Black Swan Orange
We explore strategies, skills and tools that help to: achieve a state of personal readiness for the unknown; face and potentially engage with an unpredictable event or situation beyond what’s typically expected; and mitigate potentially severe consequences.
Episodes
9 episodes
Resurrections
The magical nature of energy can turn what appears to be a coffin into a chrysalis. Putting aside conventional definitions, today we’re looking at energy as the phenomenon of ongoing movement and repose throughout the universe that can appear...
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Episode 9
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6:38
Nationwide Emergency Alert System — A Faltering Sense of Security
Today, October 4th, at about 2:20 pm EDT, the U.S. government is conducting a test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System (NEAS). Here is a list of the communication methods the system will use to communicate to everyone about a national thre...
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Episode 8
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13:17
Asteroid Paper Scissors
This morning, at 8:52 am, Mountain Daylight Time, 250-grams of Asteroid Bennu struck Earth in the Great Salt Lake Desert … at a speed of approximately 11 miles per hour. No crater was formed by its impact. In this SPECIAL episode, we’ll go deep...
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Episode 7
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5:38
Black Swan Opportunities
I’m thrilled to introduce the topic of Positive Black Swans, also known as Black Swan Opportunities. Given that Black Swans are rare, unexpected, and unpredictable, we benefit by having a so-called healthy fear of the negative ones to hel...
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Episode 6
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9:51
Petite, Gorgeous and to Die For
It’s been a rough summer. As we count down the waning days of summer post-Labor Day, perhaps what we need is a relaxing day at the beach. The rhythm of the waves breaking, the cry of gulls overhead, children laughing as they run in the surf. Wh...
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Episode 5
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7:49
Black Swan Event "Cygnets" and How to Find Them
We discuss "Black Swan Event Cygnets" and how to create your own BSO Cygnet Watch List. In nature, a "cygnet" is a swan hatchling. The term Black Swan Cygnet is a good name for a Black Swan Event hatchling, a potential Blac...
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Episode 4
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17:48
BSO Watch List: Smokin’!
In this episode, we’ll start building the BSO Watch List to help us stay informed and aware. First on our watch list, we’ll look at a well-publicized threat: wildfire smoke. We’ll consider both the nature of the threat...
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Episode 3
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8:43
This Happens: Awareness, Acceptance, Action
In this episode, we'll explore a framework for staying in truth and reality so that we can make more effective decisions when faced with any situation. This framework sometimes is referred to as the 3 A’s, or awareness, acceptance, and action.&...
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Episode 2
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13:00
Personal Readiness for the Unknown
This episode defines Black Swan Events and introduces how we can explore various strategies, skills and tools that can help us achieve a state of personal readiness for the unknown, to face and potentially engage with an unpredictable event or ...
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Episode 1
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10:16