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Black Cloud Society
by Rich Mosher
Black Cloud Society was born out of a necessity to fill a gap in ems podcasts. A gap that typically avoids the discussion of EMS culture and its need to change. While EMS Podcasts that cover clinical and educational topics are much needed, Black Cloud Society is a place where listeners can take a different point of view. A place where listeners can come and reflect on themselves, their peers, and their agencies; and hopefully be inspired to evolve. Not just evolve in their own mindset or practice, but to evolve the very Black Cloud that shades the culture of EMS.
Episodes
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The Culture We Build, The Provider We Become
Title: The Culture We Build, The Provider We Become | Series Finale Episode Summary: There is a profound difference between simply doing the job and being shaped by it. In the seriesfinale of our Why Attributes Matter series, we pull the whole picture together: grit, mental acuity, drive,...
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Why Attributes Matter: Teamability
TEAMABILITY: What Is It Like to Work With You? Being good at EMS isn’t just about what you can do...it’s about what it’s like to work with you. In this episode of the Black Cloud Society Podcast, we explore Teamability, the final attribute from Rich Diviney’s The Attributes, and why great EMS…
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Why Attributes Matter: Part 5-Leadership
Leadership: The Attribute That ShapesCulture There’s a moment in this job when you realize leadership has nothing to do with rank, titles, or whose name is on the placard. It shows up long before any of that ... in how you talk to people, how you carry yourself, how you handle pressure, and how…
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Why Attributes Matter: Part 4- Drive
Skills may get you started in EMS, but drive is what keeps youmoving when the job gets heavy. In this episode, we take a deeper look at drive...not as hype, motivation, or adrenaline, but as the internal fire that keeps providers from going numb, checking out, or becoming physically present while...
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Why Attributes Matter: Part 3- Mental Acuity
In EMS, the moment your mind starts to slip is rarely dramatic. It is quieter than that. It is the moment your focus narrows, the noise gets louder, the room feels smaller, and the call demands clarity you are not sure you can access fast enough. This episode explores mental acuity: your ability…
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Why Attributes Matter-Part 2: Grit
What do you do in the moment when everything in you wants to quit, but the moment doesn’t care? Not after the call. Not in the debrief. Not back at the station. Inside the moment. In Part 2 of Why Attributes Matter, we shift from the idea of attributes into the first, and most foundational one:...
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Why Attributes Matter-Part 1
Every EMS provider has that moment ...the one where the job stops being a task and becomes something you carry. And in those moments, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: skills matter, but attributes decide who you are under pressure. In this kickoff episode, we dig into the internal…
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Toxic Traditions & Taboo Truths
Welcome to “Toxic Traditions & Taboo Truths” — the episode where we rip the bandage off EMS education, call out the gatekeepers, and shine a light on the uncomfortable truths nobody wants to talk about. From broken standards and burnout to the dangers of complacency and the myth of inclusivity,...
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The Turning Point
In this bonus episode of Black Cloud Society, we reflect on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and what his life... and death...teach us about the cost of conviction. Charlie died practicing the freedoms that define America: freedom of speech and freedom of religion. He stood boldly for…
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MIH: Lifeline or Loophole
Is Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) the next evolution of EMS — or just a well-funded illusion? In this episode of The Black Cloud Society, we dive deep into the controversial world of community paramedicine. With promises of reduced ER visits, improved patient outcomes, and expanded roles for...
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5 Things I Wish I Had Known : Part 2
In Part 2 of our “5 Things” series, we answer the question that closed the last episode: Would I do it all over again? The answer—Yes… but with better tools, stronger boundaries, and a whole different mindset. In this follow-up, we move from reflection to action, laying out the real-life lessons,...
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5 Things I Wish I'd Have Known
Join in as we go deep right out of the gate with talking about where I've been, what caused the delay in content, and the struggles I've been facing. Knowing what you know right now about your path...if you could go back...would you still decide to take that path? Listen in this week as we…
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Cultivation or Culture: Teaching Monkeys How to Type
Join us as this week as we peel back the layers to reveal the hidden challenges and realities that EMS professionals face every day surrounding the intricacies of EMS culture. In this episode, we talk with a returning guest and have a very candid discussion about the problems with EMS leadership,...
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The Advantage of Adversity
In the season 5 opener, we delve into a year of personal and professional development filled with discoveries, disappointments, and failures. Despite setbacks, we unveil a powerful realization inspired by a leadership podcast, challenging the perception of failure. Join us as we discuss the...
