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PAPod 577 - Near Misses: The Unexpected Gift That Keeps Workers Safe
Saturday, December 20, 2025 PAPod 577 - Near Misses: The Unexpected Gift That Keeps Workers Safe Episode 941 In this episode Todd Conklin uses the season of gift-giving to explain near-miss reporting: why it matters, how it shows whether controls worked or lu...
PAPod 576 - From Continuous Improvement to Continuous Capacity: 10 Operational Indicators You Need
Saturday, December 13, 2025 PAPod 576 - From Continuous Improvement to Continuous Capacity: 10 Operational Indicators You Need Episode 940 This episode shifts the safety conversation from continuous improvement to continuous capacity, introducing a practical dashboard of 10 operational in...
PAPod 575 - Vancouver Workshop: A Case Study in Failure, Justice, and Resilience
Saturday, December 6, 2025 PAPod 575 - Vancouver Workshop: A Case Study in Failure, Justice, and Resilience Episode 939 Todd Conklin talks with Brent Sutton and Jeff Lyth about the upcoming HOP Workshop in Vancouver (Jan 28–29, 2026), centered on Redonda’s powerful firs...
PAPod 574 - Margin for Safety: Lessons from 50 Years in the Cockpit
Saturday, November 29, 2025 PAPod 574 - Margin for Safety: Lessons from 50 Years in the Cockpit Episode 938 This episode explores human performance and aviation safety, contrasting airline procedures with general aviation risks. Guests discuss building safet...
PAPod 573 - The Stability Trap: Why Safe Organizations Still Fail
Saturday, November 22, 2025 PAPod 573 - The Stability Trap: Why Safe Organizations Still Fail Episode 937 Jay Allen interviews Todd Conklin about his new book, The Stability Trap, exploring why even safe, stable organizations can fail. They discuss the "dr...
PAPod 572 - The Stability Trap: Why Safety Success Can Lead to Failure
Saturday, November 15, 2025 PAPod 572 - The Stability Trap: Why Safety Success Can Lead to Failure Episode 935 Host Todd introduces his new book, The Stability Trap, and shares a sneak peek episode created with an AI-generated interview. The episode explores wh...
PAPod 571 - Fail Fast, Learn Faster: A Conversation on Human Performance and Recovery
Saturday, November 8, 2025 PAPod 571 - Fail Fast, Learn Faster: A Conversation on Human Performance and Recovery Episode 934 In this episode Todd Conklin joins Jowanza Joseph to explore modern safety thinking: why human error is normal, how context shapes behavior, and why l...
PAPod 570 - Safety Differently Down Under: Todd Conklin in Auckland
Saturday, November 1, 2025 PAPod 570 - Safety Differently Down Under: Todd Conklin in Auckland Episode 933 Todd Conklin joins the Brisbane Safety Differently Book Lab in Auckland for a lively discussion about leadership, accountability, and learning from ev...
PAPod 569 - PART TWO: 11 Seconds: How a System, Not a Nurse, Failed
Saturday, October 25, 2025 PAPod 569 - PART TWO: 11 Seconds: How a System, Not a Nurse, Failed Episode 932 Part two of the RaDonda Vaught story examines what emerged after the event: investigation details, system design flaws, communication breakdowns, and ...
PAPod 568 - PART ONE: Charged for a Mistake: The Nurse, the Error, and a System That Failed
Saturday, October 18, 2025 PAPod 568 - PART ONE: Charged for a Mistake: The Nurse, the Error, and a System That Failed Episode 931 In this episode, nurse RaDonda Vaught tells the detailed, context-rich story of a medication error at Vanderbilt that led to criminal charges. She wal...
PAPod 567 - Open Questions 2025: From Metrics to Monitors — Rethinking Safety
Saturday, October 11, 2025 PAPod 567 - Open Questions 2025: From Metrics to Monitors — Rethinking Safety Episode 930 Episode: an extended open Q&A from the Pre-Accident Investigation Conference in Santa Fe covering big-picture safety topics. Speakers discuss the ...
PAPod 566 - Blame Stops Improvement: How Blame Silences Learning
Saturday, October 4, 2025 PAPod 566 - Blame Stops Improvement: How Blame Silences Learning Episode 929 Todd Conklin explores how blame shuts down learning and prevents organizational improvement, arguing that blaming individuals creates a chilling effec...