woodward to discuss Asics’ porno blunder, question the Compass real estate ad which stirred up a gentrification row, and dissect comments from L’Oreal’s CEO who claims unrealistic Instagram selfies are good for make-up sales. Join the team as they explore whether company apologies are ever enough, and what they can do to avoid scandal.

Jerk chicken made with actual garden peas! But what’s worse, the fact that Ikea got the ingredients in their new dish so wrong, or just how unappetising it looks? In the second episode of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by Right Angles’ chief writer, Eliot Wilson and consultant Madelaine Hanson. As well as Ikea’s new dish faux pas, the trio question how the Guardian’s comments about David Cameron got past the editors - how he’s apparently only felt ‘privileged pain’, referring to the death of his eldest son. Now that’s low. And they discuss how despite her many achievements, Carrie Symonds, Boris Johnson’s girlfriend, is being talked about over six pages of Google solely because of her new puppy Larry. Join the team as they explore whether company apologies are ever enough, and what they could do to avoid the scandal.

Body-shamed by a barista? Many people have suffered the indignity of a misspelt name on a coffee cup, but what about an insult? In the very first episode of Bad PR, Nancy Elgadi is joined by Right Angles’ chief writer, Eliot Wilson and head of podcasts, Ollie Guillou to discuss how the coffee giant Starbucks is going to get out of its latest PR blunder. They also question what on earth Weight Watchers was thinking when they launched a diet app for kids, and examine the somewhat alarming fact that Apple has admitted that our phones are secretly recording us. Join the team as we explore whether company apologies are ever enough, and what they could do to avoid the scandal.