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Episode overview The Season 10 finale welcomes disaster anthropologist Susanna Hoffman, who wrote the preface to the hosts' forthcoming edited volume, Contemplating Catastrophe. Drawing on a career spanning cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and literature, the episode reflects on the depth of culture in disaster studies, the limits of narrow disciplinary silos, and what the field needs to move from fragmented case studies toward broader theoretical and policy impact. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guest Susanna Hoffman — disaster anthropologist; author, co-author, and editor of 13 books and over 40 articles and chapters; founder of the Risk and Disaster Thematic Interest Group, Society for Applied Anthropology; chair, Commission on Risk and Disasters, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences Key themes Cultural anthropology as a broad, integrative discipline The depth of culture: perception, place attachment, and "topoculture" Isolation, displacement, and the study of disrupted communities The limits of induction without deduction in disaster scholarship Interdisciplinarity versus disciplinary silos Getting disaster scholarship into policy Storytelling and teaching beyond the academy Hope through broader teaching and generational change Core discussion highlights Susanna Hoffman traces her intellectual formation across cultural, biological, and linguistic anthropology and archaeology, arguing that understanding disaster requires the full depth of a culture's history, perception, and meaning-making — not just its visible customs. Hoffman discusses her forthcoming books, including In Placement (on cultural isolation during COVID-19) and Nostalgia, Ecologia, Topoculture (on the deep, sensory, and emotional dimensions of place attachment that make resettlement after displacement so difficult). Reflecting on decades of writing across cookbooks, relationship guides, and academic ethnography, Hoffman argues that storytelling is essential to reaching audiences outside the academy, and that community knowledge — especially from "local voices" like grandmothers and farmers — matters as much as expert authority. Hoffman critiques the field's overreliance on induction and case-specific studies, calling for a return to overarching, generalizable concepts (citing Kenneth Hewitt's concept of vulnerability) that can connect individual disasters into a shared theoretical and political framework. The conversation names the "reinvention of the wheel" as a recurring failure in disaster and climate scholarship, where fields ignore decades of existing literature by refusing to read across disciplines. Hoffman argues that disaster scholarship must move further into policy — engaging figures in government and international institutions — while retaining the interdisciplinary, culturally grounded depth that anthropology provides. The episode closes the season on a note of hope grounded in broader teaching across disciplines and generations, with Hoffman pointing to younger audiences as a key lever for cultural and political change.

Episode overview Episode 10 continues the season's regional focus with a conversation grounded in India and the wider Global South, bringing together a scholar of gender, trauma, and displacement and a development researcher working across climate change, migration, and disasters. The episode explores how literature, capability theory, and self-reflective practice reshape how disaster scholars understand resistance, complicity, and care. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Sneha Krishnan — Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University; interdisciplinary scholar of environment, humanitarian response, and public health, with a focus on gender-sensitive, trauma-informed approaches to displacement Claudia Santos — researcher and practitioner working across climate change, migration, development, and disasters; co-founder of The Upstand, a social impact agency built on relational, community-centered methods Key themes Fiction, dissent, and the politics of storytelling Capabilities, freedom, and the construction of vulnerability Resistance as a condition for justice Complicity, power, and the "double agent" researcher Care, sensitivity, and knowing when (not) to act Institutional incentives versus community needs Creative and participatory research methods Hope, courage, and collective responsibility Core discussion highlights Sneha Krishnan discusses Arundhati Roy and Amitav Ghosh, arguing that fiction and dissent are central to disaster scholarship — Roy's prosecution for her activism and Ghosh's framing of the climate crisis as a "crisis of imagination" both push the field to reckon with who gets to tell stories about disaster and its long aftermath. Krishnan reflects on reading and creative expression — including poetry and counter-mapping — as forms of solidarity and self-care that resist the narrow evidentiary standards imposed on disaster research. Claudia Santos discusses Amartya Sen's capability approach, drawing on her PhD research in Guinea-Bissau to argue that deprivation of basic freedoms, not climate hazards alone, shapes who is able to move, stay, or survive a disaster. Santos argues that justice in disaster scholarship depends on resistance, describing researcher self-reflection, "double agent" institutional work, and small acts like reframing language in official reports as legitimate forms of activism. The conversation surfaces a recurring tension: institutional funding structures reward quantifiable, depoliticized research, while researchers themselves remain complicit in extractive practices that produce little benefit for the communities they study. Both guests close by expressing hope grounded in creative and participatory methods, courage in the face of institutional pressure, and collective — rather than individual — responsibility for structural change.

