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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 He critiques the reliance on outdated institutional models amid today’s accelerating,...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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The End of Emergency Management (as we know it) with Host Kyle King
In this first episode of season 4, the Crisis Lab Podcast looks at crisis management and emergency response. Host Kyle King talks about the need for a new emergency management system as disasters become more frequent...
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A Look Back on 2024 with Kyle King
In the season finale of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King reviews the defining events of 2024, including the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, China's gray zone tactics toward Taiwan, record-breaking...
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Rethinking EM Part 2: Misinformation and the Erosion of Trust with Todd De Voe
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King continues his insightful discussion with Todd DeVoe, a leading voice in emergency management. This is Part 2 of the two-part series delving into the critical...
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Rethinking EM Part 1: From Resilient to Anti-Fragile with Todd De Voe
In this episode of the Crisis Lab Podcast, host Kyle King catches up with Todd DeVoe, a seasoned emergency management professional, on what’s been happening in the field of disaster preparedness and community...
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