Chris Blackwood's guest appearances

Chris Blackwood

PRmoment Podcast

The Martin Podcast

Empathy Media Lab

John Sayles

Jeff Bezos

Ben Smith

Robert Frost

Eric Meyer

Rick Smith

Scott Wilson

James Baldwin

Tom Myers

Morgan Freeman

Pete Seeger

Nina Simone

Jack Frost

Johns Hopkins

Langston Hughes

OwlTail

Chris Blackwood is co-founder of Grassroots Comedy DC (GCDC), which sits at the crossroads of comedy and advocacy, to make humans laugh while improving humanity, with the ultimate goal to use comedy to support local nonprofits in their mission to make DC (and the world) a better place for all. We discuss: How Chris first got interested in stand-up and sketch comedy and his biggest comedic influences; What is Grassroots Comedy DC; The role of a comedian in society; and Grassroots Comedy DC plans for 2021.  Follow GCDC and attend a show: https://www.grassrootscomedy.com/  https://www.facebook.com/grassrootscomedydc/  https://twitter.com/grassrootsfunny  https://www.instagram.com/grassrootscomedydc   About EMLab  Empathy Media Lab is produced by Evan Matthew Papp and we are a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, who are fighting to improve the prosperity for all.  Website - https://www.empathymedialab.com/  All Links: https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab #Artists #Comedy #Comedians #HarmonyOfInterests #PoliticalEconomy #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong

Chris Blackwood is co-founder of <a href="https://www.grassrootscomedy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grassroots Comedy DC (GCDC)</a>, which sits at the crossroads of comedy and advocacy, to make humans laugh while improving humanity, with the ultimate goal to use comedy to support local nonprofits in their mission to make DC (and the world) a better place for all. We discuss: <ul><li>How Chris first got interested in stand-up and sketch comedy and his biggest comedic influences;</li> <li>What is Grassroots Comedy DC;</li> <li>The role of a comedian in society; and</li> <li>Grassroots Comedy DC plans for 2021.</li> </ul> Follow GCDC and attend a show: <ul><li><a href="https://www.grassrootscomedy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grassrootscomedy.com/</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/grassrootscomedydc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/grassrootscomedydc/</a> </li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/grassrootsfunny" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/grassrootsfunny</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/grassrootscomedydc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/grassrootscomedydc</a> </li> </ul> About EMLab  Empathy Media Lab is produced by<a href="https://twitter.com/EvanMatthewPapp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Evan Matthew Papp</a> and we are a proud member of the<a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Labor Radio Podcast Network</a>. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, who are fighting to improve the prosperity for all.  Website -<a href="https://www.empathymedialab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.empathymedialab.com/</a> All Links:<a href="https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab</a> #Artists #Comedy #Comedians #HarmonyOfInterests #PoliticalEconomy #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong

160. Grassroots Comedy DC with Chris Blackwood - EMLab Artist Profiles

Welcome to the latest PRmoment Podcast. This week we’re turning the tables and PRmoment founder Ben Smith is interviewed by Third City’s Chris Blackwood.Just a reminder that PRmoment Podcast listeners can get 20% off the first month off Propel Software here.Here’s a summary of what Chris and I discussed:3.30 mins How Ben’s career has been split over two phases8.30 mins Why empathy is a crucial skill in publishing9.30 mins How PRmoment was started in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008.10.40 mins Chris and I reminisce about Hacked Off Flack16.30 mins How the lockdown has been a tough period for B2B publishers24 mins PR buzzwords that should be banned26 mins Does the public relations sector waste too much time critiquing itself?26.45 mins “Other than Bell Pottinger is there much evidence that there are a huge number of unethical PR people around?... Compare it (PR) to the accountancy scandals or the banking scandals.”27.30 mins Why the "Is PR a profession debate” frustrates Ben29 mins What’s the most annoying thing PR agency CEOs do?33 mins “If you’ve lost your job recently, in the near or medium-term, you’ve got a much better chance of getting a new one if you work in PR than in a lot of other sectors.”33.15 mins Why Ben never wants to set up his own PR agency!34 mins Ben identifies his interview with Lord Bell, post the Bell Pottinger, OakBay Capital Scandal as the most difficult interview he’s done.36 mins Ben’s attempts to identify his top 3 PR dinner party guests38 mins If Ben could choose one job in PR - what would it be?41 mins Why Ben doesn’t see PRmoment as a challenger brand44 mins Ben and Chris have a chat about the number of PR awards53 mins “Lockdown is one word but it’s a journey...all of us will have different periods of crisis. It’s up and down, pretty relentless and the vast majority of it has to be done in isolation”56 mins Why Ben is Zoomed out: “You can have a far more engaging telephone call than a Zoom Call, all this stuff about video (calls being) brilliant, I don’t get it...you can even make yourself a cup of coffee on a phone call. The technology works, it’s been around a long time!”