Episode overview Episode 9 turns to South and Southeast Asia, bringing together an early-career gender and disaster risk scholar and a senior interdisciplinary disaster governance scientist. Drawing on postcolonial theory, hybridity, and the politics of knowledge production, the episode examines how colonial legacies continue to structure vulnerability, gender exclusion, and state power in the region — and how discourse itself becomes a tool of both domination and resistance. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Aditya Sharan — Lecturer in Risk Management and Development, Auckland University of Technology; scholar of disaster risk reduction, gender, social exclusion, and participatory governance Jonatan Lassa — Senior Disaster Risk Scientist, Earth Sciences New Zealand; Senior Fellow, Charles Darwin University; interdisciplinary scholar of disaster governance, political will, and postcolonial critique Key themes Postcolonial theory and hybridity in disaster studies Gender beyond the binary in disaster risk reduction Colonial legacies in state and institutional discourse Political will, authoritarianism, and the "business" of disaster Collaborative governance as a tool of democratic decline Resistance, agency, and small acts of negotiation Hope amid backlash and institutional inertia Core discussion highlights Aditya Sharan discusses Homi Bhabha's concepts of hybridity and mimicry, applying them to her research with India's Hijra community to show how marginalized groups negotiate power and access resources under conditions shaped by colonial-era criminalization. Sharan argues that Bhabha's framework helps move disaster studies beyond binary understandings of gender and vulnerability, situating it alongside contemporaries like Gayatri Spivak, Edward Said, and Chandra Mohanty. Jonatan Lassa discusses Edward Said, connecting Said's work on discourse and imperialism to his own research on the "path dependency" of disaster policy in Indonesia and Myanmar, and to his activism during the anti-authoritarian movements in West Timor. Lassa argues that Western paternalism continues to dominate disaster and humanitarian research, and that framing disaster as "everybody's business" can quietly normalize it as a market opportunity for the resilience and climate finance industries. The conversation critiques "collaborative governance" as a hegemonic discourse used by donors and multilateral institutions to sideline critical civil society actors, linking this shift to democratic decline in Indonesia and elsewhere. Both guests reflect on resistance as something that can appear as mimicry or small, unnoticed acts rather than only large-scale activism. The episode closes with a discussion of hope: both guests point to the persistence of critical dialogue and scholarship — despite repeated setbacks — as itself a source of hope for the field.

