Episodes 200
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (63)
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
38%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

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Some conversations are too important to stay in the room. The 229 Podcast, hosted by Bill Russell, continues the dynamic discussions from our community events, bringing together healthcare leaders who are actively transforming the industry.

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S3E37 Creating a World without Passwords and Beating Social Engineering | Executive Interview with Peter Barker

Jun 10, 2026 25m Transcript

June 10, 2026: In healthcare where downtime means lives, identity security is no longer just about who logs in. Bill Russell sits down with Peter Barker, Chief Product Officer at Ping Identity, to…

S2E25 Fox Tempest: The Dark Web Storefront That Sold Microsoft's Trust to Ransomware Gangs

Jun 10, 2026 4m

That UAC prompt -- the little shield asking you to approve a publisher -- is one of the most foundational trust signals in Windows security. Your tools rely on it. Your team relies on it.Two people…

S3E39 CISA's Own Credentials Were Sitting on GitHub for Six Months

Jun 09, 2026 4m Transcript

CISA -- the federal agency whose job it is to protect America's critical infrastructure -- had its own internal credentials sitting in a public GitHub repository for six months. Plain text passwords.…

S3E38 Major Biometric Breach, HIPAA Deadline Falls Flat, and the Microsoft AI Budget Blowout | Newsday

Jun 08, 2026 27m Transcript

June 8, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson break down three headlines every health IT leader needs to hear. New York City Health and Hospitals suffered a breach that exposed…

S3E21 Rewriting and Overcoming the Burnout Narrative | Flourish Rerelease with Bree Bacon

Jun 05, 2026 40m Transcript

June 5, 2026: Bree Bacon doesn't just talk about burnout; she survived it. Author, Speaker, & Elite Energy™ Coach, Bree spent years giving 110% to everything until panic attacks and her…

S3E38 End the Wait: How AI Is Finally Fixing Patient Access | Executive Interview with Adnan Iqbal

Jun 03, 2026 25m

June 3, 2026: Adnan Iqbal, co-founder and CEO of Luma Health, joins Bill Russell for a direct conversation about one of healthcare's most stubborn problems: patient access. With 14-day average waits…

S3E22 Leading Change, Growing Leaders, and When AI Actually Works | Flourish with Crystal Broj

Jun 02, 2026 35m Transcript

June 2, 2026: Crystal Broj, Enterprise CDTO at MUSC, is an IT executive, Becker's 2026 Digital Officer to Know, and Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare honoree who has built her career on one core…

S3E38 NYC Health + Hospitals Breach: The Biometric Data You Can't Take Back - 2 Minute Drill

Jun 01, 2026 4m Transcript

In late 2025, cyber attackers slipped into New York City Health + Hospitals through a third-party vendor and stayed undetected for nearly three months. When they left, they took more than records and…

S3E20 Shadow AI, Shrinking Budgets, and the Agents Nobody Approved | Newsday

Jun 01, 2026 30m Transcript

June 1, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson bring back the highlights from three simultaneous healthcare summits in Destin, Florida, covering imaging leaders, CTOs, and children's…

S3E19 Healthcare at Home is Closer Than You Think | Flourish Rerelease with Asim Malik

May 29, 2026 16m Transcript

May 29, 2026: Asim Malik, VP of Health System Partnerships at DispatchHealth, joins Sarah to explore how high-acuity care is moving beyond traditional hospital walls. From pneumonia to COPD…

S8E38 The Shelf Life of Leadership Knowledge Is Shrinking; Here Is What Replaces It | Newday

May 27, 2026 28m Transcript

May 25, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson turn the episode into an informal review of Sarah's MIT AI Strategy and Leadership course, and the insights are worth the homework. From…

S3E20 Innovating Beyond Frustration | UnHack the Podcast with Anahi Santiago and Krista Arndt

May 26, 2026 29m Transcript

May 26, 2026: Krista Arndt, Associate CISO at St. Luke's University Health Network, and Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare, join Drex DeFord for an unfiltered conversation about what it actually…

S3E18 26 Years, One Hospital: Gratitude and Agility | Flourish Sound Bytes with Laurie Wheeler

May 22, 2026 23m Transcript

May 22, 2026:  Laurie Wheeler, COO - IS&T of MultiCare Health System, is a leader whose philosophy centers on curiosity, humility, and genuine human connection. Laurie shares about her 26 years…

S3E37 The Front Door Is Wide Open: Healthcare's IAM Wake-Up Call | Executive Interview with Mark Ferrari

May 21, 2026 16m Transcript

May 20, 2026: Mark Ferrari, VP of Advisory Services at Fortified Health Security, joins Drex DeFord on UnHack for a candid conversation about the threat landscape keeping healthcare security leaders…

S3E20 The Hidden First Step in Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Revealed | 2 Minute Drill with Drex DeFord

May 21, 2026 3m Transcript

Ransomware attacks don't always start with a ransomware gang. They start with someone who gets paid to find the door.Aleksey Volkov, known online as ChewbaccaCore, was an initial access broker. His…

S9E37 Leadership Here, Near, and Far | Flourish Rerelease with Lisa Davis, Janet Malzone, and Kristine Jarvis

May 19, 2026 46m Transcript

May 19, 2026: Three powerhouse executives tackle healthcare's most complex sourcing decisions in this essential conversation. Lisa Davis, Former CIO and Founder/CEO of Lisa Davis Advisory; Janet…

S9E39 Why Refusing to Change Is Riskier Than Embracing Agentic AI | Newsday

May 18, 2026 25m Transcript

May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every healthcare IT team right now. From naming the fear…

S9E38 Why Refusing to Change Is Riskier Than Embracing Agentic AI | Newsday

May 18, 2026 25m Transcript

May 18, 2026: Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson dig into Stanford Health Care's bold agentic AI strategy, and what it means for every healthcare IT team right now. From naming the fear…

S3E19 Scattered Spider's $27M Hacker Got Caught Reusing His Username | 2 Minute Drill With Drex DeFord

May 15, 2026 3m Transcript

Tyler Buchanan grew up in Dundee, Scotland and became one of the most consequential cybercriminals in the English-speaking world. His method was almost insultingly simple: text messages. Posing as IT…

S2E17 Attorney Insights on Elite Data Protection | Flourish Re-Release with Helen Oscislawski

May 15, 2026 24m Transcript

January 22, 2026: Healthcare privacy laws just got flipped on their head, and most leaders don't realize it. Privacy Law Attorney Helen Oscislawski, Founder and Managing Partner at Attorneys at…

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How many episodes does The 229 Podcast have?

The 229 Podcast has published 200 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Business, Health & Fitness.

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The 229 Podcast is currently active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 25m.

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