Disaster Politics Podcast

Episode 24 – National Flood Insurance In this episode, we speak with Cynthia DiVincenti (@CynthiaDiVince1), head of government relations at National Flood Services (@NationalFlood). In this episode we talk about the public private partnerships that facilitates flood insurance in the United States, the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and what the future may hold with the potential for reform on the horizon. National Flood Services: https://nationalfloodservices.com/ Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

In this episode, Daniel Aldrich (@DanielPAldrich) returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters. We go deeper on social ties and how they impact disaster response and recovery, and why it matters beyond the disasters in Japan. Other publications referenced in the discussion include: NPR reporting on Inequalities After Disasters (w/links to the source research articles in the piece): https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/688786177/how-federal-disaster-money-favors-the-rich RAND Study on Preparedness Kits: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/citizen-preparedness-for-disasters-are-current-assumptions-valid/C3BB34848AAA4CE0A24A5B4352A28DC9 Additional article on lack of evidence for preparedness kits: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303148 Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

In this episode we talk about fiscal federalism, and the intersection of state and federal spending on disasters. Our guest is Anne Stauffer (@AStaufferDC) from the Pew Charitable Trusts (@PewStates). Here are the links to a few of the reports we talk about on the podcast: From the Pew Charitable Trusts What We Don't Know About State Spending on Natural Disasters Could Cost Us (report): http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2018/06/19/what-we-dont-know-about-state-spending-on-natural-disasters-could-cost-us Federal Disaster Assistance Goes Beyond FEMA http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2017/09/federal-disaster-assistance-goes-beyond-fema Event video: What Do States Spend on Natural Disasters? http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/events/2018/what-do-states-spend-on-natural-disasters And lastly, you can find all of Anne’s work on natural disaster assistance here http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/08/02/disaster-assistance (All future work on this topic will also be posted to this page) Other Reports/Articles: CRS Report on Agricultural Disaster Assistance https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21212.pdf Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policy http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=econ_fac Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).

Episode 23 – Modelling COVID-19 in Africa In this episode, we speak with Lawrence Were and Tom Achoki from the COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative. We talk about their work modelling COVID-19 in Africa with a multidisciplinary team of Pan-African bio-statisticians, data scientists, economists, epidemiologists, and health systems researchers, and discuss what the data means for response, and long term resilience building across the continent and the globe. COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative: https://sites.bu.edu/covid-19-in-africa/ Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).