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GBA Podcast

Welcome to the GBA Podcast, where we present information and expertise from geoprofessionals around the globe to provide you with wisdom and insight to help in your pursuit of knowledge. GBA was founded over 50 years ago to serve geotechnical, environmental, and other geoprofessionals by giving them proven tools to achieve business success by confronting risk and optimizing performance.

First Word - April 2026

5 mins; April 03, 2026

#113 - Case History - Challenge Yourself...Be a Consultant...Serve your Client...The GBA Story

18 mins; March 31, 2026

#89 - Case History - Don't Rush Go Along to Get Along. Don't Get Bullied

22 mins; March 17, 2026

#45 - Case History - Small Projects Can Create Big Risk...Yet Again, and Again and Again...

16 mins; March 03, 2026

First Word - March 2026

3 mins; March 01, 2026

#5 - Case History - If the Bus Driver Doesn't Have a License, Get Off the Bus

15 mins; February 17, 2026

#1 - Case History - Beware! A Friend's Small Project Can be Hazardous to your Firm's Health

12 mins; February 03, 2026

First Word - February 2026

3 mins; February 01, 2026

#41 - Case History - Don't Worry. We Don't Plan to Build There

16 mins; January 13, 2026

#91 - Case History - Is There Value in Value Engineering? Beware of Panic Mode!

16 mins; January 06, 2026

First Word - January 2026

5 mins; January 01, 2026

Day 1 - Most Downloaded Document

7 mins; January 01, 2026

Day 2 - GBA Conferences

11 mins; December 31, 2025

Day 3 - Business Briefs

10 mins; December 30, 2025

Day 4 - GBA Podcast

12 mins; December 29, 2025

Day 5 - Peer Review

13 mins; December 28, 2025

Day 6 - Taboo Words

13 mins; December 27, 2025

Day 7 - Best Practices

12 mins; December 26, 2025

Day 8 - Risk Management Resources

13 mins; December 25, 2025

Day 9 - Leadership Training

16 mins; December 24, 2025

Day 10 - GBA NewsLog

10 mins; December 23, 2025

Day 11 - GBA Committees

22 mins; December 22, 2025

Day 12 - Case Histories

29 mins; December 21, 2025

#65 - Case History - Treat a Big Deal Like a Big Deal

14 mins; December 20, 2025

#75 - Case History - OSHA Violations—The Risk of Sharing Equipment

19 mins; December 18, 2025

#116 - Case History - Went Fishing...Caught a Whale

11 mins; December 16, 2025

First Word - December 2025

6 mins; December 01, 2025

#82 - Case History - Practice, In Small Claims Court, Makes Perfect? Think About It

14 mins; November 11, 2025

GeoHeroes - Ryan White

42 mins; November 05, 2025

First Word - November 2025

9 mins; November 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Guy Marcozzi

57 mins; October 22, 2025

GeoHeroes - Joel Carson

43 mins; October 08, 2025

First Word - October 2025

7 mins; October 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Steve Wendland

47 mins; September 24, 2025

GeoHeroes - Dan Schaefer

39 mins; September 10, 2025

#110 - Case History - Suspiciously Variable Test Results? Take a Closer Look...

33 mins; September 02, 2025

First Word - September 2025

8 mins; September 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Rich Johnson

36 mins; August 27, 2025

#107 - Case History - Engage Human Resources Professionals Early On!

22 mins; August 20, 2025

GeoHeroes - Matt Moler

42 mins; August 13, 2025

First Word - August 2025

8 mins; August 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Ken Johnston

38 mins; July 28, 2025

GeoHeroes - Tom and Grace Blackburn

44 mins; July 16, 2025

GeoHeroes - Leo Titus

42 mins; July 02, 2025

First Word - July 2025

6 mins; July 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Jesse Kropelnicki

34 mins; June 18, 2025

A Look Into the Crystal Ball Workshop

16 mins; June 09, 2025

GeoHeroes - Rick Heckel

38 mins; June 04, 2025

First Word - June 2025

5 mins; June 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - David Lourie

55 mins; May 21, 2025

GeoHeroes - Saiid Behboodi

48 mins; May 07, 2025

First Word - May 2025

4 mins; May 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Laura Register

44 mins; April 23, 2025

#55 - Case History - Clients looking for the lowest cost have high expectations!