Episode overview Episode 8 continues Season 10’s regional focus by turning to Southeast Asia, with a conversation centered on the Philippines and Vietnam. This episode brings together political sociology, disaster mental health, Buddhism, and grassroots practice to examine disasters as products of political systems, colonial legacies, and relational breakdowns—and to explore what engaged, justice-oriented alternatives might look like. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Jake Cadag — Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines; scholar of community participation, postcolonial disaster studies, and grassroots disaster risk reduction Caroline Contillo — disaster researcher, resilience trainer, and disaster mental health practitioner; lead trainer with the New York Office of Mental Health Key themes Postcolonial and Indigenous ways of knowing disasters Disaster, authoritarianism, and political repression Activism, scholarship, and public sociology Buddhism, interdependence, and socially engaged practice Mutual aid, disaster mental health, and collective recovery Disaster risk creation through development and infrastructure Moving beyond reformism toward structural change Core discussion highlights Jake Cadag reflects on rediscovering Filipino-language scholarship and postcolonial social science, emphasizing reclamation rather than rejection of global knowledge. Disaster is framed as inseparable from political economy, authoritarian governance, and long-standing systems of marginalization in the Philippines. Jake discusses Walden Bello as a public sociologist whose work connects development, dictatorship, and disaster risk creation, and whose activism illustrates the risks scholars face under repressive regimes. The conversation highlights how political persecution and “red-tagging” of NGOs and academics can depoliticize disaster risk reduction and weaken grassroots participation. Caroline Contillo introduces Thích Nhất Hạnh as a thinker whose concept of interbeing challenges the idea of detached, objective disaster research. Socially engaged Buddhism is discussed as a framework for witnessing suffering without withdrawal—and for allowing compassionate action to emerge from that witnessing. Mutual aid and disaster mental health are explored through relational perspectives, including interpersonal neurobiology and community-based recovery. The episode challenges “bounce back” versions of resilience, arguing instead for recovery that confronts structural violence, inequality, and capitalism. Both guests emphasize that disasters reveal deeper systemic failures—and that meaningful recovery requires political engagement, not neutrality.

Episode overview Episode 7 continues Season 10’s regional focus with an in-depth conversation on Japan. Drawing on political theory, radical history, and long-term engagement with disaster-affected communities, the episode examines how Japanese intellectual traditions—often overlooked in disaster studies—help illuminate power, vulnerability, governance, and the social contracts that underpin disaster risk. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Chris Gomez — Professor at Kobe University; head of the Sabo Laboratory; scholar of sediment-related hazards, ethical disaster management, and interdisciplinary disaster research Wes Cheek — Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; scholar of community, post-disaster reconstruction, and urban theory Key themes Japan as a site of rich but underexplored disaster thinking Reading beyond disaster studies: political theory, history, anarchism, and Marxism Social contracts, sovereignty, and disaster as rupture Infrastructure, concrete, and the political economy of risk Radical alternatives in Japanese history Disaster, authoritarianism, and state violence Hope, resistance, and refusal in dark times Core discussion highlights Chris Gomez reflects on returning to classic political theory, particularly Hobbes, to rethink disaster as a breaking point in the social contract between the state and communities. The discussion situates Japan’s long reliance on concrete-heavy disaster infrastructure within broader histories of governance, economic stability, and political legitimacy. Chris introduces Masao Akagi, often described as the “father of Sabo,” emphasizing how engineering practice, drawings, and material interventions function as forms of knowledge alongside academic texts. The episode challenges narrow definitions of scholarship, arguing that disaster knowledge is produced through multiple modalities, not only words and citations. Wes Cheek discusses Ōsugi Sakae as a key figure of Japan’s Taishō period, highlighting a moment when alternative political futures—anarchist, socialist, anti-authoritarian—were still possible. The conversation explores how the Great Kantō Earthquake was used as cover for state violence, repression, and the targeting of leftists and ethnic Koreans. Marxism is discussed as a crucial starting point for disaster scholarship, particularly for understanding vulnerability, power, and the non-natural origins of inequality. Both guests reflect on contemporary Japan, including demographic decline, economic contraction, tourism, immigration, and the rise of nationalist and exclusionary politics. Disasters are framed not only as physical events but as moments that expose deeper social fractures, discrimination, and political choices.

