The Entropy Podcast
Hosted by Francis Gorman, The Entropy Podcast brings together intelligence community veterans, post-quantum cryptography pioneers, CISOs, business leaders, and frontline practitioners for unfiltered conversations on the threats, complexity, and geopolitics shaping our world.
Past guests include former senior CIA officers, leading cryptographers, digital forensics experts, and security and technology leaders from across financial services, critical infrastructure, and government, voices rarely heard together in one place.
Each episode goes beyond headlines to explore how cyber risk, emerging technology, and geopolitical instability are reshaping the way organisations operate, compete, and defend themselves. Expect candid insight on quantum risk, nation-state threats, AI, espionage, financial crime, business resilience, and the human dimensions of leadership.
Designed for CISOs, board members, founders, technologists, policy thinkers, and the professionally curious, Entropy sits at the intersection of business, technology, and cybersecurity a space for genuine conversations with unique minds, the kind that don’t fit neatly into a press release.
The name Entropy reflects the growing complexity and unpredictability of the systems we depend on, and the discipline required to lead through them.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on The Entropy Podcast are those of the host and guests in their personal capacity and do not represent the views, positions, or policies of their respective employers, affiliated organisations, or any government body. Guest appearances do not constitute endorsement by the host, and the host’s commentary does not constitute endorsement of guests’ views. Content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute professional, legal, financial, or security advice.
One of the topics I cover a lot on this show is post quantum readiness, I believe awareness of this emerging technology is key for a safer world into the future. To support this awareness I have built a free resource to help you explore the world of quantum and learn as you go. You can find it here: www.postquantumready.com
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Achievements
The Entropy Podcast delivered strong chart performance throughout 2025, demonstrating consistent international reach and listener engagement.
- Regularly ranked within the Top 20 Technology podcasts in Ireland.
- Achieved a Top 25 placement in the United States Technology charts, holding the position for one week.
- Charted internationally across multiple markets, including Israel, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
This performance reflects sustained global interest and growing recognition across key podcast markets.
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Episodes
71 episodes
From Quantum Risk to Competitive Advantage with Shayne De La Force
Quantum technology promises enormous economic value, but are businesses preparing quickly enough to capture it or protect themselves from its risks?In this episode, Francis Gorman speaks with strategy leader and LFI founder Shayne De la ...
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Nobody Reads the Plan During the Fire with Patrick Lechner
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman speaks with Patrick Lechner, co-founder of Resimate.io and an experienced business and cyber resilience leader, about why many organisations mistake documentation for genuine readiness....
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Welcome to the Age of Synthetic Reality with Jake Moore
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Francis sits down with Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor at ESET, to unpack one of the biggest technology shifts of our time: the collapse of trust in the digital world.From deepfakes and AI...
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Will The Nodding Bird Be Running Your SOC? Maybe? with Rik Ferguson
Cybersecurity is entering a new era one shaped by autonomous AI attacks, machine speed defense and the looming impact of quantum computing.In this episode, Francis Gorman speaks with Rik Ferguson, Vice President of Security Intelligence ...
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Leadership Without a Script with Stefan Pagels Christensen
Stefan Pagels Christensen became a child star at 11, working on major film productions while most children his age were still figuring out who they were. Early fame brought attention, pressure and opportunity but it also distorted his sense of ...
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Harvest Now, Litigate Later Quantum Exposure with Darren Bender
In this episode of the Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman sits down with Darren Bender, a Texas-based attorney, chief legal officer, and co-founder working at the intersection of law, IT, and post-quantum cryptography.The conversation explo...
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Is Your Cyber Recovery Plan Just Fiction? with Francesco Chiarini
In this episode of the Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman speaks with Francesco Chiarini about why cyber resilience must go far beyond traditional cybersecurity, backups, and compliance checklists.Francesco breaks down the uncomfortable rea...
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When AI, Crypto, and Quantum Collide with Dinesh Nagarajan
In this episode, Francis Gorman speaks with Dinesh Nagarajan, Global Partner with IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services and IBM’s global lead for data and AI security and quantum-safe security, about the collision of three major enterprise shif...
