Episodes

“An ethnographic look into how complex the air pollution problem is, is important because it's not a symptom, it's a structural problem.” -Chisato Fukuda Calvert, Ph.D.   Episode Description:  Air quality is drastically affected by...

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below:   Connect with James Gore:    Connect with Reva Feldman:    Connect with Belia Ramos:    “Our community...

“Art doesn't seem very important in an event like this. And yet sometimes, it's the thing that lasts the longest and means the most.” -Brian Fies    Episode Description:  Wildfires are devastating. They destroy homes, businesses,...

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below:    Connect with Rebuild Paradise Foundation:     https://www.rebuildparadise.org/ https://www.facebook.com/paradiserebuilds ...

“Preparedness and resilience is a shared responsibility.” -Renae Hanvin   Episode Description:  For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new...

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below:   Connect with Larkfield Resilience Fund:      Connect With Coffey Strong:    Connect With Peter Alan:  ...

Season 3

Season 3

“You are not alone if you’re going through a disaster. What we share is humanity.”  -Jennifer Gray Thompson   Episode Description:  Two seasons have passed since you walked this journey with us on How to Disaster. As we close the...

“When the call for evacuation comes, take it seriously. When the fire is coming at you, you don't have any time.” -Gary Jones   Episode Description:  “All the big decisions in life are before you”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire...

“Let the timing flow, be open to finding your space. There is a room for everyone and a need for everyone to participate. We're at a critical point in human evolution where we don't have the luxury of waiting for everyone else to solve the problems....

“Fire never has enough. It has an insatiable appetite.” -Gary Jones    Episode Description:  “911 showed up six days later”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire survivor. During a fire, you are on your own for days. So one of the...

“We have much worse wildfires due to everything that climate change has caused. We need to have a forward-thinking conversation, not a reactionary one.” -Wendy Nystrom   Episode Description:  We are living in a major historical event-...

“A fundamental principle of innovation is that if you want more diversity of ideas and possibilities, you need to have more diverse brains in the room. That's not a diminishment of anyone. In fact, that's an elevation of everyone.”  -Amy...

“After every disaster, communities need to be rebuilt, but it shouldn't just be the powers from above that decide how that happens. There should be a participatory process for people to engage and reassess.” -George Laws Garcia  ...

“Advocate for yourself as best as you can in terms of knowing what your rights are.  There's this element where you lack confidence as a survivor, you think that that person knows more than you do and that's not true.” -Kendall Jarvis...

“You're in that place where disaster hasn't hit you, but you know it’s coming. Start training now.” -Tennis Wick   Episode Description:  The community often looks to public sector officials for everything, and any delay or failure...

“We don't have the time to be in constant debate. We have to find solutions…  and we're going to set the stage for a future that's going to be brighter.” -Marko Bey     “We need to have a plan in place, and we need to...

“Being a volunteer is a privilege…  I wasn't documented so I volunteered a lot. And that volunteer work led many doors to be opened up for me.” -Jocksana Corona   Episode Description:  On September 8th of 2020, Oregon continues in...

“Sometimes, it's not going to be pretty. And sometimes, it's not going to be easy, but we're going to make it, and we're going to move on and move forward, oftentimes, to a better place.” - Sydnie Kohara   In times of disaster,...

SERIES: Role of the Non-Profit   “We had to understand that things were changing whether we like it or not. We want to keep things the way they were but to be resilient in the future, we need to adapt to the fact that fire is a necessary part...

SERIES: Role of the Tribal Leader   “The policies that you make should reflect your love for the community... If you can't do that, then you need to take a step back and go talk to your elders again.” -Reno Franklin   Episode...

SERIES: Role of the Public Sector Leader    “Sometimes we think physically doing something for someone is what's best for them. But sometimes they just want someone to hear their story… Sit back and listen. People want to be heard.”...

SERIES: Role of the Non-Profit   “A lot of Adjusters come in from out of state. They're supposed to be trained,  but they often don't.  So it often falls to the property owner to stand up for themselves.” -Amy Bach Episode...