Podcast

• May 14, 2021Podcast

  COVID Update and a Special Memorial Retrospective on Ted Setla

  http://media.blubrry.com/disaster/podcast-archives.s3.amazonaws.com/disaster/DisasterPodcast_20210514_Ted_Setla_Memorial_Covid_Update.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreIn the main segment of this episode, we talk about COVID CDC mask guidance updates for vaccinated people. […]

• May 10, 2021Podcast

  Life and Preparedness as a Digital Nomad with Kevin Reiter

  Frequent guest and friend of the Disaster Podcast, Kevin Writer, comes on the show to talk about his next adventure. He will be going on the road as a digital nomad. He'll be journaling his travels at the website - TheBrokenNomad.com.

• April 30, 2021Podcast

  Hurricane Season Predictions on the Disaster Podcast

  We take a look at the upcoming predictions for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season this week on the Disaster Podcast. Our meteorologists come on the show to discuss recent severe weather events and then touch on predictions and the methods used to make these long-range forecasts.

• April 9, 2021Podcast

  Prolonged Advanced Medical Care in Disaster and Military Settings

  This week on the show we look at how new medical technologies might reach into the field including during disaster deployments. Critical care paramedics L.J. Relle and Cecil Fairchild come on the show to talk about how medical devices usually only seen in the hospital setting are moving into the street on EMS units to improve patient diagnostics and care.

• April 2, 2021Podcast

  Extreme Weather, Tornadoes, and USAR Team Response

  On this episode we discuss the recent extreme weather and tornado activity occurring across the US South and Southeast. Meteorologists Becky and Dan DePodwin join us to talk about the weather causes leading to these powerful tornadoes and what we can expect in the coming months as the extreme weather continues.

• March 26, 2021Podcast

  Medics to Flight Surgeons, 3 Docs Share About A Unique Career Path

  In this episode, we bring on three former paramedics who all went on to be come not just physicians, but ER docs and military flight surgeons. Joining the podcast were Drs. Michael E. Wolf, M.D., M.S., Scott Kunkel, DO, NRP, FAAEM, and Dr. and active duty Captain Alan T. Flanigan.

• March 20, 2021Podcast

  Stress Injury in Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Dan Maguire from CISM Perspectives comes on this weeks Disaster Podcast to talk about the issues faced by responders and healthcare workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. They face stress from line of duty deaths from the disease as well as the stress injury associated from the extreme measures taken to protect themselves while treating COVID patients.

• March 12, 2021Podcast

  NHERI at Five Years and Counting for Disaster Resilience

  Dan Zehner from NHERI (Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure) comes on the show to talk about some of the great things accomplished over NHERI's first five years. We discuss the various NHERI institutions around the country which specialize in specific disaster mitigation and research efforts.

• March 5, 2021Podcast

  Disasterology Author Dr. Samantha Montano on Climate Change Mitigation

  We invited Dr. Samantha Montano, a climate and emergency management expert and author of the book, Disasterology, on the show. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Emergency Management from North Dakota State University. She is currently an assistant professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

• February 26, 2021Podcast

  Back Country Avalanche Management and Safety with Kyle Nelson

  Meteorologist, Emergency Dispatcher, and Ski Patrol Member, Kyle Nelson, joins us to discuss Avalanches and risk management associated with them. He also touches on his work with the Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colorado this year and how they managed to stage the events amidst the COVID pandemic.