Episodes

  • Episode 10 – From General to Particular: What an Earthquake Could Do to Your House

    Episode 10 – From General to Particular: What an Earthquake Could Do to Your House
    Sep 9 2024
    In previous podcasts, we’ve explored publicly available tools that can help you learn about the earthquake hazard where you live. In this podcast, structural engineer Dan Sloat explains what earthquake ...
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    49 mins
  • Episode 9 – What’s the Earthquake Hazard at your address? Find your Seismic Design Category

    Episode 9 – What’s the Earthquake Hazard at your address? Find your Seismic Design Category
    Sep 9 2024
    This podcast looks at how you can use seismic design category maps for International Residential Code to gain some insight into the earthquake hazard at your address so you can ...
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    52 mins
  • Episode 8 – What Can a State Geologic Portal Reveal About Your Earthquake Hazard?

    Episode 8 – What Can a State Geologic Portal Reveal About Your Earthquake Hazard?
    Mar 17 2024
    Preparing for disasters starts with understanding the hazards and risks that we face. Many state geological surveys provide public access to geologic hazard portals or viewers on their websites. These ...
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    43 mins
  • Episode 7 – Disaster Recovery Challenges and Solutions for Small Businesses

    Episode 7 – Disaster Recovery Challenges and Solutions for Small Businesses
    Dec 14 2023
    This episode takes a closer look at small businesses: A community’s recovery after an earthquake or other disaster hinges a lot on the recovery of small businesses, which provide goods, ...
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    59 mins
  • Episode 6 – Disaster Recovery Challenges Faced by Financially Vulnerable People & Communities

    Episode 6 – Disaster Recovery Challenges Faced by Financially Vulnerable People & Communities
    Aug 28 2023
    This discussion focuses on how and why disasters disproportionately impact lower-income people and considers the factors that inhibit their recovery, as well as potential options and ideas for addressing them. ...
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    47 mins
  • Episode 5 – Retrofitting Before the Earthquake to Prevent Injury and Damage and Speed Recovery

    Episode 5 – Retrofitting Before the Earthquake to Prevent Injury and Damage and Speed Recovery
    Aug 28 2023
    Strengthening buildings before an earthquake strikes can lessen damage and improve recovery afterwards. In this episode, five experts look at the costs, options, and challenges of investing in seismic retrofitting, ...
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 4 – How Federal Disaster Loans Help Homeowners, Renters, Businesses, and Nonprofits Cover their Recovery Costs

    Episode 4 – How Federal Disaster Loans Help Homeowners, Renters, Businesses, and Nonprofits Cover their Recovery Costs
    Aug 28 2023
    This episode looks at federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a way to pay for post-earthquake repairs and other costs not covered by insurance—which could include ...
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    30 mins
  • Episode 3 – The Potential Role of Parametric Earthquake Insurance in Post-Disaster Recovery

    Episode 3 – The Potential Role of Parametric Earthquake Insurance in Post-Disaster Recovery
    Aug 28 2023
    The following episode features an interview with Kate Stillwell, founder of the parametric earthquake insurance company Jumpstart. The podcast explores what parametric earthquake insurance is and what role it could ...
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    27 mins