Inside Out Quality
Inside Out Quality explores product failures that effected lives and companies, which all could have been avoided. Aaron and Leslie aim to both educate and share how a well-designed quality system can save your company and the lives of those you care about.
Episodes
40 episodes
The Therapeutic Power of Stories.
“I will tell you something about stories. They aren't just entertainment. They are all we have to fight off illness and death. You don't have anything if you don't have stories.” ― Leslie Marmon SilkoThe story of Scott Jerome Park...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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35:29
Keeping Radiation Safe: Todd Pawlicki and LINACs
Gordon Isaacs sat on a table at Stanford Medical School in 1955. A large linear accelerator shadowed behind him while he waited for treatment of the tumor growing in his re...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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43:07
Therac 25 in the Classroom with Natalia Silvis-Cividjian
Scott Jerome Parks died in 2007 from a radiation overdose. His slow, agonizing death captured headlines. Headlines were followed by a congressional hearing, where his dad shared of Scott's suffering and the need for reform in medical device and...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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49:44
Science and (Quality) is About Questions
In this episode, Dr. David Evans, Virologist at the University of Alberta joins Leslie and I, where we explore a question he once asked. Could he and his team synthetically recreate horsepox virus? Science is all about asking quest...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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31:21
The Opioid Crisis: The role of sales with Alec Burlakoff
In 1920, the US began recording deaths from Opioids; between 1920 and 1921, 105 people died from accidental overdose.In 2021, 80,816 people died from overdose on opioids (CDC). We are losing a battle. The opioid crisis is a healthcare s...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:55
Speaking of Quality... Actress Michelle Hutchison
Michelle Hutchison is an actress, voiceover coach, writer, and producer. She also teaches professionals in the medical product industries on how to present more effectively-- we knew we couldn't talk about motivational speaking with talking abo...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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44:00
Speaking of Quality...Quality Assurance Contributing to the Bottom Line with Bart Bosch
Earlier this year, I began searching for a Quality Assurance motivational speaker. This search introduced me to many amazing people; Bart Bosch is one of them. Bart is the founder of Vlitix and specializes in utilizing quality systems as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:53
Orkin Helps Us Think Like a Cockroach
In the world of GMPs and quality, it's easy to overlook the importance of pest management until its too late. In this episode, Frank Meek, Manager of Technical Services at Rollins/Orkin joins us to tell us how Orkin approaches all things ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:56
Gabriel Licina: From Biohacker to Independent Researcher
Gabriel Licina is a leader in the world of independent science and was at the forefront of the biohacking culture. His work showed that exciting technology can be created from the home using networking, education, and freedom. I ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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45:52
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
“Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child suffering…. It will relieve the poor sufferer…and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States.” --This is not an ad abou...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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35:56
Yugo: Power in a Reputation, Not the Car.
Jason Vuic, author and historian, joins Leslie and I to discuss one of the best examples of quality reputation and public perception: the Yugo. Zastava manufactured the low cost car in the 1980's, but low cost could not overcome the qua...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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53:58
Emotions in Quality: De-escalation and a Tribute
Quality Assurance professionals are tasked with bringing continuous improvement to organizations. This means change. Change can evoke emotions. Do we prepare our quality professionals to navigate emotional conflict? Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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43:03
After The Warning Letter with FDA Attorney Amanda Johnston.
Warning Letters are more than a slap on the wrist. They are the first step in what can be a costly remediation and legal battle. How do we prevent them? What is within the power of the FDA and government when they spot quali...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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23:44
Intermission: Shannon Van Buskirk --SD Bio Member Relations Specialist
On this intermission, we meet Shannon Van Buskirk. She recently joined SD Bio to provide extra support for members and is jumping into our community. She brings a background in pharmaceutical sales, talent on the piano, and a passion for ...
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15:22
Intermission: Aaron Harmon --Reversing Roles with Joni
In this intermission Aaron Harmon, podcaster and General Manager for Inanovate Inc. joins us, as Joni Ekstrum interviews Aaron and takes her turn at hosting an episode. Aaron started this podcast with the hopes of shar...
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5:24
The Beauty of Regulations
The FDA stands for The Food and Drug Administration, but they are also key in regulating the cosmetic industry. In 1938, The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act gave the FDA the responsibility for regulating cosmetics and protecting cust...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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34:02
Intermission: Sue Lancaster --Entrepreneur and Business Developer :)
After graduating from the University of South Dakota, Sue Lancaster jumped into the local biotech community to help bring a variety of products to market, which has included technologies from two faculty at South Dakota State University. Learn ...
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7:09
BSE: One Protein, Three Perspectives.
"Mad Cow Disease" emerged in the United Kingdom in 1986. Named from the symptoms seen in cattle, it was eventually renamed more appropriately to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). When humans are infected, the disease seen is variant creut...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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53:07
Intermissions: Chris Schilken --Deputy Commissioner of GOED
Chris Schilken is the Deputy Commissioner and the Director of Business Development in the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development. South Dakota has a growing Biotech community and Chris is key to helping businesses connect to sta...
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9:44
The Lubeck Disaster: Expecting the Unexpected
In this episode, we explore a vaccine contamination disaster in the early 1930's Germany. Dr. Gregory Fox, Professor and Pulmonary Physician at the University of Sydney, joins us to discuss what went wrong, and how expecting the unexpecte...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:32
Intermissions: Joni Ekstrum --Executive Director and Connector for SD Biotech
South Dakota has a thriving biotech network, thanks largely to Joni Ekstrum, Executive Director for South Dakota Biotech. Joni also helped make this podcast happen.In this episode we get to know Joni better and learn what Joni likes bes...
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6:08
Cargo Cult Quality: Better Science Through Rituals
Quality Assurance is all about controlling variation in the midst of science and human behavior. We have outcomes we want, but sometimes take quirky paths to get there.We explore this with help from Dr. Lamont Lindstrom's an...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:22
Intermissions: Megan McCray --Human Factors Student, Pizza Critic
On this intermission, I interview Megan McCray, who moved to South Dakota to study Human Factors Engineering. Learn about human factors, a dog with excessive toe fur, and more about Megan and her studies in the USD graduate school.
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7:33
When Milk Goes Bad: With Kate Haiar
In 1909 food buying food came with a risk. Sadly, in a Rhode Island orphanage, 22 infants died from contaminated condensed milk. Today that's unheard of. Why? GMP manufacturing, FSMA, and other quality and regulatory controls. Kate...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:08