PAPod 607 - Croquet Mallets & Outlaws: My Family’s Bonnie and Clyde Encounter
Host Todd interviews his mother, Gyla Conklin, who recounts a true 1933 encounter when her father, Bill Brock, and friends were held up by Bonnie and Clyde near Meade, Kansas. The episode highlights a...
18 Jul 25min
PAPod 606 - At the Cusp: How Leadership, Compassion and Worker Voice Are Rewriting Safety
Todd Conklin talks with Rob Fisher about how leadership, workforce shifts and compassion are reshaping safety and reliability. They explore why organizations must move from fixing problems to improvin...
11 Jul 32min
PAPod 605 - When a Meeting Becomes an Emergency: Restoring the Room
This episode recounts a medical emergency that occurred during a large conference and explains how a quick critical incident stress debrief helped restore the group and the organization. Todd outlines...
4 Jul 25min
PAPod 604 - On the Edge: Risks, Resilience, and Red Bull’s Adventure Athlete
Host Todd Conklin interviews Red Bull athlete Will Gadd about adventure sports, recent tragic incidents (a parachute crash in Butler, Mo., a Moab base-jump, and a bungee failure), and how the outdoor ...
27 Jun 32min
PAPod 603 - Procedures: The Double-Edged Sword of Safety
In this episode Todd Conklin explores the paradox of procedures: they keep work stable but also limit flexibility. He explains how procedures can be both necessary and constraining in high-risk, high-...
20 Jun 20min
PAPod 602 - From Brazil with Safety: Gilval and the New View Revolution
Todd Conklin talks with Gilval Menezes about Brazil’s growing movement to adopt the New View of safety: translating resources into Portuguese, building community, publishing a field guide, and running...
13 Jun 33min
PAPod 601 - Rethinking Safety: AI, Pre-Jobs, and the Power of Listening
Todd chats with Ron Gantt about the future of safety — from AI-driven pre-task tools to the limits of rote checklists — and why listening to frontline workers matters more than ever. They explore lead...
6 Jun 35min
PAPod 600 - The Future of Safety: Learning Teams, Storytelling, and Not-Knowing
In this part two conversation, Todd Conklin and Bob Edwards explore what the future holds for operational learning and safety. They discuss learning teams, storytelling, the power of curiosity and not...
30 Mai 24min