Episode overview Episode 6 marks a shift in Season 10 from thematic conversations to regional perspectives, focusing on Latin America (and the Caribbean) as rich sites of critical disaster thinking. The episode foregrounds intellectual traditions that challenge Eurocentric assumptions in disaster studies and emphasizes plurality, dialogue, and the politics of knowledge production. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Giovanni Gugg — cultural anthropologist and lecturer in urban anthropology, working on risk cultures, disaster response, and activism in vulnerable urban territories Anna Süsina — Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries, Loughborough University; scholar of communication, social change, participatory media, and power asymmetries Victor Marchezini — sociologist at the Brazilian Early Warning Center and professor at INPE; leading voice in the sociology of disasters in Brazil Key themes Latin American and Indigenous intellectual traditions in disaster studies Reading beyond English-language and Eurocentric canons Development, coloniality, and the production of vulnerability Plural futures, pluriverses, and alternative ontologies Dialogue, pedagogy, and critical hope Translation, language, and epistemic justice Activism, civic responsibility, and scholarship Core discussion highlights Guests reflect on their reading practices, emphasizing podcasts, oral traditions, hard-copy books, and texts emerging from social movements, Indigenous communities, and Latin American critical scholarship. Victor Marchezini discusses the influence of Paulo Freire, highlighting dialogue, pedagogy, oppression in everyday life, and the importance of critical hope in teaching, research, and disaster practice. Giovanni explores Arturo Escobar’s critique of development and his concept of the pluriverse, applying it to disaster risk and urbanization around Mount Vesuvius. Disaster planning is framed as a cultural and political process, not only a technical one. Anna Süsina reflects on Indigenous thinking through Ailton Krenak, emphasizing relational worldviews, the human–non-human relationship, and the idea that the dominant relationship with Earth is itself a disaster. The conversation challenges the asymmetry between “scientific” and Indigenous knowledge, arguing for equal legitimacy and meaningful translation rather than extraction or tokenism. Translation is discussed as both a political challenge and a creative possibility—across languages, disciplines, generations, and even between humans and non-humans. The guests collectively stress the dangers of time compression in disaster scholarship, where urgency crowds out long-term thinking, historical analysis, and ethical engagement.

Episode overview Episode 5 centers Black power and Black scholarship as foundational to understanding disasters, vulnerability, resistance, and justice. Through a wide-ranging conversation grounded in lived experience, political struggle, and long-term community engagement, the episode examines how Black intellectual traditions reshape how disasters are understood, studied, and responded to. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Danielle Rivera — Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, UC Berkeley; scholar of environmental and climate justice working with rural and unincorporated marginalized communities Dewald van Niekerk — Professor at North-West University (South Africa); founder and editor-in-chief of Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; leading scholar of disaster risk in Southern Africa Key themes Black scholarship as central—not peripheral—to disaster studies Structural racism, historicity, and the “disaster before the disaster” Community resistance, agency, and epistemologies of survival Ubuntu, mutual support, and collective responsibility Rejecting colorblind and event-focused disaster narratives Long-term engagement versus extractive disaster research Bridging scholarship, practice, and policy Core discussion highlights Danielle Rivera discusses Clyde Woods’ work on the Mississippi Delta, emphasizing the importance of deep, place-based scholarship that traces disasters through long histories of structural racism, political economy, and resistance. Woods’ concept of “the disaster before the disaster” is explored as a way of understanding disasters as outcomes of deliberate abandonment and plantation logics rather than isolated failures or surprises. The conversation challenges dominant disaster narratives that center elite losses while marginalizing the experiences of poorer and racialized communities. Dewald van Niekerk reflects on his engagement with Black Consciousness thought and the work of Mamphela Ramphele, highlighting kindness, dignity, and community as starting points for resilience. Ubuntu is discussed as a philosophy emphasizing interdependence, shared humanity, and collective problem-solving—offering important lessons for disaster risk reduction and recovery. Both guests critique paternalistic and technocratic approaches to disaster management, arguing for community-led, non-extractive, and context-sensitive engagement. The episode reflects on the evolution of disaster studies, calling for deeper interdisciplinarity, stronger links between theory and practice, and greater honesty about power, inequality, and history.

