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The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Philip Grindell MSc CSyP

46 episodes

3 weeks ago

Send us a text This episode features forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes discussing her 25-year career and expertise in stalking behaviour. Kerry transitioned from advertising plans to forensic psychology after university, despite being told it was "no job for a girl." She trained through the NHS rather than the typical prison service route. Key Professional Insights: Kerry advocates for "rational compassion" - maintaining realistic risk assessments whilst treating individuals with dignity. Sh...

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Send us a text This episode features forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes discussing her 25-year career and expertise in stalking behaviour. Kerry transitioned from advertising plans to forensic psychology after university, despite being told it was "no job for a girl." She trained through the NHS rather than the typical prison service route. Key Professional Insights: Kerry advocates for "rational compassion" - maintaining realistic risk assessments whilst treating individuals with dignity. Sh...

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Self-Improvement

Society & Culture,

Social Sciences

Episodes (20/46)

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

The Omnipresence of Fear: Understanding Stalker Psychology with Kerry Daynes

Send us a text This episode features forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes discussing her 25-year career and expertise in stalking behaviour. Kerry transitioned from advertising plans to forensic psychology after university, despite being told it was "no job for a girl." She trained through the NHS rather than the typical prison service route. Key Professional Insights: Kerry advocates for "rational compassion" - maintaining realistic risk assessments whilst treating individuals with dignity. Sh...

3 weeks ago

59 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

The Attack Cycle with James Hamilton Part 2

Send us a text Send us a text In this compelling two-part episode, Philip Grindell welcomes back security expert James Hamilton to explore the "attack cycle" - a proven model used by criminals, terrorists, and assassins to target victims. Following the high-profile New York CEO assassination, Hamilton breaks down the eight critical phases: target selection, surveillance, final target selection, planning, rehearsal, execution, escape, and exploitation. The discussion reveals how attackers meth...

3 months ago

37 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

The Attack Cycle with James Hamilton Part 1

Send us a text In this compelling two-part episode, Philip Grindell welcomes back security expert James Hamilton to explore the "attack cycle" - a proven model used by criminals, terrorists, and assassins to target victims. Following the high-profile New York CEO assassination, Hamilton breaks down the eight critical phases: target selection, surveillance, final target selection, planning, rehearsal, execution, escape, and exploitation. The discussion reveals how attackers methodically progre...

4 months ago

29 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

When Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation Wrong

Send us a text When Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation Wrong This week's Defuse Podcast featured Heather Blundell (CEO, Grayling UK) and James Clothier (Head of Crisis) discussing how reputation management has become essential protection. Key insights: Most crisis failures stem from human behaviour under pressure, not poor messaging. Female executives face different reputation attacks requiring specific strategies. Social media breaks stories before traditional media responds. V...

5 months ago

58 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

OSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon BlakeUntitled Episode

Send us a text OSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake In the second part, Philip and Jon delve deeper into technical aspects of OSINT and digital security: - VPNs (Virtual Private Networks): They discuss how VPNs create secure, encrypted connections through virtual "tunnels" and their benefits for security, particularly when using public Wi-Fi. They also address limitations, including potential impacts on speed and some websites detecting and blocking VPN acces...

5 months ago

39 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

OSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake

Send us a text OSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake In the first part of this podcast, Philip Grindell interviews Jon Blake, a former Metropolitan Police Detective who has become an expert in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). They discuss: - Jon's background as a career detective who moved into cyber investigations, worked in covert operations, and eventually became a national internet investigation coordinator before entering the private sector in 2015...

6 months ago

37 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias - Part 2

Send us a text "Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias" – The Defuse Podcast This two-part podcast features an in-depth conversation between Philip Grindell and Guy Mathias, a renowned security expert with extensive experience countering extremism, particularly in the pharmaceutical and research sectors. Episode Summary In this fascinating discussion, Guy Mathias shares insights from his distinguished career addressing extremist threats, particularly from animal rights groups in the UK d...

6 months ago

51 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias - Part 1

Send us a text "Countering Extremism with Guy Mathias" – The Defuse Podcast This two-part podcast features an in-depth conversation between Philip Grindell and Guy Mathias, a renowned security expert with extensive experience countering extremism, particularly in the pharmaceutical and research sectors. Episode Summary In this fascinating discussion, Guy Mathias shares insights from his distinguished career addressing extremist threats, particularly from animal rights groups in the UK d...

7 months ago

41 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Reputation Management with Andrew Sanderson – Part 2

Send us a text What do you do when your reputation or brand is threatened? Reputation management can mean different things depending on your status. An organisation may have spent millions on developing and building its brand reputation, whilst private clients, UHNW individuals or influencers may rely on their good name to maintain their position and their wealth. Public inquiries are a subject of constant debate; they can be exhaustive, hugely detailed, politically motivated and take y...

8 months ago

28 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Sexual Harassment Causes Suicide with Philip Grindell

Send us a text In this, my first video recorded podcast without a guest, I’ll share why subscribing to this podcast will deliver even more value this year, with an episode every week. In this episode I’ll share my thought of the appalling circumstances that led to a young female British soldier taking her own life following a campaign of sexual harassment by not one, but two of her superiors. This case illustrates why so few cases are in fact reported, as it highlights the four ...

