Our podcast. Inga Faust talks to the people who do this work: paramedics, close protection officers, analysts, negotiators, trainers. The conversations stay on what happens in practice, the good, the bad and the ugly.
For example: close protection for families, medical care inside protective work, preparation for conflict zones, negotiation under duress, search and rescue, resilience and what this work does to the people doing it.
Guests
Who comes on
Guests come from emergency medical services, policing, humanitarian operations, psychology and the security industry itself. Episodes run from fifteen minutes to well over an hour, depending on the format. New ones appear every month.
English and German. Each episode below says which.
Episodes
Episodes
Spotify and Apple Podcasts carry the show from No. 23. Everything before that is on YouTube.
No. 36, Jul 2026 29 min, EnglishLeadership Lessons from Complex Disasters Donnie Woodyard brings thirty years in emergency medical services to the question of what leadership looks like when a disaster is complex rather than merely large. Deployments in Sri Lanka and Haiti, risk management, team resilience and problem solving in crisis environments.
No. 35, Jun 2026 82 min, EnglishHow to Improve Security Industry Standards Security industry veteran Orlando Wilson, with guest host Thorsten Stinner, on what actually raises standards in the security industry: regulation versus quality, behaviour and soft skills versus certificates, and where cyber, drones and artificial intelligence are moving the threat picture. At 82 minutes the longest episode in the feed.
No. 34, Apr 2026 16 min, GermanDie Auswahl von Mietern revolutionieren Risk analyst Jörg on tenant selection in real estate: data-driven methods, psychological indicators, and the economic damage a wrong tenant can cause.
No. 33, Apr 2026 28 min, EnglishIntercultural Competence in Security Inga on intercultural competence in security work: language barriers, clashing norms, gender dynamics in the field, and why cultural understanding decides whether trust forms at all.
No. 32, Mar 2026 19 min, EnglishSurviving Violence: Empowering Yourself Against Threats Nikki Burgett on violence prevention. Her argument is that violence is more predictable than most people assume, and that training, mindset and situational awareness let a person act as their own first responder.
No. 31, Feb 2026 18 min, EnglishBuilding Resilience in a Chaotic World Dr. Mary Beth Janke, a former Secret Service agent who became a psychologist, on resilience: the psychological tools behind it, coping after the pandemic years, and why self care and community support are not soft topics in this industry.
No. 30, Feb 2026 30 min, GermanHostile Environments: Einblicke einer Friedensberaterin Johanna Wolf De Tafur on hostile environment awareness training and what it takes to prepare someone for work in a conflict zone. Risk management, stress management, and how security training has changed.
No. 29, Jan 2026 29 min, EnglishDecoding Evil: Movement Patterns and Intentions Sandra on movement analysis in close protection: how intent shows itself in the way a person moves, what observation in real time can and cannot deliver, and the psychological factors that distort perception under stress.
No. 28, Jan 2026 32 min, EnglishMedical Emergencies in Close Protection Dr. Michael Guirguis on medical work inside close protection: which skills a protection officer needs, when a team needs qualified medical personnel, the legal limits of treating without a licence, and what belongs in a kit built for security operations.
No. 27, Dec 2025 29 min, GermanUmfeldanalysen verstehen Jörg Tschentscher and Inga Faust on environment analysis: thorough research, social media in tenant screening, artificial intelligence in the analysis process, data protection law, and the human factor that no tool replaces.
No. 26, Oct 2025 22 min, EnglishThe World of Search and Rescue Robin Van Bruggen on search and rescue: multidisciplinary teams, the weight volunteers carry, the role of technology, and how someone gets into the field, including the training and certification it takes.
No. 25, Oct 2025 34 min, EnglishNegotiation in Crisis Situations Andy Brown on negotiation in humanitarian crises: how it differs from police negotiation, emotional control, active listening, building local capacity, and the mental health of the staff doing it.
No. 24, Sep 2025 22 min, GermanPersonenschutz von Familien Sandra and Inga on close protection for families. Children behave differently from principals, which changes communication, boundaries and the training a protection officer needs.