Episode overview Episode 4 turns to anarchism as a lens for rethinking disasters, governance, and collective action. Through a rich conversation grounded in political theory, history, and pacifism, the episode explores how anarchist ideas—particularly mutual aid, nonviolence, and suspicion of centralized authority—offer critical insights into disaster risk, response, and recovery. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Ruth Kinna — professor of political theory and historian of ideas, specialist in anarchism, utopianism, and activism Alex Christoyannopoulos — reader in Politics and International Relations, specialist in anarcho-pacifism, Tolstoy, and religious anarchism Key themes Anarchism as a political and ethical framework for disaster thinking Mutual aid as solidarity, not service delivery Violence, nonviolence, and the role of the state in producing harm Bottom-up governance, trust, and community agency Climate change, adaptation, and early anarchist thought Appropriation of radical ideas by states and institutions Resilience, care, and the politics of responsibility Core discussion highlights Ruth Kinna discusses Peter Kropotkin’s theory of mutual aid and its relevance to disasters, emphasizing cooperation, interdependence, and locally rooted knowledge. The conversation reframes disasters as moments that expose existing power relations, where mutual aid often outperforms slow or absent state responses—especially in marginalized communities. Kropotkin’s early engagement with environmental change and food security is explored, highlighting his concern with climate, production, migration, and adaptation well before contemporary climate discourse. Alex Christoyannopoulos reflects on Leo Tolstoy’s anarcho-pacifism, focusing on violence as a structural feature of the state and on moral responsibility, complicity, and refusal. Nonviolence is discussed not only as a moral stance but as a practical foundation for community resilience, collective decision-making, and resistance. Both guests critique the appropriation of concepts like mutual aid, care, and resilience by governments and institutions, arguing that such moves often strip these ideas of their political substance. The episode challenges disaster scholars to take seriously activism, disobedience, and bottom-up organizing as central—rather than peripheral—to disaster risk and response.

Episode overview Episode 3 expands Season 10’s exploration of Contemplating Catastrophe with a wide-ranging conversation on urbanism, technology, space, and time. The episode brings together historical, geographical, and critical perspectives to examine how disasters are produced, anticipated, governed, and lived—often long before any so-called “event” occurs. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Zachary Loeb — historian of technology and disasters, Purdue University Kevin Grove — professor of geography, Florida International University Key themes Technology, risk, and the invention of new forms of catastrophe Urbanism and disaster as historically produced conditions Reading beyond disaster studies: technology critique, political geography, Black studies, and Caribbean thought Space, time, and temporality in disaster scholarship Warnings, prediction, and why societies fail to listen Power, knowledge, and whose experiences of space and time count Interdisciplinarity as a core strength of disaster studies Core discussion highlights Zachary Loeb reflects on how critiques of technology—shaped by thinkers like Lewis Mumford and Paul Virilio—frame disasters as built into technological systems themselves, rather than accidental failures. The idea that every technological invention also invents its own accident becomes a lens for understanding contemporary risks, including digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence. Kevin Grove discusses how moments of discomfort and contradiction in fieldwork can become catalysts for deeper theoretical engagement, particularly through biopolitics, Caribbean studies, and Black geographies. Edward Soja and Doreen Massey are explored as thinkers who radically reshaped how scholars understand space, difference, and the politics of knowledge production. The episode challenges linear disaster timelines by introducing multiple, co-existing temporalities—slow disaster, repetition, duration, and suspended presents—especially as experienced by marginalized communities. Space is framed as lively, relational, and unfinished, while time is shown to be unevenly distributed and historically produced through violence, colonialism, and capitalism.

