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Ep 24. Marcus Dimbleby - You hit the aircraft crash alarm! Why did you do that?!
What happens when someone tests your emergency plan—and no one’s ready? In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I speak with Marcus Dimbleby, ex-RAF Wing Commander and now partner at Effective Direction, about the...
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Ep 23. Chris Davies - 'Blaming up' - what's the difference to blaming down?
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense? I sit down with Chris Davies, co-founder of Volaria Performance, to dig deeper into the idea of blaming up versus blaming down.
Chris shares a story from his military aviation...
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Ep 22. Aaron Potash - Why did nobody help with the struggling diving instructor?
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I speak with Aaron Potash about a tragic diving incident in Monterey. A struggling student, a distressed instructor, and a beach full of bystanders—why did no one step in?...
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Ep 21. Natia Ellis & Liam Duggan - Did the armed police officer have to take that action?
In today’s episode of How Did It Make Sense? I sit down with two fellow Lund University graduates, Liam Duggan and Natia Ellis, to dig into the realities of police use of force and the critical role of second-story...
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Ep 20. Ken Mudd - Six 415V cables were supposed to be dead. But one was live.
A planned electrical job. A misidentified live cable. A workplace accident that could have been fatal. What really happened, and what can we learn from it?
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I am joined by Ken...
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Ep 19. Kristian Gould - How could you not see the oil tanker?
A state-of-the-art Navy frigate collides with an oil tanker in clear conditions—so how could no one on board see it coming?
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I sit down with human factors expert Kristian...
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Ep 18. Jessie Singer - Why would someone drive a vehicle down a pedestrian walkway?
My best friend was killed but why would someone drive a vehicle down a pedestrian walkway? The answer isn’t as simple as you might think.
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I sit down with investigative...
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Ep 17. Eoin Walker - The Airway Kit Got Vomited On During the Emergency Tracheotomy
When your airway kit gets vomited on mid-procedure, things get a whole lot harder—especially in a high-stakes, high-pressure medical emergency.
In today’s episode on How Did It Make Sense, I’m joined by Eoin Walker...
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Ep 16. Ann Stow - You'll do it this way. Or you can leave.
When a big organisation acquires a small, thriving SME, it should be a perfect match—right? Not always.
In this week's episode of How Did it Make Sense, I sit down with Ann Stow, Chartered Psychologist and founder of...
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Ep 15. Stephen Harvey - If only they'd have followed the rules. Then they would be alive.
"If only they'd followed the rules"—a phrase we hear all too often in health and safety. But what if the story isn't that simple?
In this episode of How Did It Make Sense?, I chat with safety expert Stephen Harvey to...
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Ep 14. Colette Alexander - What could go wrong if we don't test ALL of the code?
If we don’t test all the code, entire global systems can go down—and it’s not as simple as it seems.
In this episode I speak with Colette Alexander, Director of Site Reliability Engineering at HashiCorp, about...
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Ep. 13 - Chad Todd. Can't you just turn it off and then on again: IT crash!
Learn how engineers and leaders turn breakdowns into breakthroughs to foster learning, resilience, and innovation.
Today I am joined by Chad Todd a seasoned SRE Manager at CrowdStrike with over 20 years of experience...
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