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Why Artificial Intelligence Needs a Mother with Lucy Batley
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman sits down with Lucy Batley AI strategist, speaker, and founder of Traction Industries, named number eight in the UK's Top 100 Digital Leaders in AI in 2025 (recognised at the House of Lords...
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SuperSkills for the AI Age with Rahim Hirji
In this episode, Rahim Hirji discusses the evolving nature of intelligence, the importance of human skills in the age of AI, and how to adapt our education and mindset for the future. Discover insights on judgment, taste, curiosity, and the imp...
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Strategic Compression with David Murrin
Geopolitical forecaster and strategist David Murrin joins Francis Gorman to argue that the world isn't experiencing ordinary volatility it's in the middle of a deep, structural transition between great powers. Drawing on his "Five Stages of Emp...
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The Reinvention Mindset with Aidan McCullen
In this episode, Francis Gorman speaks with Aidan McCullen, host of "The Innovation Show" and author of "Undisruptible", about reinvention, innovation, and what real change demands. Aidan reflects on his journey from professional rugby to becom...
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The World's First Hackocracy With Geoff White
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman sits down with British investigative journalist, author and BBC podcaster Geoff White to go inside the world of organised cybercrime and the regimes that increasingly depend on it.Ge...
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The Comfortable Lies of Cybersecurity with Adam McElroy
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Francis Gorman speaks with Adam McElroy, CTO at Eclypses, about cybersecurity, storytelling, AI, post-quantum readiness, and the evolving role of security leadership. Adam argues that modern cyber ...
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Quantum Readiness: The Risk No One Owns with Louise Davey
In this episode of Entropy, Francis Gorman speaks with Louise Davey, executive leader, transformation architect, and author of Quantum How, about why quantum readiness has to move beyond the technology function and into the bo...
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Smarter Cyber Strategy with Leonard McAuliffe
This episode focuses on what real cyber strategy looks like versus the outdated “framework + gap analysis” approach. Leonard McAuliffe PWC explains that most organizations confuse activity with strategy focusing on compliance, maturity...
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How to Recruit a President with Glenn Carle
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Glenn Carle a former CIA clandestine officer with over two decades of experience breaks down how intelligence agencies think, operate, and influence outcomes over the long term.Drawing on ...
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One Click to Collapse: The SME Risk with Robert Maxwell
In this episode of the Entropy Podcast, Robert Maxwell (CEO of TGT Solutions) reframes cybersecurity from a technical concern into a core business risk especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).He argues that cybe...
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You Can’t Delete This: Inside Digital Forensics with Jason Jordaan
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, host Francis Gorman speaks with Jason Jordan about the reality of digital forensics, cybercrime investigations, and the evolving role of AI in evidence and incident response. Jason sh...
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The Identity Trap with Shelly Bernard
In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, host Francis Gorman speaks with Shelly Bernard about how identity, cognitive wiring, and environment shape high performers particularly those transitioning from elite military and intelligence ca...
Reframing Quantum Risk at the Board Level With Debbie Taylor Moore
In this episode, Debbie Taylor Moore breaks through the noise around quantum security and reframes it for what it really is: a business risk, not a technical curiosity.Drawing on decades of experience across cybersecurity, AI, and nation...
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Inside Putin’s Secret War Against the West with Sean Wiswesser
Francis Gorman sits down with former CIA senior operations officer Sean Wiswesser to unpack the evolution, culture, and methods of Russian intelligence. Drawing from nearly 30 years in the intelligence community and his forthcoming book Tra...
The AI Revolution Agents, Intelligence, and Control with Stephen C Webster
SummaryIn this episode, host Francis Gorman sits down with Stephen C Webster a Senior Director of Integrated Intelligence at Aquent Studios to explore the rapidly evolving landscape o...
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How Innovation Ecosystems Shape Global Power with Edoardo Giglio
In this episode, Eduardo Gileo, a cyber strategy and defense policy expert, explores how innovation ecosystems shape global power, the different strategies countries use to innovate, and the geopolitical implications of technological advancemen...
Quantum Risk: The Boardroom’s Blind Spot with Brian Couzens
This episode re-frames post-quantum cryptography (PQC) from a technical future risk into a present-day governance failure. Brian Couzens argues that quantum computing did not create the cryptographic problem organizations face it exposed it.
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