Episode overview Episode 2 continues Season 10’s thematic journey with a focused conversation on feminism and disaster studies. The discussion explores how feminist thinking reshapes disaster scholarship and practice, challenges dominant canons, and opens space for listening, care, solidarity, and justice-oriented research. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Kaira Zoe Alburo-Cañete — Filipino feminist scholar, Senior Researcher at the Humanitarian Studies Centre (ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam) Susamma Seeley — crisis and disaster human services specialist; PhD candidate in Disaster Science and Management (University of Delaware) Key themes Feminism as a pathway for expanding disaster scholarship Reading, curiosity, and discovery beyond disciplinary canons Privilege, access, and barriers to knowledge production Listening, hearing, and acting on marginalized voices Feminist methodologies: reflexivity, positionality, care, and solidarity Decolonial and postcolonial feminist perspectives The personal, emotional, and everyday dimensions of disasters Core discussion highlights Guests reflect on their reading trajectories and how lived experience, storytelling, and curiosity shape feminist scholarship. Feminism is discussed not as a single framework but as a diverse set of approaches that open space for multiple voices, emotions, and forms of knowledge. Kaira Alburo-Cañete discusses bell hooks, emphasizing feminist standpoint epistemology, intersectionality, marginality as a site of resistance, and the role of love, care, and solidarity in disaster research. Susamma Seeley discusses Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, focusing on subalternity, listening as a political act, and the challenge of creating spaces where marginalized voices can be heard and acted upon. The conversation highlights reading as a collective, social practice—through discussion, listening (including audiobooks), and shared curiosity. Participants reflect on how feminist and decolonial perspectives can inform more equitable research partnerships, especially across Global North–Global South contexts.

Episode overview Season 10 opens with a live conversation setting the intellectual frame for a new series built around Contemplating Catastrophe, an edited collection of short essays engaging thinkers outside conventional disaster studies. The episode reflects on why reading beyond the field matters, how theory reshapes practice, and why eclectic, critical scholarship is essential for the future of disaster research. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests A.J. Faas — anthropologist and disaster scholar J.C. Gaillard — geographer and disaster researcher Key themes Why disaster studies must continually read beyond itself Theory as a way to unsettle settled ideas, not as abstraction for its own sake Eclecticism, curiosity, and “thinking with” rather than “thinking about” communities The limits of normative frameworks (e.g., vulnerability, “no natural disasters”) How critical theory informs practice, not just scholarship The importance of non-Anglophone, non-Western, and untranslated bodies of thought Creating intellectual space for early-career researchers to take theoretical risks Core discussion highlights Introduction to Contemplating Catastrophe, a collection of short essays on thinkers who shape disaster thinking indirectly—philosophers, artists, theorists, and writers outside the field. A.J. Faas discusses reading across philosophy, literature, anthropology, and history to keep thought “lively,” and reflects on how Gramsci and Santiago Castro-Gómez help disaster scholars rethink power, hegemony, and relationality. J.C. Gaillard reflects on frustration with disaster practice as a driver for engaging critical theory, particularly Foucault, and argues that theory liberates practice rather than distracting from it. Shared concern that dominant concepts can silence alternative ontologies and lived realities if left unexamined. A collective call to broaden disaster scholarship beyond Euro-American traditions and to value thinkers writing in other languages and contexts. Season 10 structure Live episodes recorded through 2025, archived on our Youtube channel! Thematic episodes planned on feminism, urbanism, anarchism, Black power, Latin American and Caribbean thought, East and Southeast Asian intellectual traditions, and Eastern philosophies.