No. 23, Sep 2025 36 min, EnglishThe Dance of Security: Movement Patterns Explained Sandra Adiarte came to security from dance. The conversation is about perception and bias, what video analysis misses, where artificial intelligence helps, and why human observation stays central.
No. 22, Aug 2025 30 min, GermanMoralische Dilemmata in Sicherheit und Aktivismus Christof speaks from his own experience as an environmental activist. He and Inga discuss the moral dilemmas of security providers, how activists plan their actions, encounters with security forces, legal consequences, and what dialogue between the two sides can achieve.
No. 21, Jul 2025 27 min, EnglishLebanon: Coexistence, Culture and Everyday Life Raffi Arakelian works as a close protection officer in Lebanon. He talks about his Armenian roots, the move into the security industry, how the country's communities live side by side, what people there have lived through, and the resilience that comes out of it.
No. 20, Jul 2025 21 min, GermanDie taktische Medizin präsentiert: TECC vs. TCCC Inga and Carsten compare Tactical Emergency Casualty Care and Tactical Combat Casualty Care: where the two programmes come from, how similar the medical procedures are, and the administrative differences that influence the choice for civilian and military personnel.
No. 20, Jul 2025 31 min, GermanVon Explosionen und Simulationen Dr. Daniel Huber runs SIMBLAST and came there from BMW. How armoured vehicles are developed, how protection levels are classified, where simulation replaces the live trial, and who actually buys an armoured vehicle.
No. 19, Jun 2025 25 min, EnglishMedics On Tour: Emergency Care in South Africa Saul runs MediResponse, a pre-hospital care provider in South Africa. He talks about the country's emergency care system, the differences between private and government services, cultural diversity in patient care, and the safety measures in place for emergency responders.
No. 18, Jun 2025 30 min, GermanDas Geheimnis der internen Ermittlungen lüften Olcay Sancar on internal investigations in companies: when a case belongs with internal investigators and when with the police, the role of whistleblowers, the human element in every investigation, and how companies can prevent white-collar crime.
No. 17, May 2025 16 min, GermanMeister der Produktivität? Einblicke vom Coach Productivity coach Timo Clasen and Inga on business management as a solopreneur: standard operating procedures in the security sector, techniques for process optimisation, self management, and using software for efficiency.
Bonus, May 2025 17 min, GermanFachmessen in den USA: Was sie anders machen Carsten reports back from two trade shows in the United States: how they differ from the German trade events, what was shown on the exhibition floor, what the networking is actually worth, and his plans for workshops and articles in tactical medicine.
No. 16, Apr 2025 34 min, EnglishAidPass: Your Personal Emergency Assistant Chamel Akl came to app development from close protection. He talks about his app AidPass, which puts medical information in the hands of first responders and everyday users, about data security, and about the plans for what comes next.
Special III, Apr 2025 29 min, GermanTaktische Medizin: Eine globale Perspektive Carsten and Inga on tactical medicine outside the military and police context: what the discipline covers, how far the standard has travelled internationally, and why it belongs in the training of ordinary first responders.
No. 15, Mar 2025 33 min, GermanSituational Awareness in der modernen Gesellschaft Christian Hirschmann on situational awareness: practical techniques for improving it, training and mental preparation for dangerous situations, the impact of technology, the part communication plays, and first aid training for civilians.
Special II, Mar 2025 19 min, GermanWenn der Alarm zum Alltag wird Carsten reports from a city where air raid alerts have become part of daily life: what the protective systems can and cannot do, what the constant strain does to a civilian population, and which precautions people take once the alarm has become routine.
No. 14, Feb 2025 31 min, GermanDatenträgerspürhunde: Eine Wissenschaft für sich Martin Wernet of Schwarzwald Dogs trains sniffer dogs to find data storage devices, the first in the private sector. He and Inga talk about the training behind it, the dynamic between dog and handler, and the limits of detection work.
Special, Feb 2025 21 min, GermanSicherheit im Karneval: Tipps für Reisende Carsten and Inga on travelling to carnival in Brazil: having a plan for a medical emergency, carrying little of value, reading the local crime picture, and what cultural awareness changes about the trip.
