Recent Posts

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  October 28, 2025Podcast

  Hurricane Melissa Update

  Tonight on the Disaster Podcast we dig into the expected impacts Hurricane Melissa will carry into Jamaica as it impacts the island country in the Caribbean. Disaster meteorologist Dan DePodwin and disaster emergency management expert Becky DePodwin join us this evening to look at the storm's origins and projected track. 

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  October 17, 2025Podcast

  Regional Healthcare Disaster Collaboration Teams

  Tim Conley, Emergency Management Supervisor Mercy Health Care System. He's also the co-founder of the IDMC (Interstate Disaster Medical Collaborative) with our co-host Sam Bradley. Sam invited Tim on the show to talk about his Illinois Regional Healthcare Coordination system. This allows local healthcare systems to collaborate to provide emergency and disaster preparedness systems to their regions.

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  October 3, 2025Podcast

  Stump the Weatherman Dan Episode

  This week's Disaster Podcast episode is a stump the weatherman episode with our disaster meteorologist, Dan Depodwin. Co-host Sam Bradley and Dan's wife and disaster emergency management expert, Becky DePodwin take turns with the terms.

• September 26, 2025Podcast

  Penetrating Trauma Clinical Episode of the Disaster Podcast

  We shift gears to our clinical topic, effects of various penetrating trauma on body systems. Dr. Joe gives and overview of the topic in various situations. Becky DePodwin, our disaster emergency management expert, asked about penetrating trauma caused by high speed wind events like tornados and hurricanes.

• August 29, 2025Podcast

  Hospital Mass Casualty Preparation

  In this episode of the Disaster Podcast, the team brings in professionals from across several hospital systems to look at how they prepare for incoming mass casualty patients. We talk about the kinds of drills the systems run, and also look at the various departments and how they respond in each type of situation.

• August 22, 2025Podcast

  Business Disaster Continuity Plans with Julie Roberts

  Julie Roberts from JK Roberts, LLC drops by the podcast this week to address business disaster continuity plans. Julie led communications efforts at both the Federal and State levels including NOAA.

• August 15, 2025Podcast

  NHERI Funding and Resource Update with Dan Zehner

  Dan Zehner from the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) drops in the podcast to report on the recent documentary output from the research group. The links below contain a lot of information on how the NHERI research grants have turned into actionable infrastructure and building code improvement suggestions.

• August 3, 2025Podcast

  The Combat Midwife Returns to Talk About Pediatric Patients

  Midwife and Paramedic Jessica Arno, the Combat Midwife, returns this week to talk focus on pediatric emergencies in the disaster environment. She and the Disaster Podcast team talk about unique challenges facing responders who encounter sick and injured kids.

• July 26, 2025Podcast

  Maternal and Pediatric Disaster Care with the Combat Midwife

  This week features a discussion of maternity and pediatric care in disaster situations with Jessica Arno, the Combat Midwife. Jessica is a midwite, paramedic, and battlefield-born educator who's trained over 100,000 combat medics, Special Warfare medics, and EMS professionals in OB/GYN and pediatric emergencies. From Afghan refugee camps to rural fire stations, she equips medics and civilians with the skills to handle birth, bleeding, and babies-when help isn't coming.

• July 18, 2025Podcast

  Severe Weather Flooding Update

  Disaster meteorologist, Dan DePodwin, joins the show this week to discuss the severe weather patterns that have led to dangerous flash flooding all across the country so far in July. The team discusses how this weather affects millions of Americans this summer.