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No Way Out

Mark McGrath and Brian "Ponch" Rivera

No Way Out: The #1 Podcast on John Boyd’s OODA Loop, The Flow System, and Navigating UncertaintySponsored by AGLX — a global network powering adaptive leadership, enterprise agility, and resilient teams in complex, high-stakes environments.Home to the deepest explorations of Colonel John R. Boyd’s OODA Loop (Observe–Orient–Decide–Act), Destruction and Creation, Patterns of Conflict — and the official voice of The Flow System, the modern evolution of Boyd’s ideas into complex adaptive systems,

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90:47

TOPGUN vs. Major Boyd: Humans Over Algorithms with...

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2025/09/18

Send us a text In this episode of No Way Out , Captain Dan "Yank" Pederson, the "Godfather" of TOPGUN, shares the origin story of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, established in 1969 during the Vietnam War to address a 2:1 kill ratio that exposed deficiencies in aerial combat. Pederson recounts how he selected eight experienced pilots and RIOs who, with limited resources, created a PhD-level curriculum in just 60 days by emphasizing the human element over technology. This focus challeng...

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66:41

AI’s D&C Cycles Accelerate: Harmonizing Agents and...

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2025/09/04

Send us a text What if we've been thinking about AI all wrong? What if endless scaling isn't the answer, but instead we need systems that understand context, embody knowledge, and grasp causal relationships like living organisms do? In this mind-expanding conversation with Mahault Albarracin, PhD, VERSES AI Director of Research Strategy – recorded on the 49th anniversary of John Boyd's seminal paper "Destruction and Creation" – we journey through the fascinating landscape where neuroscience m...

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64:37

Human-Agent Team of Teams: Active Inference AI & The...

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2025/08/26

Send us a text The technological paradigm we've grown accustomed to—with centralized AI models hallucinating answers and requiring massive energy consumption—is about to undergo a profound transformation. This fascinating conversation explores how active inference AI, inspired by the principles of biological intelligence, offers a fundamentally different approach that could reshape our technological landscape. Dr. David Bray articulates the critical distinction between current AI systems tha...

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106:01

Outmaneuver Complexity: AI Gold Rush 2.0 & Adaptive...

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2025/07/29

Send us a text What happens when our increasingly interconnected systems face unexpected challenges? Dr. David Woods, pioneer of resilience engineering, explores how organizations can build the adaptive capacity needed to survive in an age of growing complexity. Drawing from decades studying high-risk industries, Woods frames our current technological moment with historical perspective. The "second AI gold rush" unfolds with familiar patterns – promising seamless automation while overlooking...

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82:33

Reorienting Safety: Human and Organizational...

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2025/07/16

Send us a text The gap between how work is imagined and how work actually happens sits at the heart of our most persistent safety challenges. In this illuminating conversation with Professor Todd Conklin, we explore how Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) has evolved from its origins in high-consequence industries to become a powerful framework for understanding and improving safety across sectors. Conklin traces HOP's development as a response to the limitations of behavioral-based s...

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62:14

From Big Bang to Brain: How Entropy Shapes Safety and...

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2025/07/09

Send us a text Step into the fascinating world where neuroscience meets safety in this mind-expanding conversation with Professor David Slater. Beyond conventional safety thinking, we explore how our brains actually construct reality and what this means for creating truly resilient organizations. The discussion begins with an unexpected parallel between Formula 1 pit crews and workplace safety. Professor Slater reveals how these highly choreographed teams regularly "cut corners" to achieve s...

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73:37

Pre-Event Indicators: Staying Left of Bang With...

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2025/07/02

Send us a text What if you could see disruption coming before it hits? The concept of "Left of Bang" transforms how we understand threat detection and strategic advantage—not just in combat zones, but in boardrooms, investment portfolios, and everyday situations. Patrick Van Horne, co-author of "Left of Bang" and former Marine Corps Combat Hunter instructor, breaks down this powerful framework that was originally developed to help Marines identify insurgent threats in Iraq and Afghanistan. T...

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70:50

Learning War, Winning in the Age of AI: Lessons in...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text What can today's organizations learn from the US Navy's approach to innovation during the rapid technological changes of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s? Trent Hone reveals how naval leadership created a remarkably effective learning system during this era of transformation. The Navy's secret wasn't centralized control—it was distributed experimentation coupled with systematic assessment. Junior officers were encouraged to test new approaches with radar, aircraft, and fire control sys...

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65:00

Drones, Airspace, AI, and Decision Making: DroneUp...

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2025/06/02

Send us a text When Tom Walker walked into a Best Buy and saw drone technology more advanced than the space shuttle selling for under $1,000, he knew aerial autonomous systems would fundamentally change society. What he couldn't have predicted was reconnecting with a former 13-96 OCS classmate decades later to discuss how military experience shapes innovation in the rapidly evolving drone industry. The stakes couldn't be higher. With over a million drones now flying in US airspace—outnumberi...

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51:49

Top Gun Day Special: The Four Ps of OODA

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2025/05/13

Send us a text In this electrifying No Way Out podcast episode, recorded on May 13, 2025—Top Gun Day—hosts Brian "Ponch" Rivera and Mark "Moose" McGrath dive into John Boyd’s OODA Loop through the "Four Ps of OODA": Perception, Pathfinding, Prediction, and Planning. Framed as a Top Gun Day Special, they clarify that while John Boyd, a former U.S. Air Force Top Gun instructor, developed the OODA Loop, it was not rooted in fighter aviation but emerged from his remarkable consilience...

