The Multi-Hazards Podcast

Emergency Management should be Vincent B. Davis' middle name.  He has seen it all, from civic to community to corporate, as he has endeavoured to protect communities all over the United States.  Here at the Multi-Hazards podcast, Vincent B. Davis and podcast host Vin Nelsen discuss how disasters mirror everyday life and how underprepared we really are.  With compassion and empathy, Vincent shares the traumas of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lived experiences of Black Americans as racism lives on in all its ugliness.  Vincent B. Davis is one of the rare truth-tellers in Emergency Management, a man who doesn't sugarcoat things. Have a listen!

Study Guide here: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/4/d/e/4de97a07b2ca408b/STUDY_GUIDE_-_SEASON_4_EPISODE_2_Vincent_B_Davis_-_Part_1_of_2.pdf?c_id=100081412&cs_id=100081412&destination_id=2085620&expiration=1617511502&hwt=15537eddd34faa391b84aeb290bdb9d8

Vincent B. Davis' Bio:

Vincent B. Davis is Founder of Preparedness Matters Consulting and Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America. Prior to this, Vincent was Workplace Resiliency Manager at Amazon.  His portfolio of success includes 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, Air and Army National Guard, and emergency management roles at FEMA, American Red Cross, Walgreens and Sony.  He has also done extensive work in underserved communities including training and preparedness planning, with tribal partners, community organizations, and veterans. Vincent B. Davis is the author of three books: Lost and Turned Out, A Guide to Preparing Underserved Communities for Disasters (2012), and The Native Family Disaster Preparedness Handbook (2017), and the Emergency Guidebook for Broadcasters Serving Indian Country in collaboration with Native Public Media.

Multi-Hazards podcast is on Season 4 and it hasn't even been a year yet! Multi-Hazards is in full-swing, looking at the theme of "protecting communities" from a variety of angles! Join host Vin Nelsen as he reviews Season 3's twenty episodes from Sept 2020 to April 2021, and looks forward to an entirely new season. 

Vin Nelsen's Bio

Vin Nelsen has a passion for protecting communities. While continuing to teach immigrants at Douglas College near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada, he studied a Grad Diploma in Climate Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Climate Change Policy & Practice from the University of Toronto, courses from Yukon University's Graduate Diploma in Climate Change Policy, as well as a Diploma of Emergency & Security Management, Certificate in Emergency Management and Certificate of Emergency Management Exercise Design from Justice Institute of BC (JIBC), plus courses in First Nations' Studies, meteorology, technical writing and cyber security while volunteering with a local Emergency Preparedness program and Red Cross these last two + years. He finished in December 2019, then COVID-19's disruption came in March 2020, so this podcast at least lets him release some of that pent-up steam while seeking ways to contribute to the fields of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). 

He has a Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural-related studies (Trinity), a Bachelor of Arts, double majors of Communication (Media) and French as well as a Certificate of Liberal Arts (Simon Fraser University), a Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (Vancouver Community College), and passed the Real Estate Trading Services Licensing from the University of British Columbia (UBC). 

His previous work includes many years in immigrant helping organisations as program manager, career and job search counsellor and instructor, English language instructor and real estate agent.  He worked six years in Asia and has worked especially with non-Westerners since his youth.  For the next few decades, he will dedicate himself to protecting communities from extreme weather events, geohazards, security threats and damaging social and political trends.

«Être fort pour être utile.» ("Be strong to be useful")

~ From Georges Hébert (1875-1957), French Navy officer, pioneer of France's physical education programs and creator of the Natural Method.

This is the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 word-for-word. The Framework was adopted at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. In the world of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which includes Emergency Management here in North America, this is the Biggie, the Holy Grail. Have a listen!

