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The disaster problem

6/8/20261 hr

Climate change is making hurricanes, floods, and wildfires harder to prepare for just as confidence in the government’s disaster response is collapsing. Our friends at On the Media explore how FEMA became a target of conspiracy theories, political attacks, and a growing crisis of trust.

Guests: Eloise Blondiau, senior producer at On The Media; Micah Loewinger, co-host of On the Media

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Clips

Truth Loses To Rumors 50x
Distrust Traced to FEMA's Birth
Surprising Secrets of Early FEMA
Spit-Take Fan Moment

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  4. Noam Hassenfeld· Host0:55

    Hey, Eloise.

  5. Eloise Blondiau· Guest1:00

    Hi.

  6. Noam Hassenfeld· Host1:01

    Can you just introduce yourself, please?

  7. Eloise Blondiau· Guest1:03

    Yes. So my name is Eloise Blondiau. I am senior producer at On The Media, and I helped make American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA.

  8. Noam Hassenfeld· Host1:13

    I'm a huge On The Media fan. Um- Aw. I once ran into Brooke, the host of On The Media, at a wedding a couple years ago, and when she said who she was, I, I, like, spat out my drink.

  9. Eloise Blondiau· Guest1:24

    [laughs] That's such a fun surprise.

  10. Noam Hassenfeld· Host1:27

    So tell me about this series you've been working

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