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In this episode, host John Scardena interviews film producer George Siegal about his documentary Built To Last: Buyer Beware, a hard-hitting examination of modern construction, disaster vulnerability, and the dangerous assumptions buyers make about safety and durability. The conversation goes beyond filmmaking into the real-world implications of building “to code,” exposing why minimum standards often fail homeowners when disasters strike. George shares the motivation behind the documentary, the systemic issues uncovered during production, and why resilience, mitigation, and long-term thinking are missing from most housing decisions. Together, they explore how poor construction practices amplify disaster losses, why recovery is rarely straightforward, and what buyers, policymakers, and communities must understand before the next catastrophe. This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in disaster resilience, housing risk, emergency management, climate impacts, or the hidden vulnerabilities baked into modern development.

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Built To Last Buyer Beware, George Siegal, documentary film, disaster resilience, emergency management, disaster recovery, building codes, construction risk, hazard mitigation, housing vulnerability, climate risk, resilience planning, infrastructure failure, homeowner preparedness, public safety