Disaster Zone

Conversation with a Documentary Film Maker about Volcanic Risks


Listen Later

As individuals we are the sum total of all our experiences. So it is with Michael Lienau. From a childhood interest in film to a career as a documentary filmmaker, he has left his mark. A close encounter with Mt. Saint Helens eruptions set him on a path to study and document volcanoes. On the way he has translated science into videos that inform and educate generations of people. During the podcast several video productions focusing on volcanoes were mentioned.Here is the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program for the VolFilm Episodes:
https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/VideoCollection.cfm?subject=VOLFilms&language=English

And specifically the ones produced in English language:

Human Experiences with Lava Flows
https://vimeo.com/666125121

Debris Avalanches and Landslides
https://vimeo.com/666128789

Health Hazards of Ash
https://vimeo.com/666121806

For over 45 years Michael Lienau has been an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer, working in documentaries, television, feature films, commercials, corporate, government and new media.When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, 20-year-old Michael Lienau was one of the first cinematographers to photograph the devastation around the mountain from the ground. Caught in the second largest eruption, the camera crew barely escaped with their lives. Michael’s dramatic footage was seen worldwide in IMAX theaters and on television. His unforgettable experience on the mountain fueled a life-long desire to communicate his own story and those of other eyewitnesses in an independent dramatic documentary, “THE FIRE BELOW US: Remembering Mount St. Helens.” This seven-time award-winner became the longest running, most requested, highest rated independent film on National Geographic Television and was also seen internationally on Discovery Networks and PBS.His life changing experience at the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption led Michael to engage with world-class earth scientists to better understand Earth processes, including plate tectonics related to volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Much of Michael’s affinity for science came from his father, a nuclear physicist who later became a leading expert in the development of geothermal resources around the world.

Check out Michael’s main website: Global Net Productions

Major Endorsements:

!Rescheduled January 2025! Emergency Management for Dynamic Populations (DyPop):
Hot Mess Express: An emergency management leadership course focusing on response tactics during terrorist attacks. Hot Mess Express includes an immersive exercise during an intentional train derailment scenario. 

Register for DyPop here:
www.thereadinesslab.com/shop/p/dynamic

L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com 

Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulse

Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

Please visit our sponsors!

L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com 

Visit The Readiness Lab and learn about our Next Level Emergency Management training! https://www.thereadinesslab.com/

Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulse

Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com

Check out how you can use digital twins in your training, exercising, and planning using RSET https://rset.com/ 

For sponsorship requests, check out our Sponsorship Portfolio here or email us at [email protected]
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Disaster ZoneBy The Readiness Lab

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

7 ratings


More shows like Disaster Zone

View all
Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Should Know

78,246 Listeners

The Art of Manliness by The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness

14,277 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,601 Listeners

Pod Save the World by Crooked Media

Pod Save the World

24,684 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,441 Listeners

Disaster Tough Podcast by The Readiness Lab

Disaster Tough Podcast

81 Listeners

Irregular Warfare Podcast by Irregular Warfare Initiative

Irregular Warfare Podcast

408 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,083 Listeners

The President's Daily Brief by The First TV

The President's Daily Brief

3,349 Listeners

The Emergency Management Network Podcast by Todd T. De Voe

The Emergency Management Network Podcast

16 Listeners

The Economics of Everyday Things by Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett

The Economics of Everyday Things

1,654 Listeners

Crisis Lab by Crisis Lab

Crisis Lab

3 Listeners

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast by Mike Carunchio

The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

205 Listeners

Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

5,761 Listeners

How To Do Everything by NPR

How To Do Everything

379 Listeners