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Maritime Transport System (MTS) Recovery and Resilience with James Merten
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King sits down with maritime operations expert James Merten to explore how global trade depends on a fragile and often invisible system: ocean shipping. From cargo...
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The Velocity of Crisis: The Speed Gap That's Killing Communities
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King introduces the “velocity of crisis”—a powerful yet overlooked concept in emergency management. As disasters escalate faster and ripple through interconnected...
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The Resilience Paradox: Why We Expect More From Citizens Than From Systems
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, Kyle King unpacks the “Resilience Paradox”—why we expect people to be self-reliant during emergencies while tolerating fragile infrastructure. Triggered by the mass blackout...
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Are We Measuring Against the Wrong Thing?
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, Kyle King challenges the core assumptions of American emergency management. He contrasts FEMA’s focus on efficiency with Europe’s emphasis on survival, revealing why...
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Suffocating Under Relief: How Emergency Management Lost Its Path to Coordination
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, Kyle King shows how growing disaster aid has weakened emergency management. He traces FEMA’s move from a coordination role to a relief fund handler, points out the costs of...
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The Courage to Say 'We Don’t Have the Answers': First Principles Reform in Emergency Management
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King challenges us to rethink everything we thought we knew about emergency management. Rather than layering on new frameworks after each disaster, Kyle argues for...
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The Same Old Answers Won't Solve New Problems
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King dives into insights from a House subcommittee hearing on FEMA’s future. He critiques the reliance on outdated institutional models amid today’s accelerating,...
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Reimagining FEMA's Role in National Emergencies with Quin Lucie
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King interviews Quin Lucie, a legal expert and former FEMA official with deep experience in national security and emergency management. Together, they explore the...
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The Most Expensive Report Ever Written (Again)
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King examines the devastating aftermath of the Lahaina Fire through the lens of governance and emergency management. Drawing from the investigative article "The...
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Design Thinking in Integrated Crisis Management with Rick Fernandez
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King sits down with Rick Fernandez, an expert in emergency management, humanitarian aid, and international police assistance. Rick brings extensive experience from...
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Alert to Action: Infection Prevention in Crisis Mode
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King sits down with Dr. Jim Wilson and Sharon Parrillo, two leading experts in health security and infection prevention.
Dr. Wilson, a health security specialist...
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Adapt, Survive, Thrive: Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems with Nathan Gross
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King sits down with Nathan Gross, a public health and emergency management expert who has led major crisis responses at the CDC—including the Marburg Virus Disease...
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