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80:49

The Elk Hunter's Journey: Leadership, Adaptability,...

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2025/04/30

Send us a text This episode explores the profound life lessons derived from elk hunting, emphasizing adaptability, decision-making, and self-awareness. Joe and Gilbert from the Elk Brothers discuss how their coaching transcends hunting, offering insights applicable to personal development and leadership. • Coaching as an interface for personal growth • 95% failure rate in elk hunting and lessons in perseverance • Importance of adaptability and understanding the external env...

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65:41

From Cockpit to OR: Surgical Precision and Team...

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2025/04/02

Send us a text Dr. Cooper drops jaw-dropping tales: defying an anesthesia chief with "he’s not dead till I say he’s dead" to save a bleeding patient (still alive years later), or dodging disaster at 500 feet with quick thinking and trim. From the cockpit to the operating room, he reveals how orientation—our mental map—shapes everything, with top cardiac teams catching four errors per surgery through shared awareness, not flawless execution. The conversation soars beyond, tackling healt...

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151:08

Alan Green and The America Codes: We Are One (No Way...

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2025/03/26

Send us a text Dive into an electrifying episode of No Way Out that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about America’s founding—and the very fabric of reality itself. Host Ponch and veteran co-host Bart welcome Alan Green, a polymath whose 20-year journey decoding Shakespeare’s secrets has unearthed a mind-bending revelation: the America Codes, hidden within the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. This isn’t just history—it’s a c...

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67:28

Boyd's Real OODA Loop: Deconstructing TEoWL with Chet...

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2025/03/24

Send us a text John Boyd's OODA loop is widely misunderstood. In this illuminating conversation with Chet Richards – a close colleague of Boyd who received the original OODA loop sketch in the mail – we explore what Boyd actually meant when he created this powerful framework. Chet reveals that Boyd's sketch in "The Essence of Winning and Losing" is the only official illustration of the OODA loop, completed shortly before his death. Far from the simplified circular process many embrace, Boyd'...

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Navigating Complexity: Patterns, Entropy, and the...

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2025/03/19

Send us a text Ever wondered how to surf the disorder of a complex world? In this electrifying episode of the No Way Out Podcast, we dive deep with John Bicknell, a retired Marine and complexity science innovator, who’s cracking the code on everything from national security to market shifts. From decoding global news with cutting-edge tech to spotting weak signals that could change the game overnight, Bicknell reveals how entropy and patterns shape our reality—and how we can turn them to our ...

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85:41

From Empire to Einheit: Hegseth’s Reform Challenge...

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2025/03/14

Send us a text In this eye-opening conversation with military reform expert Don Vandergriff, we dive deep into one of the most pressing yet overlooked issues facing America's armed forces: the bloated officer corps that's undermining our combat effectiveness. Vandergriff, nicknamed "the Sun Tzu of the American Army" by Chinese military analysts, brings decades of research and hard data to explain how we've created a top-heavy military bureaucracy that values paperwork over warfighting. The d...

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61:28

Digital Guerrilla Warfare: Deception in the Cyber Age...

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2025/03/06

Send us a text Step into the shadowy world of cyber warfare with No Way Out, where episode co-host Steven McCrone joins cybersecurity expert Tim Pappa to unravel the cutting-edge tactics reshaping digital defense. From guerrilla warfare-inspired deception to behavioral analysis honed at the FBI, this episode dives deep into how modern cybersecurity borrows from historic battlefields—like the Mujahideen’s ambushes against the Soviets—to outwit today’s cyber attackers. Discover why trolling ran...

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50:49

The Wayback Mission: Mark Graham on Preserving the...

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2025/03/03

Send us a text Unlock the secrets of the past and secure the future with No Way Out! Hosts Moose and Ponch dive into the digital frontier with Mark Graham, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a key figure at the Internet Archive, a nonprofit founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996 to preserve the web and humanity’s published works. Often called a modern-day Library of Alexandria, the Internet Archive has grown from its early days of recording the web to archiving treasures like Grateful Dead bootle...

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58:31

Championing Change: Diversity, Inclusion, and...

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2025/02/27

Send us a text Theresa Carpenter joins us to discuss her remarkable journey of advocacy and service, revealing the intricate dance between personal beliefs and military protocols. Theresa’s transparency about her struggles to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Navy, despite clashing with official narratives, offers a poignant look into the complexities of military life. As she prepares for retirement, her reflections on leaving the service to pursue change outside its confin...

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94:48

From Battlefields to Boardrooms: Leadership Lessons...

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2025/02/25

Send us a text Join us on a fascinating exploration with Bing, a Marine Corps veteran whose journey takes us from his Irish Catholic roots in Boston to the battlefields of Vietnam. Bing shares compelling stories about how his upbringing and early influences shaped his decision to join the Marines instead of pursuing law school. We delve into the intricacies of the Combined Action Program (CAP) and how Bing's experiences highlight the importance of cultural integration and leadership from with...

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