The Event Safety Podcast

Welcome to the Event Safety Podcast, your source for ideas, discussions, and news from the world of live event safety. Produced by Event Safety Alliance.

Episode 100: A Celebration of Cheese (Safety Success Stories)
Apr 11, 2025 – 00:37:37
Episode 99: Event Security w/ Dan Donovan
Mar 12, 2025 – 01:03:37
Episode 98: Inside the UCSD Event Safety Certificate Program
Feb 19, 2025 – 00:48:45
Episode 97: Emergency Management
Jan 13, 2025 – 00:55:49
Episode 96: Safety Slam!
Dec 31, 2024 – 00:15:29
Episode 95: ESA Canada Conference Recap
Dec 5, 2024 – 00:39:45
Episode 94: Safety in Film Production
Oct 14, 2024 – 00:43:59
Episode 93: It's Summit Season!
Sep 23, 2024 – 00:44:40
Episode 92: Talking 'bout the Heat
Aug 7, 2024 – 00:57:02
Episode 91: Understanding Insurance Certificates
Jul 9, 2024 – 01:05:44
Episode 90: Pyrotechnics Safety
Jun 24, 2024 – 00:52:44
Episode 89: Commencement Season
Jun 10, 2024 – 00:53:30
Episode 88: Crowd Management in Smaller Venues
May 30, 2024 – 00:53:43
Episode 87: Safety in Seattle - Recapping the USITT Conference
May 13, 2024 – 00:38:04
Episode 86: Appearances, Active Shooters, and an Adieu
Apr 28, 2024 – 00:42:23
Episode 85: Tools, Not Rules - Intimacy Coordination
Apr 17, 2024 – 00:45:44
Episode 84: Tabletop Exercises
Mar 19, 2024 – 00:52:26
Episode 83: Court Storming
Mar 7, 2024 – 00:48:30
Episode 82: Serving Up Safety at the Australian Open
Feb 28, 2024 – 01:04:00
Episode 81: What's Up with the Weather?
Jan 29, 2024 – 00:47:49
Episode 80: Top Stories of 2023
Dec 26, 2023 – 00:40:48
Episode 79: 2023 Event Safety Summit Recap
Dec 6, 2023 – 00:56:08
Episode 78: ANSI ES1.40 - 2023 Event Security Standard
Nov 20, 2023 – 00:40:12
Episode 77: Powerpalooza!
Oct 10, 2023 – 00:46:31
Episode 76: Cornell University Slope Day
Sep 15, 2023 – 00:44:28
Episode 75: Inattentional Blindness
Aug 10, 2023 – 00:41:03
Episode 74: Entertainment Electrics (Rebroadcast)
Jul 17, 2023 – 00:43:56
Episode 73: Steve's European Vacation
Jul 5, 2023 – 00:35:15
Episode 72: Let's Dance!
Jun 14, 2023 – 01:03:42
Episode 71: The Future of USITT w/ Laura Lee Everett
May 19, 2023 – 00:49:34
Episode 70: How Did You Learn This Was a Thing?
May 5, 2023 – 00:52:23
Episode 69: Assessing Risk
Apr 12, 2023 – 00:46:30
Episode 68: Let's Talk Training
Mar 16, 2023 – 01:08:19
Episode 67: Festivals & Events
Feb 22, 2023 – 00:42:58
Episode 66: Grumpy Bosses, Swiss Cheese, and the Normalization of Deviance
Feb 8, 2023 – 00:36:16
Episode 65: Crowd Crushes, Priorities, and Wandering with Purpose
Jan 26, 2023 – 00:37:52
Episode 64: Communications Planning
Jan 10, 2023 – 00:42:54
Episode 63: Breaking Down Barricades
Dec 6, 2022 – 01:08:46
Episode 62: ESA Membership Update
Nov 21, 2022 – 00:10:23
Episode 61: The Intersection of Safety and Sustainability
Nov 9, 2022 – 00:47:36
Episode 60: Crowd Science
Oct 27, 2022 – 00:53:31
Episode 59: ESA Board Profile - Kurt Miner
Oct 14, 2022 – 00:33:27
Episode 58: What's Going On?
Sep 28, 2022 – 00:41:10
Episode 57: SHOULD the Show Always Go On?
Aug 27, 2022 – 00:35:15
Episode 56: Lies, Damn Lies, & More Lies
Aug 3, 2022 – 01:04:15
Episode 55: Collaborating with Public Safety
Jul 5, 2022 – 00:40:36
Episode 54: Harm Reduction
Jun 8, 2022 – 00:34:43
Episode 53: Event Insurance Revisited
May 9, 2022 – 00:41:33
Episode 52: BACKstage Exam
Apr 20, 2022 – 00:38:00
Episode 51: USITT Conference Recap
Apr 4, 2022 – 00:47:03

Recent Reviews

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Episode 68: Let's Talk Training

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saxtynine

A podcast for the event professional

From the ticket taker to the venue manager, this podcast takes you along the steps of what’s reasonable under the circumstances to help improve the safety and security for your guest and staff.