EP#7 - Public Affairs in a Post-Trust World with Jessica Berk Ross

The Pulse of Politics · Apr 27, 2026 · 54m

Timestamps

00:05 – Introduction

00:47 – Early Career & Capitol Hill Lessons

04:08 – What Companies Get Wrong About Public Affairs

08:41 – Washington Then vs Now

11:00 – Social Media & Polarization

15:07 – Evolution of Political Ideologies

19:55 – Core Lessons from the Hill

27:04 – Crisis Communications Today

31:24 – The Post-Trust World

33:18 – Geopolitics & Trade Shifts

36:37 – America’s Global Role

40:17 – Future of Lobbying

41:34 – Politics = Policy

45:03 – AI & Public Affairs

49:10 – Human vs Machine

52:00 – Rapid Fire

About Jessica Berk Ross

Jessica Berk Ross is Managing Partner and…