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The Dichotomy of Disaster
In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the challenging world of responding to traumatic incidents daily. The intense nature of this work can lead to a unique connection known as trauma bonding, creating both a sense of unity, but also other potential mental health challenges. Explore…
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The Overdraft Fee
Join us for an eye-opening episode as we explore the profound impact of setting higher standards for yourself and the value of your reputation. Our host passionately makes the case that your reputation is the linchpin determining the doors that open or close in your life. Discover the key…
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Calibrating your Compass
Calibrating your Compass: Refocusing Priorities and Reigniting Passion Life's journey can be a winding road, and it's easy to lose sight of your destination. In this episode, we delve into the art of recalibrating your life compass. We explore practical strategies to refocus priorities, redefine...
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What The Funk: 5 Ways To Fix The Funk
In this episode, it gets really vulnerable with personal struggles. Take a listen as we've got you covered with a potent blend of motivation, insights, and practical tips to navigate through any funk that comes your way. From demystifying the roots of a funk to finding the right mindset, we'll...
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Season 4 Finale: 6 Keys to a Successful Career (with a few rants)
Listen in this week to the season 4 finale as we talk about what it takes to become a member of the most elite military unit in the world, and what I feel are the 6 keys to being an effective employee and even more so an effective leader for your organization. I threw in a couple of free-ranting...
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Vegas Under Fire
Listen in this week as we talk to an exceptional guest on what is now the 5th anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting. Our guest in this installment talks about his experiences, and quite frankly, his recovery after having responded to the event that has come to be known as the...
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Your Brain on Burnout Pt 3: Stay Fit 4 Duty
In the conclusion to our series on burnout, we talk to the founder of Stay Fit 4 Duty James Boomhower. Listen in as we discuss the successes and failures of navigating mental health resources for first responders, the struggles overcome in our own journeys, and exactly what resources are out…
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Your Brain on Burnout Part 2: Stressing O.U.T
In part two of our series on burnout, we talk to Paramedic and Conference Speaker Samantha Greene about her upcoming talk for the Concepts in Trauma Conference and how things like compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and moral injury contribute to our burnout and potentially even to our need to...
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Your Brain on Burnout
We are back this time around with an episode digging into something I have been battling for the last few months. Listen in this week as I talk about my struggle with burnout, the causes of burnout, and how burnout has been shown to physically reshape your brain and its ability to process...
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Just Culture or Just Cause: The RaDonda Vaught Story
This week we talk about the RaDona Vaught fatal medication error case, its implications, and how we as a culture should be re-evaluating what accountability means.
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Effed up Leadership: 4 Major Failures in Leadership
This week we talk about a topic that I feel very strongly about, and after a few recent conversations with some friends and colleagues, the time has come to discuss EFFED UP LEADERSHIP. Listen in as I talk about what I feel are 4...okay 4.5... very common but serious failures that occur all too...
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The Butterfly Effect
Have you ever sat and thought about how the smallest most seemingly insignificant decisions or actions can have a much larger scale impact that none of us could ever even begin to predict? It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can impact the wind patterns...
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4 Pillars of True Authenticity
Listen in this week as we pick up where we left off in our last episode. In this installment, we discuss the 4 pillars of achieving a truly authentic life.
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Lessons Learned in 2021
Listen in this week as I talk about 7 of the biggest lessons that 2021 taught me and the concepts that I plan on carrying into 2022.
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The Road to Redemption
This week we visit concepts from a previous episode that came full circle with a chronic issue that I seem to struggle with. Listen in as I discuss the concepts and the mindset involved with my personal journey, and the lessons learned on the road to redemption.
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PSA: The Fentanyl Overdoesn't
Join in this week as we discuss a topic plaguing the Law Enforcement community. The topic of accidental fentanyl exposure and the risk of overdose. Why is it that police departments are spreading misinformation to their officers, regarding the risk of inadvertent overdose by exposure to something...
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The Exit Strategy: Time To Throw In The Towel
Should I stay or should I go? A question I have asked myself admittedly a few too many times and honestly…so have you. Join in the discussion this week as we discuss some things we need to take into consideration before we throw in the towel with our current situation and pursue other adventures....
