Democracy After Disaster
Episodes
9. Democratic Phoenix
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we hear about Dolly Parton's ‘My People's Fund” and its inspiration for a universal basic inc...
8. Circle Talk
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this eighth episode of 'Democracy After Disaster' we learn about ways we can better create space for meaningful conversations and inclusive decisio...
7. People, Paradox and Power
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7 of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we explore the intricate dynamics of power in disaster recovery. Examining the relationships between gover...
6. Backfire
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this sixth episode of 'Democracy After Disaster', we hear the experiences of former recovery worker and self confessed democracy geek, Paula, who m...
5. Ashes To Alchemy
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the story of recovery in Mallacoota after the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020. From a town divided for decades, we watch as ...
4. Smoke and Shadows
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 of 'Democracy After Disaster,' explores the aftermath of Australia's Black Saturday fires and the unfolding recovery, in Kinglake, a small t...
3. Flames of History
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three of 'Democracy After Disaster,' we delve into the historical impact and aftermath of the devastating Black Friday bushfires in 1939, a...
2. Community at the Crossroads
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983 in Macedon, the home town of host Kate Lawrence, and the experiences of community leade...
1. After the End
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria that devastated Steve Pascoe’s small community of Strathewen. While everyone pulled together, as peopl...
Trailer - Democracy After Disaster
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Natural disasters rip away our collective sense of control, so it’s critical that the road of recovery is paved with community voice and agency. Wit...