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The Audit Podcast

by Trent Russell

On the show you can expect to hear from everyone: from the intern, to the IT audit director, CAE and audit committee members because all of their opinions are important. We'll talk about integrating tech into audit, how to get quick wins, the latest SOX guidance and whatever other topics the guests want to talk about and whatever you want to hear about. Be sure to subscribe to the show in whatever you're listening to it on now and we'll talk to you soon.

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IA on AI - Fall 2026 Audit Analytics & AI Conference: Key Takeaways

What are internal audit teams actually doing with AI? In this episode, Trent Russell shares the biggest takeaways from the Fall 2026 Audit Analytics & AI Conference, incl

Nov 11
19 min

Ep 300: AI Agents, Audit Testing, and the Future of Internal Audit w/ Alexey Zanin

AI is changing how internal audit teams approach testing, risk, and assurance. But how can auditors move beyond experimentation and start putting AI to work? In this ep

Oct 27
28 min

Ep 299: The Human Edge in AI w/ Richard Chambers (Optro)

In Episode 299, Trent Russell sits down with Richard Chambers, Senior Advisor for Risk and Audit at Optro, Chairman of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee, and award-winn

Oct 20
12 min

Ep 298: Internal Audit, Relationships, AI, and the Future of Higher Ed w/ Justin Noble (ACUA Conference)

What does internal audit look like when an organization is under constant pressure? In this live episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell sits down with Justin Noble

Oct 6
24 min

Ep 297: Benford's Law w/ Daniel McCarville

Benford's Law is often one of the first analytics techniques internal auditors learn, but there is much more to it than simply looking for fraud. In this republished ep

Sep 30
39 min

Ep 296: Why Every Auditor Needs to Learn How AI Agents Work w/ Richard Penfil (AssureSwarm)

AI is changing the way internal audit teams work, but understanding how to use AI agents effectively requires more than simply adopting new tools. In this episode of Th

Sep 25
19 min

Ep 295: How to Engage Stakeholders w/ Scott Madenburg (ARC∙Hybrid)

In this repeat episode of The Audit Podcast, Trent Russell revisits his conversation with Scott Madden, former Chief Audit Executive and former Senior Product Marketing M

Sep 15
45 min

Ep 294: How Auditors Can Take Back Control of Their Time w/ Bill Engelhaupt (Auditology)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Bill Engelhaupt, author of The Productive Auditor and founder and principal of Auditology LLC, joins the show to discuss how internal audi

Sep 8
37 min

Ep 293: The Future of Internal Audit: AI, Trust, and Human Judgment w/ Rania Bijlani

This week on The Audit Podcast, Rania Bijlani, Founder & CEO of RB Advisory & Consultancy, joins the show to discuss how internal audit leaders can prepare for the future

Sep 2
30 min

IA on AI - Ai4 Conference Takeaways

Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-audit-podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauditpodcas

Aug 26
20 min

IA on AI - Share with your CISO

Links: Visa Releases Its AI-Powered Cyber Defense System to Open Source   Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/c

Aug 19
6 min

Ep 292: AI and Analytics for Audit Leaders w/ Tim Buckley

This week on The Audit Podcast, Tim Buckley, founder of Beyond the Lines, joins the show to interview Trent Russell, founder of Green Skies Analytics, about how AI and an

Aug 11
48 min

IA on AI - Why Data Governance Is the Key to AI Success

What does it actually take to prepare your organization for AI? Is training your own AI model realistic? And why are data governance and process audits becoming more impo

Aug 5
15 min

IA on AI - The Best AI Tools Right Now for Work and Life w/ Brian Kuenzi

What are the best AI tools to use right now? Is Google Gemini finally catching up to Claude and ChatGPT? And what are open-weight AI models—and why is everyone suddenly t

Jul 29
20 min

IA on AI - The Internal Audit Future (or not)

Links: Tom McLeod's post   Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-audit-podcast Instagram: https:/

Jul 22
6 min

IA on AI - Why Amazon Has Dropped its Internal AI Usage Leaderboard

Links: Why Amazon Has Dropped its Internal AI Usage Leaderboard   Be sure to follow us on our social media accounts on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/t

Jul 15
4 min

Ep. 291: Pioneering in the AI Front w/ Martin Preedy (Reddit)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Martin, Head of Internal Audit at Reddit, joins the show to discuss why the opportunity for internal audit is bigger now than ever and how

Jul 7
23 min

Ep. 290: Prepping for the Board w/ Erin Banet (Humana)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Erin Banet, Chief Audit Executive at Humana, joins the show to discuss what goes into preparing audit committee meetings and how the CAE r

Jun 30
25 min

Ep 289: The Future of SOX? w/ Casey Atwater (ZoomInfo & Internal Audit Collective)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Casey Atwater, former Head of Audit at ZoomInfo and founder of Internal Audit Collective, joins the show to talk about how AI is changing

Jun 23
27 min

Ep 288: The Dead-End Strategy Most Organizations Are Following w/ Angelo Poulikakos (Protiviti)

This week on The Audit Podcast, Angelo Poulikakos, Global Leader of Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Capabilities at Protiviti, joins the show for a wide-ranging con

Jun 16
31 min

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Essential listening for those interested in internal audit, and how to improve. Being structured around a guest each week, the podcast has a natural variety, and with regular listening, you get a whole range of leading practices and insights.

OneCliveWalker · Feb 2026

Very informative and interesting podcast. Trent brings in some great speakers from a variety of backgrounds to share the newest technology and strategies in the world of accounting, audit, and taxes.

TMTX0304 · Apr 2025

Useful and informative audit considerations, great professional and accomplished guests, and Trent does an excellent job interviewing and guiding discussions and topics.

Bigal1013 · Mar 2024

I can’t say how many people I have sent various episodes out to people in my network for nuggets of gold captured in these conversations. Very practical for all levels within the audit industry.

Charlieaudit · Mar 2024

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