DangerMouth: The Innovation Station
The podcast that takes you on the long and dangerous journey from the siloed foothills of inventing things to the yawning abyss of reinventing society. Each week we take a subject related to innovation and set off on a verbal stroll to see what wonders unfold.
Episodes

5 days ago
S2E14 Pondering Education
5 days ago
5 days ago
In this episode Darrell, Shana and Mikey relate their experiences of being educated and consider ways in which the goals of the education system could be better aligned with ever changing requirements of todays society.

Thursday Mar 13, 2025
S02E13 Alignment
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Misalignment between silos in an organisation is very common, very costly and a major reason why bold initiatives fail.
In this episode Darrell, Shana and Mikey attempt to align themselves as they investigate whether the Theory of System Completeness will help them out.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
S02E12 Good Suffering
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
A quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi sums up the long road to Indian Independence in one sentence "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win".
If in order to win/innovate you have to endure years of being ostracised, mocked and attacked, its going to be a very tough time.
In this episode the transatlantic trio examine the role of suffering in the innovation process, how it is important to have confidence that the goal is more than just a vanity project and that the timescale may be longer than you think.

Friday Feb 14, 2025
S02E11 Laziness
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Agatha Christie is quoted as saying:
"I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness — to save oneself trouble."
In this episode Darrel, Mikey and Shana, chew over laziness in the context of innovation.

Monday Jan 20, 2025
S02E09 Jon Gower: Binding Place, Culture and Nature with Stories
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Jon Gower sometime author, presenter, raconteur, nature lover, journalist, historian, academic and professional Welshman joins us on this episode.
Jons special talent is that he has never let his passions and curiosity be ring fenced and has the courage to follow paths that others would forsake.
The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea
I Know an Island - RM Lockley
Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters

Monday Jan 20, 2025
S02E10 Leap of Faith
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Harbinger of revolution or overblown hype AI, is casting a shadow of doubt over all projected futures and that's only the headliner.
In this episode we discuss how to be swept along by the Coming Wave rather than obliterated by it.
Its a time for bold moves, rejecting the allure of the safe and sensible and having the wisdom to take what today seems the crazy option, one that only makes sense with some very deep reflection or the blessing of hindsight.
Darrell and Shana have helped others successfully take the leap of faith and have experienced first hand the sad fate of those who didn't, so who better to ask?

Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
S02E08 Ai Avi Asia
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
In this episode Darrell and Mikey are joined by Dr Avi and his AI Clone MobiAvi.
Up for discussion are the loneliness of the long distance CEO, where best to leverage you efforts if you want to make the world a better place and the fascination experiences of a trailblazing experiment in sharing a digital version of yourself with the world.
https://www.dravileadership.com/

Monday Nov 25, 2024
S2E07 Complexity the Sea and Me
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
This episode uses the physical and psychological challenges of solo long distance coastal adventuring as a framing device for examining innovation basics.
Darrell steers, Shana sets the climate and as usual Mikey desperately treads water.
https://www.mikeyhere.com/p/3-capital-kayak.html