Welcome to the latest PRmoment Podcast. This week we’re turning the tables and PRmoment founder Ben Smith is interviewed by Third City’s Chris Blackwood.Just a reminder that <a href="https://www.prmoment.com/blog/prmoment-partners-with-media-database-provider-propel-for-an-exclusive-reader-offer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRmoment Podcast listeners can get 20% off </a>the first month off Propel Software here.Here’s a summary of what Chris and I discussed:3.30 mins How Ben’s career has been split over two phases8.30 mins Why empathy is a crucial skill in publishing9.30 mins How PRmoment was started in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008.10.40 mins Chris and I reminisce about Hacked Off Flack16.30 mins How the lockdown has been a tough period for B2B publishers24 mins PR buzzwords that should be banned26 mins Does the public relations sector waste too much time critiquing itself?26.45 mins “Other than Bell Pottinger is there much evidence that there are a huge number of unethical PR people around?... Compare it (PR) to the accountancy scandals or the banking scandals.”27.30 mins Why the "Is PR a profession debate” frustrates Ben29 mins What’s the most annoying thing PR agency CEOs do?33 mins “If you’ve lost your job recently, in the near or medium-term, you’ve got a much better chance of getting a new one if you work in PR than in a lot of other sectors.”33.15 mins Why Ben never wants to set up his own PR agency!34 mins Ben identifies his <a href="https://www.prmoment.com/podcasts/pr-life-stories-the-prmoment-podcast-with-lord-tim-bell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview with Lord Bell</a>, post the Bell Pottinger, OakBay Capital Scandal as the most difficult interview he’s done.36 mins Ben’s attempts to identify his top 3 PR dinner party guests38 mins If Ben could choose one job in PR - what would it be?41 mins Why Ben doesn’t see PRmoment as a challenger brand44 mins Ben and Chris have a chat about the number of PR awards53 mins “Lockdown is one word but it’s a journey...all of us will have different periods of crisis. It’s up and down, pretty relentless and the vast majority of it has to be done in isolation”56 mins Why Ben is Zoomed out: “You can have a far more engaging telephone call than a Zoom Call, all this stuff about video (calls being) brilliant, I don’t get it...you can even make yourself a cup of coffee on a phone call. The technology works, it’s been around a long time!”

Turning the tables: Ben Smith is interviewed by Third City’s Chris Blackwood on the PRmoment podcast

On this episode our guest was Chris Blackwood.  He's from Arlington, where we record and we talk about that a little, we talk to Chris' friend Mr. Know-It-All, Chris reads a haiku about NPR fundraising, we do some interesting news that may need some more context, and we do a live song parody! It's called 'I'm so Awkward' based on the song 'I'm so Fancy'.  It was a fun time!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-phillips/support

On this episode our guest was Chris Blackwood. He's from Arlington, where we record and we talk about that a little, we talk to Chris' friend Mr. Know-It-All, Chris reads a haiku about NPR fundraising, we do some interesting news that may need some more context, and we do a live song parody! It's called 'I'm so Awkward' based on the song 'I'm so Fancy'. It was a fun time! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-phillips/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin-phillips/support</a>

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