We're back from the Cannes Lions, and we're looking back at the biggest winners and controversies of the annual advertising festival. We also look at Adweek's annual list of the most powerful women in sports, Publicis' decision to stop entering award shows for a year and lots more.

In our last dispatch from the Cannes Lions, we're joined by Sophie Worth, recruiter for Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam. She explains how agencies can get serious about diversity and gender balance, while also turning today's best young talent into tomorrow's leadership.

We're at the Cannes Lions, where DJ Mick Batyske is in high demand. He's been running parties for the likes of Twitter, Pinterest and Nielsen, but he made time to sit down with Adweek and talk about the unique demands of DJing a brand party. 

The always candid Y&R Global CEO David Sable joins our podcast from the Cannes Lions to talk about what really happens in the judging rooms of Cannes and other award shows. Find out how so many huge talents and egos work together behind closed doors. 

The godfather of podcasting joins us for a special dispatch from the Cannes Lions, where he's been trying (with limited results) to convince brands and agencies to invest in podcast advertising. Joins us as we talk podcast trends and the general weirdness of Cannes.

We're at the Cannes Lions festival in France, where we sat down with Airbnb global head of production Rachel Holbrook to talk brand values, flexible content and what she learned transitioning from Coca-Cola to the agile startup world.

It's nearly time for the Cannes Lions, the Oscars of advertising, so Adweek's panel of editors and writers looks at this year's front runners. We also talk about our annual Creative 100, a list of today's most creative professionals, and our spotlight on Chicago's marketing, cultural and tech communities.

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This week, Adweek profiled 37 women disrupting the marketing, media and tech industries, and we've got staff writer Kristina Monllos on the podcast to tell us more about her conversation with our iconic cover star, Geena Davis. We also talk about the ominous future of ad blocking for publishers, how Motel 6 is keeping it lit for you and why cable news ratings are so bonkers.