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The Double-Edged Sword
This week we sit down and speak with Paramedic and Author Christopher Turnbull who recently published his first book “The Double-Edged Sword”, which much like the show, sheds light on some often hard to speak about realities of the toll that this job has on many of us. You get a front-row seat to...
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Fake it til you make it
Join us in this installment as we take a look at a syndrome that impacts an alarming number of people. We've all heard the statement and many of us have even muttered the very same phrase "fake it til you make it". Well in this installment we take a deep dive into impostor syndrome. What it is,...
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A Day of Remembrance
A somber tribute to remind us of those who paid the ultimate price and sacrificed so that we may have the lives and opportunities that we do. A tribute to the men and women of our great military who are gone, but not forgotten.
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Diary of the Infected: 6 Weeks Later
This week's episode hits close to home as over the last 6 weeks I have been recovering from having been infected by COVID-19. This week we talk about the symptoms I had, how it spread through my household and took the life of a loved one, and I also talk about a few concepts/controversies in...
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Lessons in Leadership
Join us this week as we host a returning guest for some deep insight and shared successes and failures along the never-ending road in leadership development.
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Never Forget
Please enjoy this micro episode that pays tribute to the fallen. Never Forget 9/11/01
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The Chaos of COVID
Join in on the discussion during this installment as we talk about: what we know about the virus, tips and tricks to the initial care of the virus, and little rant about essential employees and the state of the union during this time. ***Disclaimer ***Due to the unapologetically honest opinions…
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Life Lessons Learned in 2019
2019 kicked me around in so many ways. It was a year of many trials and failures but more importantly, lessons. Listen in this week as I discuss the six most hard learned lessons that I gathered from what I call the 2019 experience.,
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The Wrong Holes
An article published in the media recently, claims that the State of Rhode Island EMS is investigating and altering the course of airway management abilities among its providers, after it was discovered that 11 patient deaths had occurred after being transported to the hospital with unrecognized...
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Cracking the Code: The QI Conundrum
This week we discuss 3 types of QA/QI often used in EMS and healthcare, and look at some of the issues often found in each.
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Everyone Goes Home
Join me this week on our first ever guest interview episode, where we discuss issues in recent news surrounding physical attacks on public safety providers. Listen in as we discuss situational awareness, self defense, and handful of tips to making sure Everyone Goes Home.
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The Morning After Pill
Join me this week as I get raw and real with you surrounding some lessons hard learned from my experience speaking at a regional EMS conference, and having to swallow the hard pill of realizing you were wrong in front of 200 people.
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Uncensored and Unscripted
Join me this week as we get into answering our first batch of listener submitted questions. This weeks questions will be answered straight from the hip and off the cuff, with an honest answer to some very good questions. Join us for some honest, uncensored and unscripted opinions that may even be...
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7 Steps to Reputation Rehab
Our reputation is one of the most important assets we as humans can possess...or is it? Join us this week as we discuss 7 steps to reputation rehab after suffering a potentially damaging setback.
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Surviving the Shadows
This was a hard episode for me to record and publish because it takes a very vulnerable look into my own mind and my own daily struggle. Join us as we discuss the battles that we all face, and the shadows that a life of chronic stress can cast on our lives and how to find the power to survive in...
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The Top 3 Toxins Killing Your Agency and Your People
This weeks discussion delves into what I believe are the top 3 toxins that contribute and enable the negative internal culture that is so often seen in our agencies.
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Welcome to the club
Join as as we discuss the mission and story behind Black Cloud Society, and why you belong here!
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Launch Announcement Apr 29, 2019
An introduction to the Black Cloud Society podcast: what we stand for and why we're different!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Black Cloud Society was born out of a necessity to fill a gap in ems podcasts. A gap that typically avoids the discussion of EMS culture and its need to change. While EMS Podcasts that cover clinical and educational topics are much needed, Black Cloud Society is a place where listeners can take a different point of view. A place where listeners can come and reflect on themselves, their peers, and their agencies; and hopefully be inspired to evolve. Not just evolve in their own mindset or practice, but to evolve the very Black Cloud that shades the culture of EMS.
HOSTED BY
Rich Mosher
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Black Cloud Society was born out of a necessity to fill a gap in ems podcasts. A gap that typically avoids the discussion of EMS culture and its need to change. While EMS Podcasts that cover clinical and educational topics are much needed, Black Cloud Society is a place where listeners can take a...
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