Risktory: The Story Of Risk

On this week's episode, a study in motion of what happens when controls and treatment strategies fail or, more to the point, when we fail to ensure they work.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credit (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Podington Bear - SorrentoPodington Bear - StepsPodington Bear - Suppose It IsPodington Bear - Telltale

On this week's episode, what happens when opportunity turns into a billion dollar juggernaut. You get Ikea.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.Soundtrack credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Podington Bear - Alphabet SoupPodington Bear - DenPodington Bear - RelinquishPodington Bear - Swing LoPodington Bear - ToilPodington Bear - Warbled Reflection

On this week's episode, let's look at risk at opportunity, in the form of the 1962 escape of three inmates from Alcatraz Island.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.Soundtrack Credits (music sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Blue Dot Sessions- PeriodicalsBlue Dot Sessions - MobileBlue Dot Sessions - City Limits

On this week's episode of Risktory, I look at the 480BC Battle of Thermopylae, a genuine David and Goliath confrontation, where risk management played an integral role.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.Sountrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Turku - Nomads of the Silk RoadEhl I Keyif - Hzzam Sazsemai Nargile

On this week's episode of Risktory, imagine a cross between Varys and Little Finger from Game of Thrones. That was Kautilya.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.Soundtrack credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Ami Dang - TreasureAmi Dang - Talisman

On this week's episode of Risktory, I look at the anatomy of the Barings Bank collapse. Just how did one man bring down a 200 year old institution?Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.Music Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Pipe Choir - Shhhame InstrumentalPipe Choir - Say It Any InstrumentalSound Effects (sourced from freesound.org)Oktober - Modem DialNew Report sourced from BBC and used under Fair Use provisions.

On this week's episode of Risktory, I examine the fall of Anne Boleyn and how, from being a risk ninja, she became a risk victim.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Musicks Creation - Prelude Tres VisteMusicks Creation - CouranteMusicks Creation - SarabandeMusicks Creation - GavotteMusicks Creation - Gigue

On this week's episode of Risktory, I look at Hurricane Hugo, which struck Charlotte in 1989. Why does Hugo serve as a risk litmus test, 20+ years on. Also on this week's episode, perhaps one of the best combinations I've ever written: apocalyptic bowel movements. It's glorious.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Podington Bear - AssociationsSea of Aland - The RoomBlue Dot Sessions - AwaneePodington Bear - Surface Tension 1Podington Bear - Surface Tension 2Podington Bear - Surface Tension 3Soundbyte Credit (sourced from www.freesound.org)Hurricane Hugo Guadalupe Island 1989 - Solo Stud

On this week's episode, I look at the Cultural Revolution in China, and the lessons we can learn about influencing and shifting culture from a risk perspective.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Chan Wai Fat - Dream InstrumentalBortex - ChangingBlue Dot Sessions - City Limits

On this week, I look at an unlikely - and extraordinarily - young risk hero. Joan of Arc. Her efforts at the Siege of Orleans changed the course of the Hundred Years War and changed France forever.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Advent Chamber Orchestra - Bughici Suite for Violin 6 Dance AllegrettoAdvent Chamber Orchestra - Dvorak Serenade for Strings Op22 in E MajorAdvent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi Credo CrucifixAdvent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi Credo Et CarnatusAdvent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi Credo in Unum DeumAdvent Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi Motet for Soprano and Orchestra

The Blitz of 1940-1941 is a masterclass of risk management. Join me this week and explore how risk management can be exquisitely deployed in times of high uncertainty. I'll also explore why leadership matters if you want risk management to be successful.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Kai Engel - PericulumKai Engel - SoliKai Engel - MachinerySoundbyte from Inglorious Basterds used under Fair User protection.

On this week's episode, I look at the Gladiators and their use of risk management. I also, perhaps controversially so, advise why you should NEVER show your risk register to senior leaders.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)51% - GladiatorimBlue Dot Sessions - PeriodicalsBlue Dot Sessions - Parade Shoes

On this week's episode, I look at the Fyre Festival, a recent example of what happens when a failure to manage risk goes terribly (but kinda hilariously) wrong.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Evan Schaeffer - PortalEvan Schaeffer - SisyphusBroke for Free - Something ElatedBoxcat Games - Battle BossGraphiqs Groove - Deep Sky BlueCover Photo CreditWilliam N Finley IV

In 1854, the USA were able to end over 200 years of Japanese isolation by implementing the Kanagawa Convention. Join me this week as I explore how the Kanagawa Convention unfolded, and why risk is never a one-note discipline.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Chan Wai Fat - DreamCooper Moore - The ForestPodington Bear - All the waysPodington Bear - Three colorsPodington Bear - SaverPodington Bear - Lost and Found

On December 26 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that changed the world. On this week's episode, I look at the event itself, how countries responded and the way in which countries rebuilt with risk in mind.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Segrey Cheremisinov - Cursed HousePodington Bear - TarnishMonplaisir - Feet gone southBortex - Our House

Complacency is the kryptonite of risk. On this week's episode, I examine Iron Jacket and the Battle of Little Robe Creek, which is a masterclass of risk complacency. And a lesson we all ought to hold close when thinking about risk.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Bruce Miller - Flute and TablaPodington Bear - TarnishWayne Kinos - Dark November 9Wayne Kinos - Dark November 1Podington Bear - Surface Tension

In 1962, the world came close to full scale nuclear war in the form of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this week, I'll examine the role of both risk and history in averting what could have been a terrible disaster.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)Cuban Cowboys - MauricioIan Alex Mac - Foreboding FearIan Alex Mac - The TrialIan Alex Mac - Game Day

The Noble Experiment, it was called. Prohibition was a test of whether the government gun can be used to effectively treat hazard. On this week's episode, I examine what let up to prohibition, its impacts, and I share my thoughts on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) that comes from government intervention in risk.Created, written and produced by Jacinthe A GalpinSoundtrack Credits (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org and www.freesound.org)Kathleen Martin - East St Louis BluesLatche Swing - Rhythme GitanLatche Swing - MenilmontantNew York Military Band - Sounds of AmericaUS Army Blues - Walk That DogPodington Bear - Across the RiverSandermotions - Applause

In 1986, the Lenin Nuclear Power Station (aka Chernobyl) experienced a power surge in Reactor 4. The resultant disaster has left a lasting imprint on what can go wrong when infrastructure and people collide.

Matthew Flinders was the first man to circumnavigate Australia. He was also an incredible risk practitioner. On this episode, I look at his journey and the lessons we can learn from this amazing man.