Trekking Through Compliance

In this podcast series Tom Fox explores compliance through the lens of Star Trek - The Original Series in a 79-episode offering, movies and contemporary television shows. Each podcast reviews the episode creative team, story synopsis and three key lessons learned on compliance, leadership and governance. If you love Star Trek, this is the podcast series for you. So, listen over the next 79 episodes, revisit one of television’s great achievements and learn how you can use Star Trek to improve your corporate compliance program, as well as yourself as a compliance professional. We are going to have some fun.

Business
TV & Film
Management
1
Season 8: Episode 8 - Miri: Crisis and Disaster...
What does Miri teach us about disaster preparedness?
8 min
2
Season 8 - Episode 7 - What are Little Girls Ma...
Of Androids and Ethics
8 min
3
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Human Trafficking Lesson...
What does Mudd's Women teach us about human trafficking?
9 min
4
Season 8 - Episode 5 - The Enemy Within
What happens when Captain Kirk splits into 2?
10 min
5
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Ethics and Leadership fr...
Fiona joins us to look at mental health issues from The Naked Time.
7 min
6
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Where No Man Has Gone Be...
Fiona makes her first appearance in 2026 in discussing 'Where No Man Had Gone Before'.
8 min
7
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Leadership and Training ...
Lessons from Charlie X.
9 min
8
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Compliance Lessons from...
Welcome to Season 8 of Trekking Through Compliance. We begin with Man Trap.
9 min
9
Episode 79 - Beneath the Surface: Turnabout Int...
Final episode and root cause analysis lessons from Turnabout Intruder.
11 min
10
Episode 77 - Through the Atavachron: Risk Manag...
Risk Management lessons from the Atavachron in All Our Yesterdays
11 min
11
Episode 76 - Compliance Lessons from The Savage...
Lessons from The Savage Curtain.
9 min
12
Episode 75 - Bridging the Gap: Compliance Lesso...
The DOJ and Star Trek on Institutional Justice and Institutional Fairness.
10 min
13
Episode 74 - Keeping the Crew Safe: Compliance ...
What is leadership? We explore in 'The Way to Eden'.
10 min
14
Episode 73 - Power, Secrecy, and Responsibility...
Ethical lessons from an immortal.
11 min
15
Episode 72 - From Zetar to the C-Suite: Why Exp...
The 1st response is not always correct: Lessons from The Lights of Zetar.
11 min
16
Episode 71 - Surviving the Unknown: Risk Manage...
Risk management lessons from That Which Survives.
11 min
17
Episode 70 - Beaming Down Blind: Compliance Les...
Why due diligence of 3rd parties is mandatory.
10 min
18
Episode 69 - Lessons from Let That Be Your Last...
The role of compliance in Institutional Justice and Institutional Fairness.
9 min
19
Episode 68 - Deception in the Asylum: 5 Complia...
Investigative lessons from Whom Gods Destroy
11 min
20
Episode 67 - The Dangers of Assumption: How Sta...
Due Diligence lessons from Elan of Troyius.
10 min
21
Episode 66 - The Human Element in Compliance: C...
Some CCO expertise requirements.
11 min
22
Episode 65 - Warp-Speed M&A Risks: Hidden Compl...
What are the M&A lesson from 'Wink of an Eye'?
9 min
23
Episode 64 - Breaking the Silence: Navigating D...
Lessons on having conversations on difficult topics.
8 min
24
Episode 63 - Untangling the Unknown: Investigat...
Investigative lessons from the Tholians.
10 min
25
Episode 62 - Awakening Compliance: How ‘For the...
Training lessons from a Hollow Sky.
10 min