The CCT Podcast

The CCT Podcast is the official podcast from Critical Communications Today, hosted by editor Philip Mason. Each episode brings together voices from across the critical communications, public safety and technology sectors to explore the ideas, innovations and real-world challenges shaping modern communications and emergency response. Featuring industry leaders, emergency services professionals and technology experts, The CCT Podcast covers the trends, experiences and developments influencing mission-critical communications and the wider world of connected technology, resilience and public safety. With insightful conversations and expert perspectives, The CCT Podcast provides a platform for the people driving change across the sector, whilst also offering a wider look at how technology, communication and innovation continue to shape the world around us.

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  Saving Lives Across Borders | The Future of International Emergency Response

  Aug 6, 202616 minS1

  <p>What happens when someone needs emergency help in another country, and you’re the only person who can raise the alarm?</p> <p>In this episode of The CCT Podcast recorded at BAPCO, Louis Fraser-Wilson from the London Ambulance Service discusses international emergency call coordination, life inside ambulance control rooms, and the growing importance of global interoperability between emergency services.</p> <p>The episode also explores a remarkable real-world case where a call to 999 in London helped save the life of a man in Canada.</p> <p>👉 https://www.criticalcomms.com/ <br>👉 https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalCommunicationsToday/playlists</p><p>See om...

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  BAPCO 2026 Wrap-Up: Key Insights from the Public Safety Communications Sector

  Aug 6, 202616 minS1

  <p>Phil Mason is joined by Darryl Keen and Matt Leat to reflect on BAPCO 2026</p> <p>In this episode of the Critical Communications Today podcast, BAPCO Journal Editor Phil Mason sits down with Darryl Keen (Vice-Chair & Trustee, BAPCO) and Matt Leat (Trustee, BAPCO) for a wrap-up discussion at the close of BAPCO 2026. </p> <p>Recorded live at the event, this conversation reflects on two busy days of networking, innovation, and insight across the public safety communications sector. The discussion explores key themes from the exhibition, including the growing momentum behind ESN, the importance of collaboration, and the increasing focus o...

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  Leading Through Crisis: Inside Washington DC’s Emergency Communications Response

  Aug 6, 202611 minS1

  <p>Heather McGaffin, Director of the Office of Unified Communications in Washington, D.C. joins the CCT Podcast live from BAPCO to discuss one of the most demanding periods her team has faced.</p> <p>From a presidential inauguration and state funeral to extreme weather and a major aviation tragedy, Heather shares how her team managed continuous high-pressure events and the leadership lessons that followed.</p> <p>The conversation explores emergency communications, staff wellbeing, crisis leadership, and why people must remain at the heart of public safety technology.</p> <p>👉 https://www.criticalcomms.com/ <br>👉 https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalCommunicationsToday/playli...

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  Hearing Through Chaos: AI Audio, Emergency Response & The Future of Public Safety | Mette Carstensen

  Aug 4, 202616 minS1

  <p>How can AI help emergency operators hear through chaos when every second matters?</p> <p>In this episode of The CCT Podcast, host Philip Mason speaks with Mette Carstensen, CEO & Co-founder of Augmented Hearing, about the real-world impact of AI-powered audio technology in emergency communications.</p> <p>Mette shares powerful stories from emergency call handlers, including a rescue in Iceland where clearer audio helped dispatch a helicopter significantly sooner, alongside wider discussions around operator stress, hearing protection, situational awareness, and the future of AI within public safety environments.</p> <p>The conversation also explores how technologies like Sharpi are...

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  A Prevention-First Approach to Wildfires with Fire Chief Dan Munsey

  Aug 4, 202624 minS1

  <p>Philip Mason speaks with Fire Chief Dan Munsey on prevention-first thinking, wildfire risk, and the cultural shift needed across public safety.</p> <p>In this episode of the CCT Podcast, host Philip Mason, Editor of Critical Communications Today, sits down with Fire Chief Dan Munsey of San Bernardino County Fire to explore one of the biggest challenges facing public safety today: how we rethink our approach to wildfires.</p> <p>Drawing on his experience and testimony before Congress, Munsey challenges some of the most widely accepted assumptions around wildfire risk, what he calls the “lies we tell ourselves as tr...

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