The Event Safety Podcast

Episode 124: Part Two: 15 Years On - The Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

Tami Richter, ESA's current president, moderates the second commemorative webinar panel, titled "Looking Forward: Education, Collaboration, and the Future of Safer Events

Episode 123: Part One: 15 Years On - The Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

To mark the 15th anniversary of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse that killed seven people and injured 58 others, Danielle shares Part One of an ESA presentation comm

Episode 122 - Safety Check Round-up 2026

Danielle reconvenes the 2nd annual current events roundtable, joined by event safety friends, Jacob Worek, John Badcock, and Doug Bruce to review the incidents, trends, a

Episode 121 - Leadership, Safety and Safety Leadership

What separates safety training from safety culture? Danielle and co-host Anna Glover sit down with Jen Ruggerio, founder of Rugged Training Group and author of Uncorporat

Episode 120 - The Pyro Pod

It is fireworks season! Danielle sits down with Ryan Abel, a fireworks and FX designer and pyrotechnic specialist. This in-depth chat covers pyro from design to operation

Episode 119 - Pink Bows Safe Space

Pink Bows Foundation grew out of tragedy. After ten people, including Madison Dubiski, lost their lives at Astroworld in 2021, her family channeled an outpouring of commu

Episode 118 - Fire Safety Curtains, to be or not to be

Danielle Hernandez is joined by guest co-host Fr. David Garretson along with guests Bill Conner and Dan Culhane for an in-depth discussion of the present, past and future

Episode 117 - Uncertainty and Decisions

Co-host Anna Glover joins Danielle Hernandez to explore a topic that sits at the heart of everything we do in live events: how do you make good decisions when you can't k

Episode 116 - Survey Says... Weather with DTN! [Updated]

Episode 116: Survey Says... Weather with DTN! ---------------------------------------- Weather is the leading disruptor of live events, and the industry's relationship

Episode 115: The Training Pod

Episode 115: The Training Pod ---------------------------------------- Phil van Hest and Sean Fox of Rock Force join Danielle and Bryan to tackle a question that many o

Episode 114: GCMA's The Service Playbook

Episode 114: ESA 114 - GCMA's The Service Playbook ---------------------------------------- What does it take to turn a safety plan into a positive experience for your

Episode 113: Planning the Dance, March Madness

It's March Madness!  In this episode, hosts Danielle Hernandez and John Badcock explore the logistical and operational complexities of hosting the annual NCAA Men’s and W

Episode 112: Major Incident Planning

In this episode, Danielle and Doug Bruce speak with UK events operations consultant Miriam Stone about Major Incident Planning for event operations. The conversation expl

Episode 111: Laser Safety in Live Production

Episode Summary In this episode of the Event Safety Podcast, hosts Danielle Hernandez and Jim Digby explore the complex and visually stunning world of laser technology in

Episode 110: Electricity is Shocking

Danielle and guest co-host Anita Hartsock are joined by Richard Cadena to discuss the dangers of electrical shock on stages.  We explore exactly how stray current can tra

Episode 109: New Horizons for ESA

Hey friends! We’re getting a little bit "in the weeds" today, and behind the scenes at The Event Safety Alliance.  ESA is going through an exciting transition, and we are

Episode 108: ETCP Certification: What, Who, Why and How

🎙️ You Guys! We Talked ETCP Certifications! If you’ve ever wondered how to determine who in this business really knows their discipline, especially in an industry withou

Episode 107: Inspiration, Motivation and Community

This time around, John Badcock joins Danielle for a conversation on inspiration, motivation and the value of the event safety community.

Episode 106: Haunted Attractions

October is definitely spooky season.  In celebration of haunts, scares and horror experiences, hosts Danielle & Bryan talk to Kim Scott, General Manager of the recently l

Episode 105: Clark Reder Engineering

In this episode Danielle and guest co-host Boxer Hardison had a conversation with Jeff Reder of Clark Reder Engineering Inc., focused on discussing structural engineering