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The Publicists Panel (w/ Hannah Pilkes)

#24Audiostandard
Nov 18, 2021·52m
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Stage Premise:

They say all press is good press...but are all PR reps good PR reps? This week, five established publicists talk about what it takes to publicly relate to public relations.

Cast & Characters (5)

Megan Scoops
Hannah PilkesasMegan Scoops
DJ Marker
Angela GiarratanaasDJ Marker
Candace Martin
Kylie BrakemanasCandace Martin
Toby Tobison
Jeremy CulhaneasToby Tobison
Marvin Wahlberg
Patrick McDonaldasMarvin Wahlberg

Bits & Timeline (11)

2:14 (2m 48s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Publicists Panel Roll-Call

The panel of high-powered Hollywood publicists introduces themselves, repping everything from celebrity chefs and Disney darlings to literal blankets and screenwriters who hate cameras.

"I'm Candace Martin and I am a PR person for celebrity chefs."

"I am DJ Marker and I rep blankets and different bedding products."

Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)Toby Tobison (Jeremy Culhane)Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)DJ Marker (Angela Giarratana)Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)
#Public Relations#Hollywood#Branding
7:00 (1m 25s)
ESCALATION

Ina Garten's Mammoth Meltdown

Candace Martin spills the tea on celebrity chef Ina Garten, alleging she threatened to push a ski instructor down a mountain in Mammoth.

"Nobody tells Ina what to do, okay?"

"She threatened to push him down a mountain, find out who his kids are, all like really malicious sort of evil type stuff."

Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)DJ Marker (Angela Giarratana)
#Celebrity Gossip#Crisis Management#Food Industry
8:32 (1m 11s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Dan Brown's Secret Family Addiction

Marvin Wahlberg reveals that author Dan Brown has a chronic addiction to starting and marrying secret families, only to abandon them when the children turn one year old.

"Dan Brown has several families that he has not disclosed to the world."

"Once you start saying sentences, you're already losing, okay?"

Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)
#Publishing#Scandal#Authors
21:38 (1m 52s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The PR Panel Roll Call

The publicists introduce themselves and their niche specialties, ranging from celebrity chefs and Disney darlings to bad boys and bedding products.

"I'm Candace Martin and I am a PR person for celebrity chefs."

"I represent bad girls and bad boys, specifically bad girls and bad boys of Hollywood."

"I am DJ Marker and I rep blankets and different bedding products."

Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)Toby Tobison (Jeremy Culhane)Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)DJ Marker (Angela Giarratana)Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)
#Public Relations#Hollywood#Branding
29:50 (2m 20s)
ESCALATION

The Age-Crafting Conspiracy

The panel discusses how they manipulate the ages of their clients, revealing that Timothy Chalamet was almost marketed as a four-year-old.

"Screenwriters work with story and we work with age."

"That was a big choice to make Timothy Chalamet the age that he is. We were going actually make him four."

DJ Marker (Angela Giarratana)Toby Tobison (Jeremy Culhane)Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)
#Image Consulting#Hollywood Secrets#Ageism
41:43 (2m 30s)
CHARACTER_INTRO

The Publicists Panel Roll Call

The panel of high-stakes publicists introduces themselves, repping everything from celebrity chefs and 'bad boys' to individual hotel sheets and reclusive screenwriters.

"If there's somebody cooking, I'm representing them."

"I rep all of the Disney darlings that you may have seen, past, present, and future."

"I am DJ Marker and I rep blankets and different bedding products."

Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)Toby Tobison (Jeremy Culhane)Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)DJ Marker (Angela Giarratana)Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)
#Public Relations#Hollywood#Branding
45:55 (1m 5s)
BACKSTORY_REVEAL

Ina Garten's Malicious Mammoth Meltdown

Candace Martin spills the 'tit for tat' gossip about Ina Garten bullying a ski instructor in Mammoth and threatening his children.

"Nobody tells Ina what to do, okay?"

"She immediately snapped back and threatened to push him down a mountain."

Candace Martin (Kylie Brakeman)Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)
#Celebrity Gossip#Crisis Management#Food Industry
47:00 (1m 30s)
ESCALATION

Dan Brown's Secret Family Addiction

Marvin Wahlberg reveals that author Dan Brown has a compulsive need to start and marry new families, abandoning them the moment the child turns one.

"I think he has an addiction to starting families, is what's crazy about it."

"Once you start saying sentences, you're already losing."

Marvin Wahlberg (Patrick McDonald)Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)
#Publishing#Scandal#PR Strategy
48:30 (40s)
GAME_OR_PITCH

Megan Scoops' Husband's PR Rebrand

Megan Scoops discusses repping her straight white husband by pushing him toward the gay population on Fire Island as a strategic PR move.

"Being gay is very on trend for heterosexuals right now and it's a great PR move."

"The gay population is going to guzzle him up, I'm sure."

Megan Scoops (Hannah Pilkes)
#Identity Politics#Trends#Marketing