Episodes
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July 4, 2022
024: What We Learned in Season 3
“Be safe, be prepared, and be ready.” -Jennifer Thompson Episode Description: Three seasons have passed and it's been an incredible journey! As we take a moment to reflect on the past three seasons, we want to say a big,...
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June 27, 2022
023: How to Prepare for Disaster: Our Pets, Livestock, and Animal Companions with Julie Atwood
“For every animal we rescue during an incident, we are all together going to save hundreds and thousands through education and preparedness.” -Julie Atwood Episode Description: When an emergency strikes, we all want to do our best to...
22
June 20, 2022
022: How Buildings with LEED and PEER Certification Make us More Resilient to Disaster with Hon. Katherine Hammack
“Doing it now at your leisure is much better than doing it at haste during an emergency.” -Katherine Hammack Episode Description: In disaster preparedness, the need for resilient buildings is often overlooked. Resilient buildings are...
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June 13, 2022
021: Take 5 - After the Hurricane - Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Florida
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with: Viequeslove: Website: Facebook: Twitter; Instagram: YouTube: Connect with...
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June 6, 2022
020: How Nonprofits Can Improve Disaster Response and Preparedness with Jim White
“Not everybody has to create a new nonprofit to do something… This is not about the ego of one individual and their mission to help people. It's about how an organization can be structured to support these people who've been hurt.” -Jim...
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May 30, 2022
019: Take 5— Three Rs- Be Disaster Ready
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Nancy: LinkedIn: Connect with Alma: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: ...
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May 23, 2022
018: The Role of Art in Recovery After a Disaster with Rina Faletti, PhD
“Art is actually a lifeline…When presented in conjunction with important ideas, art can change us inside. It changes the way we see, think, feel, and the way that we talk about things that are important to us.” -Rina Faletti, PhD Episode...
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May 17, 2022
017: Take 5— Media and Disaster Reporting- A Focus on Information Transfer and Responsibility
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Pat: Connect with Sydnie: Connect with Wendy: “If we...
16
May 9, 2022
016: How to Manage Charitable Donations Post-Disaster with Jake Bentz
“It’s either you have resiliency or you don't. It's more of a character trait. But I think the willingness to try something new and be wrong is probably my closest definition of that word. A lot of willingness to try—that's exciting!” -Jake...
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May 2, 2022
015: Take 5— Three Rs - Insurance, Rebuilding, and Legal Aid Relating to Disaster
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Amy Bach: Connect with Kendall Jarvis: Connect with the Legal Aid of Sonoma: Connect...
14
April 25, 2022
014: How ToolBank USA Helps Improve Recovery and Community Preparedness with Trey Bearden
“It's not just what happens in the immediate response… But also how we span the entire spectrum to be able to provide those necessary resources because it does take a long time to rebuild.” -Trey Bearden Episode Description: Many...
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April 18, 2022
013: Take 5 — Resilience and Technology- A Focus on Future Solutions
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Amy: Connect with MuGrid: Connect with Bailey: Connect with...
12
April 11, 2022
012: How Data and GIS Helps FEMA Equitably Allocate Resources with Heather Milton
“If your community has a disaster, help with the planning. Help figure out what you want to happen next because if you don't play, you can't win.” -Heather Milton Episode Description: Disasters can devastate communities greatly. When...
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April 4, 2022
011: Take 5 - Before the Fire - A Focus on Vegetation and Land Management
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Che: Connect with Dr. Micheli: Connect with Lomakatsi Restoration Project: “There is a...
10
March 28, 2022
010: How to Persevere Through the Turbulence of Disaster Recovery with Zack Rosenburg
“Outputs for clients are far more important than our temporary discomfort. You’ve got to get through tough times.” -Zack Rosenburg Episode Description: It's impossible to look at the devastation brought by wildfires and not be...
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March 21, 2022
009: Take 5- Three Rs - A Focus on Helping the Helpers
Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Sue: Connect with Debbie: Connect with Dr. Adrienne: “We need the senior folks to be able to...
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March 14, 2022
008: Understanding Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires with Chisato Fukuda Calvert Ph.D
“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...
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March 7, 2022
007: Take 5- Advice from Policy Makers
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...
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Feb. 28, 2022
006: How to Memorialize Our Fire Story, A Conversation with Author Brian Fies
“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,...
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Feb. 21, 2022
005: Take 5- Community Engagement
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 ...
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Feb. 14, 2022
004: How to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2
“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...
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Feb. 7, 2022
003: Take 5- Fire Survivor Stories
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: ...
