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Disrupting Disaster is a podcast series created and co-hosted by James Lush and Charlie Caruso, both award-winning Australian/British broadcasters, digital media entrepreneurs, and fellow human beings. This podcast series is designed to bring attention to the urgency of climate change as well as highlight the amazing opportunities currently available that our audience can ACT on today. We all have the power to save the world, and now is the time we get off the couch and do something.... anyt ...
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This is a podcast about doing disasters differently, because our future demands it. Join Elizabeth McNaughton in conversation with disaster experts from around the world. They’ll share stories and learnings from their work, all while discussing how we can change the way we do disaster preparedness, response and recovery to rise to the level of today’s climate challenges. Elizabeth is a disaster specialist and founder of Disastrous, a professional development and innovation hub for those work ...
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Elizabeth speaks with Dr Carrie Timko Santos. Carrie is currently based in Poland, working for American Red Cross, supporting the national Red Cross societies impacted by the Ukraine war and influx of refugees. Among her many roles, she has served as CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, led international programs for the American Red Cross, and mana…
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Elizabeth speaks with Richard MacGeorge, a futures expert and infrastructure financial advisor. Since the 1980s Richard has worked on projects around the world, including a time at the World Bank, focusing on financing infrastructure projects in low and middle-income countries. In 2011, he returned home to Christchurch, New Zealand on sabbatical to…
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Elizabeth speaks with her 'disaster buddy' Dr Kate Brady. Kate has a PhD in Public Health with a focus on disaster recovery. She is the National Recovery Adviser for Australian Red Cross Emergency Services and Senior Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales. In this episode, they discuss why imagination isn’t always helpful, the pragmat…
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Elizabeth speaks with Dr David Lallemant, Assistant Professor, Disaster Risk Analytics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Head of Disaster Analytics for Society Lab. David’s background is in earthquake sciences and engineering, predictive modelling, geostatistics, and reliability analysis, all supporting research into resilient s…
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In this episode Elizabeth speaks with Dr Lucy Easthope, the UK’s leading authority on recovering from disaster and author of the book When The Dust Settles: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope from an Expert in Disaster. They discuss the need for reflection time, the Welsh concept of Hiraeth (a feeling of longing and heart sickness for something lost), …
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This is a podcast about doing disasters differently. It's for people involved in disaster recovery, emergency management, crisis leadership, or for anyone interested in what we can learn together to disrupt disaster. Join Elizabeth as she introduces Disrupting Disasters.Di Disastrous
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Episode 8 Charlie Caruso discusses several current world climate events including the earthquake in Chile, floods and Tsunami warnings for Japan, fires and floods in the US, Telsa, Porche, Apple and BMWs bids in the electric car race, Divestment news, and some cool tech news.Di James Lush & Charlie Caruso
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In Episode 7 - Charlie and James discuss Tony Abbott's recent comparisons to Australia's COP21 emission targets against that of Chinas, as they explore what legal culpability politicians have in their conduct and decisions around climate change action. Charlie and James discuss the relevance of the 900 Dutch citizens and the Urgenda Foundation whic…
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Episode 6 Charlie and James discuss how inequality can affect the cooperation of international treaties in the lead up to Paris COP21. How does the imbalance between rich and poor affect how we negotiate on a global scale.Di James Lush & Charlie Caruso
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Motivating the Masses is the first instalment of Charlie and James's discussion about the factors that influence and affect climate negotiations. In the lead up to COP21/Paris 2015, it is becoming increasingly apparent that failure to negotiate a treaty that stops dangerous climate change is not an option. In the wake of Mark Hurlstone's keynote at…
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Episode 4 Charlie provides a catch-up info session for those looking to brush up on their understanding of the Kyoto Protocol, its effectiveness and it's impact, in preparation for future podcasts planned with James that discusses the future of international cooperation ahead of Paris 2015.Di James Lush & Charlie Caruso
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Charlie and James discuss the fallout of the Abbott Governments recent cuts to funding to the renewable energy sector in the backdrop of Charlie attending the World Student Environmental Network 2015 Global Summit hosted by Murdoch University. As a delegate Charlie was able to speak with Professor Lyn Beasley, Peter Newman and Senator Scott Ludlum,…
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It's school holidays here in Australia and last week co-host James Lush travelled with his kids back to the UK for a short holiday.As such, the topic of air travel seemed a natural focus for Episode 2 of the Disrupting Disaster podcast series.How significant is the impact of our globalised lifestyle and what options are available to reduce the carb…
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