About this podcast
Welcome to the DisasterClass Podcast, your trusted source for expert guidance on disaster preparedness, emergency management, and building resilience in a chaotic world. Hosted by real emergency responders, EMTs, and risk professionals, this show is dedicated to helping you educate, prepare, and equip yourself for life’s disruptions—whether personal, professional, or community-wide. Each episode features powerful insights, real-world case studies, interviews with industry leaders, and practical tips on topics like:
• Emergency planning for families, businesses, and schools
• Crisis leadership and decision-making under pressure
• Bleeding control and life-saving medical interventions
• Business continuity and disaster recovery strategies
• Risk mindset development for everyday resilience
• Emerging threats and real-time lessons from recent disasters
Whether you're an emergency manager, first responder, school administrator, business owner, or proactive individual, DisasterClass delivers actionable content that empowers you to face any crisis with clarity and confidence.
🔔 Subscribe now and join the class—because preparedness isn’t paranoia, it’s power.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 101 episodes
- 99_Are Your Emergency Plans Just “Painted Rocks”? · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 99What if your emergency plan looks impressive—but has never really been tested? Alicia Johnson calls them “painted rocks”: plans, programs, and preparedness efforts that look…
- 98_Rick Rescorla and the Preparedness That Helped Thousands Survive 9/11 · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 98On September 11, 2001, thousands of Morgan Stanley employees escaped from the World Trade Center. Their response was supported by years of planning, recurring evacuation drills…
- 97_How Folgers Reopened 22 Days After Hurricane Katrina · 30 min · Season 4 Episode 97When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, more than half of Procter & Gamble's coffee production was concentrated in the region. P&G had hurricane plans. It had shutdown…
- 96_The Saved Effect: Every Moment That Came After · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 96In this episode of DisasterClass, Jason Martin—Pappy—speaks with Brad Newbury and Kiera Newbury about The Saved Effect: True Stories of Lives Reclaimed by People Who Were Willing…
- 95_Seeing Disaster Before Help Arrives with David Tobias of Nearmap · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 95When disaster strikes, emergency leaders need to answer three urgent questions: What happened? Where did it happen? And how severe is it? In this episode of DisasterClass, Jason…
- 94_Prepared, Not Paranoid with Jim Cobb · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 94Preparedness should make you more capable — not more paranoid. In this episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, Jason Perez and Pappy sit down with Jim Cobb, a nationally recognized…
- 93_HazAdapt: Making Emergency Preparedness Easier · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 93Emergency preparedness has a problem. Not because people do not care. Not because they are lazy. Not because they are ignoring risk on purpose. For many people, preparedness has…
- 92_May the Preparedness Be With You | Emergency Lessons from Star Wars · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 92You’ve seen Star Wars. But you’ve probably never looked at it like this. In this special May 4th episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, we break down Star Wars as a case study in…
- 91_Why People Ignore Emergency Warnings (And How to Avoid Deadly Mistakes) · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 91They got the alert. They heard the warning. They had time to leave. And they stayed anyway. In this episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, we break down one of the most dangerous…
- 90_You Won’t Rise to the Occasion — You Fall to Your Training · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 90What would you do if someone collapsed right in front of you? In this solo episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, Pappy explores a hard truth about emergencies: you do not rise…
- 89_Why Waiting for 911 Isn’t a Plan | with Dustin Talacko · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 89When someone collapses from cardiac arrest, brain injury begins in 4–6 minutes. In many communities, EMS arrival can take 10 minutes or more. So what exists in that gap? In…
- 88_International Travel Preparedness: Shelter in Place, Embassies & Travel Emergencies Overseas · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 88Every day, thousands of Americans board international flights thinking about beaches, business meetings, and bucket lists. Very few think about embassy locations. Very few think…
- 87_How Risk Becomes Visible (Part 2) · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 87In Part 1, we asked a difficult question: Why does preparedness fail so many people after disasters? In Part 2, we go deeper. This episode explores what changes when risk…
- 86_Preparedness is broken · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 86Across the country, people are doing what they’ve been told. They build emergency kits. They follow alerts. They evacuate when ordered. And still — they lose everything. Not…
- 85_Emergency Preparedness for Kids: What Children Can Really Do in a Crisis · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 85What should kids actually know how to do during an emergency? In this episode of the DisasterClass Podcast, Jason Perez and Pappy break down emergency preparedness for kids by…
- 84_Why the Same Emergency Affects Households Differently · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 84Preparedness isn’t about disasters — it’s about the systems you rely on every day. When people think about preparedness, they often focus on hazards: storms, outages…
- 83_Year in Review: Disasters, Lessons Learned & What’s Next · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 832025 flew by — and in this Season 3 Year-in-Review episode, Jason Perez and Pappy (Jason Martin) look back at what made this year memorable: major disasters and real-time event…
- 82_How to Build a Culture of Preparedness with Chris Grollnek · 39 minIn Part 2 of our interview with Chris Grollnek, one of the nation’s leading experts in active shooter prevention and response, we transition from mindset to real-world action…
- 81_Hiding Is Not a Strategy: Chris Grollnek on Active-Shooter Reality · 32 min🚨 “It’ll never happen here.” That mindset could cost lives. In this powerful episode, active-shooter prevention expert Chris Grollnek joins hosts Jason Perez and Wesley Long to…
- 80_How “Complex Coordinated Attack” Is Changing Disaster Preparedness · 38 minIn this episode of DisasterClass, hosts Jason Perez and Jason Martin (aka Pappy) welcome back Arthur Simental, founder of EM Disaster Gaming, and first-time guest Todd Manns, CEO…
