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The Crisis Cast

Oct 30, 2025

Sylvie Légère, co-founder and CEO of the Policy Circle, joins our chat room to share her journey empowering women through civic engagement and policy conversations.
 
As the Policy Circle celebrates a decade of community service around the globe, Sylvie shares insights on the importance of abandoning labels for...


Oct 22, 2025

"For god's sake, take cover!" Those are the five words that catapulted Bill Kurtis into his illustrious career in journalism. His reporting has quite literally saved lives.

During this episode, Lissa & Thom unpack six decades of the news media evolution, as documented in Kurtis' book Whirlwind. This conversation takes...


Oct 15, 2025

"Success today is all about anticipatory thinking." Not surprisingly, those are the words of a futurist.
 
Donna Dupont is the founder/chief strategist for Purple Compass and is part of the design faculty at the Canadian Forces College.  In this episode, Lissa & Thom fill our chat room with tools for embracing...


Oct 8, 2025

In this episode, we sit down with former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to discuss the complexities of law enforcement in today's political climate. Eddie shares his insights on the challenges faced by police departments, the importance of communication between federal and local agencies, and the impact...