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The Defuse Podcast Human Capital: The Real Risk in Family Offices with Mark Somers
10 Mar 2026
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Send a textThe Defuse Podcast Human Capital: The Real Risk in Family Offices with Mark SomersIn this episode, Philip speaks with Mark Somers, one of t...
When Cyber Risk Becomes Personal with Lucy Burnford
12 Jan 2026
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Send us a textIn this episode of The Defuse Podcast, Philip Grindell is joined by Lucy Burnford, founder of coc00n, a specialist cyber security firm p...
Policing, Politics and Prejudice – A Conversation with Neil Basu QPM
11 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this compelling and straight-talking episode, Philip sits down with Neil Basu QPM, one of the UK’s most respected and outspoken for...
The Omnipresence of Fear: Understanding Stalker Psychology with Kerry Daynes
07 Oct 2025
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Send us a textThis episode features forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes discussing her 25-year career and expertise in stalking behaviour. Kerry transi...
The Attack Cycle with James Hamilton Part 2
15 Jul 2025
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Send us a textSend us a textIn this compelling two-part episode, Philip Grindell welcomes back security expert James Hamilton to explore the "att...
The Attack Cycle with James Hamilton Part 1
01 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn this compelling two-part episode, Philip Grindell welcomes back security expert James Hamilton to explore the "attack cycle"...
When Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation Wrong
02 Jun 2025
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Send us a textWhen Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation WrongThis week's Defuse Podcast featured Heather Blundell (CEO, Grayling UK) ...
OSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon BlakeUntitled Episode
13 May 2025
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Send us a textOSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon BlakeIn the second part, Philip and Jon delve deeper into technical aspe...
OSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake
28 Apr 2025
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Send us a textOSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon BlakeIn the first part of this podcast, Philip Grindell interviews Jon B...
Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias - Part 2
14 Apr 2025
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Send us a text"Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias" – The Defuse Podcast This two-part podcast features an in-depth conversation betwee...
Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias - Part 1
31 Mar 2025
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Send us a text"Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias" – The Defuse Podcast This two-part podcast features an in-depth conversation betwee...
Reputation Management with Andrew Sanderson – Part 2
25 Feb 2025
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Send us a textWhat do you do when your reputation or brand is threatened?Reputation management can mean different things depending on your status. A...
Sexual Harassment Causes Suicide with Philip Grindell
18 Feb 2025
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Send us a textIn this, my first video recorded podcast without a guest, I’ll share why subscribing to this podcast will deliver even more value this...
Reputation Management with Andrew Sanderson - Part 1
05 Feb 2025
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Send us a textWhat do you do when your reputation or brand is threatened?Handling a threatened reputation requires both short-term crisis management a...
Right of Bang – Post Incident Lessons with Dr. Gene Deisinger
11 Dec 2024
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Send us a textRight of Bang – Preparing for the next critical incident with Gene Deisinger Ph.D.How many times have we heard organisations tell us t...
High Risk Workplace Behaviours with Dr. Marc McElhaney
12 Nov 2024
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Send us a textWith the rise in disruptive and problematic workplace issues, this month we talk with Dr. Marc McElhaney, CEO of Critical Response Assoc...
Martyn’s Law – Better Protection from Terrorism with Figen Murray
08 Oct 2024
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Send us a textOn the 22nd May 2017, Figen Murray’s life as she knew it changed forever.Her son, Martyn Hett, was one of the 22 people killed in the ...
The Trigger Points - Inside the mission to stop mass shootings in America with Mark Follman
05 Sep 2024
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Send us a textThis podcast provides an insight into the causes and possible solutions of mass attacks in the US. In this podcast Mark discusses:Impor...
Improving Personal Safety with the Power of Awareness with Dan Schilling
12 Aug 2024
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Send us a textWith the The Power of Awareness you can change your approach to personal safety from passive bystander to becoming your own personal saf...
Family Office Risk Management with Edward V Marshall
09 Jul 2024
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Send us a textThe Defuse Podcast – Family Office Risk Management with Edward V MarshallFrom December 2023 to January 2024, Dentons, led by Edward Ma...
Psychology 101 Part 2 – Psychopaths, sociopaths, pathology, Fixation and the impact of Social Media with Dr Caroline Logan
09 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, part 2 of the series, we expand on the discussion of the psychological terms and learn about psychopathy, how high func...
Psychology 101 - Part 1 - Demystifying Psychological Labels: A Deep Dive into Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Personality Disorders with Dr. Caroline Logan
12 May 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, the first of a two part series, we learn about what exactly a psychologist is and the differences between a Clinical an...
Behavioural Threat Assessment – a political and commercial insight with Bill Zimmerman
09 Apr 2024
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Send us a textBill Zimmerman has spent over 35 years analysing and managing threats. He started out in the fledgling Threat Assessment team of the US ...
Crisis Communication with Giles Kenningham MBE
10 Mar 2024
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Send us a textGiles Kenningham is an expert in crisis communication. A former journalist who honed his skills at the sharp end of politics as the stra...
Mind Management and Psychological Health with Tracey Jones
12 Feb 2024
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Send us a textBeing wealthy, prominent, and successful doesn’t mean all your problems disappear. A study co-funded by the Gates Foundation published...
Being Elite with former SAS soldier Guy Batchelor
15 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIn this podcast, the first of 2024 we delve into what It really takes to be an elite performer with Guy Batchelor.Guy is the CEO and fou...
Threat Assessment and Stalking – An Expert Perspective with Gabrielle Thompson
12 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThis month's very special guest is Gabrielle Thompson, PI, CPP. I am delighted to have Gabby as our Christmas guest. Gabby has rec...
Social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting with Benjamin Barrontine
13 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThe Defuse Podcast with Benjamin Barrontine – Social engineering, digital exploitation and cyber targeting. In an increasingly digi...
De-mystifying doing business in the Middle East with Corina Goetz
10 Oct 2023
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Send us a textThis month’s podcast is all about doing business in the Gulf region. For many people, the Gulf region is an unexploited opportunity. I...
Fundamentals in Behavioural Threat Management with Jameson Ritter
12 Sep 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast we speak with Jameson Ritter, there are only 200 individuals globally that have the same level of qualifications as Jame...
Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace with Behavioural Threat Management by Bryan Flannery
08 Aug 2023
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Send us a textIn an increasingly unpredictable and sometimes divisive world how do we help the workplace be a safer place, not just physically but psy...
Bridging the Gap Between Security and HR with Melissa Muir
11 Jul 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast HR and Threat Management specialist Melissa Muir discussesHow grievances drive issues at work.How to say goodbye to empl...
Close Protection - The Man Who Kept Mandela Safe with Rory Steyn
13 Jun 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast, we speak with Rory Steyn. Rory has a unique story having gone from an officer investigating the ANC to the one chosen t...
Being a 21st century Politician, Threats and Hopes with Kim Leadbeater MBE MP
08 May 2023
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Send us a textKim Leadbeater MBE MP is the Labour party MP for Batley and Spen. It is the same constituency that he sister Jo Cox MP held when she wa...
Hunters & Howlers & The Pathway to Intended Violence with Frederick S. Calhoun, PhD
03 Apr 2023
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Send us a textIn this podcast we talk with one of the genuine legends of the Threat Assessment industry. Frederick is one of the co-authors behind som...
Workplace Harassment & Violence – The Behavioural response with Dr Stephen White
07 Feb 2023
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Send us a textTo many the subject of workplace violence brings up US based scenarios of multiple shootings at work and within educational facilities. ...
High Profile Communication with Ailsa Anderson
10 Jan 2023
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Send us a textAilsa Anderson is the person the most high profile in the world go to when they require the composite professional manage their communic...
Protective Intelligence and Security with Fred Burton
12 Dec 2022
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Send us a textIn this podcast we discuss how to keep high profile, corporate and UHNW individuals safe in the 21st century using protective intelligen...
The Strategy of Protective Intelligence with James Hamilton
08 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn this podcast, James will share his thoughts on how to onboard a client who requires protection or residential security together with ...
Protective Intelligence with Dr Russell Palarea
10 Oct 2022
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Send us a textIn this podcast we discuss the subject of Protective Intelligence and how it can help professionals identify who might pose a threat, wh...
VAWG, Stalking, Harassment and Personal Safety with Suky Bhaker - CEO of The Suzy Lamplugh Trust
13 Sep 2022
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Send us a textThis hugely important podcast with Suky Bhaker, the CEO of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust (https://www.suzylamplugh.org/) discusses the real is...
PR, Crisis Communications and Strategic Advisory to the World's Elite with Paul Blanchard
09 Aug 2022
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Send us a textThe Online Bodyguard Podcast - PR, Crisis Communications and Strategic Advisory to the World's EliteIn this podcast we talk with Pa...
The science behind Interviewing with Bram B. van der Meer
12 Jul 2022
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Send us a textIn this podcast we discuss the subject of interviewing with Bram B. van der Meer from Dante Psychology. This podcast discusses whether ...
Conflict Resolution, Cultural challenges and Vexatious Complainants with Tottie Karpela CTM
16 May 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode of The Defuse Podcast, Totti Karpela, Executive board member for the Association of European Threat Assessment Professio...
Trauma & Crisis Liaison with Miles Manning
12 Apr 2022
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Send us a textIn an increasingly global market in which employees travel the world and holidaymakers explore ever increasing boundaries accidents and ...
Threat Assessment with Dr Reid Meloy
08 Mar 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode of The Online Bodyguard Podcast, he shares his expertise on how to assess persons of concern who may pose a threat to pu...
Reputation management with the late great Richard Levick
08 Feb 2022
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Send us a textRichard Levick Esq was known as the ‘father of modern reputation management,’. He was Chairman & CEO of LEVICK, a crisis communi...
Stalking and Psychological Profiling with Dr Lorraine Sheridan
22 Jan 2022
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Send us a textDr Lorraine Sheridan is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and partner in Defuse®. Lorraine completed Europe’s first PhD on stalking. ...
How can Family Businesses Stay Safe in the Digital Age?
09 Apr 2021
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Send us a textOn this episode of the Family Business Voice, Philip Grindell, CEO of Defuse Global, and Ramia talk about how family businesses can stay...