SpheraNOW

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief speaks with Marc Dillon, Sphera's senior product manager about his 20-year career in risk mitigation, his role in protecting sea turtles ... and how he got married while scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. Yes, we mean it happened underwater.

In this edition of SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Judy Coleman, Sphera's director of professional services in EHS&S, about her role at Sphera and her personal interests, which include her three rescue dogs, boxing and volunteering in Africa.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor in chief speaks with Ashlee Fidow, a professional stuntwoman with a decade's worth of experience, about safety on the set when performing stunts. Fidow is one of Liu Yifei's stunt doubles in the upcoming live-action film "Mulan."

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor in chief speaks with Dr. Adrian Mulholland, a chemistry professor at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Computational Chemistry in England, about the VR technology he and his team are developing to research anti-viral medications for COVID-19 and other diseases.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief, talks with Colin Keogh, a mechanical Engineer based in Ireland who co-founded the Open Source Ventilator project. The project is using open source to design emergency ventilators that can be 3-D printed to help meet demand during the global shortage caused by COVID-19.

In this Edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark's editor-in-chief talks with Dr. Chuck Gerba, a professor of environmental science who's known as "Dr. Germ," to get his tips on battling COVID-19 and other germs while working from home.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief talks with employment lawyer Jon Hyman, a partner in the law firm Meyers Roman who is an expert in labor and employment disputes, about potential pitfalls for employers when dealing with COVID-19—which is a coronavirus—or any other potential viruses for that matter.

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Ellen Bremseth, Spera's marketing communications manager, talks with James Tehrani, Spark’s editor in chief about the fall/winter issue of Spark magazine. They talk about the cover story, which discusses Integrated Risk Management 4.0 (IRM 4.0), the Robert Irvine Interview and much more. They also talk about how the Sphera Litter Challenge got started and how you can take part. #SparksAreFlying

In this special edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, James Tehrani, Spark’s editor-in-chief, talks with former All-Star Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks about his recent Players’ Tribune article that detailed his experience following a bad outcome from a back surgery in 2011. Discussing so-called "concurrent surgeries" might seem like a bit of a change-up from what we normally talk about here, but we think it’s important to cover risk-related topics in all areas.