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Preparedness Works
by The Readiness Lab
The Preparedness Guy, Nat Sellers, will focus on the stories of those who utilized emergency preparedness to improve their lives. Nat is a professional emergency manager and will lead conversations that help the everyday prepper to do it right.
Episodes
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George Sichler’s Lessons Learned from a Life of Service
George Sichler has a background in the NYPD Special Operations Division and he has learned many lessons about how to understand and prepare for hazards, including CBRN. George now uses his experience to help individuals and family prepare. Find out more at www.mirasafety.com/george Please visit…
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Baby its cold outside
Baby, it's cold outside, but you don't have to be. Follow these winter weather preparedness tips and stay nice and cozy inside, even with a power outage. Let's talk about meeting your basic needs during a winter weather emergency. Please visit our sponsors! L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App....
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The Secret Nuclear Bunker at The Greenbrier Resort
I toured a former Cold War era secret government bunker under The Greenbrier Resort. Formerly known as Project Greek Island, this bunker was meant for members of Congress to wait out nuclear war, before emerging to legislate whatever remained. Let's talk about the bunker, its development and...
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Necessary Dependence
Self-reliance, personal responsibility, and a spirit of independence are valuable attributes, but what do you do when you must be reliant on someone else? Nat talks about the times of necessary dependence, and how to maintain a spirit of independence while embracing the power of community. Join…
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Building Preparedness Communities
Who are the people you want around you in an emergency? Someone shows up asking for people with a particular set of skills and says they’re looking to put together a team. Of course they want you to he a part of it. Sounds realistic, right? Well, maybe not. Do we choose our friends because they…
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The Ambulance Down in the Valley
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nat usually draws attention away from the hazards, but today he gives two areas where understanding and focusing on the hazard are helpful, but you can still do it in a positive way. He also shares The Ambulance Down in the Valley, a poem written…
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Preparedness Works 19 - Food Storage Basics
Many of you wonder about food storage. How much should I store? What kinds of foods should I store? We'll take a look at the FEMA 2023 National Preparedness Report to see what they say, then I'll give you the real answer... which may or may not be to stack it to the rafters! Enjoy this food…
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Preparedness Works 18 - Prepare for the Unpreparable
To close out 2023, in a quick message Nat talks about how this year was like nothing he could have imagined. How do you prepare for what you can't prepare for? Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Propper Apparel: From the...
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Preparedness Works 17 - Preparedness As a Civic Responsibility
From the era of American Civil Defense to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and basically nothing in between, before, or after, preparedness was recognized as a civic responsibility, but those times focused on specific threats for their day. Is individual preparedness, outside…
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Preparedness Works Episode 16 - We Have No Idea What Is Going On - Prepare Accordingly
Preparedness is not based on fear. If someone is trying to scare you in order to prepare, they are probably selling you something. Don't let the fear cause you to react and do something you don't need to do and doesn't make you better prepared. Let's talk about the emergency management cycle...
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Episode 015 - Rick Austin Talks Prepper Camp
Rick Austin, also known as The Survivalist Gardener, shares some insight on what it's like to fully and publicly embrace the prepper title and what he has done to destigmatize preparedness. He also talks about Prepper Camp, the largest outdoor preparedness event in the country, which celebrates…
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Episode 014 - Madidrop+ Water Purification
There’s a new water purifier in town, and it’s unlike any other. Dr. Jim Smith talks about the Madidrop, which he invented with his team at the University of Virginia. It has been tested and proven in use all around the world, and it can disinfect 5 gallons of water a day for 12 months, without...
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Episode 013 - The Higher We Climb, The Harder We Fall
Does our dependence on technology and systems make us more vulnerable? Nat explores the idea that when you rely on something, and it is disrupted, you don't get to fall back to the thing it replaced, because we didn’t just replace it, we made it obsolete; without tractors, we don’t even have…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 012 - Zack Borst, Are Preppers the Worst?
