Episodes
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Feb. 19, 2026
Talking with the CIEHF President - An interview with Martin Thody
Barry chats with long time friend of the show, and current President of the Chartered Institute or Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF), Martin Thody. He shares his HF journey since his last interview, and reflects on his time as President.
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Jan. 25, 2026
UX, HF and Defence, an interview with Matt Odell
Barry Kirby chats to Matt Odell, MD of MILUX, about UX in defence, and the relationship with Human Factors.
Guest: Matt Odell
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Nov. 25, 2024
Human Factors in Government - An interview with Sarah Sharples
Sarah Sharples, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Dept. of Transport and Past President of the CIEHF shares her thoughts on how Human Factors can engage with Government Policy development and how she champions HF within Government, both directly and indirectly.
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Nov. 9, 2024
Space Wales - An Interview with Rosie Cane
Rosie Cane, Cluster Manager for Space Wales, chats to Barry about what Space Wales is, how it works, and the opportunities for Human Factors and Ergonomics to add value to the sector.
Guest: Rosie Cane
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Oct. 8, 2024
Meet the President of the IEA - An interview with Andrew Thatcher
Andrew Thatcher, the newly elected president of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) shares his background and his vision for the IEA in the next three years.
Guest: Andrew Thatcher
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Sept. 15, 2024
When Podcasts Collide - Human in the Loop
Barry chats with Adam Smith and Rhian Williams-Skingley about their Human Factors Podcast Human in the Loop
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Aug. 30, 2024
Crossing the Streams - HF across domains with Filip Florek
Filip Florek joins Barry to discuss just how Human Factors tools and techniques can cross be used across domains.
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Aug. 16, 2024
Neurodiversity in Rail - An interview with Kimberley Harding
Kimberley Harding shares insights about why understanding and inclusion of Neurodiversity in the Rail sector is important, and provides an insight into the Neurodiversity in Rail Conference.
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Aug. 2, 2024
Cyber Risk Management - An Interview with Bec Mckeown
Bec Mckeown shares her thoughts and experiences of how to manage Cyber Risk in organisations both large and small.
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July 12, 2024
Aerospace Wales and Human Factors - An interview with Rachael Blackburn
Rachael Blackburn, Director of Aerospace Wales, gives us an insight into the organisation and how HF practitioners within Wales can get involved.
Guest: Rachael Blackburn
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June 28, 2024
Think Human - Planning the CIEHF 75th
Some of the team behind the upcoming Think Human Exhibition share what its about, what we can expect to see and how we can engage with it. With Mark Young, Ella-Mae Hubbard and Ellie King.
Guests: Mark Young , Ellie King
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June 13, 2024
When Podcasts Collide - An interview with Sara Pazell
Sara Pazell is not only a Human Factors practitioner in Australia, and Barry wanted to chat about her perspectives on HF application but she is also a co-host on the Why Work Podcast, and they chat about that too.
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May 21, 2024
Cyber from the Academic Perspective - An Interview with Phil Morgan
Prof. Phil Morgan from Cardiff University shares his experiences of being a researcher int he Cyber Security Domain and what is happening to get ahead.
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May 6, 2024
Transatlantic Health Human Factors - An interview with Ken Catchpole
Ken discusses with Barry, the challenges and similarities of Healthcare Human Factors in both the UK and USA.
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April 18, 2024
Insights into the Clinical Human Factors Group - An interview with Dawn Benson
Dawn Benson, the Programme Manager for the Clinical Human Factors Group, gives an insight into the aims and ambitions of the organisation in the future.
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April 9, 2024
Cyber Human Vulnerability - An interview with Laura Bishop
Laura Bishop gives an insight into Human Vulnerability and risk as seen from the cyber perspective.
Guest: Laura Bishop
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March 17, 2024
Human Factors in Air Traffic Control
Dr Nuno Cebola and Fran Slater from NATS talks about the application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Control
Guests: Nuno Cebola , Fran Slater
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March 3, 2024
Early HF Careers in Canada - An interview with Madeline Shoot
Madeline Shoot gives us an insight into what its like being an Early Careers Human Factors Practitioner in Canada.
Guest: Madeline Shoot
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Feb. 10, 2024
Medical Human Factors - An interview with Fran Ives
The application of HF in the Medical domain is a slowly evolving field, Fran Ives takes us through the breadth of opportunities and discusses the challenges that practitioners face.
Guest: Fran Ives
11
Nov. 26, 2023
Consulting in Human Factors - An interview with Brendan Hazlett
Barry talks with Brendan Hazlett about what it means to be a Consultant in the HF world, what the role is about and why he finds it an interesting career route.
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Oct. 15, 2023
HFESA - The Presidents Perspective - An interview with Sharon Todd
Sharon Todd gives us an insight into her background and career, as well as giving us insights into the challenges for HF in Australia.
Guest: Sharon Todd
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Aug. 21, 2023
Balancing Academia and industry in Human Factors - An interview with Dr Mark Young
Marks career has experiences from both sides of Industry and Academia and as he goes into his new role, he takes the time to reflect on how both sides can work together.
Guest: Mark Young
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July 17, 2023
Human Factors Integration - An interview with Trevor Dobbins
Human Factors Integration (HFI) is a critical activity to ensure Human Factors activities are carried out in a planned way and that the appropriate assurance evidence is gathered. Trevor Dobbins shares some of his insights of delivering successful HFI.
Guest: Trevor Dobbins
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June 5, 2023
Artificial Intelligence in Hospitals - An interview with Kate Preston
AI is all the rage at the moment, with the advent of ChatGPT and other AI tools hogging the limelight, Kate Preston who is not only studying the use of AI in the health domain but is also the co-chair of the CIEHF special Interest group of AI and Digital In Health gives us some insights from her Phd Studies.
Guest: Kate Preston