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What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance of course. Join Kristy Grant-Hart and Tom Fox for their new podcast, 2 Gurus Talk Compliance! In this podcast series Kristy and Tom review other top commentators in compliance as well. In this podcast, we will consider all things compliance, corporate ethics, ESG, governance, and whatever else is on our minds and the minds of other experts in the field. Kristy and Tom explore all of these topics with expertise and wit.

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September 24, 202642 min

Episode 84 - The Slop Grenades edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Former Vitol trader Javier Aguilar sentenced to 4 years.   (Bloomberg) Russia seizes control of Nestle operations.  (WSJ) The Class ceiling in America.   (NYT) SEC rollback puts audit fees at risk. (FT) Must AI companies disclose ‘dangerous events’? (Reuters) OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior. (NYT) Shopify CEO says employees’ ‘slop grenades’ are making more work for everyone else. (Fortune) Payments Scandal Rocks LA Clippers. (Radical Compliance) Florida man dressed in full jester costume arrested for pulling 12-inch dagger on landscaper over loud mowing. (AOL) The EU AI Act Is No Longer Theoretical. (Volkov Law) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

September 11, 202638 min

Episode 83 - The Farewell to Dolly edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Meta Settles NYT Dolly Parton Passes Away. NYT Hemma Lomax does it again. FCPA Compliance Report 4 things states can do to combat federal corruption. Just Security AI for email compliance. (NJIT) JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship With Polymarket Over Regulatory Concerns – WSJ FTC Warns Retailers on Using Private Consumer Data to Raise Prices – WSJ Why Do Boards Keep Giving Misbehaving CEOs Second Chances? – WSJ Unannounced Compliance Audits: Good, bad or “it depends”? – Ideas & Answers Smokey Bear aids arrest of man accused of stealing, reselling signs of iconic mascot from Florida parks – Click Orlando Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out Tom on LinkedIn My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience. It is available on the following sites: Amazon.com Stoney Creek Publishing Barnes and Noble Texas A&M University Press Bookshop.org Google.Books Walmart This week only, the Kindle e-book version is available for $0.99 on Amazon.

August 14, 202648 min

Episode 81: The Berko Guilty Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Asante Berko guilty verdict—attached. New ESPN 30 for 30 pod reviews the corruption case of Ohtani’s translator. (ESPN) CapOne fired Trump Organization for AML deficiencies. (Reuters) Victims of LaFarge terrorist funding want a piece of the settlement. (WSJ) FBI agent apparently misses the tutorial on corruption. (Gizmodo) For Some Workers, AI Resistance Is a Matter of Faith (Corporate Compliance Insights) How OpenAI Agents Plotted and Breached Hugging Face (Cybermagazine) Russia’s Hottest Startup Is a State-Backed Sanctions Evasion Network (WSJ) UBS Nailed on Repeated AML Failures (Radical Compliance) Polk Sheriff Grady Judd’s picture stolen from substation; Florida man arrested: ‘He stole my picture ‘ (FOX13 News) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

July 24, 202636 min

Episode 80 - The Corruption Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Blueprint for successful AI AML implementation. Reverse information paradox How corruption rots civil society and the economy Kathryn Ruemmler says not so fast; what say Goldman Sachs? Americans want a solution to corruption  Alibaba to pay $600MM Shein and Temu hit in crackdown McKinsey shakes up Board after scandals Compliance Author gets 10 years Florida Woman police officer arrested for fake motorcycle plate Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

June 26, 202640 min

Episode 79 - The Future of Compliance Associations Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: Corporate BS Goes Mainstream Directors Using AI Unguided Perps and Prediction Markets Fight Future of Compliance Associations SFO Setback in UK Corruption Trial Compliance Pay Gap Reality Check Companies Betting on Themselves Work From Home and Boss Narcissism Cigar Photo Punishment and Fairness Florida Man Steals a Helicopter Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

June 12, 202637 min

Episode 78 - A Brave New World edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: SBF Applies for Pardon Post Wells Issues for Profit Disgorgement Sad Day for College Sports Hungary uses AI to track Orban’s corruption Meetings are Useless Big Banks and New Tokenization OFAC fines FTI What is MNPI The compliance job market A Florida man writes on the whiteboard outside the house that he is not home. Arrested nonetheless Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated and shipped to a U.S. address. A discount will be applied to each applicable product after the code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

