The All Things Risk Podcast

What do we really know about life on this planet? Renowned science and nature writer David Quammen joins us to talk about his latest book, "The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life on Earth". This was mind-blowing, with far-reaching implications.

Daniel Wagner and Keith Furst join the podcast to talk about the subject of their new book entitle "AI Supremacy - Winning in the Era of Machine Learning". This is a conversation that we need to have. Daniel and Keith make AI understandable to all and we discuss the opportunities and risks created by the technological change we are experiencing.

Poker, not chess, is a game that mimics life. That's because it is all about making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Our latest episode features former poker pro and 2004 World Series of Poker champion Annie Duke talking about the importance of "thinking in bets".

Fraud follows a simple logic. That logic is based on trust. Former Bank of England economist and author of "Lying for Money" Dan Davies discusses why and how larger-than-life frauds occur. If you want to learn how to prevent fraud, listen to this. and if you want to carry out fraud - don't.

Today, it’s all about creativity, design, marketing and careers. That, and authenticity, a now over-used word. Meet Michael MidKnight - a guy who is even cooler than his name!

Today, it's all about mountaineering and communicating, because these two things are so inextricably linked and have so many parallels to our careers and lives. Don't see the connection? You will after listening to our conversation with Chuck Garcia.

Here's a summary of books I've read and recommend, those I am reading, and those I am about to read.

Football, the so-called 'beautiful game", has an ugly side: corruption. Award-winning investigative journalist Ken Bensinger joins us to talk about his new book "Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports".

If you were to read through the list of Matthew’s television credits, it reads like a list of some of the most acclaimed and popular shows in American, and world, TV history - The Sopranos, The West Wing, CSI: Miami amongst others. And most recently the Amazon Prime series Goliath. You might think that Matthew’s success was either pre-ordained or that it was the result of a massive lucky break. As you will hear however, that is not how it went down.

We are often not taught some valuable life skills. One of these is how to deal with grief - which could come from a death but also a variety of other sources. Stephanie Harris joins us to talk about how death and grief expand us.

In this episode, we broaden out the conversation on finance, the global economy, technology and how all of that is changing us - and we have the perfect guest for this. Meet Keith Furst.

The world of cryptocurrencies resembles the cantina scene from Star Wars: you might find the best fighter pilot in the galaxy, but you are more than likely to run into one of the many unsavoury characters in the joint. How do you distinguish a real opportunity from one that has no chance at all? Meet Justin Recla.

Adam Connors joins me in this episode to talk about the power of a strong network. From a risk and uncertainty perspective, a strong network provides one with the ability to pivot quickly in the event of an unexpected setback, as well as the ability to take advantage of opportunities we didn’t even know were out there. What’s even better as you will hear from Adam, is that great networkers aren’t born, they’re made.

How do you convert years of experience into something completely new? Howard Bareham, long-time media and advertising expert is on that journey. We talk risk-taking, advertising, entrepreneurism, and much more.

Democracy appears to be in retreat around the globe. How can dictators, and entrenched interests, with their access to vast resources and use of force, be toppled? Meet Srdja Popovic. We talk non-violent resistance and much more in this fascinating episode.