Hudson Brown is the author of Landing Gear Down (publ. Newman Springs 2020), a gripping thriller that follows Graham Stone, a young detective in the Memphis Police Department’s Violent Crimes Task Force.

Before turning to writing, Hudson served as a police officer himself with the Memphis police department until after 7 years of service he suffered a career ending injury. His firsthand experience as a police officer lends authenticity and depth to the high-stakes investigations and emotional challenges portrayed in his work.

In an industry where 99% of all submitted manuscripts are rejected for publication, Hudson secured a publisher and his book went to print in 2020. The book pits its protagonist against a ruthless terrorist in a race against time, blending action, romance, and psychological tension.

Book: "Landing Gear Down", Hudson Brown. Amazon https://a.co/d/7hwm8zl

We sit down to chat to Hudson about what it takes to be a police officer on the front lines in the city of Memphis, how he was injured when in pursuit of a suspect, and how after he left Law Enforcement he swapped his badge for a pen and launched his crime fiction writing career. An episode full of good stories and human factors lessons for us all.

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Jonathan Viscosi is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

He began his career with Ottawa South United before playing college soccer at the University of Rio Grande and later the University at Buffalo. Since then Jon has played for numerous clubs from the UK to Sweden, Finland and the USA.

Jonathan earned a Master’s degree in Emotional Psychology from Mid Sweden University as he begins his career in Sports and Performance Psychology. He is deeply involved in studying the mental aspects of elite performance.

One of his key contributions is his master's thesis, the main focus of which is on self-regulating emotions and the effects of pressure, testing the tenets of MuSt Theory (MultiStates Theory). He was particularly interested in self-talk as a self-regulation tool to optimize athletes’ performance when placed under pressure.

Beyond the research, Jon actively applies his sports psychology knowledge in his professional career, sharing his insights with teammates and staff at his clubs.

In this conversation we explore Jono's determined journey into and through professional sport, and discuss how the skills and strategies learnt in sports & performance psychology can benefit us all, and help us on our quest for extraordinary performance.

Podcast Sections:

Introduction

Jonathan's journey into and within professional soccer: 8:29

Sports & performance psychology discussion/MuSt Theory: 1hr 24:17

Wrap up: 2hr 00:41

Thesis: It’s a MuSt Win: The Effects of Self-Talk to Enhance Passing Performance Under Pressure in Elite Football Players. The Sport Psychologist, Dec 10th 2024.

Valour FC: https://www.canpl.ca/players/d4b7a9bbb2bb49f89ab93024813fb926/jonathan-viscosi

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jviscosi50/

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Dr. Richard Harris is an Australian anesthetist, aeromedical specialist, and expert cave diver with over 35 years experience.

In 2018, Dr. Richard "Harry" Harris was getting ready to embark on a diving holiday, when he was urgently requested by the Thai government to assist in the rescue mission of 12 Thai schoolchildren and their soccer coach, who were trapped deep within the Tham Luang caves by sudden monsoon rain and flooding.

Dr. Harry's role was pivotal - he helped devise a sedation strategy to ensure the safe extraction of the boys and their coach, in one of the most remarkable underwater rescue missions of all time... while the world was watching...

His efforts earned him widespread recognition as he was awarded "Australian of the Year" in 2019, and last year he became Lieutenant Governor of South Australia.

In episode 26, we sit down with Harry and discuss the rescue, breaking down the human factors that allowed Harry and his team to be so successful in their rescue mission.

Book: Against All Odds: https://www.amazon.com/Against-All-Odds/dp/1760899453

Podcast: https://realriskpodcast.com/

https://www.speleopix.com.au/

Dr Harris's newest film - the world's deepest cave dive: https://www.sff.org.au/program/event/deeper/

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Josh Sweeney enlisted in the military after high school, joining the United States Marine Corps. After earning the esteemed title of Marine Corps Scout Sniper, he was deployed with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines to Nowzad, Afghanistan, where he sustained life-altering injuries from an IED on October 28, 2009. Undeterred by this setback, Josh discovered a new passion for Paralympic sports, quickly rising to prominence as a member of the USA Sled Hockey Team. In 2014, he played a pivotal role in securing the gold medal for Team USA, scoring the game-winning goal. Since then, Josh has continued to represent his country on the international stage, competing for Team USA in Paratriathlon and currently as a member of the USA Para Nordic Ski Team.”

For his sacrifice in combat Josh received a Purple Heart, and was the recipient of the Inaugural Pat Tillman Award for Service.

He is an Ambassador for the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Realizing a need for custom fitting of specialized equipment for adaptive sports, to enable fellow athletes to achieve their full potential Josh has started his own business:

https://www.jsadaptivesports.com/

We sit down for an inspirational discussion with Josh about his life, and how he overcame horrific injuries on the battlefield, to further represent his country twice in the Paralympics and how he continues to serve others and strive to make the most of every single day.

