Disaster Tough Podcast

About Disaster Tough Podcast

The Disaster Tough Podcast is for emergency managers, by emergency managers. We share stories, lessons learned, and tips to help you make informed decisions. Our host, John Scardena is a former Federal Emergency Response Official with Type 1 response experience. He now leads Doberman Emergency Management, from which this is being recorded. Our guests are also field experts who provide their insights in our conversation based podcast. Discussions with emergency managers revolve around the entire disaster life-cycle. We provide solutions based on training and backed by data. We share experiences of emergency response and identify the lessons learned through our own version of after action reporting. This is conversation mode activated. We are known for flipping from serious to humor without warning. Try to keep up in our weekly podcasts! About Doberman Emergency Management. We provide customized plans, mitigates hazards, delivers training, and supplies emergency products to meet the unique needs of clients. We identify and solve the Nation’s most complex incidents. That’s our job.

Publisher

The Readiness Lab

Category

education · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2020

Latest episode

10 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 274 episodes have a transcript.

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   10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   As I Exit... The Bridge Builder, New Beginnings, and Gratitude

   Host [Host Name] reflects on the podcast's journey, celebrating achievements and expressing gratitude for listener support.

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   26 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   5 Executive Problem Solving Skills For Emergency Managers

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] on five executive problem-solving skills for emergency managers, offering insights to improve decision-making in any profession.

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   28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   2026 FIFA World Cup Final Prep

   Host John Scardena interviews emergency management leaders, detailing six core pillars of Dynamic Population planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to enhance public safety and operational readiness.

Inside a recent episode

As I Exit... The Bridge Builder, New Beginnings, and Gratitude

Published 10 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You never again must pass this way. You have crossed the chasm deep and wide. Why build you the bridge at eventide? The builder lifted his old gray head. Good friend, in the path I have come, he said. There followeth after me today a youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm must be not to me. To that fair-haired youth may pitfall be. He too must cross in the twilight dim. Good friend, I am building the bridge for him. He goes on to talk about the Savior Jesus Christ and how he's the ultimate architect and builder in our lives. And I know that to be true for me. I think Christ is the ultimate example in this poem as an example to all of us who choose to serve others. […]

Who has been a guest on Disaster Tough Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Drew Downing
• John
• Erin Scardena
• Gwyn Winfield
• Zoe Rutherford

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

32,744

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

85 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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