Dispatches from the front lines and behind the scenes of the emergency and disaster management field. Every week, we’ll bring you the most important disaster news, learn from professionals in the field, and dive into emerging issues.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDispatches from the front lines and behind the scenes of the emergency and disaster management field. Every week, we’ll bring you the most important disaster news, learn from professionals in the field, and dive into emerging issues.
State of Disaster is hosted by Matt Green. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Emergent States: Disaster Systems" (3 September 2026, 63 minutes), "We're All Aspiring. Celebrating Brandi Hunter and Five Years of Aspiring Emergency Managers Online." (14 May 2026, 64 minutes), and "Disaster Discourse with Author Donald E. Patterson" (15 April 2026, 51 minutes).
State of Disaster publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 21 episodes.
Booking probability for State of Disaster is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. State of Disaster requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. State of Disaster's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for State of Disaster are Courts, Police & Public Safety. State of Disaster has a news audience.
Matt Green hosts State of Disaster, a news show with 21 episodes published.
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Episode #3
I consider this conversation to be a great companion episode to the previous one about disaster complexity and complex adaptive systems. Fitting the theme of emergent states, this conversation with Space Force Systems...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to State of Disaster, Season 3. It’s been just about a year since I published my first episode, but it feels like an entire lifetime. This show has become a staple of my life and I’m as always, so grateful...
Episode #10
<p>This episode is part of my ongoing Disaster Discourse series where I interview the authors whose books are featured in the Disaster Discourse book club. All State of Disaster episodes can be found early, extended...
Episode #9
<p>A dive into the intersections of disability advocacy, emergency management policy, and the systemic shifts needed to protect the most vulnerable during a crisis. </p><p></p><p>Take <b>your </b>seat at the Roundtable...
Episode #8
<p><b>Partner Episode: </b><b>State of Disaster is a media partner for the 2026 Disasters Expo Miami</b> </p><p></p><p>As I announced last week, I am a media partner for this year’s Disasters Expo Miami. In this...
Episode #7
<p>Hello, State of Disasterinos!</p><p></p><p>This episode is a collaboration with some old friends, some new friends, our wrap up of the emergency management trends of 2025, and our thoughts about what we’ll see more...
Episode #6
<p>Dan Stoneking is the Vice President and Founder of the Emergency Management External Affairs Association with more than 35 years of private and public external affairs and crisis communications experience. He held...
Episode #5
<p>Welcome to the second Emergency Management Roundtable hosted through a partnership with Aspiring Emergency Managers Online, the Emergency Management External Affairs Association, me, your Friendly Neighborhood...
Episode #4
<p>I love calling this "The Definitive* Episode" because any conversation about AI is outdated nearly the moment it wraps recording, let alone the time it takes to edit and publish. I'm looking forward to releasing the...
Episode #3
<p>This is a very special episode, because this is the recording of the first Emergency Management Roundtable hosted through a partnership with Aspiring Emergency Managers Online, the Emergency Management External...
Episode #2
<p>Alysha Kaplan is the current president of the Washington State Emergency Management Association. She's been an emergency manager for almost 20 years, and she's also the Deputy Director of King County Emergency...
Episode #1
<p>Stephanie DeLorenzo is a seasoned emergency management professional with over 12 years of experience navigating the complexities of crisis response and resilience building. Passionate about guiding others in the...
Episode #8
<p>Today's episode is incredible and as usual, has nothing to do with anything that I did. It just happens that my guest, Brenden Winder, is a fantastic emergency manager and human. </p> <p>Brenden Winder is the head of...
Episode #7
<p>On this episode that we recorded on my favorite day of the year, Star Wars Day, I'm joined by the incredible Ginny Katz. Ginny is the founder and CEO of HazAdapt, a safety app and platform transforming how...
Episode #6
<p>A conversation with Brandy Mai, a practitioner of emergency management, public information, and law.</p> <p>Brandy Mai is a U.S. Army veteran who was born and raised in deep south Louisiana. She is also an attorney...
Episode #5
<p>On April 4th, 2025, FEMA issued a press release stating that they were ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program, BRIC for short, and canceling all applications from fiscal years 2020 to...
Episode #4
<p>"The launch of the U.S. Emergency & Disaster Management Congress, is directly in response to the federal government’s abdication of its role leading national policy and guidance per its Executive Order: Achieving...
Episode #3
<p>When it comes to emergency and disaster management, experience is everything - or is it? In this episode, Doctors Sarah K. Miller, Darcy Leutzinger, and I dive into the often-debated value of higher education in the...
Episode #2
<p>State of Disaster Episode 2, with Anthony S. Mangeri, MPA, CPM, CEM</p> <p>In my conversation with my friend Anthony, we discuss the capabilities, funding, and authorities needed to enable disasters to be managed...
Episode #1
<p>Hello and welcome to the first episode of State of Disaster. I'm your host and Friendly Neighborhood Emergency Manager, Matt Green.</p> <p>My goal is to bring you to the front lines and behind the scenes of the...
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Certified End of Life Doula, Life Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master, Inner Dynamics Parts Practitioner, International Association of Emergency Managers
Senior Manager, RMC Product, Strategy and Planning, Village Chiropractic & Wellness Center
United States Space Force
Disasters Expo
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