Industrial Risk: Beyond The Blueprint

Industrial Risk: Beyond The Blueprint Welcome to "Industrial Risk: Beyond the Blueprint"

Your go-to podcast from Parakeet Risk, the tool simplifying Risk for the industrial world.

Join our safety-driven community and discover insights based on real-world industrial risk cases.

See you at The Risk Room in a few hours? đź‘€Join us live with Trish Kerin as we break down: What are we normalizing that s...
05/07/2026

See you at The Risk Room in a few hours? đź‘€

Join us live with Trish Kerin as we break down: What are we normalizing that should worry us?

05/06/2026

Is data the biggest enemy of risk and compliance?

Incident rates don’t always reflect real exposure.To manage risk effectively, you need visibility into what hasn’t happe...
05/06/2026

Incident rates don’t always reflect real exposure.
To manage risk effectively, you need visibility into what hasn’t happened yet.

The most dangerous risks aren’t the ones we don’t see, they’re the ones we explain away.Right now, key safety controls a...
05/05/2026

The most dangerous risks aren’t the ones we don’t see, they’re the ones we explain away.
Right now, key safety controls are being removed from the system and it’s being justified by improved performance.

That’s a cognitive pattern.

Join the live discussion with Trish Kerin:�What are we misreading in today’s risk environment?

https://open.substack.com/live-stream/182969?

Most metrics tell you what already happened.Very few tell you what’s about to go wrong.In Episode 41, Lee Campe explains...
05/05/2026

Most metrics tell you what already happened.
Very few tell you what’s about to go wrong.
In Episode 41, Lee Campe explains how organizations can build KPIs that don’t just track performance—but help predict failure before it occurs.

04/30/2026

In this episode of Industrial Risk: Beyond the Blueprint, we unpack the real risks behind hazardous rail transport and why frontline operators are raising concerns.

From the East Palestine train derailment to lessons from the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, this conversation dives into:

• Regulatory loopholes that downplay high-risk cargo
• Why first responders are often left without critical information
• The gap between available safety tech and actual implementation
• The growing risks tied to transporting volatile materials like Bakken crude

🎧 Listen now.

04/28/2026

Justin Mikulka, author of Bomb Trains and former civil engineer, joins Episode 40 to explore crude-by-rail risks, environmental impacts, and the policies shaping rail safety.

Do you know what’s inside the trains passing through your community?In Episode 40, investigative journalist Justin Mikul...
04/27/2026

Do you know what’s inside the trains passing through your community?

In Episode 40, investigative journalist Justin Mikulka breaks down the reality behind “bomb trains,” hazardous materials, and why rail disasters continue to happen.

• Toxic chemicals can move through communities without clear disclosure
• Safety loopholes leave first responders unprepared
• Proven safety technology exists—but isn’t always used

After the 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster, many expected lasting change. The reality is more complicated.

Listen now and share your thoughts: should rail safety standards be stricter?

04/23/2026

How do you make better decisions after a traumatic event… when emotions are running high?

In this clip from Industrial Risk: Beyond the Blueprint, NASA experts explain how they rely on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) to move beyond perception and understand real risk, including uncertainty.
A powerful reminder: what feels like the biggest risk isn’t always what the data shows.

04/21/2026

a snipped from our latest episode with The Space Guys and the reality of working at NASA 🤨

What can heavy industry learn from NASA…. especially as navigate Artemis II impact?In this episode of Industrial Risk: B...
04/20/2026

What can heavy industry learn from NASA…. especially as navigate Artemis II impact?

In this episode of Industrial Risk: Beyond the Blueprint, NASA veterans Dr. Jim Peters and Dr. Lou Carfagno share how high-consequence safety, probabilistic risk assessment, and decision-making under pressure translate directly to industry.
From managing emotional bias to building systems where failure isn’t an option, this conversation offers powerful lessons for risk management, safety culture, and operational excellence.

🎧 Listen to Episode 39 now and see how these principles apply on Earth.

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