Websites quoted:

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/sendai-framework-6th-anniversary-time-recognize-there-no-such-thing-natural-disaster

and

https://www.preventionweb.net/files/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf

Here are the "greatest hits" of 4 episodes involving young people. Within these topics, we discuss the protests after the George Floyd police murder, Black Lives Matter, racism and white supremacy, climate migrants, sustainability, the worldwide plastic tragedy, youth climate activism, fracking, and community leadership. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here:

* S02 E03 Rising Youth, Social Justice & the Refugee Crisis - Interview with Sarah Chang, July 25, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rising-youth-social-justice-the-refugee-crisis-interview-with-sarah-chang * S02 E09 Sustainability in the Age of COVID-19 & Beyond - Conversation with Alena Blanes, Aug 15, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/sustainability-in-the-age-of-covid-19-beyond-conversation-with-alena-blanes * S01 E12 Youth, Climate Activism and Sustainable Futures - Interview with Akhilesh AnilKumar, July 22, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/youth-climate-activism-and-sustainable-futures-interview-with-akhilesh-anilkumar * S03 E05 Community Leadership & Protecting Our Home - Conversation With Dominic Frongillo, Thurs Oct 8, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/community-leadership-protecting-our-home-conversation-with-dominic-frongillo

Photo by Jill Wellington from Pexels

Here are the "greatest hits" of 8 Multi-Hazards episodes with and about Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), discussing city planning, indigenous perspectives, science communication, academia & stakeholders, insurance and advice for youth wanting to get into the field, vulnerable communities and mainstreaming CCA. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here: * S01 E10 Adapting to Our Changing Climate - Conversation with Dr Stewart Cohen, June 9 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/adapting-to-our-changing-climate-interview-with-dr-stewart-j-cohen * S01 E19 Indigeneous Perspectives on Adapting to Climate Change - Conversation with Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris, June 19 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-perspectives-on-adapting-to-climate-change-interview-with-kerry-ann-charles-norris * S02 E08 Climate Risks, Lost Sleep & How to Take Action - Conversation with Dr Blair Feltmate, Aug 14, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/climate-risks-lost-sleep-how-to-take-action-conversation-with-dr-blair-feltmate * S01 E05 City Planning & Climate Risk - Interview with Christine Callihoo, June 3, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/city-planning-climate-risk-interview-with-christine-callihoo * S03 E08 An Engineer Faces a Changing Climate - Conversation with Joel Nodelman, Oct 18, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/an-engineer-faces-a-changing-climate-conversation-with-joel-nodelman * S02 E13 Urban Adaptation to Climate Risks - Conversation with Jalonne L White-Newsome, Aug 24, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/rban-adaptation-to-climate-risks-conversation-with-dr-jalonne-l-white-newsome * S02 E20 Collaborating for Climate Adaptation - Conversation with Beth Gibbons, Sept 15 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/collaborating-for-climate-adaptation-conversation-with-beth-gibbons * S03 E04 The State of Adaptation Science in Australia & Beyond - Conversation with Dr Johanna Nalau https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-state-of-adaptation-science-in-australia-beyond-conversation-with-dr-johanna-nalau

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Here are the "greatest hits" of 6 Multi-Hazards episodes with and about First Nations, discussing climate change adaptation, emergency management, indigenous knowledge and science, health and wellness and overcoming pandemic depression. Have a listen!

The full episodes are here:

S01 E19 Indigenous Perspectives on Adapting to Climate Change - Interview with Kerry-Ann Charles-Norris, Mon June 19 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenous-perspectives-on-adapting-to-climate-change-interview-with-kerry-ann-charles-norris

S02 E02 The Cutting Edge - First Nations & Emergency Management - Interview with Wilbert Wesley, Jul 24, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/the-cutting-edge-first-nations-emergency-management-interview-with-wilbert-wesley

S03 E07 Indigenising Science for Education - Conversation With Dawn Pratt, Thurs Oct 22, 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/indigenising-science-for-education-conversation-with-dawn-pratt

S03 E13 Health is the Foundation of Everything - Conversation with Scott Simpson, Wed Jan 6, 2021 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/health-is-the-foundation-of-everything-conversation-with-scott-simpson

S03 E16 Overcoming Pandemic Depression With Scott Simpson, Wed Feb 18, 2021  https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/overcoming-pandemic-depression-with-scott-simpson-s03-e16

S03 E09 First Nations in Quebec's Emergency Management - Conversation with Paul-Emile Auger, Oct 5 2020 https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/some-updates-on-first-nations-in-quebecs-emergency-management-conversation-with-paul-emile-auger

Image by Vlad Vasnetsov from Pixabay

The COVID-19 pandemic is a seemingly never-ending disaster that's affecting our mental health. How can we overcome pandemic depression? Join indigenous fitness trainer Scott Simpson and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can stay sane during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Other topics include sleep, exercise, good habits, pets as stress relievers, scammer phone calls, staying afloat financially, paying taxes, enjoying the people in your "bubble", conflict resolution, making restitution, anti- racism and learning new cultures, etc.

