The Disaster Response

The Disaster Response

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The Disaster Response episodes

  • 021. The Granite Mountain Hotshots (2013)

    The Granite Mountain Hotshots tackle three fires near Prescott, AZ.


    00:01:32 Introduction 

    00:11:10 Hotshottin' 

    00:47:22 The Doce Fire 

    01:02:20 The Yarnell Hill Fire 

    01:32:14 The Granite Mountain Hotshots 

    01:44:28 Paying Hotshots 

    01:57:55 Prison Labor & Conclusion


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    2 hr 17 min
  • 020. Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan (2013)

    A tropical storm devastates the Philippine islands of Leyte & Samar.


    00:01:30 Introduction

    00:05:02 Typhoon Yolanda 

    00:37:22 Reconstruction

    01:05:10 Preparedness & the Climate 

    01:18:58 Conclusion


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    1 hr 29 min
  • 018. The London Smog (1952)

    A killer fog rolls through London.


    00:01:30 - Introduction

    00:07:50 - Pea Soup

    01:00:21 - The Killer Fog

    01:24:17 - The Clean Air Acts & Conclusion


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    1 hr 53 min
  • 017. The Schoolchildren’s Blizzard (1888)

    January 12, 1888 is a bad time to be on your way home from school as Paul & Josiah discuss their most chilling story yet.


    00:01:20 - Introduction

    00:08:40 - Walter

    00:18:23 - Background

    00:53:15 - Blizzard

    01:30:34 - Walter, Part II

    01:36:43 - Recovery & Review

    02:17:33 - Conclusion


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    2 hr 30 min
  • 016. Mt. Tambora & the Year Without Summer (1815-16)

    Paul & Josiah discuss the most powerful volcanic eruption ever recorded.


    00:01:24 Introduction

    00:09:00 The Eruption of Mt. Tambora

    00:30:30 Background

    00:45:07 Recovery

    01:02:19 The Year Without Summer

    01:41:48 Recovery #2

    02:14:41 Context Corner

    02:36:25 Conclusion


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    Paintings mentioned in the episode:

    ‘The Scarlet Sunset: A French Town on a River‘, Joseph Mallord William Turner, c.1830


    'Woman before the Rising or Setting Sun', Caspar David Friedrich, c.1818-24

    2 hr 45 min
  • 015. The Great Bhola Cyclone (1970)

    Paul & Josiah discuss the deadliest tropical cyclone of all time, and the genocide that happened because of it.


    00:01:57 Introduction

    00:12:48 Disaster

    00:25:52 Background

    00:58:08 Recovery

    01:22:11 Election 1970

    01:22:44 Manpura

    01:41:18 Operation Searchlight

    01:50:01 War

    02:41:41 Conclusion


    ⁠Expansion Empoderando a Inmigrantes⁠


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    2 hr 52 min
  • 013. The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

    Paul & Josiah discuss the San Franciso Earthquake of 1906.


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    Sources: https://thedisasterresponse.com/2025/01/27/013-the-san-francisco-earthquake-1906/

    2 hr 7 min

About The Disaster Response

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Each episode tells the story of a different natural disaster and its aftermath. Hosts Paul and Josiah have several years’ experience working and volunteering on disaster recovery programs worldwide – but only Paul knows what the topic will be before the episode starts.

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