No. 13, Oct 2024 34 min, GermanDurch Krisen navigieren: Die Wichtigkeit des Kontextes Moritz Schramm wants crisis management democratised. He and Inga talk about the types of crisis companies face, structured response plans, the role of service providers, and why the context of a crisis shapes the response to it.
No. 12, Dec 2024 29 min, GermanMentale Gesundheit: Die stille Krise bei der Polizei Allyn Goodrich, a police officer from Las Vegas, on mental health in policing: his own experience of trauma, writing as a therapeutic outlet, the stigma around mental health, burnout, and the role of routine, service and community support.
No. 11, Nov 2024 32 min, EnglishThe Path to Proactive Risk Management Nathan Ackerman, CEO of Riley Risk, on proactive risk management for international organisations and NGOs: thorough planning, capacity building and training, dealing with misinformation, the role of artificial intelligence in security, and situational awareness as a skill that can be built.
No. 10, Oct 2024 30 min, EnglishInformation Security: The Human Factor Alex Bomberg on the human side of information security: the MICE, broken windows and Swiss cheese models, a case at KPMG, people as the weakest point, two-factor authentication, and the part organisational culture plays.
No. 9, Sep 2024 31 min, EnglishReal-Life Medical Challenges in Close Protection Krisztian works as both close protection officer and paramedic. He and Inga talk about why basic first aid is not enough in executive protection, real medical scenarios from the job, and the regulations and medication sourcing that complicate work abroad.
No. 8, Aug 2024 26 min, GermanSelbstschutz für Zivilisten: Weglaufen, Verstecken, Gegenwehr Inga and Thorsten on what civilians can do during a knife attack in a public place: getting away and out of sight as the first choice, physical resistance as a last resort, everyday objects as makeshift defences, and the legal position on self-defence tools.
No. 7, Jul 2024 47 min, GermanDas Buch mit 7 Siegeln: Marketing in der Sicherheitsbranche I FOXPEDITION Podcast Nr. 7 Tanja Kaltwasser of IdeenKiND on marketing for security companies: building a brand, the pain points of the target audience, websites and social media, trust and transparency, and the use of artificial intelligence in marketing.
No. 6, Jun 2024 52 min, German100 Seiten Bahnhof oder schlanke Krisensicherheit Eric Schlichter, experienced in quality and HSSE management, and Inga demystify ISO standards and crisis preparedness: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, the media's part in spreading misinformation, regular risk assessment, and how companies put the standards into practice.
No. 5, May 2024 38 min, EnglishHaiti - What is going on? FOXPEDITION-Podcast No. 5 with Orlando Wilson Orlando Wilson on Haiti: the political and security situation, the search for trustworthy partners on the ground, the reality of evacuations, the role of NGOs, and corruption and mismanagement. The show's first episode in English.
No. 4, May 2024 61 min, GermanAusbildung im Sicherheitsbereich Dennis Ellrich and Thorsten Stinner on training in the security industry, from police training and degree programmes to the Paragraph 34a exam: what a security guard can do after qualifying, hard skills versus soft skills, and what is taught in theory and what in practice.
No. 3, Apr 2024 63 min, GermanSicherheitstechnik im internationalen Vergleich Klaus Venn, a consultant for physical building security, and Inga Faust compare security technology across countries, from Doha to the Wadden Sea: perceived safety, access control, security in public transport, visitor management systems, and the threats Germany faces, from cyberattacks to organised crime.
No. 2, Mar 2024 63 min, GermanDie Zukunft der Sicherheit Thorsten Stinner and Inga Faust on where the field is going: climate change and migration, disaster management and warning systems, and the shift towards cybercrime, surveillance technology and artificial intelligence.
No. 1, Feb 2024 59 min, GermanBehörde vs zivil: Wer ist die bessere Sicherheitsfachkraft? The pilot episode. Thorsten Stinner and Inga Faust both work in security, she out of the police service, he by way of martial arts and the commercial side. What each background is worth in the field, which standards can be assumed of a former officer, and where soft skills decide instead.
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