Check out Scott's Spirit Fit Motivation YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzETgEDeQYqfDsP1C8IY3kg.

Scott Simpson Bio

Scott Simpson is a personal fitness trainer and wellness coach from Ontario, Canada. He has over 12 year experience in personal training and small boot camps. He does motivational coaching projects on reserve and off reserve which will include activities such as motivational speeches, sobriety speeches, goal setting, one-on-one fitness training, small group boot camps, large group classes, and at the end of project 2 weeks or longer motivational videos for communities. He belongs to the Beausoleil First Nation but spent most of his life two hours south, in Canada's biggest city, Toronto.

How can humans think of the world? Where is our future? What are the roles of science and religion? How can we tackle the COVID-19 pandemic? Climate change? A transition from fossil fuels to less polluting energy?

Find out here on this exciting episode with prolific science communicator Dr. Marcelo Gleiser, theoretical physicist at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA!

Connect with Dr. Marcelo Gleiser: https://marcelogleiser.com

You'll learn: [02:30] - Marcelo tells us how he, his family & college are doing during the pandemic these days. [05:10] - We discuss Marcelo's YouTube channel and writings in English and Portuguese. [07:30] - Vin mentions his former religiosity and how refreshing it is to reconnect with nature and science. [09:00] - Marcelo brings up spirituality that can emerge from both religions and science. We talk about how we relate to nature with respect rather than domination. [15:10] - Marcelo shares What's the "island of knowledge"?. [17:10] - Marcelo explains the Theory of Everything and how he began dismissing it. [21:50] - Both discuss the notion of "having dominion over nature" and how destructive this has been. [25:30] - Marcelo shows how we are part of the natural world and are actually stardust too! [28:15] - Marcelo shares his insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, initially from March 2020 and with his current updates. [31:50] - Marcelo explains how tribalism is bad for our survival, both in the pandemic and with climate change. [34:00] - Marcelo discusses how the United States can become a leader in climate change again. [35:30] - Marcelo and Vin discuss "extractivism" and why it's a problem. [38:20] - Marcelo shares his optimism that the pandemic won't bankrupt us and we will be able to recover. [40:20] - Marcelo explains his opinions about prayer and action.

Do products that soon break and cannot be repaired pose a hazard?

And aren't we all fed up with paying for new technology every couple years? Having no right to own outright or repair the things we buy? Kevin O'Reilly is our featured Multi-Hazards guest today, Advocate with US PIRG's Right to Repair Campaign. Our conversation covers the right to repair our phones, computers and the other technology we own. Yes, the environment cannot handle more junk! Join us for this inspiring episode!

Check out Kevin's article at https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/introducing-junked-design

PS - Kevin O'Reilly's Bio & the disclaimer are read out at the end of the episode.

Without health, we can't deal with emergencies, let alone daily life. If you want to protect communities or even your own family, you need to protect your own health first. Join indigenous fitness trainer Scott Simpson and Multi-Hazards podcast host Vin Nelsen as they discuss how we can stay fit physically and mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Other topics include weight loss, goal-setting, new year's resolutions, sobriety, recovery from addictions, overcoming depression and negativity, and running from disasters at a moment's notice.

Check out Scott's Spirit Fit Motivation YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzETgEDeQYqfDsP1C8IY3kg.

Scott Simpson Bio

Scott Simpson is a personal fitness trainer and wellness coach from Ontario, Canada. He has over 12 year experience in personal training and small boot camps. He does motivational coaching projects on reserve and off reserve which will include activities such as motivational speeches, sobriety speeches, goal setting, one-on-one fitness training, small group boot camps, large group classes, and at the end of project 2 weeks or longer motivational videos for communities. He belongs to the Beausoleil First Nation but spent most of his life two hours south, in Canada's biggest city, Toronto.