May 29, 202632 min

Episode 77 - The Bullying edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories This Week Include: End of SEC Gag Rule – Radical Compliance Binance, Monitorship and Funding Iran – Bloomberg Running an Effective Meeting – FT Of big law and insider trading – Reuters Adani case dropped – NYT How I Choose Which Cloudflare Employees to Replace With AI – WSJ BP ousts Chair Albert Manifold citing governance standards, oversight and conduct – Reuters Four Big Takeaways From the FBI’s Report on Internet Crime – WSJ Too Much Work to Do? Have Your Digital Twin Handle It – WSJ Florida woman tries to eat counterfeit cash during arrest for Walmart scam, police say – FOX35 Orlando Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, at 10-years, new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated, and shipped to a U.S. address. Discount will be applied to each applicable product after code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

May 15, 202638 min

Episode 76 - The CW Wrap Up Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories this week include: Jury says Musk owes $2.1bn for Twitter; SEC says $1.5MM. (Reuters) Jho Low wants a pardon. (WSJ) JPMorgan rejects the claim but offered a $1MM settlement. (WSJ) The black hole of Venezuela. (NYT) D&B partners with Anthropic for compliance AI. (Security Brief) Compliance Week National Conference - Discussion about SEC & DOJ's regulatory statements. State increasingly taking lead in anti-trust enforcement - (Corporate Compliance Insights) So What Happened with Broadcat? - (Corporate Compliance Insights) Prediction Market Risk Is Hiding in Your Organization, Whether You Know It or Not - (Corporate Compliance Insights) Florida man buys mask at gas station to burglarize bank across the street: deputies - (WFLA ) Resources: Kristy Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year, new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Check out the top compliance handbook, The Compliance Handbook, 7th edition, published by LexisNexis. Visit the LexisNexis® Store at https://lexisnexis.com/fox20 To save 20% on The Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, please reference or enter promotion code: FOX20. Offer expires December 31, 2026. Offer applies to new orders only, before shipping and taxes are calculated, and shipped to a U.S. address. Discount will be applied to each applicable product after code FOX20 is entered. Discount does not apply to current subscriptions, renewals, or updates. Certain exclusions and other restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. View full terms here. Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

April 24, 202637 min

Episode 75 - The End of White Collar Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! The Trump Administration retreats on white-collar crime. (The Dispatch) Live Nation found guilty of monopolization. (WSJ) White-collar defense lawyers are not busy under the Trump Administration. (FT) Former LaFarge CEO guilty in corruption case. (Bloomberg) How much does the Annoyance Economy cost you? (NYT) Justice Department Nears Filing Antitrust Case Against Egg Producers (WSJ) $253M Settlement Raises the Bar on Re-Exports, ‘Dual‑Build’ Models & Entity List Risk (Corporate Compliance Insights) The foundational importance of export jurisdiction - Corporate Compliance Insights ‘Made in America’ Compliance! (Radical Compliance) The Compliance Blind Spots Hiding Inside Financial Data (Corporate Compliance Insights) Key West man accused of shining laser gloves into police cars faces 3 felonies Resources: Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Order Kristy’s updated, 10-year new edition of How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer by clicking here. Tom Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn

April 10, 202634 min

Episode 74 - The GES edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories this week include: Panama Papers 10 years later. (Transparency International) WFH as a risk management strategy. (FT) A-holeism back in favor with corporate execs? (FT) FirstEnergy case ends with a hung jury. (Ohio Capital Journal) Better get your culture right. (NYT) Overview – GES – (Ethisphere) Anti-Fraud Teams Struggling on AI, Tech – (Radical Compliance) How Working in America Became So Joyless – (Wall Street Journal) 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award winner – Joe Murphy – (Compliance Week) Florida man hits officer with motorcycle, attempts to climb into cars at drive-thru: police – WFLA News Channel 8 Resources: Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn Prove Your Worth Tom Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn