Teamcast

Teamcast

Mission Critical Team Institute

Episodes 74
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (101)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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88%
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About This Podcast

Dr. Preston Cline, Dr. Dan Dworkis, Dr. Art Finch and Harry Moffit of the Mission Critical Team Institute share research and explore the questions vexing the most elite teams in the world, from Special Operations soldiers to Firefighters, from Trauma Medics to Professional Athletes, and from Astronauts to Tactical Law Enforcement.

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S6E13 S6 Ep11 Marius Aleksa on Why Curiosity is Key for Human Performance

Jun 01, 2026 37m Transcript

We're continuing our conversation on human performance by asking why some performers keep improving under pressure while others hit a ceiling. One of the most powerful answers is curiosity. In this…

S6E11 S6 Ep10 Character, Creativity, and the Machine

May 18, 2026 52m Transcript

Andy Walshe has spent his career at the frontier of human performance, from Australia's post-Sydney Games high-performance system, through a decade at Red Bull, to his current work with Liminal…

S6E10 S6 Ep9 Denis Leary on Residue, Six Years On

May 04, 2026 57m Transcript

Six years ago this week, on May 7, 2020, we released our first Teamcast on Residue. In that episode, Preston shared a conversation with Coleman Ruiz on the psychological and emotional substance left…

S6E9 S6 Ep8 Adam Milano on Teamwork as Ensemble Art

Apr 20, 2026 43m Transcript

What do theater, crisis response, military service, and social work have in common? More than you might guess. Adam Milano, faculty at UNC's School of Social Work, a military veteran, and…

S6E8 S6 Ep7 Coach, Don't Profess: Theory-to-Practice Transfer in Mental Performance

Apr 06, 2026 1h 11m Transcript

Ceci Craft has worked inside two of the most demanding performance cultures in the world — Army Special Operations and Major League Baseball. She's currently the Philadelphia Phillies' Director of…

S6E7 S6 Special Episode: Commander Reid Wiseman on Transitioning from Training to Action (Recast)

Mar 31, 2026 1h 4m

To celebrate NASA’s Artemis II test flight, scheduled for launch on Wednesday, April 1st, we're re-casting Preston's conversation with NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman from May 2023. The Artemis II test…

S6E6 S6 E6 Paddy Steinfort, The Cognitive Coach (Recast)

Mar 23, 2026 59m Transcript

This week’s Recast is from Oct 2021. The episode explores how high-pressure performers can train, maintain, and recover their mental skills, with emphasis on using the right tools in the right way…

S6E5 S6 Ep5 The Fourth Generation of Military Special Operations Selection & Assessment

Mar 09, 2026 1h 5m Transcript

In this episode of the Teamcast, Dr. Preston Cline and Dr. Art Finch discuss MCTI's most recent paper, “The Fourth Generation of Military Special Operations Selection and Assessment". Thanks to our…

S6E4 S6 Ep4 Swarms, X-Teams, and Routine vs. Critical Communication (Recast)

Feb 23, 2026 46m Transcript

This week’s Recast is from April 2020. Why This Episode Matters Now:In 2022, the war in Ukraine revealed something our partners had been experiencing but we hadn't fully articulated: the traditional…

S6E3 S6 Ep3 ECMO, Expertise, and Trust

Feb 09, 2026 48m

When a patient's heart or lungs fail, ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) technology can keep them alive—but only if the team operating it works flawlessly under pressure. In this episode,…

S6E2 S6 Ep2 How Teams Decide in Crisis

Jan 26, 2026 45m

What happens when life-and-death decisions must be made by a team rather than an individual? In this episode, Dr. Mark Ramzy — cardiothoracic intensivist, emergency physician, and Co-Editor-in-Chief…

S6E1 S6 Ep1 Team Cohesion in Extreme Environments with Dr. Dawn Kernagis

Jan 12, 2026 1h 25m

In this episode, Preston discusses mission critical teams with Dr. Dawn Kernagis, the Scientific Director at DEEP. DEEP is an extreme environment technology and exploration organization with a…

S5E18 S5 Ep18 Residue (Recast)

Dec 29, 2025 1h 2m

This week’s episode is a Recast as we review a fundamental conversation between Preston and Coleman Ruiz (MCTI’s co-founder and former Director of Performance) on the concept of "Residue"—the…

S5E17 S5 Ep17 Multiprofessional Critical Care

Dec 15, 2025 48m

In this episode, our Chief Medical Officer Dan Dworkis works with Alex Hodson, a seasoned critical care physician assistant, to explore the dynamics of high-functioning multi-professional healthcare…

S5E16 S5 Ep16 The Psychological Profile of an Operator with Dr. Art Finch (Recast)

Nov 17, 2025 1h 8m

This week, we’re revisiting a conversation between Preston and Dr. Art Finch, a veteran psychologist from the US Special Operations Command. This episode (previously published in 2020) covers the…

S5E15 S5 Ep15 Harnessing Stress & Sleep with Martin Jones

Nov 03, 2025 1h 15m

In today’s Teamcast, Harry and Martin Jones discuss the role of psychologists as servants in high-performance environments, the rule of thirds in learning, psychological performance and speed…

S5E14 S5 Ep14 On Coming Home with Dr. Art Finch

Oct 20, 2025 40m

Dr. Dan Dworkis and Dr. Art Finch, MCTI's Director of Psychology, discuss the complexities of reintegrating into family life after high-stress, mission-critical work. They introduce 'On Coming Home,'…

S5E13 S5 Ep13 From Data to Decision: Williams Racing's Dave Robson on Excellence in F1

Oct 06, 2025 1h 6m

Today, we welcome Dave Robson, Chief Engineer at Atlassian Williams Racing. Dave shares his extensive career journey spanning 25 years in F1, starting with McLaren and now at Williams. He delves into…

S5E12 S5 Ep12 Working with Irreducible Uncertainty

Sep 22, 2025 47m

Eric Benoit, acute care surgeon at Lahey Hospital, and Andrew Petrosoniak, emergency physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, join Chief Medical Officer Dan Dworkis on the Teamcast to discuss operating…

S5E11 S5 Ep11 Fostering the Next Generation of Firefighters with Michele Fitzsimmons

Sep 08, 2025 1h 8m

“Find those people who are your allies, have confidence in yourself, have confidence in your competence.”This episode features an in-depth conversation with FDNY Deputy Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, who…

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