Disaster Tough Podcast

John Scardena

Booking Overview

Disaster Tough Podcast offers emergency-management guidance “for emergency managers, by emergency managers,” blending data-backed preparedness lessons with practical tips for the full disaster life-cycle. Guests are field experts, and the host’s style mixes serious readiness with unexpected humor—useful for PR outreach to preparedness, public safety, and resilience stakeholders.

Metrics

Episodes: 252

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 634 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

John Scardena - Former Federal Emergency Response Official with Type 1 response experience. Leads Doberman Emergency Management, which delivers customized plans, mitigation, training, and emergency products; the p...

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Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Emergency management practitioners, resilience leaders, and field experts (e.g., co-founders/thought leaders in emergency management tools/education) with experience across disaster readiness, response, mitigation, recovery, or public safety stakeholder coordination.

Required Achievements:

Founded or co-founded an emergency management-related organization (e.g., Logista), Produced influential emergency management content or thought leadership, Demonstrated readiness/response experience across major disaster life-cycle activities

Recent Guest Discussions

Drew Downing - Credibility And Measurement Of Readiness; Burnout; Prevention Vs Response; Limitations Of Traditional Funding; Resilience And Self-sustainability; Leadership And Communication; Measuring Readiness With Data And Relationship-building

Recent Topics

Emergency Management, Resilience, Preparedness, Public Safety, Disaster Recovery

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Disaster Tough Podcast

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

August 10, 2026

Thank you for everyone who supports the journey, we are about a great work!

5 Executive Problem Solving Skills For Emergency Managers

June 26, 2026

What separates exceptional leaders from everyone else? It isn't intelligence, experience, or authority—it's the ability to solve the right problems. In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, we explore executive problem solving through the lens of emergency management and explain why the principles used to coordinate disasters can improve decision-making in any profession.We begin by defining emergency management as the strategic coordination of emergency services to protect life, proper...

2026 FIFA World Cup Final Prep

May 28, 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches, emergency managers, stadium operators, law enforcement, hospitals, transportation agencies, airports, and public safety leaders are entering a critical final phase of readiness. In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, John Scardena breaks down the six core pillars of Dynamic Population (DyPop) emergency management planning and response that every host city, venue, and public safety organization should be focusing on before major global events.Draw...

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