As you can tell by the title of this episode this isn’t a normal episode of The Brady Heywood Podcast. In today’s episode we introduce you to a new show that we’ve been working on called Simplifying Complexity, a podcast all about complexity sc

Miami Bridge Failure - Part 3

Aug 31st, 2021 32m 31s

In today's episode, we bring to a close our three-part series on the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, in 2018.In part one, you heard about the cracks in the bridge and how nothing was done about them. And in part two, you hea

Miami Bridge Failure - Part 2

Jul 31st, 2021 19m 50s

Today's episode is the second of a three-part series on the 2018 collapse of the International University Pedestrian Bridge in Miami, Florida.In our last episode, you heard how a pedestrian bridge under construction at the Florida Internationa

Miami Bridge Failure - Part 1

Jun 30th, 2021 25m 30s

Today's episode is the first of a three-part series about the 2018 collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida.In this part, you'll hear how the signals which could have prevented the collapse of the br

The Brady Review

May 31st, 2021 20m 28s

Today's episode is a little different. It explores 'The Brady Review', a report Brady Heywood undertook on the mining and quarrying industry in Queensland, Australia.From January 2000 until the end of July 2019, 47 people lost their lives in t

The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 3

Apr 30th, 2021 34m 35s

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vivid descriptions of how the miners, who lost their lives in the disaster, died. Listener discretion is advised.In this final episode of our three-part series on the Pike River Mine disaster, we bring

The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 2

Mar 31st, 2021 26m 33s

In part one of this three-part series on the Pike River mine disaster, you heard what took place in the minutes, hours and days following the methane explosion at the mine.In this episode, we’ll step back and look at the history of the mine. Y

The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 1

Feb 28th, 2021 26m 3s

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vivid descriptions of the moments that the disaster occurred. Listener discretion is advised.On the 19th of November 2010, New Zealand experienced one of its worst mining disasters when there was an exp

The 1976 Montreal Olympics Financial Debacle

Jan 31st, 2021 21m 34s

It's 1970, and the mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau, declares that the 1976 Montreal Games will be self-financing. In his view, these games can no more have a deficit "...than a man can have a baby". In fact, he thinks the real problem will be

The I-90 Tunnel Collapse

Dec 31st, 2020 20m 43s

In this episode, we head to Boston.The 'Big Dig' was a road and tunnel construction project designed to solve Boston's congestion problems. With the final project cost exceeding $14 billion USD, this megaproject took 20 years to complete. It i

Introducing 'Saving Apollo 13'

Apr 13th, 2020 5m 55s

In this short podcast we discuss the re-release of our Apollo 13 Series as Saving Apollo 13. We also talk about the subject of the next more 'traditional' Brady Heywood Podcast Episode. Saving Apollo 13 is available on iTunes via the link below

Apollo 13 - Addendum

Sep 12th, 2019 1h 14m

Want to take a deep dive behind the scenes of our Apollo 13 podcast series? Want to know the cause of the failure? Then this podcast is for you. We’ll talk about each episode, cover the technical material we left out, discuss the cause, and eve

Apollo 13 - Part V: Steely-Eyed Missile Men

Dec 12th, 2018 1h 4m

Apollo 13 is about to undertake one of the most improvised and dangerous re-entries ever attempted by NASA. Will John Aaron and the Tiger Team figure out how to power back up the Command Module in time? Has the heat shield been damaged? Are the

Apollo 13 - Part IV: Star Sailors

Dec 5th, 2018 54m 6s

The crew of Apollo 13 begin their long fall to earth. In this entire episode we stay with the crew as they go around the moon, fight to keep their LEM functioning and their trajectory correct - all while their spacecraft begins to freeze around

Apollo 13 - Part III: The Tiger Team

Nov 28th, 2018 1h 3m

"I don’t give a damn about the odds and I don’t give a damn that we’ve never done anything like this before. You’ve got to believe, your people have got to believe, that this crew is coming home." Gene Kranz to the Tiger Team, Room 210, April 1

Apollo 13 - Part II: The Lifeboat

Nov 21st, 2018 48m 23s

Following the explosion, the three astronauts and Mission Control fight to save the dying spacecraft. And Gene Kranz assembles a team to tackle an impossible rescue. A new episode will be released every Thursday. The series is accompanied by b

Apollo 13 - Part I: Head for the Hills

Nov 14th, 2018 50m 16s

Apollo 13 is 200,000 miles from earth when it’s crippled by an explosion. On board are astronauts Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, and Commander Jim Lovell. In this five-part series we follow the story of the three astronauts, as well as the scores of

Apollo 13 - Teaser

Dec 4th, 2017 14m 9s

Listen to our Apollo 13 teaser, with actual audio from its launch on 11 April 1970. In the New Year we will tackle the story of Apollo 13. In this episode we chat about the podcast journey so far and we discuss the new episodes currently in the

Stranger than Fiction

Nov 8th, 2017 22m 21s

The collapse of the I-40 bridge in 2002 was a tragedy, but its aftermath was a story you simply couldn't make up.It begins with a barge, a bridge, and an impostor, and it ends with a prison sentence, Vladimir Putin, and cheque fraud in Alaska.

Quebec Bridge Collapse

Sep 9th, 2017 35m 54s

Can ego knock a bridge down? How one man's decisions caused the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod The Royal Commission Report into the collapse can be found at http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-

Earthquakes, Financial Crashes, and Dinosaurs

Jul 31st, 2017 40m 26s

Why do the really big catastrophes happen? The earthquakes, the financial crashes, and even the outbreak of the First World War. In this episode we dive into the weird world of complexity theory. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod M

The Comet Aircraft Crashes

Jun 8th, 2017 26m 30s

The aircraft crashes that changed the world of aviation. And the reason aircraft windows aren't square. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod A number of books cover the crash of the aircraft, but Henry Petroski's To Engineer is Human

Minneapolis Highway Bridge Collapse

May 1st, 2017 17m 56s

On 1 August 2007 at 6:05 pm, during rush hour traffic, the I35-W Highway Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed into the Mississippi River. We’ll look at how a bridge could suddenly collapse after 40 years of service. And we’ll ask was ther

Hanging Garden of Babylon

Apr 3rd, 2017 23m 45s

Did the Hanging Garden of Babylon actually exist or was it myth? And why bother talking about it in this podcast? Because apart from whether or not the Garden existed, or more importantly where it was located, the story of its history is fascin

Brooklyn Bridge - Part 2

Feb 27th, 2017 20m 56s

With doctors saying her husband is dying, Emily Warren Roebling sets out on a path to see the great bridge through to completion. Read more at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_6775ee5cee5c476d87e658bdb812cb9e.pdf. This show is produced i