Oct 27, 20267 min
In this short episode, Dr. Richard Roman invites listeners into a reflective space by sharing a poignant poem, " October Journey, " by Margaret Walker. Margaret Walker , a notable figure in American literature, was part...
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Fault Lines
Hosted by Richard Roman · society · EN
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Fault Lines explores why trust breaks and how to rebuild it in organizations, leadership, communities, and public institutions. Hosted by Richard Roman, PhD, an expert in organizational leadership and trust strategy, the show translates research into actionable playbooks for senior leaders, consultants, and anyone navigating broken trust. Each episode features researchers, executives, and practitioners unpacking what actually works: workplace culture, team dynamics, institutional credibility, and civic trust. New episodes every week. Subscribe and start building trust where it matters most!
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What is Fault Lines about?
Fault Lines explores why trust breaks and how to rebuild it in organizations, leadership, communities, and public institutions. Hosted by Richard Roman, PhD, an expert in organizational leadership and trust strategy, the show translates research into actionable playbooks for senior leaders, consultants, and anyone navigating broken trust.
Who hosts Fault Lines?
Fault Lines is hosted by Richard Roman. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
What has Fault Lines covered recently?
Recent episodes include "An October Surprise: "Safest, Brightest, and Best"" (27 October 2026, 7 minutes), "Trauma-Informed Community Research: Building Trust Beyond Crime Rates" (20 October 2026, 56 minutes), and "The Honesty Threshold That Breaks Trust in Universities" (13 October 2026, 39 minutes).
How often does Fault Lines publish?
Fault Lines publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 52 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Fault Lines?
Booking probability for Fault Lines is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fault Lines requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fault Lines's contact route on record: public web form.
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Richard Roman hosts Fault Lines, a society podcast with 52 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 20, 202656 minToo many “helping” systems are built to extract knowledge instead of create change. Keara Cormier-Hill breaks down how trauma-informed, equity-centered research can shift power back to the people most affected, and why...
- Oct 13, 202639 min
Trust does not collapse because people disagree. It collapses when people believe the truth was hidden. In this episode, Dr. Richard Roman shares findings from his dissertation on how state legislators decide whether...
Oct 6, 202656 minHigher education is facing a steep decline in public trust Dr. Kathryn A. E. Enke explains why the problem goes beyond public relations, and what colleges and universities can do to rebuild confidence through clearer...
- Sep 29, 202620 min
Trust can break long before anyone admits it. The real danger is not only a headline-making ban or complaint; instead, it’s the quiet retreat that follows when people start teaching, speaking, and making decisions as if...
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Sep 22, 20261h 1mThe hardest part of a doctorate is not the coursework. It is the moment the cohort disappears, the dissertation begins, and the quiet isolation hits all at once. Madeline Rowe, PhD and Richard unpack what really happens...
- Sep 16, 202622 min
Trust is not something you ask for; it is something you prove, one visible act at a time. Dr. Richard Roman breaks down why the fastest way to rebuild trust in a person, team, organization, or institution is often the...
Sep 8, 202649 minWhat if the fastest way to rebuild trust in politics, science, and your community was not to persuade harder, but to listen better? Science policy professional and Boonville, Missouri city council member Hallie Thompson...
- Jul 28, 202617 min
Trust is the invisible economy that holds organizations, communities, and even families together, but what happens when it breaks? In this episode, Dr. Richard Roman examines why people stop trusting institutions not...
Episode #44
The 40-Year Shield: How One Law Fractured Trust Between Families and the Healthcare System
Jul 22, 202645 minShe was told her son would never talk, never live independently, never function without lifelong care. She refused to accept it. In this episode, Tracy Slepcevic , bestselling author of Warrior Mom , founder of the...
Jul 14, 202635 minIn this episode of Fault Lines, Dr. Richard Roman explores why financial struggle is often not a knowledge problem, but a trust problem. Through the story of Holly Morphew , who once carried $67,000 in credit card debt...
Episode #42
When You Know Better but Can't Look: Holly Morphew on Self-Trust and the Psychology of Money
Jul 8, 202644 minHolly Morphew built a thriving financial coaching practice and reached early financial independence after spending years unable to look at her own bank statements. In this conversation, Dr. Richard Roman talks with...
- Jul 1, 202631 min
What does trust actually require from a leader? In this solo companion episode following the conversation with Dr. Rae Greiner of Indiana University, Richard unpacks the most under appreciated trust about trust in...
- Jun 23, 20261h 8m
Most leaders treat trust as something earned through track record and verified performance. But what if that model is fundamentally incomplete? Rae Greiner , professor of English literature at Indiana University, argues...
- Jun 10, 202634 min
Taking the pioneering work of Dan Doty as his cue, Richard Roman, PhD, examines the collapse of initiation structures in American culture through peer-reviewed research: normative male alexithymia (Levant), gender role...
- Jun 4, 202643 min
What does it cost an organization (or a family) when the men inside it were never given a threshold to cross? Dan Doty has spent over two decades asking that question. As a wilderness therapy guide, high school teacher...
- May 28, 202620 min
Most trust-building strategies assume everyone starts from the same baseline. Liberation psychology says that assumption is the problem. In this episode, we explore how liberation psychology reshapes the way leaders...
- May 20, 202646 min
A young medical interpreter picks up the phone at 3 AM in a rural Nebraska hospital and hears a parent learn their child is gone. That moment changed everything for Dr. Ayli Carrero Pinedo . Now a trauma psychologist...
Episode #35
The Mirror and the Watchman
May 12, 202627 minEvery AI tool that observes you is built on a choice: does it serve you, or does it serve someone else? In this solo companion episode, Richard unpacks the trust architecture behind AI systems across three domains...
Episode #34
Why Frontline Managers Aren't Getting Better
May 5, 202646 minMost managers get feedback once or twice a year if they're lucky. Ben Perreau is the founder of Parafoil , an AI-powered leadership intelligence tool that gives managers a real-time mirror after every one-on-one. I In...
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Tracy Slepcevic
certified integrative health practitioner, speaker, bestselling author, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
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Holly Morphew
financial coach, Financial Impact
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Shannon Lucas
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Catalyst Constellations
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Kevin McClure
author of The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace After the Great Resignation, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
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