Nat speaks with fellow emergency manager Zack Borst, who hosts the EM Weekly podcast. Zack shares his wide range of experiences with emergencies and disasters and we talk about how preppers are often perceived and where those perceptions may come from. He also shared how to make yourself ready…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 011 - Design Any Disaster with Patrick Hardy
Patrick Hardy wrote the book on disasters, and it's called "Design Any Disaster," released March 7th, 2023. Patrick is also "the disaster planning Rachel Ray" for writing the recipe for preparedness that you can follow along with to make something delicious and disaster-free, allowing for changes...
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Preparedness Works - Episode 010 - Livestream on Preppers LIVE on The Prepper Broadcasting Network
Nat joins James for a late-night livestream on the Prepper Broadcasting Network to talk about preparedness, emergency management, and catastrophic current events. Here is the full recording. You can find out more about PBN here: http://www.prepperbroadcasting.com/ Please support this podcast by...
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Preparedness Works - Episode 9 - Safer Escape
Nat has a chat with Aaron Mezei who has a knack for seeing a need and finding a solution. The Safer Escape fire ladder is a sleek, sturdy, reusable fire escape ladder that your family can practice with and have ready for any real evacuation needs you have. Learn more about the Safer Escape by…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 008 - Disaster Class Part 2
The second half of Nat’s interview on the Disaster Class podcast, discussing some ethical dilemmas facing us in disasters. Please support this podcast by visiting our sponsors! Doberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network. Contact us here at…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 007 - Disaster Class Part 1
This is the first half of an interview Nat had with Jason and Wesley from the Disaster Class podcast. Time to take your seats....because class is in session! Please support this podcast by visiting our sponsors! Doberman Emergency Management owns and operates the Readiness Lab Podcast Network....
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Preparedness Works - Episode 006 - There and Back Again, a Prepper's Tale
Our guest, Matt @GenXTalkin shares a story of preparedness while hiking and how an unexpected encounter with a stranger taught him lessons about things like cooperation, compassion, and determination. Sometimes we get the motivation we need from other people, and by working together we can...
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Preparedness Works - Episode 5 - Kangaroo Crashes and Satellite Phones
Nat talks with Vadim, a safety expert living in Western Australia about the hazards he has faced traveling great distances (even one town over). They talk about having the right tools for your needs, how to avoid getting activity mixed up with achievement, and the importance of involving your…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 4 - Homesteaders (and Goonies) Never Say Die!
Jenna from Granite Hill Homestead shares her experiences evacuating the recent Fairview Fire in California, which was not her first wildfire evacuation! We also take an imaginative trip to Astoria, Oregon in the 1980s to see what the Goonies knew about preparing for and responding to emergencies....
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Preparedness Works - Episode 3 - Set Yourself Up for Success
"Improvise, adapt, and overcome" is one of the best mindsets to have when things aren't going according to plan, but in most situations, the need to improvise can be avoided by simply making sure you have put in the work ahead of time by ensuring you have the best training and equipment so you…
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Preparedness Works - Episode 2 - Lessons Learned from a Kayak
How the Boy Scout motto of "Be Prepared" means more than being ready to help someone cross the street, and how one Scouting adventure taught me the importance of training and practicing what to do when things don't go right. Please support this podcast by visiting our sponsors! Doberman Emergency...
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Preparedness Works - Episode 1 - Preparedness Works!
An introduction to the purpose of the show, why it's called what it is, what we can learn from a certain wizarding school, a lesson in economic disasters (...or rather an emergency in Economics class), and how preparedness helps you help others. Please support this podcast by visiting our…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Preparedness Guy, Nat Sellers, will focus on the stories of those who utilized emergency preparedness to improve their lives. Nat is a professional emergency manager and will lead conversations that help the everyday prepper to do it right.
HOSTED BY
The Readiness Lab
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The Preparedness Guy, Nat Sellers, will focus on the stories of those who utilized emergency preparedness to improve their lives. Nat is a professional emergency manager and will lead conversations that help the everyday prepper to do it right.
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