8 months ago

23 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Reputation Management with Andrew Sanderson - Part 1

Send us a text What do you do when your reputation or brand is threatened? Handling a threatened reputation requires both short-term crisis management and long-term strategic efforts to rebuild trust and credibility. This month, we speak with esteemed London lawyer Andrew Sanderson. In part 1 of the podcast, Andrew shares how and why he became a lawyer and chose to focus on his niche. Andrew debunks the myths surrounding the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), explains the differences be...

9 months ago

32 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Right of Bang – Post Incident Lessons with Dr. Gene Deisinger

Send us a text Right of Bang – Preparing for the next critical incident with Gene Deisinger Ph.D. How many times have we heard organisations tell us that they will learn the lessons from an incident? If like me, you have been involved in these post incident reviews you may also have shared my frustration of how rarely the lessons are implement and therefore lack confidence in preventing the challenges being repeated. When a traumatic incident occurs, its impact is experienced far wider than...

10 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

High Risk Workplace Behaviours with Dr. Marc McElhaney

Send us a text With the rise in disruptive and problematic workplace issues, this month we talk with Dr. Marc McElhaney, CEO of Critical Response Associates based out of Atlanta, Georgia. In this podcast Marc shares decades of experience of investigating and defusing problems within corporations. He discusses how the term ‘workplace violence’ is unhelpful, how identifying behaviours of concern early and dealing with them help stop make the workplace a safer place and protects companies from i...

11 months ago

55 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Martyn’s Law – Better Protection from Terrorism with Figen Murray

Send us a text On 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 devastating Manchester Arena terrorist attack. The acts of kindness and support that followed the tragic loss of Martyn Hett in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing highlight the strength of community in times of grief. Figen's advocacy for peace and positive change, rather than succumbing to anger, is truly inspiring. In memory of Martyn, Figen le...

1 year ago

1 hour 9 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

The Trigger Points - Inside the mission to stop mass shootings in America with Mark Follman

Send us a text This podcast provides an insight into the causes and possible solutions of mass attacks in the US. In this podcast Mark discusses: Importance of Talking to AttackersKey Elements of Threat AssessmentChallenges in Reporting ThreatsThe Role of Social Media in Threat AssessmentThe Importance of Human Connection in Threat AssessmentMark discusses his recent investigative project on Elliot Rodger, the perpetrator of the Isla Vista mass shooting in 2014, and how his ongoing rela...

1 year ago

1 hour 5 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Improving Personal Safety with the Power of Awareness with Dan Schilling

Send us a text With the The Power of Awareness you can change your approach to personal safety from passive bystander to becoming your own personal safety expert. Your personal safety is your responsibility and no one else’s. That is a simple fact. And the two foundations your safety stands upon are possessing situational awareness and listening to your intuition. The first can be developed and improved. The second is a million years of self-preservation that is already speaking to you...

1 year ago

1 hour

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Family Office Risk Management with Edward V Marshall

Send us a text The Defuse Podcast – Family Office Risk Management with Edward V Marshall From December 2023 to January 2024, Dentons, led by Edward Marshall, surveyed over 200 family office respondents from 33 countries worldwide, comparing the findings to the earlier research published in 2020. This survey went further than before by examining various types of family offices based on region, net worth, organisation, and maturity. Participants included family members, C-suite executives, in...

1 year ago

54 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Psychology 101 Part 2 – Psychopaths, sociopaths, pathology, Fixation and the impact of Social Media with Dr Caroline Logan

Send us a text In this episode, part 2 of the series, we expand on the discussion of the psychological terms and learn about psychopathy, how high functioning psychopaths become CEOs, politicians and leaders, the difference between psychopaths and sociopaths, the impact that social media and the internet has on mental health. Caroline Logan is a Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist. For nearly 30 years, she has worked as a researcher and honorary senior lecturer at the Universitie...

1 year ago

56 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Psychology 101 - Part 1 - Demystifying Psychological Labels: A Deep Dive into Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Personality Disorders with Dr. Caroline Logan

Send us a text In this episode, the first of a two part series, we learn about what exactly a psychologist is and the differences between a Clinical and a Forensic Psychologist. Dr. Caroline Logan, who is a Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist, talks to us about the meaning of psychological terms such as personality disorders such as narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, whether they are the product of nature or nurture and how those affected behave. Dr. ...

1 year ago

1 hour 9 minutes

The Defuse Podcast: Where Experts Defuse Real Threats

Behavioural Threat Assessment – a political and commercial insight with Bill Zimmerman

Send us a text Bill Zimmerman has spent over 35 years analysing and managing threats. He started out in the fledgling Threat Assessment team of the US Capital Police shortly after its creation and, having spent over 20 years there, moved into the private sector on his retirement from law enforcement, where he continues to be a leader in the field of Behavioural Threat Assessment. Despite his long career, Bill is one of the humblest men you will have the pleasure of meeting. He is a fountain o...

1 year ago

1 hour 11 minutes