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Saturday, March 7, 2026 PAPod 588 - Weak Signals, Big Consequences: The RaDonda Story Hosts Todd and Brent discuss an upcoming restorative workshop centered on RaDonda Vought's account of the Emory Hospital event. The episode highlights...
Saturday, February 28, 2026 PAPod 587 - Start in the Black: How Sleep Debt Impacts Safety Host Todd Conklin interviews fatigue expert Mark Rosekind, PhD about his path from sleep research to roles at NASA, the NTSB, and NHTSA, and how sleep...
Saturday, February 21, 2026 PAPod 586 - VUCA, Uncertainty, and the Case for Innovation Todd Conklin discusses VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Adaptation) and argues that innovation and safety improve when organizations embrace...
Saturday, February 14, 2026 PAPod 585 - When Safety Stalls: Who Will Reinvent the Field? In this clip from the Pre‑Accident Investigation Podcast and Punk Rock Safety, Todd joins Ron, Ben, and David to debate why safety innovation is stall...
Saturday, February 7, 2026 PAPod 584 - How Pediatric Hospitals Cut Fatal Extubations by 60% — 12,500 Lives Saved This episode tells the real-life story of how the Society for Patient Safety and a network of children’s hospitals used learning teams, proactive safe...
Saturday, January 31, 2026 PAPod 583 - When Normal Variability Breaks: The ReDonda Story This episode previews a small workshop in Santa Fe where Todd Conklin, Ann Lyren, and guest ReDonda Vaught will explore a tragic patient safety case. ...
Saturday, January 24, 2026 PAPod 582 - Accountability vs. Blame: Who Really Owns Safety? Todd Conklin breaks down why accountability is an act of clarity, not blame or discipline, and why leaders and workers share responsibility for operat...
Saturday, January 17, 2026 PAPod 581- Measuring the Invisible: When 'Nothing Happened' Breaks Safety Metrics Todd Conklin explores why its so difficult to measure events that never happen and how traditional safety metrics can mislead organizations. He argues...
Monday, January 12, 2026 PAPod 580 - Start Right, End Safe: Building Better Encounters in 2026 Todd Conklin opens 2026 reflecting on why how we begin interactions and jobs matters more than we often realize. He uses stories from travel, aviation...
Saturday, January 10, 2026 PAPod 580 - Start the Encounter Right: A 2026 Safety Reset In this episode Todd Conklin reflects on entering 2026 by urging listeners to focus on how we begin interactions—at work and in life. He explains how ...
Saturday, January 3, 2026 PAPod 579 - Stepping Back Almost 10 Years...Another Trip Around the Sun: 2016 Safety Recap & 2017 Resolve 10. New Year’s Eve recap reflecting on a busy 2016 and the journey ahead into 2017. 9. Host shares personal travel highlights and experiments in grati...
Saturday, December 27, 2025 PAPod 578 - Choose Gratitude: A Thanksgiving 2021 Reminder This special Thanksgiving 2021 episode shares one simple piece of advice: be grateful. It highlights the power of gratitude during hard times and enco...