Sajag-Nepal's "Notes from the Field" is a three-episode podcast for "Disasters: Deconstructed" This special episode will introduce listeners to the work and scope of the "Sajag-Nepal: Planning and Preparedness for the Mountain Hazard and Risk Chain in Nepal" project. Most importantly it will explore Sajag-Nepal project’s approaches to interdisciplinary and intercultural research on multi-hazards and risk chains in Nepal.  In our final episode (of 3) we will focus on Slope Monitoring Equipment, which aims to study slope movement. Additionally, we will engage in discussions with community members from Bhotekoshi to better understand their perspectives on slope movement. The goal of this episode is to facilitate a dialogue between scientific knowledge and community insights regarding slope movement.  We hope you enjoy the discussion!     Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!    Hosts: Nyima Dorjee Bhotia, Dipak Basnet, Anuradha Puri & Tek Bahadur Dong   Speakers: Dr. Megh Raj Dhital, Dr. Nick Rosser, Dr. Mukta Lama, Ramesh Shrestha (PhD student at Geography Department, Durham University, UK) the participants from Marming workshop, Bhotekoshi, Sindhupalchowk   Translation of the Nepal folk song  The landslide occurs every year.  What is the government doing?   We are worried- where to go,   What to eat, what to wear.   Landslides bring sorrow.  While the government watches,  landslides have increased.   We are worried- where to go,   What to eat, what to wear.     Acknowledgement   We would like to thank the people of Marmin in Bhote Kosi Rural Municipality who kindly participated in our workshop and who gave their time to be interviewed for our project and the podcast. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.  We also acknowledge our colleagues at Social Science Baha for their time to give a voice over in the Nepali interview recording   Prasansa Thapa  Sujit Maharjan  Rajib Neupane  Sanjit Shrestha  Sachin Karki  Sakar Sapkota    Further Info: Sajag-Nepal: Twitter, project website  Social Science Baha: Website, Twitter   Sajag-Nepal project film produced by BBC Media Action (Film on Phagam)

Sajag-Nepal's "Notes from the Field" is a three-episode podcast for "Disasters: Deconstructed" This special episode will introduce listeners to the work and scope of the "Sajag-Nepal: Planning and Preparedness for the Mountain Hazard and Risk Chain in Nepal" project. Most importantly it will explore Sajag-Nepal project’s approaches to interdisciplinary and intercultural research on multi-hazards and risk chains in Nepal.  Welcome to Episode 2 (of 3), where we will explore the understanding of multi-hazards from the perspectives of both the local community and scientists. To do this, we will take the episode to Temal and engage in conversations with local community members to gain insights into their understanding of hazards/multi-hazards. Additionally, we will interview anthropologist Mukta Tamang, geographer Gopi Basyal and geologist Megh Dhital on the topic.  We hope you enjoy the discussion!     Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!      Hosts:Tek Bahadur Dong, Anuradha Puri, Nyima Dorjee Bhotia, Dipak Basnet, Speakers: Prof. Megh Raj Dhital, Dr. Gopi Krishna Basyal, and Dr. Mukta Singh Lama     Further Info: Sajag-Nepal: Twitter, project website  Social Science Baha: Website, Twitter   Sajag-Nepal project film produced by BBC Media Action (Film on Phagam)  NSET: Website

Sajag-Nepal's "Notes from the Field" is a three-episode podcast for "Disasters: Deconstructed" This special episode will introduce listeners to the work and scope of the "Sajag-Nepal: Planning and Preparedness for the Mountain Hazard and Risk Chain in Nepal" project. Most importantly it will explore Sajag-Nepal project’s approaches to interdisciplinary and intercultural research on multi-hazards and risk chains in Nepal.  In the first episode, we discuss cascading hazards in Nepal, with a focus on earthquakes and monsoon-triggered hazards like landslides. This episode will center around the project’s approaches to interdisciplinary and intercultural research.  We hope you enjoy the discussion!     Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!    Hosts: Nyima Dorjee Bhotia, Dipak Basnet, Anuradha Puri & Tek Bahadur Dong   Speakers: Dr. Katie Oven, Dr. Amy Johnson, and Dr. Jeevan Baniya    Further Info: Sajag-Nepal: Twitter, project website  Social Science Baha: Website, Twitter   Sajag-Nepal project film produced by BBC Media Action (Film on Phagam)

Welcome to the final part of our Disasters: Deconstructed mini-series from Fishlake, UK! Thank you so much to Dave Angel for producing this wonderful local artifact, and sharing his creative process with us. I hope you all are inspired as much as we are!!    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @DisastersDecon Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!    Further information: Dave Angel’s contact: [email protected]   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-angel-5444a6226/   Loughborough HOME CDT doctoral research project https://meaningofhome.uk/   The Meaning of Home CDT Podcast: our monthly podcast on the subject of home https://meaningofhome.uk/podcast/