Disrupting Disasters
Episodes
UN Disaster Boss Kamal Kishore on risk reduction, leadership and our interconnected world
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode was recorded LIVE in Wellington, NZ. Join Elizabeth as she speaks with Kamal Kishore, the Special Representative of the United Na...
Carl Hammington on health, mindset training, and doing hard things
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Elizabeth speaks with Carl Hammington, Academic Director at HealthFit Collective in Aotearoa New Zealand. Carl has over 20 years expe...
Briony Rogers on resilient communities, systems change, and fire to flourish
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Elizabeth speaks with Professor Briony Rogers, based at Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute. Briony is CEO of Fir...
Marco Toscano-Rivalta on human rights, disaster risk reduction, and finding harmony
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Marco Toscano-Rivalta, Chief of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) for Asia and the Pacific based in Bang...
Hon Kiri Allan on crisis communication, localised knowledge, and bridging worlds
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with former Cabinet Minister and lawyer, Kiri Allan. Kiri was a member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives from...
Megan Stiffler on leadership, inclusivity, and walking your own path
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Megan Stiffler, Deputy Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW. Megan is a career firefighter and senior officer, leading the way ...
Dan Neely on community development, design thinking, and Vanilla Ice
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Dan Neely, Manager of Community Resilience and Group Recovery Manager at the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office–aka...
Dr Carrie Timko Santos on diplomacy, purpose, and women in leadership
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Dr Carrie Timko Santos. Carrie is currently based in Poland, working for American Red Cross, supporting the national Red Cross s...
Richard MacGeorge on future studies, strategy, and trying new things
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Richard MacGeorge, a futures expert and infrastructure financial advisor. Since the 1980s Richard has worked on projects around ...
Dr Kate Brady on pragmatism, community development & memento mori
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Nation...
Dr David Lallemant on risk, averted disasters, and The Little Prince
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth speaks with Dr David Lallemant, Assistant Professor, Disaster Risk Analytics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Head of D...
Dr Lucy Easthope on permacrisis, Hiraeth, and imagination
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Welcome to Disrupting Disasters
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a podcast about doing disasters differently. It's for people involved in disaster recovery, emergency management, crisis leadership, or fo...