Disaster_Tough_Podcast

02/11/2026

A Political Disaster: DHS vs FEMA
Show Clip: Season 7, Ep. 259
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01/26/2026

Embracing Challenges: “Come What May, and Love It!” -Joseph B. Worthlin

01/17/2026

What did the remind us about emergency services?

01/16/2026

A White House Challenge Coin

Tune into Season 7, Episode 255
Drones, Medics, & Ukraine
with Travis Kaufman

01/13/2026

Travis Kaufman shares firsthand experience and insight on how drones are changing modern warfare. A veteran combat medic, Travis went to Ukraine’s Donbas Region to train medics downrange—teaching lifesaving skills in one of the most complex warfighting environments on earth.

This is a grounded, real-world conversation on war, technology, and leadership under pressure.

🎧 Watch or listen now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, or your favorite platform.

01/13/2026

Travis Kaufman shares firsthand experience and insight on how drones are changing modern warfare. A veteran combat medic, Travis went to Ukraine’s Donbas Region to train medics downrange—teaching lifesaving skills in one of the most complex warfighting environments on earth.

This is a grounded, real-world conversation on war, technology, and leadership under pressure.

🎧 Watch or listen now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, or your favorite platform.

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01/12/2026

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11/26/2025

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09/08/2025

We're featured on Politico!

"I wanted to choke some people," Cameron Hamilton said in a podcast interview last week.

09/03/2025

Cameron Hamilton | Former Acting FEMA Administrator
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On May 7, 2025 Cameron Hamilton testified before the US Congress that abolishing FEMA would put Americans at risk. Hours later, his access was revoked, and he was effectively fired by the Trump Administration. In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, Hamilton shares the inside story of that testimony, the fallout with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and why he chose survivors over politics, even though it cost him his job.

Host John Scardena calls FEMA the “IRS of disasters” because so much of the agency’s work revolves around grants, reimbursements, and auditing rather than direct disaster mitigation, response, and recovery. Hamilton explains why FEMA has become overloaded with non-core missions and why shifting responsibilities to other agencies is smarter than eliminating FEMA altogether.

Hamilton also discusses his survivor-first reforms, including the FEMA “pizza tracker” for disaster assistance, and his belief in empowering regional leaders to act quickly, even at the risk of audit scrutiny. Drawing from his background as a Navy SEAL medic and as a U.S. Department of State crisis responder, he shares hard-won lessons on leadership, risk-taking, and team building.

Listen now for Cameron Hamilton’s unfiltered perspective on FEMA reform, survivor-centric leadership, and why he risked his career to speak honestly before Congress.

07/29/2024

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