Josh Sweeney website:

https://www.thejoshsweeney.com/

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Dr. Ron Roessler is both a board certified emergency medicine physician and CEO and Founder of “Elite Latin Coaching”. After graduating from Princeton University he embarked on his medical career, and has now over 20 years experience working in a busy urban emergency department.

His roots though lay in the study of The Classics and teaching, and in his spare time he has been instrumental in developing the Latin curriculum at his local high school for it to become one of the top 5 programs in the country. In 2018, his Wisconsin Certamen team won a National Championship. He launched his company, Elite Latin Coaching and published his first book, Arbor Medicinae, in January of this year. All this while continuing to save lives on the front lines of the emergency department.

In this energetic conversation with Dr. Roessler we talk about his journey and highlight the human factors involved with having life goals and their pursuit, qualities of a great mentor, getting the most out of life, preventing burnout, and how he became a business owner and author.

https://www.elitelatincoaching.com/

Ron's book: Arbor Medicinae: https://henschelhausbooks.com/product/arbor-medicinae-latin-roots-of-medical-terms/

Available on Amazon

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"Adventure Psychology helps people and organizations survive, cope and thrive during change, challenge and uncertainty."

https://www.paulareid.com/

Paula Reid is the world's first Adventure Psychologist. She has skied to the South Pole, sailed around the world, "the wrong way", canoed up the Mekong River in a dugout canoe, and cycled across the breadth of Europe. And that's just scratching the surface of her over 120 awe-inspiring adventures.

Paula has learned to develop the mindset to thrive and perform in the toughest of conditions. She draws on her extreme endurance experience, business acumen and Masters in Positive Psychology to help individuals and organizations survive and thrive in challenging conditions.

This episode explores 2 of Paula's most iconic adventures, and discusses the human factors that allowed her to accomplish such feats, and what lessons she has leant that we can all use in our own lives whatever our "adventure".

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Dr Andrew Petrosoniak is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He is also the Medical Director of the Unity Health Toronto Simulation Program.

In 2020 Andrew co-founded Advanced Performance HealthCare Design - a company focused on using simulation, behavioural psychology and clinical expertise to enhance high performance teams in healthcare.

https://advancedperformance.ca/

Dr Petrosoniak is the principal investigator of the TRUST study (Trauma Resuscitation Using in Situ simulation for Team Training) that includes a partnership with human factors experts to evaluate systems and processes during high-stakes trauma simulations. He is an invited speaker both nationally and internationally on the topics of trauma, simulation and procedural skill acquisition.

Over the last several months, we have outlined why we believe Medicine and other industries need to follow in the footsteps of elite sports and utilize performance coaches. Dr Petrosoniak has helped create an "ED CPR" coach model, that brings a coach to the bedside to try and deliver the highest quality cardiac arrest care.

On today's episode, we delve into how he was able to do this, and the benefits his team are seeing with this intervention. We discuss decision-making and bias, as well as how to provide and seek feedback from teaching.

As we always say; these lessons are not just for those in medicine. The concepts that we discuss can be used in many different environments and industries and help us all along the pathway from ordinary to extraordinary.

X: @petrosoniak

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Adam Spink works as an air traffic controller at Heathrow, the busiest 2-runway airport in the world, where he is also an instructor, supervisor, watch training officer and an examiner. He also works in ATC operations, developing new procedures and equipment. Adam represents NATS (National Air Traffic Services) and the UK on the global stage on subjects including low visibility operations, ground radar and GPS navigation systems.

Adam teaches CRM (crew resource management), and sits on the UK Human Factors incident reporting program.

In 2008, Adam played a crucial role in the British Airways flight 38 crash at Heathrow airport. As the control tower supervisor, his quick thinking, preparedness and leadership were vital to the management of the Boeing 777 crash that resulted following sudden loss of power to both engines while on short final approach to the runway.

Adam is the deputy manager of the volunteer ATC team that controls The Royal International Air Tattoo which is the world's largest military air show and attracts over 250 aircraft from 30 countries.

In today's episode we talk to Adam about his journey into the world of ATC, explore its complex high-stress environment and the skill sets required of those who work within it, discuss his team's management of flight BA38, and how he and his colleagues come together once a year to control the world's largest military air show. Adam is a human factors expert and this is packed with information relevant to all who wish to take ordinary to extraordinary.

NATS: https://www.nats.aero

NATS Airspace:

London airspace in 24 hours: https://vimeo.com/1044641389

UK 24: A typical day in UK airspace: https://vimeo.com/1044641237

ATC audio from flight BA38 crash: supplied by Adam Spink, with permission.

ATC audio track marked at: 57min 12sec

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