17 mins; April 16, 2025

GeoHeroes - Vic Donald

48 mins; April 09, 2025

#50 - Case History - You can do the right thing, but it can still go wrong!

24 mins; April 02, 2025

First Word - April 2025

5 mins; April 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Carrie (Foulk) Rodriguez

50 mins; March 26, 2025

GeoHeroes - Jay Martin

37 mins; March 12, 2025

First Word - March 2025

4 mins; March 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Kent Bannister

41 mins; February 26, 2025

GeoHeroes - Teresa Peterson

39 mins; February 12, 2025

First Word - February 2025

5 mins; February 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Kurt Fraese

54 mins; January 29, 2025

GeoHeroes - Stewart Osgood

36 mins; January 15, 2025

First Word - January 2025

5 mins; January 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Ed Alizadeh

40 mins; January 01, 2025

GeoHeroes - Elizabeth Clarke

41 mins; December 18, 2024

GeoHeroes - Charlie Head

37 mins; December 11, 2024

First Word - December 2024

6 mins; December 01, 2024

GeoHeroes - Mark Kramer

32 mins; November 26, 2024

#2 - Management Best Practices - Professional Goal Setting

68 hours 16 mins; November 24, 2024

First Word - November 2024

5 mins; November 01, 2024

#3 - Leadership Lounge - Inspiring Leaders to Bring Out the Best in Their Teams

51 mins; October 22, 2024

#2 - Leadership Lounge - Building the People and the Teams that Build Your Projects

37 mins; October 15, 2024

First Word - October 2024

4 mins; October 01, 2024

First Word - September 2024

6 mins; September 03, 2024

First Word - August 2024

9 mins; August 01, 2024

First Word - July 2024

6 mins; July 01, 2024

#114 - Case History - Geophysics Provides the Confidence to Build

20 mins; June 10, 2024

First Word - June 2024

7 mins; June 01, 2024

First Word - May 2024

5 mins; May 01, 2024

#1 - Leadership Lounge - How to Communicate Like a Hostage Negotiator

61 hours 14 mins; February 27, 2024

#1 - Management Best Practices - How to Have Tough Conversations

65 hours 56 mins; February 20, 2024

#6 - Audio Education - Briefing and Being Briefed

31 mins; July 07, 2023

#5 - Audio Education - Safety

34 mins; May 30, 2023

#93 - Case History - $150M Near Miss

18 mins; March 28, 2023

#4 - GBA Audio Education - Personal Diplomacy

42 mins; January 24, 2023

#109 - Case History - We Were Hacked

18 mins; January 10, 2023

#3 - GBA Audio Education - Effective Reporting

51 mins; December 27, 2022

#2 - GBA Audio Education - The Duty of Care

35 mins; April 04, 2022

#1 - GBA Audio Education - Field Representatives and the Law

33 mins; April 04, 2022

#3 - Diversity Equity Inclusion - Allies in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

56 mins; October 20, 2021

#2 - Diversity Equity Inclusion - Understanding Your Workforce

52 mins; October 05, 2021

#105 - Case History - Friends Don't Sue Friends….Most of the Time

32 mins; September 22, 2021

#86 - Case History - Dream Home or Nightmare instead?

28 mins; September 08, 2021

#1 - Diversity Equity Inclusion - Pipeline Into the Geoprofessions

52 mins; April 06, 2021

#64 - Case History - Good communication is key to a successful project!

37 mins; March 23, 2021

#103 - Case History - Nuked in the Bud!

16 mins; March 09, 2021

#108 - Case History - Out of Scope Assistance Causes Problem

46 mins; February 23, 2021

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