The Security Circle

Send us Fan Mail HER STORY, PART 2: Who Protects Women from the People Paid to Protect? A shorter skirt. A lower neckline. A quieter voice. Is this really the career advice women in security should be getting? In Episode 201 of the Security Circle Podcast, Yolanda and Debs share three anonymous accounts that challenge the industry to look hard at its own behaviour. One woman describes discovering a male colleague earned approximately $30,000 more despite having less experience—and being laid ...

Send us Fan Mail EP 200: HER STORY — Her Stories, Heard at Last | Part One Content advisory: This episode contains personal accounts of sexual harassment, discrimination, inappropriate workplace conduct and explicit language. Contributors' identities have been protected, and the accounts represent their personal experiences and recollections. Three extraordinary women. Stories that have waited far too long to be heard. For the landmark 200th episode of The Security Circle Podcast, we're d...

Send us Fan Mail What makes someone cross the line from loyalty to betrayal—and how do they justify it to themselves? This week on The Security Circle, Yoyo welcomes former CIA operations officer Bill Costanza for a fascinating journey into the psychology of treason, terrorism and betrayal. Drawing on 25EP 199: Inside the Mind of a Traitor — Former CIA Officer Bill Costanza years in the CIA and his book Treason, Terrorism and Betrayal: Why Individuals Cross the Line, Bill explores the l...

Send us Fan Mail EP 198: Limbs in the Loch — The Clues That Caught a Killer, with Former Police Detective Alan Cotton How do detectives turn fragments of evidence into a case that catches a killer? In this gripping episode of The Security Circle, Yoyo welcomes former police detective Alan Cotton, who worked on the investigation into the murder of Barry Wallace, known as the Limbs in the Loch case. Alan takes us inside the painstaking work behind the investigation: the hours spent examining fo...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when war doesn’t look like war? In EP 197 of The Security Circle Podcast, Yolanda welcomes Dr John Pennell, former senior US diplomat, for a revealing conversation about grey zone warfare—and how deception, disinformation, cyber threats and sabotage shape conflict beyond the conventional battlefield. John began his Foreign Service career on 10 September 2001. His second day was 9/11. Drawing on his experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine, he shares the reali...